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.
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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.
This is an unusually difficult, “liminal time” in our world’s history. The journey through this will not be easy. And it will be a long trek. We will need to do a lot of soul-searching and soul-care in the moments along the way. You and your soul are invited to join me and others on this journey for “Practicing Prayerful Presence,” any or every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:30 am.
Over the years since the 1970s, I have discovered many spiritual practices and words that point to what I began discovering in my most vulnerable of times as a patient at St Jude. This Sunday, June 7, is National Cancer Survivor’s Day. If you or someone you love is a cancer survivor, we invite you to join us to share personal stories and explore some of the challenges and gifts of having to deal with cancer.
I am excited to announce that starting on Memorial Day at 9:30 am, we will begin a new group meeting called: “Practicing Prayerful Presence.” Among other things, it will be a follow-up from Dr. Tim Bruster’s sermon series “A Healthy Spirituality for Our Time,” and is open to all.