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Your soul hears what your ears do not. Said the night wind to the little lambDo you see what I see?Way up in the sky, little lambDo you see what I see?A star, a star, dancing in the nightWith a tail as big as a kite One of Mahatma Gandhi’s Seven Deadly Social Sins was Read More…
HOLISTIC FOLK by Janet Cowger-Fleigel “I have no gift to bring, Pa rum pum pum pum. That’s fit to give our king, Pa rum pum pum pum, Rum pum pum pum, Rum pum pum pum.” It’s that time of year and I’m singing loud and proud. But here’s the thing–I can’t sing. Are you familiar with Read More…
HOLISTIC FOLK Saying Thank You The story of Zacchaeus Robin A Holstein Text: Luke 19:1-10 It isn’t likely that you or I as upstanding members of the church are going to make it easier for sinners to come to Jesus. Sometimes our attitude of separation from the world, our judgmental spirit when it comes to those Read More…
This Moment is Enough What if we accepted this present moment, as exactly enough? by Leo Babauta, zenhabits.net I gazed upon a brilliant pink sunrise over blue and purple mountains, and my heart ached. Instinctively, I looked over to Eva to share this breathtaking moment, but she was sleeping. I felt incomplete, not being able to Read More…
What if we accepted this present moment, as exactly enough? by Leo Babauta, zenhabits.net I gazed upon a brilliant pink sunrise over blue and purple mountains, and my heart ached. Instinctively, I looked over to Eva to share this breathtaking moment, but she was sleeping. I felt incomplete, not being able to share the moment with Read More…
Sweet, crisp, and melancholy We’re coming upon my favorite time of year. A time of nostalgia, of endings, of reflection. The scents carried on the breezes are sweeter, sadder. Mornings and evenings grow crisp and cool. It’s been a wet summer, hasn’t it? The grapevine and kudzu have run rampant, tendrils and vines, slinking and Read More…
Believe in a Better You Are you haunted by little insidious thoughts that tell you that you’re not good enough, can’t do it, or are not worthy of success? Most of us have little voices of doubt in our heads, beliefs that hold us back. I suffer from such a little voice. The little voice Read More…
Even the less fortunate are your neighbors. By Robin A Holstein Did you notice that most of the large denominations spoke on the parable of the good Samaritan last week? There is guide, or lectionary, that many use to help them plan lessons. There is nothing wrong with using the lectionaries. It can be challenging Read More…
I can’t keep up. Let’s just get that out there right off the bat. Yes, I’m a project person with too many projects, and I am working to find that balance of work/play in life, but the truth is, I am attempting the impossible. For example, today I am spending the day learning about our Read More…
But I say unto you, Love your enemies Robin A Holstein Many people have heard of the Sermon on the Mount. That is the lecture Christ gave which the oft quoted “Beatitudes” appear. You know, the ones that go, “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth,” et cetera? There was actually much Read More…
