are you a heretic?
Many years ago my spiritual director encouraged me to go on a retreat she was putting on. Lisa and I both went. During the retreat we were asked to share one of our greatest fears. I was new in ministry, had undergone a profound spiritual crisis, found a Catholic nun...
how to move on
Do you ever feel stuck? As we approach the New Year, perhaps you're asking yourself how you can move on. I know I do. I think this is a healthy desire. Here are the three steps to moving on: Determine where you are. Socrates said an unexamined life is a wasted life....
nothing is wasted
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...
Exit Facebook
I am no longer a slave to the facebook machine. Going back to old school - contacting people through email. gerrardpedz@gmail.com
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...
Unsure how to communicate
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/questions.cfm Somewhat relevant. My mom was a speech pathologist who eventually focused on students with more specialized special needs (read: developmental issues) and she might...
Liberty is indivisble
From my blog: http://gerrardpedersen.com/blog/2013/12/22/liberty-is-indivisible/ Liberty is indivisible; one cannot curtail part of it without killing all of it. This little part you are curtailing is the very essence of my liberty; it is all of it. Bakunin I am not...
Exercise: How nerdy are you?
Since it is Christmas I thought we'd keep our Saturday Spiritual Supplement light. Today's question: "How nerdy are you?" TAKE THE TEST I scored "somewhat nerdy". I'm okay with that. Let us know how nerdy you are!
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...
