Come join us for a free, very special 2-hour retreat this Sunday, May 2nd, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm CDT!
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Sunday afternoon, May 2, our church will host a two-hour “Christian Mindfulness Retreat” via Zoom from 2:00 – 4:00 pm CDT.
Come join us any Monday, Wednesday, or Friday during the next two weeks as we meet to learn about and explore the ancient practice of “Christian Mindfulness.”
41 years ago this month, I was in a “Contemporary Theology” class at Hendrix College, and it had a tremendous influence on my faith journey and the trajectory of choices I have made since then.
Throughout Lent, we will be exploring the meaning of each of these by diving deeply into them each week. But you don’t need prior knowledge or reading. Nor are you expected to attend each week. Just come when you can and just as you are. It’s a time for being really present in the fullness of grace.
Mardi Gras will be this next Tuesday, and the Season of Lent begins the next day! The kinds of difficulties and depth of pain we’ve experienced since this time last year were unimaginable.
Come join us for the new book study about Christian Mindfulness and how such spiritual practice can help us have soulful eyes to see and even ears of the heart to hear the sacred, soul-stories in all our shared, faith-journeys.
This Thanksgiving week in 1970, I had just been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and had arrived at St Jude Children’s Hospital the previous Thursday.
Last week we completed the last of our 4-part “Be the Bridge” book study and discussion about being instruments of God’s work for racial reconciliation. The gatherings were powerful, unsettling, and provided opportunities for people to be open, honest, and discover God’s gracious, guiding Presence in small groups. As we read the early chapters, many of us…
How do we become aware of God’s healing Presence? That is exactly what we will be exploring in the new “Practicing Prayerful Presence” prayer groups meeting every week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:30 am. Join me in this process of experiencing God’s grace in the rhythm of our lives.