Gallery How to Be a Fashion-Loving Minimalist If you read an article about how to live without an income every day for the rest of your life, you might be thinking, “Well … that isn’t going to happen.” But you’re wrong, because there is the possibility that we can achieve that on a daily basis. It’s not easy, but there are some […] Written by jack121400 October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Good Reads Sunrise and Sunset on Mars To explore the surface of Mars as a whole, scientists have focused almost exclusively on a portion of its surface, called the ‘Celestial latitudes’. It has a latitude of about 55 degrees north, and a longitude of about 2 degrees south. The surface is cold at this latitude, and at a very specific location, in […] Written by jack121400 August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Where Do We Go from Here? “Where do we go from here, chaos or community?” Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. asked this in his last book before he was killed for his work to end segregation and call for peace during the Vietnam war. The breach of the US Capitol and attempt to overturn our election requires us to ask the same […] Written by Red Letter Christians January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Revolutionary Love Is The Way To Racial Healing What we witnessed on January 6, 2021—a live-action coup to overthrow our government where thousands of individuals ran through the Capitol with abandon, ransacked governmental offices, and took photos with law enforcement—was always just beneath the surface of our body politic. That the vast majority of these individuals were white and sent to the Capitol […] Written by Red Letter Christians January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical The Silent Pain and Secret Shame In Our Churches Whether you’re aware of it or not, there is silent pain and secret shame in your church. Cheerful greetings are exchanged each Sunday morning. The “How are you?” greeting is politely met with “Fine” or the more daring “I’ve been better,” hoping the inquirer will not delve any deeper. But underneath some of these “all-is-well” […] Written by Paul Tautges January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Buddhist Differences between Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinshu Among the various Buddhist sects, Pure Land Buddhism is the single largest Buddhist sect practiced by most people in China and Japan. In China, it is known as the Jing Tu Zong (净土宗), in Japan, it is known as the Jodo Sect. Among the Jodo sect, there are various sub-sects such as Jodo Shu, […] Written by Minerva Lee January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Buddhist Learning to listen can change the world Just the way quieting down in meditation allows us to notice the patterns of our own thought processes, offering a safe quiet space for someone else to speak allows them to explore their thoughts and find clarity. Offering witness in this way is a great gift to them, to ourselves, and to the world. Now […] Written by Stephanie Noble January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Insisting on Healing May be the Death of Us You go to the hospital for a routine surgery. Maybe having your gallbladder or appendix removed. Your doctors open you up and see that you have a giant tumor: cancerous, malignant, fatal if not aggressively fought. They sew you back up and tell you the news. “When can you do surgery? Can you remove the […] Written by Red Letter Christians January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Too Much Judgement Over my life-time we have been steadily learning that punishment is not nearly as effective (if it is effective AT ALL) as a combination of positive reinforcement and natural consequences. We’ve learned that beating on children, for example, does not improve behavior, but teaches kids to be bullies themselves. We’ve […] Written by Barbara Barkley January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Parenting beyond the Five-Minute Future If I can just get through the next hour, I can put the kids to bed, clean the house, rotate the laundry, and send a couple emails, I thought. Oh, and I need to prep for tomorrow’s online classes for my girls and set up the tablets for the boys. Just trying to get through […] Written by intervarsity January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian This May Not be a Time for an Altar Call to Unity The manifesto of the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol was written on the flags: “JESUS IS MY SAVIOR, TRUMP IS MY PRESIDENT.” Trump flags and Jesus flags waved together commingled with nazi imagery, paramilitary gear, and confederate flags. Life-size homemade crosses marched alongside noose scaffolding platforms. These symbols of white supremacy, patriarchy, and religious […] Written by Red Letter Christians January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Buddhist Jack Kornfield on Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris – Ep. 315 Episode #315: A Big Dose of Perspective Jack offers a huge, helpful dose of perspective in the midst of the political crisis gripping America — a crisis which, of course, has ripple effects for the whole world. You may ask: what’s the point of meditating when the world is on fire? Jack has extremely satisfying […] Written by Jack Kornfield January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Insisting on Healing May be the Death of Us You go to the hospital for a routine surgery. Maybe having your gallbladder or appendix removed. Your doctors open you up and see that you have a giant tumor: cancerous, malignant, fatal if not aggressively fought. They sew you back up and tell you the news. “When can you do surgery? Can you remove the […] Written by Red Letter Christians January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Too Much Judgement Over my life-time we have been steadily learning that punishment is not nearly as effective (if it is effective AT ALL) as a combination of positive reinforcement and natural consequences. We’ve learned that beating on children, for example, does not improve behavior, but teaches kids to be bullies themselves. We’ve […] Written by Barbara Barkley January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Insisting on Healing May be the Death of Us You go to the hospital for a routine surgery. Maybe having your gallbladder or appendix removed. Your doctors open you up and see that you have a giant tumor: cancerous, malignant, fatal if not aggressively fought. They sew you back up and tell you the news. “When can you do surgery? Can you remove the […] Written by Red Letter Christians January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Too Much Judgement Over my life-time we have been steadily learning that punishment is not nearly as effective (if it is effective AT ALL) as a combination of positive reinforcement and natural consequences. We’ve learned that beating on children, for example, does not improve behavior, but teaches kids to be bullies themselves. We’ve […] Written by Barbara Barkley January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Parenting beyond the Five-Minute Future If I can just get through the next hour, I can put the kids to bed, clean the house, rotate the laundry, and send a couple emails, I thought. Oh, and I need to prep for tomorrow’s online classes for my girls and set up the tablets for the boys. Just trying to get through […] Written by intervarsity January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Where Do We Go from Here? “Where do we go from here, chaos or community?” Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. asked this in his last book before he was killed for his work to end segregation and call for peace during the Vietnam war. The breach of the US Capitol and attempt to overturn our election requires us to ask the same […] Written by Red Letter Christians January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Revolutionary Love Is The Way To Racial Healing What we witnessed on January 6, 2021—a live-action coup to overthrow our government where thousands of individuals ran through the Capitol with abandon, ransacked governmental offices, and took photos with law enforcement—was always just beneath the surface of our body politic. That the vast majority of these individuals were white and sent to the Capitol […] Written by Red Letter Christians January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Silent Pain and Secret Shame In Our Churches Whether you’re aware of it or not, there is silent pain and secret shame in your church. Cheerful greetings are exchanged each Sunday morning. The “How are you?” greeting is politely met with “Fine” or the more daring “I’ve been better,” hoping the inquirer will not delve any deeper. But underneath some of these “all-is-well” […] Written by Paul Tautges January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Differences between Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinshu Among the various Buddhist sects, Pure Land Buddhism is the single largest Buddhist sect practiced by most people in China and Japan. In China, it is known as the Jing Tu Zong (净土宗), in Japan, it is known as the Jodo Sect. Among the Jodo sect, there are various sub-sects such as Jodo Shu, […] Written by Minerva Lee January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
