I finally reached the point of loving my life and liking who I am, and now I am called to give that in sacrifice? It's time to let go...yet again. They are to procure a small year-old lamb for each household. They are to keep it for four days...just long enough time for the children …
"I believe I free-willed myself right off the path and the powers that be had to do a massive reroute to get me back on track. It took years, and a lot of people were impacted." Help, is anybody up there? I'm here, I can help. Who is that? It's me, God. Thank God! I'm …
"He's not highly thought of by the academics." Human evolution; it would be a great job if it weren't for people. Crazy...by who's standards? "You keep moving forward. Don't worry about them; I'll take care of them." "Teach kindness in schools." "The cause is also the cure." Mental illness is also a path to wholeness, …
The healthiest, most functional families have two parents fully engaged in the lives and well-being of each individual and the family as a whole. One parent keeps track of the home, how well it kept clean, and the health and well-being of the family members: feeding them, keeping them is suitable clothing, making sure they …
When I was in high school, I was still on speaking terms with G-d. I would stand 'straight and tall' with toes over the edge of the worn brick steps of our broad front porch and converse on the regular with G-d, Who was always accessible somewhere up in the dark shadowed branches of the …
There are 3 boys in my neighborhood who are misbehaving. I suspect they are acting on wrong-headed thinking (read: hate) of their parents and acting-out to get their approval. This family dynamic is not my business. However, the yelling of threats that include the n-word (directed at my neighbor and disturbing to my daughter) and …
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When I woke this morning, I was reminded of what I read last night in The Wisdom Jesus (Cynthia Bourgeault) about the distinction between John the Baptist as "the archetypal ascetic" and Jesus as 'full-participant in life.' I then realized that Christian children, educated in private Christian schools or home-schooled, are being taught to be …
