Spiritual Growth
Resources to help further your understanding of our core beliefs and enrich your spiritual health.
Kindled Fire
At a young age, I remember a teacher taking my class on a fieldtrip. Part of our excursion was studying how to become “one” with nature. The practicality of the lesson was learning survival skills, should we ever get...
Discovery Moments
It was in my most recent past when I faced the greatest failure of my life. I’m not putting a label on myself, but am being purely transparent that I am human, and I acknowledge the fact that I...
Unfamiliar Manna
I sat there on the bench, side-by-side with my piano teacher. “I don’t know how to play this passage,” I exclaimed, fully exasperated. “I need you to play it for me so I can hear it.” In learning a...
Mind the Gap
In 1969, the London Underground coined the phrase “mind the gap.” This phrase, when uttered, was to remind (and warn) public transit system passengers to pay attention to the space between the cement platform and the train itself. Too...
The Quiet Game
Confined to a small space with one’s small children is never at the top of anyone’s list. It sure wasn’t desirable for either of my parents—three girls; sixteen-hour road trip. You do the math. During those long hours in...
Remember to Give Glory
At that time Berodach-baladan a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. Hezekiah listened to and welcomed them and showed them all his...
Just a Vapor
When we were children, my mother was absolutely ingenious when it came to filling our summer days with activities. Taking full advantage of the extra space outdoors, sun, and blissful weather, she structured many activities under the open air...
Transformed
It was late in the afternoon when my sister and I stumbled across a foreign object in our backyard. What it was or where it came from, we had no conception. No sooner after had we made our discovery,...
Finding Dessert in the Stress
It wasn’t too long ago, I found myself in the long return line at IKEA. If you’ve been there, I’m sorry—but you know what I’m alluding to. If you haven’t, let’s just say you’re lucky you haven’t had the...
King of the Rock
Atop a disgusting place (for most of the world) was where I fought to be growing up. Okay, maybe it wasn’t the worst place. But, I highly sought to be the child who could be the sole reigning champion...
