Lifestyle
Meditation for Dummies
I’ve just read two little books on Meditation: 1. Richard Foster’s ‘Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer’. Richard advises against Googling for articles on meditation, because he believes that meditation is not about emptying the mind, but emptying the mind so that it can be filled with Christ. 2. In a Target (retain […]
Oz Diet Checklist
(Time Magazine Sept 12, 2011. Dr Mehmet Oz has performed over 5000 heart surgeries) (First time in history people in some countries have almost unrestricted access to food) (More than 2/3 of US adults, and more than a third of kids, are overweight) * Want to get healthy? Forget about diet soda and low fat […]
HOPE WITHIN DARKNESS (Richard Rohr)
Our age has been called the age of anxiety, and I think it ¢â‚¬â„¢s a good description for this time. We no longer know where our foundations are. When we ¢â‚¬â„¢re not sure what is certain, when the world and our worldview keep being redefined every few months, we ¢â‚¬â„¢re going to be anxious. We want to get […]
Carrots, Eggs, and Coffee (Dealing with adversity)…
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee … You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it […]
Diet and exercise: the latest (October 2011)
TIME Magazine, Dr. Oz, What to Eat, and Supplements Published by Harriet Hall under Nutrition,Science and the Media Here on SBM we have frequently had cause to criticize the media for poor science reporting and for spreading misinformation. Among many other individual offenders, we have criticized Dr. Oz for promoting alternative medicine on his TV show and gullibly promoting guests […]
Belonging and healing
NATURE AS MIRROR Tuesday, October 4 Feast of St. Francis of Assisi I think what modern men and women lack is a deep sense of belonging. That sense of belonging is given to you by God from your very birth, and then it is mirrored to you in the natural world ¢â‚¬”if you are looking and […]
You are blessed!
http://www.frontiernet.net/~jimdandy/specials/blessed.htm
Suffering: there’s supposed to be a reason for it ???
TO EVERYTHING A SEASON: A time to weep and a time to laugh Tuesday, September 27 Part of the reason we want to be God is that secretly we believe we have all the answers. Yet God is patient in calling us slowly to ever-greater wisdom. Usually God does this by […]
How to Cope with being offended!
Important subject. Excerpts from some of the Amazon.com reviews: * The Bait of Satan: Living Free From the Deadly Trap of Offense (10th Anniversary Edition with Devotional Supplement) (Paperback) I loved this book so much I purchased the curriculum. This book teaches that unforgiveness springs forth from being offended at any number of things, but […]
Managing Mind and Body (Masturbation and other matters…)
– enjoyment and control Discipleship inevitably involves self-discipline, and spiritual disciplines have a place in discipleship. Our bodies are good and wholesome, but need some care. Masturbation is a normal activity for most males and needs to be controlled, but is not itself a big deal. Control of what fills the mind and heart is […]
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