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Category Archives: Skillful Communication
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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Do you suffer? So do I… Awareness of The Human Condition
Our greatest strength in our call to healing may come from our recognition that we’re fallible, and that we, too suffer. Did you know that’s one of the greatest strength of the healing physician, as well? In the ‘Hippocratic Oath … Continue reading
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Truth and Reconciliation – Apology
Non harming involves a call to witness, and the healing work of building respectful, compassionate, and loving relationships means we must be willing to look back unflinchingly at the past, accepting responsibility and apologizing where necessary/helpful. Below, an example of truth and … Continue reading
A Prison Solace Poem: thoughts are free…
Thoughts are free, who can guess them? They flee by like shadows in the night. No one can know them, no hunter can shoot them,… And if they lock me in a dark dungeon, that would just be futile, because my thoughts tear apart barriers and throw down walls: Thoughts are free! Continue reading
Bible Study Resource: AIDS
Time to Talk in Church about HIV and AIDS – Bakken Books, Acme WA [more] Now is the Time to Talk! This discussion is for those grieving the loss of loved ones, those watching as this pandemic unfolds, and those … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, attitudes, harm, help, leprosy, mercy, shunning, truth
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Tips for Music Directors
While you’re warming up, why not also take that time to instill positive thoughts? This is especially helpful in the case of a youth-choir. Consider: they may repeat this in their showers, each day. If you give them something like … Continue reading
Language sensitivity for people who have been in prison
AN OPEN LETTER TO FRIENDS OF PRISON MINISTRY Dear Friends: One of the primary initiatives of The Riverside Church Metro Prison Ministry is to respond to the negative public perception about people formerly or currently incarcerated as expressed in the … Continue reading
Art thou in the Darkness?
Art thou in the Darkness? Mind it not, for if thou dost it will fill thee more, but stand still and act not, and wait in patience till Light arises out of Darkness to lead thee. Art thou wounded in … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, light, poetry, Prayers, Quaker
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Minister as Disciple and as Teacher
In recognizing our position as disciples and teachers, we acknowledge our fallibility. We are always open to learning, and to passing along what will not harm, to the extent we feel it will be of help.
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