I remember my grandfather telling me that aboriginal peoples never wasted anything. When they killed an animal, every part of the animal was used for something. Skins for warmth. Meat for food. Fat for fuel. Bones for tools and weapons. Organs for medicine. Nothing...
on the heels of my lap letter
So on the heels of my lap letter that I sent out Sunday, when someone asks me, "Do you believe in God?" I can't answer that question. It is the wrong question. For me, the statements "I believe in God" and "I don't believe in God" are both sides to the same...
happiness now
Happiness is ours. It is not something to be achieved. It is something to be realized and enjoyed. I don't know about you, but I was always taught that my greatest joy was suspended until after death. If was happy, it was because I was happy that one day I would truly...
control
Just the other day I was talking with someone who is very close to me who is president of an international ministry. I don't agree with much of his theology. But he really cares about people and pastors. He travels around the world serving churches and pastors to help...
a new clean sunrise
I got up early this morning. As usual. I finished posting today's cartoon. The sun was just rising over the trees in my backyard so I went on my back deck and smoked my pipe as the sun rose. The sky was clear blue. No wind. Very still and peaceful and clean. So I...
ritual is okay
Ritual is okay. There are things I've done since I was a child that no longer have the same meaning they had since I was a child. For example, I used to LOVE animal cookies, and every time I ate one I really felt like I was at the zoo taking it all in. I love animals...
Meet a Member Podcast: Gregory Lease
It was wonderful to finally talk with one of our members who's been us from nearly the beginning, Gregory Lease. A wonderful man! I was interested to hear his "Jesus showed up" story and how that has affected his life from then on. I apologize for the sound quality on...
The Sacred Yes and No
I enjoy reading Richard Rohr, a Roman Catholic priest. I've also listened to many of his talks. Here's a great quote from one of his books about the sacred yes as well as the sacred no: "By the sacred yes or sacred no I mean that affirmation or negation that comes...
it’s good to talk. it’s good to listen.
One of the key values of TLS is that it provides a safe place to talk. We all know how healthy and helpful it is to talk about what we're going through, what we're feeling, what we're thinking, without the fear of being corrected, taught or challenged. There are...
time to trust yourself
It's okay to trust yourself. You might have been taught to lean not on your own understanding. You might have been taught not to trust your feelings. You might have been taught that even you yourself are untrustworthy. If this is so, why not try an experiment? Trust...
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