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Star of Bethlehem?
at Jesus’ actual birth, if the story of the three magi is to be believed, something must have been going on in the heavens that would have been significant enough to capture the magi’s attention and set them on their way to Jerusalem. There, they were advised that the prophesy said the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. What could it have been, and when? Astrologer theory… Continue reading
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Calling Poets – Send Original Prayers
Our intention is to make this site a rich resource of prayers, and to respect intellectual property rights. So, you might find the ‘prayer’ section rather thin at the moment. You have the power to help. Do you have original … Continue reading
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A hundred thousand welcomes…
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 … Continue reading
Step Back from Schadenfreude
“Oh how the mighty have fallen” is the essence of Schadenfreude — the delight we can all take in seeing someone taken down a notch. The problem with Schadenfreude, though, is where it originates… it’s not from anything good and … Continue reading
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Tagged commandments, pop culture, satan, schadenfreude
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Celebrating Life
Celebrating life… It takes courage and conviction to celebrate life with a smile and choose to spread happiness. What a great choice! Continue reading
Church and state… how do we navigate?
Who needs God? Without God, can a secular society find its way towards any right relationships? Are we swinging the pendulum now towards worshiping the secular?
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Tagged church, sing-along, state
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Making the Case for God, Actually…
As a minister, are you ever asked tough questions about whether God exists? The question most often asked, of course, is the reconciliation of a good God with all the clearly unjust suffering in the world. Yes, God is not a … Continue reading
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Expanding the Meaning of ‘take back the night’
Safer on the Streets The ‘take back the night’ rallying cry began because the streets didn’t feel safe to walk in, at night. People wanted to be able to be out, in their cities, without fearing for their very lives. … Continue reading
Visionary Voices
The Rev. Dr. James Keck was the first recipient of a ‘Visionary Voices’ award. Keck hailed the ‘beauty of progressive Christianity’ which he sees as typified by four key cornerstone points: love trumps doctrine; openness to modern knowledge; the equality of souls; and embrace of the concept of freedom of the individual conscience… Continue reading
Beauty from Ashes
We found a community labyrinth (this one was in Calistoga) and noticed how beautiful the placement of rocks made this empty lot. Walking a labyrinth is a threefold process. First you leave your worldly concerns behind as you move toward … Continue reading
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