We are so excited that you found our website…. Our official launch was December 24, 2009, Christmas Eve. Since then, many have found and enjoyed our message of “first, do no harm.” The Center for Non Harming Ministries is dedicated to providing resources for the non harming healer of all denominations and in an open, friendly, Read more
May 31, 2010 in Featured Articles by lms
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Consider the last time you were completely surprised, opening a Bible. Have you heard the legend of the Gideon Bible? In this article we explore the legend and our possible place in that legend. The bottom line: it always pays to check your hotel Bible, if there’s one available.
January 21, 2012 in Skillful Communication by lms
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What do roller coasters and setting exact end time dates have in common? Both allow us to experience a thrill without being in immanent peril. And until the “ride” is over, we don’t have to pay attention to what might truly be bothering us, deep down. They’re a “mock danger.” So what is the role Read more
January 11, 2012 in Featured Articles, Skillful Communication by lms
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Concerned about environmental impact? Thinking about reducing your organization’s footprint? There are so many simple and cost-effective ways you can do so. Consider: When serving meals to groups, are cups and utensils recyclable? If water is served, why not offer water with lemon, and recyclable paper cups, reducing plastic? If the group gives out or sells branded items, Read more
December 21, 2011 in Sustainability: Our Life Raft by lms
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At the Center for Non Harming Ministries, we’re committed to a better understanding of communication. We understand that language and images matter, and that what we put into our minds shapes our thinking and our society. It was recently pointed out in an op-ed piece in The New York Times1 that the media, perhaps in an effort to protect the reader, avoids Read more
November 22, 2011 in Skillful Communication, Violence - Prevention and Response by lms
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Last weekend, while dining with a new (non-Christian) acquaintance, the subject turned to The Center for Non Harming Ministries. When I was asked, ”Isn’t that an oxymoron?” my mind immediately began to spin. Oxymoron, as in diametrically opposed? Seriously? How could it be that someone considered non-harming and ministry so different as to be the opposite of each other? My lunch Read more
November 19, 2011 in Skillful Communication by lms
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Everyone’s talking about the Occupy movement, even in theological circles. Some of us are asking ourselves whether this has theological undertones, and what they might be. Some are asking where Jesus might stand on the various Occupy issues today. Others are comparing and contrasting the Occupy movement with the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1950s and 1960s. The civil rights Read more
November 7, 2011 in Perspectives, Social Justice by lms
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