Parker Palmer writes about how the rediscovery of the sacred dimension of life can lead to healing and wholeness.
Here are some ideas that I've been working on for a while. Can you help me fill in the table?
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.
Kay Toombs broadens our understanding of what it means to be healed.
A Prayer of Thomas Merton
Don Murdock is the director of Laity Lodge, near Kerrville Texas.
by Virginia Satir
David Wilcox is one of my favorite singer-songwriters. The lyrics to this song make a lot of sense.
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.
The title is rather self-explanatory.
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.
by Dr. Scott Walker
This series of articles on anger was originally published in a Texas newspaper.
by Frederica Matheewes-Green
By Jeanne Safer, Ph.D.
M. Scott Peck, M.D., from The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace (pages 187-203)
By Sharon Begley
by Wes Eades
Burt Buleson is my pastor and friend. He is also a remarkably creative preacher. This sermon takes the shape of a poem....
The Covey Box is a helpful tool for time management
A brief summary of life by Portia Nelson that most people can relate to.
An Advent Sermon by Burt Burleson
Burt Burleson is the pastor of DaySpring Baptist Church in Waco
Steven Covey developed this visual to help people decide how to prioritize tasks.
Why is it so hard to stay in the moment? by Robert Scaer
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 Finding Peace in an Age of Anxiety.
