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 Judgments are so easy I participated in a small 24-hour clergy spiritual retreat over the last day (through zoom). The woman leading the retreat was talking this morning about judgment. Her point was that judgment is easy, but that it is not where we will find God. She began by asking us to look at […] Written by Barbara Barkley April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian 5 Ways to Pray for Our Asian American ‘Ohana Our Asian American ‘ohana (family) is hurting and needs your help and prayers! Though we are a diverse ‘ohana, including East Asians, Southeast Asians, and South Asians, our culture is often silent about our trauma. But we feel the pain of stereotypes, discrimination, mistreatment, and hate and racism. We feel the pain of not belonging, […] Written by intervarsity April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Humor Sunday – Does God Have the Last Laugh? Luke 24:13-35 Some jokes to start us off: Funny signs: in a shoe repair store: We will heel you. We will save your sole. We will even dye for you. In a Podiatrist’s office: Time wounds all heels. On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday’s Meals on Wheels […] Written by Barbara Barkley April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian ‘Go and Do Likewise’: Pursuing the Biblical Call to Justice On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with […] Written by Red Letter Christians April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Buddhist Video: Seeing the World with the Heart of Wisdom Dharma Talk We have the capacity to be awake and to see the world as it is with a graciousness and an understanding. As the poet Mary Oliver writes, “To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life […] Written by Jack Kornfield April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Buddhist Joyful Dispassion – Excited Non-attachment These two oxymoron’s may seem to make no sense, to be internally inconsistent. And yet they are at the heart of living a fully human, spiritual life. For much of my practice, the emphasis has been to learn to see things as being just the way they are, that it’s all ok, that I […] Written by Ronald Hirsch April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Buddhist Eternity And Liberation: A Commentary On The Anuruddha Sutta by Jim Wilson Eternity and Liberation On a number of occasions when someone asked the Buddha about the nature of the eternal, or the extent of eternity, or whether eternity existed, the Buddha refused to answer, or responded by saying that such questions were not conducive to practice, to liberation. In the sutras, the […] Written by Minerva Lee April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Buddhist I’m not very good at meditating It’s true, I’m not very good at meditating. And that’s exactly how I know meditation works. Because as unruly as my mind may be at times, the habit of daily meditation makes a huge difference in my life. Yes, when I can focus on the breath, when I can feel stillness, it’s delicious and uplifting. […] Written by Stephanie Noble April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian The Blessings & Challenges of Community College Ministry When I was a senior in high school, my parents tried very hard to convince me to go to our local community college. They made countless arguments about how I’d be debt free and how I’d get the same level of education since our local community college is one of the best in the country. […] Written by intervarsity April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Hatred Toward Asian Americans is Not a New Evil The March 16, 2021 killing of 8 people connected to two different spas in Atlanta, Georgia explicitly targeted Asian Americans. While the details of the shootings are becoming more clear over time, there is no doubt that the tragedy was another horror in the growing number of hate crimes targeting the Asian American community. In […] Written by Red Letter Christians April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joyful Dispassion – Excited Non-attachment These two oxymoron’s may seem to make no sense, to be internally inconsistent. And yet they are at the heart of living a fully human, spiritual life. For much of my practice, the emphasis has been to learn to see things as being just the way they are, that it’s all ok, that I […] Written by Ronald Hirsch April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eternity And Liberation: A Commentary On The Anuruddha Sutta by Jim Wilson Eternity and Liberation On a number of occasions when someone asked the Buddha about the nature of the eternal, or the extent of eternity, or whether eternity existed, the Buddha refused to answer, or responded by saying that such questions were not conducive to practice, to liberation. In the sutras, the […] Written by Minerva Lee April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joyful Dispassion – Excited Non-attachment These two oxymoron’s may seem to make no sense, to be internally inconsistent. And yet they are at the heart of living a fully human, spiritual life. For much of my practice, the emphasis has been to learn to see things as being just the way they are, that it’s all ok, that I […] Written by Ronald Hirsch April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eternity And Liberation: A Commentary On The Anuruddha Sutta by Jim Wilson Eternity and Liberation On a number of occasions when someone asked the Buddha about the nature of the eternal, or the extent of eternity, or whether eternity existed, the Buddha refused to answer, or responded by saying that such questions were not conducive to practice, to liberation. In the sutras, the […] Written by Minerva Lee April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
I’m not very good at meditating It’s true, I’m not very good at meditating. And that’s exactly how I know meditation works. Because as unruly as my mind may be at times, the habit of daily meditation makes a huge difference in my life. Yes, when I can focus on the breath, when I can feel stillness, it’s delicious and uplifting. […] Written by Stephanie Noble April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Judgments are so easy I participated in a small 24-hour clergy spiritual retreat over the last day (through zoom). The woman leading the retreat was talking this morning about judgment. Her point was that judgment is easy, but that it is not where we will find God. She began by asking us to look at […] Written by Barbara Barkley April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
5 Ways to Pray for Our Asian American ‘Ohana Our Asian American ‘ohana (family) is hurting and needs your help and prayers! Though we are a diverse ‘ohana, including East Asians, Southeast Asians, and South Asians, our culture is often silent about our trauma. But we feel the pain of stereotypes, discrimination, mistreatment, and hate and racism. We feel the pain of not belonging, […] Written by intervarsity April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Humor Sunday – Does God Have the Last Laugh? Luke 24:13-35 Some jokes to start us off: Funny signs: in a shoe repair store: We will heel you. We will save your sole. We will even dye for you. In a Podiatrist’s office: Time wounds all heels. On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday’s Meals on Wheels […] Written by Barbara Barkley April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
‘Go and Do Likewise’: Pursuing the Biblical Call to Justice On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with […] Written by Red Letter Christians April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
