These videos came out many years ago and are completely hilarious! They are not intended to mock Jesus, but rather to point out the absurdity of the common misconceptions of Jesus.
Contemplation
“The contemplative mind is really just the mind that emerges when you pray instead of think first. Praying opens the field and moves beyond fear and judgment and agenda and analysis, and just lets the moment be what it is—as it is.
We really have to be taught that mind. We now are pretty sure that it was systematically taught—mostly in the monasteries—as late as the 13th and even into the 14th century. But once we got into the oppositional mind of the Reformation and the rational mind of the Enlightenment, the contemplative mind pretty much fell by the wayside. The wonderful thing is that it is now being rediscovered across denominations, and there is no select group that holds it or that teaches it. Catholics still use the word ‘contemplation,’ but usually have not been taught the practice, even monks and nuns and priests.” – Richard Rohr
A Poem by Natalia Mahaffy
Here’s a poem written by my 8-year old daughter. It was addressed …
To: Mom, Dad, and Claudia
From: Someone Special
My mom is cool
My dad is cool
My sister is cool
And so am I
I love God
He’s my awesome God
I love Him so much
He is my God
And I love Him
I love my cat
He is my favorite cat
I love my hermit crab
I love him so much
He is my hermit crab
And I love him so much
I love my dog
She is so cute
I love the way she jumps around
And she is so cute
I love my other dog
But he is slobbery
He is also funny
I also love my dad’s turtle
He’s named Fred
He is funny because
Whenever I put my finger on his tank
He will think it is food
But it is not
And last but not least
My sister’s turtle
His name is Squirt
And he is only a baby
Incredible Hockey Shot!
Not a big hockey fan, but this is awesome!
Columbine Killer’s Mother Bears Her Pain
The mother of one of the two Columbine HS teen killers is publicly speaking in detail about the massacre for the first time — and says she had “no inkling” that her son was suicidal until she read his journals.
The Strength of Love
“The strength of people’s love is shown in what they do.” – Richard Rolle (1290-1349)
True Connection Happens When …
“… true connection to people and to Christ happens most often when we love and serve them. If our concern is that loving and serving them might somehow condone their behavior, we probably do not love people the way Christ does.” – David Kinnman & Gabe Lyons in UnChristian (p. 107)
"Jesus doesn’t have any good news for those who serve the poor."
Intrigued by the above statement? It sure caught my attention!
Read this incredible article: Why I Stopped Serving The Poor by Claudio Oliver.
Richard Rohr on Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is always the refusing of power. When someone has hurt you, you are in charge for a while. When you refuse to forgive, you are holding onto a power you have over another person. Somehow it feels good, to put them down as an inferior person or to place yourself above them as a righteously aggrieved person. Forgiveness is impossible if power or control is your way of life. Maybe that is why Jesus almost uses forgiveness as the litmus test of whether you are a true disciple.” – Richard Rohr
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