Book Review: The Story of Our Time
Book Review: The Story of Our Time: From Duality to Interconnectedness to Oneness by Robert Atkinson You should read this book if …. 1. You know very little about the Baha’i Faith. The author writes from within the Baha’i tradition and quotes key...
Praying the News – Sample of Leader Page
A few years ago I was leading a retreat and my eye caught the cover of the bible of a woman sitting next to me. It was a soft covered Good News Bible. A black smudge was ground into the cover. At a quiet time I asked her about it. She looked at It almost like she...
Moon When the Plums are Scarlet
“Moon When the Plums are Scarlet” This is one of the poetic names for the September moon. It’s also known as the “Corn Moon.” The October moon will be the “Harvest Moon” this year, but this full moon, hanging close to the...
Where the Universe Ends
Corrine Redden, a talented artist and photographer shares this photograph and her reflection. I remember when I was a little girl, I would ask my dad what’s on the other side of where the universe ends. He would answer, when we think of the universe we are like...
Of Trees and Memories
A Prayer Bench Guest Post By Rosemary Ingraham, Arrowwood Alberta This sunny Sunday afternoon, I’m sitting on my deck, under the canopy of my mountain ash tree, while being serenaded by any number of songbirds. When my husband and I were married, 49 years ago today,...
Summer Soul 2017
Welcome to Summer Soul 2017 Thank you for registering for Summer Soul. It is a package so full of resources to inspire and nurture your soul in summer that it overflowed. Below are the extras! I hope you enjoy the package and the extras here. Please “Leave a...
Contemplative Moments
Set of 40 Contemplative Moments These contemplative moment cards invite us to pay attention, be grateful, and aware of the gifts of this moment. All we have is this moment. In this exact moment, something of our life is here to be lived, noticed, or engaged. Each...
I Remember the Laughter
It was on an Easter Sunday, 1972 I believe and Grant United Church, my home church, the little church by the Lake, saw a rather large confirmation class lined up along the front of the church. There were four of us. We had memorized the shorter catechism — and knew a...
Such Great Hope is Spring
Guest Post by Linda Atkinson Linda Atkinson lives in Hardwood Lands, Nova Scotia. From her home there, and influenced by her years as a camping enthusiast and recreation professional, she enjoys observing and playing in the natural world. Late last spring, from my...
Prayer Bench Reading Group
5 members
Giving attention to the spiritual life through reading and reflecting. Our present subject is "spiritual memoir."
5 members
Giving attention to the spiritual life through reading and reflecting. Our present subject is "spiritual memoir."
