On the first Sunday in August, we begin a new series titled Perspective. Our series is based, in large part, on a book by Andy Andrews titled The Noticer. Perspective is a theme Andrews weaves throughout his book as his main character, Jones, shares wisdom with the...
Welcome to episode one of our new series, Perspective, based in large part on The Decider, a book by Andy Andrews. Spoiler alert. Most of you haven’t started reading our companion book just yet, so I’ll summarize the first two chapters. But don’t skip them. The...
I’ve noticed our dogs often have little seeds clinging to their fur this time of year. One or more of the plants they came in contact with used them as carriers to scatter their seed to other places and expand their prodigy. We’re all seed scatterers and pollinators...
In our last episode, we briefly looked at several world religions. In our abbreviated tour, we discovered a version of the golden rule weaves a common thread among the major world religions, as does a shared idea for what it means to be human. In this episode, we...
According to the National Geographic Society, “A river is a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity.” There are over three million rivers in the world, according to the US Geological Survey. And each river carves its own path towards...
In the beloved animation, Finding Nemo, released by Pixar Animation Studios in 2003, a worried and over-protective father, Marlin, searches for his lost son. As the movie begins, Marlin and his wife, Coral, are anxiously awaiting the hatching of their family. However,...
It can be argued that human motivation to meet needs exists at hierarchical levels of criticality. That is, we must meet our most basic needs at the base of the hierarchy before we’re motivated to pursue needs at a higher level. So if we’re deprived of food, water or...
Next Sunday we begin a new series based, in large part, on Personhood: The Art of Being Fully Human, by Leo Buscaglia, PhD. We often talk about salvation as beginning with spiritual rebirth. More importantly, the results of spiritual rebirth is seen by others as we...
In Psalm 91 we read God’s promise to put angels in charge for protection wherever we go. And These angels will hold us up with their hands to keep us from hurting our feet on the stones. This promise applies to anyone turning to God for safety. If this is true, why is...
If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times you don’t seem to know enough to come inside when it’s raining cats and dogs. When someone says it’s raining cats and dogs, we don’t run out hoping for a free kitten from the heavens. We grab an umbrella, raincoat...