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2021-12-16T04:43:00-08:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Spiritual Direction: Tidings of Comfort & Joy

Last updated on: December 16, 2021 at 4:43 am By Greg Richardson

Tidings of Comfort & Joy We believe this is a season for tidings of comfort and joy. Some of us find it ironic to expect to hear tidings of comfort and joy right now. It might be particularly helpful for us to receive some of those tidings this year. What we hear, though, are usually tidings of what new products we need to buy to make our lives complete. We check our social networks and find person after person asking... Read more

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2021-12-14T04:54:50-08:00

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Monastic Strategies: We Are Lights Shining in the Darkness

Last updated on: December 14, 2021 at 4:54 am By Greg Richardson

Lights Shining in the Darkness We live in a world of deep darkness where many are searching for light, and we are called to be lights shining in the darkness. Darkness seeps into how we live our lives and see ourselves. Some of us are afraid of the dark and refuse to acknowledge its presence. It makes some of us feel tired or frustrated. We want to stay in bed wrapped in blankets with our eyes closed. Maybe it will... Read more

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Monastic Strategies

2021-12-07T04:48:24-08:00

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Listening to Sacred Stillness: Seeking Wisdom in Stillness

Last updated on: December 7, 2021 at 4:48 am By Greg Richardson

Seeking Wisdom in Stillness What is wisdom and how do we find it? Where do we search for it? Why would we seek wisdom in stillness? We find looking for knowledge or information less challenging than seeking wisdom. Our culture seems to value being informed and knowing things more than becoming wise. Some of us assume we need to grow old in order to seek wisdom. We like to believe experience automatically helps us find wisdom. We might try learning... Read more

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Sacred Stillness

2021-12-02T04:54:27-08:00

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Practices From the Inside Out: Advent Lessons & Carols

Last updated on: December 2, 2021 at 4:54 am By Greg Richardson

Advent Lessons & Carols Each year, our liturgical church has a special service of Advent Lessons & Carols. We remind ourselves, in music and words, how our journey together continues. Lighting candles, we take turns telling the story. Telling our story is part of the preparation, part of the anticipation, of Advent. It helps us remember, helps us appreciate and understand how we got here. We each tell what we have read, what we have heard, what it means to... Read more

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2021-11-23T04:51:16-08:00

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Practices From the Inside Out: Contemplative Thanksgiving

Last updated on: November 23, 2021 at 4:51 am By Greg Richardson

Exploring Contemplative Thanksgiving Can we have a contemplative Thanksgiving? Is Thanksgiving even still its own holiday? Thanksgiving can be more than a precursor to Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, or the day “shopping season” begins. It is more than Turkey Day or the next stepping stone to college bowl eligibility. Retailers are desperate to generate revenue, and we need to do what we can to help the economy. I enjoy good football games, and really appreciate great... Read more

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2021-11-18T04:56:29-08:00

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Practices From the Inside Out: Taking a Holiday From the Holidays

Last updated on: November 18, 2021 at 4:56 am By Greg Richardson

Are Our Holidays Happy? Happy Holidays! How often have we already heard someone wish us happy holidays, and how often will we during the next few weeks? What makes our holidays happy? I talk with people whose holidays are not particularly happy. People tell me this time of year makes them feel stressed, sad, and depressed. They feel pressure to do shopping they do not enjoy. There seems to be a general expectation to make our holidays “perfect.” We expect... Read more

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2021-11-09T04:57:28-08:00

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Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Stillness of Autumn Evenings

Last updated on: November 9, 2021 at 4:57 am By Greg Richardson

Stillness of Autumn Evenings One of the ways I most enjoy listening to the sacred stillness of autumn evenings is sitting and watching a fireplace. Daylight is getting shorter where I live. Darkness closes in earlier and earlier for the next few weeks. The nights are cooler than it is all day. It is tempting for us to spend our evenings rushing toward the holidays. We feel there are so many things we need to do, so much to check... Read more

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Sacred Stillness

2021-11-05T08:46:20-08:00

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Spiritual Direction: Looking for Light in the Darkness

Last updated on: November 5, 2021 at 8:46 am By Greg Richardson

Looking for Light in the Darkness We are people living in a world of deep darkness who are looking for light. Darkness is all around us, seeping into how we live our lives and see ourselves. Some of us fear darkness, refusing to see it or even acknowledge its presence. Darkness makes some of us feel tired and frustrated. We want to stay in bed wrapped in blankets. Maybe the darkness will go away. A few of us try to... Read more

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2021-11-10T19:16:53-08:00

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Practices From the Inside Out: November Can Be a Contemplative Month

Last updated on: November 10, 2021 at 7:16 pm By Greg Richardson

November Can Be a Contemplative Month November can be a particularly contemplative month. It begins in the wake of costumes and frivolity with false selves on display for all to see. The days grow colder and darker, almost as if the month itself is turning inward. Candles and treats give way to dark evenings of standard time. Like contemplation, November is about letting go. Leaves fall from the trees. We let go of long, warm evenings and early mornings. The... Read more

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Spiritual Practices

2021-10-28T03:41:58-08:00

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Spiritual Direction: When Whatever We See Makes Us Afraid

Last updated on: October 28, 2021 at 3:41 am By Greg Richardson

When Whatever We See Makes Us Afraid Some of us are preparing to celebrate the aspects of our world which make us afraid. We may choose a character and an appropriate costume, light candles, and head out into the dark. Some of us try to coat the more frightening parts of Halloween in candy, but it is all about being afraid. There are treats and tricks as well as masks and costumes. The truths go deeper than that. Halloween has strong... Read more

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