Death has passed us by.
The Egyptians were not so fortunate. After their pharoah repeatedly refused to let the Israelite slaves go, and after repeated plagues were sent to convince him that the Egyptian gods and Pharoah’s own supposed divinity were no match for the God of Israel, the final plague struck the firstborn in each of [...]
One big enemy of open-heartedness is anxiety. An undercurrent of worry will carry significant amounts of attention and energy away from the enterprise of real living. (Open-heartedness is real living.) For those of us who are doggedly conscientious, carrying on while feeling chronically overwhelmed can become a way of life — but it’s not usually an open-hearted way of life.
The following post by Terry Rush speaks to many of the issues we discussed last night at our summer Gathering. Even if you weren’t at the meeting, I hope you’ll find it helpful. If you’re into reading blogs, you may want to check out Terry’s blog at http://terryrush.blogspot.com/. Terry is a long-time pastor of a Church of Christ congregation and almost [...]
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