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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1552c963.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="mailto:wmeades@gmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wmeades@gmail.com"><U><IMG SRC="6799c150.png" border=0 width="156" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://practicalspirituality.wordpress.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://practicalspirituality.wordpress.c"><U>Practical Spirituality Blog</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="counseling.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pastoral Counseling"><U>Making an Appointment</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="printableform.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forms"><U>Information Form</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="map.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions to Office"><U>Map to My Office</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="speaking.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Speaking and Teaching"><U>Speaking and Teaching</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="enneagram.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Enneagram"><U>The Enneagram</U></A> <A HREF="enneagram.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Enneagram"><U> </U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wfmhc.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wfmhc.org/"><U>Waco Foundation for Mental Health Care</U></A></div> <div> <B>____________________</B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practical Spirituality"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="aboutme.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Me and My Work"><U>About Me and My Work</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="personalspiritualdevelopment.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Personal and Spiritual Development"><U>Personal and Spiritual Development</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="helpfularticles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Helpful Articles"><U>Helpful Articles</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="booksummaries.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Book Summaries"><U>Book Summaries</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="counseling.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pastoral Counseling"><U>Pastoral Counseling</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="premarriage.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Premarriage Counseling"><U>Premarriage Counseling</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id332.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practical Spirituality Newsletter"><U>Practical Spirituality Newsletter</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="clericus.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clericus"><U>Clericus</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id523.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DS Parenting Class"><U>DS Parenting Class</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://centexintergroup.org/schedule/schedule_local.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://centexintergroup.org/schedule/sch"><U>Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Schedule</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id229.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Grace of Great Things "><U><B>The Grace of Great Things                              Parker Palmer</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Parker Palmer writes about how the rediscovery of the sacred dimension of life can lead to healing and wholeness.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id214.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mature Religion, Functional Religion, an"><U><B>Mature Religion, Functional Religion, and Superstitious Religion</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Here are some ideas that I've been working on for a while.  Can you help me fill in the table?</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id244.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Where Would SHE Like to Sit? "><U><B>"Where Would SHE Like to Sit?"                          by S. Kay Toombs, Ph.D.</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Dr. Kay Toombs is emeritus associate professor of philosophy (Baylor University).  Dr. Toombs was diagnosed with M.S. in 1973.  Since then she has applied her deeply creative mind to understanding and describing what it is like to live with a progressive debilitating illness in a world that virtually worships physical health.  </I></div> <div> <A HREF="id221.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Healing and Incurable Illness "><U><B>Healing and Incurable Illness                               by S. Kay Toombs, Ph.D.</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Kay Toombs broadens our understanding of what it means to be healed.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id207.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Road Ahead"><U><B>The Road Ahead</B></U></A></div> <div> <I> A Prayer of Thomas Merton</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id213.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Healing vs. Curing . . . in Memory of th"><U><B>Healing vs. Curing . . . in Memory of the One Who Taught Me The Difference</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Don Murdock, now deceased, is the former director of Laity Lodge, near Kerrville Texas.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Five Freedoms (A Poem)"><U><B>The Five Freedoms  (A Poem)</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>by Virginia Satir</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id250.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Start with the Ending"><U><B>Start with the Ending</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>David Wilcox is one of my favorite singer-songwriters.  The lyrics to this song make a lot of sense.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id323.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="On Community by Geri Larkin"><U><B>On Community by Geri Larkin</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>This is one chapter from Geri Larkin's Book, "Stumbling Towards Enlightenment".  Larkin practices Buddhism, and the book is a compilation of her Dharma Talks (sermons).  Larkin is very honest and earthy in describing the bumps on the spiritual path. </I></div> <div> <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Difference Between Shame and Guilt"><U><B>The Difference Between Shame and Guilt</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>The title is rather self-explanatory.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id144.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Brief Passage on the Travails of Creat"><U><B>A Brief Passage on the Travails of Creation</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>In her novel, Absolute Truths , Susan Howatch offers this fascinating conversation between a minister and a sculptor as they view her recently completed piece.  The sculpture is of the hands of another minister, folded in prayer.  The passage can be found on pages 376-377 of the 1994 edition of the book.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="fundamentalism.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Radical Religious Fundamentalism"><U><B>Radical Religious Fundamentalism</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>by Dr. Scott Walker</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reflections on Anger"><U><B>Reflections on Anger</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>This series of articles on anger was originally published in a Texas newspaper.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id247.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="So Im Sorry Already "><U><B>So I'm Sorry Already </B></U></A></div> <div> <I>by Frederica Matheewes-Green</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id230.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Must you Forgive? "><U><B>Must you Forgive? </B></U></A></div> <div> <I>By Jeanne Safer, Ph.D.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id252.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Stages of Spiritual Growth"><U><B>The Stages of Spiritual Growth</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>M. Scott Peck, M.D., from The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace (pages 187-203)</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id243.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Is Everybody Crazy?"><U><B>Is Everybody Crazy?</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>By Sharon Begley</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id249.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Do We Forgive Too Easily?"><U><B>Do We Forgive Too Easily?</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>by Wes Eades</I></div> <div> <A HREF="time.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Time is Coming: A Sermon for DaySpring"><U><B>A Time is Coming: A Sermon for DaySpring by Burt Burleson</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Burt Buleson is the chaplain at Baylor and a friend.  He is also a remarkably creative preacher.  This sermon takes the shape of a poem....</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id459.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Time Stress"><U><B>Time Stress</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>The Covey Box is a helpful tool for time management</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id463.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Autobiography in Five Short Chapters"><U><B>Autobiography in Five Short Chapters</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>A brief summary of life by Portia Nelson that most people can relate to.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="an_advent_poem_by_burt_burleson.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Get Out of Your Head"><U><B>Get Out of Your Head</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>An Advent Sermon by Burt Burleson</I></div> <div> <A HREF="authself.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Authentic Self by Burt Burleson"><U><B>The Authentic Self by Burt Burleson</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Burt Burleson is the chaplain at Baylor University</I></div> <div> <A HREF="id394.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CoveySquare"><U><B>CoveySquare</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Steven Covey developed this visual to help people decide how to prioritize tasks.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="precariouspresent.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Precarious Present"><U><B>The Precarious Present</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>Why is it so hard to stay in the moment?        by Robert Scaer</I></div> <div> <A HREF="choice.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Do You Really Want a Choice?"><U><B>Do You Really Want a Choice?</B></U></A></div> <div> <I>A sermon by Wes Eades</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nexuspub.com/articles/1999/sept99/anxiety.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nexuspub.com/articles/1999/se"><U><B>How Anxiety Can Lead to Peace</B></U></A><B>    </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>  </B></FONT><B>by Robert Gerzon</B></div> <div> <I>This article, on the Nexus website, in an interview with Robert Gerzon which focuses on his thoughts about anxiety and its impact on us.  Dr. Gerzon has written a book entitled </I><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/055337978X/o/qid=961757615/sr=2-1/002-7135803-6778400" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0"><U><I>Finding Peace in an Age of Anxiety</I></U></A><I>.  </I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>