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Days 53-57 – Yellow
Yellow literally has the power to change our energy & raise our mood. The incomparable John O’Donohue wrote, “The presence of color is at the very heart of human life.”…The moment a color enters our eyes it instantly changes our… Continue reading
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Days 51-52 “Museao Atlantico”
[NOTE: This post was written by Liz Wessel] Jason deCaires Taylor is creating a unique underwater museum that depicts the refugee crisis hitting Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The British artist creates a cast by covering human subjects with… Continue reading
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Days 43-44 Love One Another
John 4:7-8 “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” I have heard… Continue reading
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Days 39-43 “I was killed…”
One summer morning dawn’s eye watched thousands of men doing something curious. They were calmly writing their names on pieces of paper & sewing them into their coats to ensure that family could be notified in case of their death. Continue reading
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Days 37-38 Lasting Impressions to Become Me
Please note: this guest essay is written by Jolyon Druce in response to Erie Chapman’s meditation, “Days 11-15 Footsteps and Other Signs of Presence” Jan 11, 2016. Erie asks about footprints and other signs of presence. What footprints or impressions… Continue reading
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Days 32-36 – Called to Lead – The Power of the Prism
He became one of our greatest leaders. Yet, his father whipped him regularly until he was fifteen & told a friend, “I’ll make something of him even if I have to beat him to death.” At age twelve, the same… Continue reading
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Days 30-31 A Magnum Opus
What draws a man into an obsession or rather a love affair with sculpting underground cathedrals? To dig deep into the earth’s core and hollow out space for beauty’s sake. What a fascinating expedition on a deeply elemental level. To… Continue reading
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Days 25-29 – The Accidental Teachings of Donald Trump
Psychotherapist Dr. Thomas Moore writes that, “We know instinctively that someone who talks about himself all the time must not have a very strong sense of self.” Humility honors the self as a child of God. Narcissists think they are… Continue reading
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Days 23-24 What to Do?
The Community We Are Called To Be “To be a community that serves, that speaks, that celebrates and prays in such a way that others-regardless of their religious belief, encountering this community experience a revelation of life’s deepest truths…about human… Continue reading
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