The mind is a magnet. It attracts to itself to whatever bears relation to the thought it fixes on, or whatever it opens itself up to. Allow yourself to fear, and you will fear more and more. Begin to worry, and you open the floodgates until all the currents of worry emanating from millions are attracted…

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Last Sunday, Suzy and I attended a different Episcopal church just for a change in scenery. The young deacon gave a sermon on one of my favorite passages in the Bible – “God walking in the garden of Eden.” Readers of the pew and my EFM mates know of my affinity for this image. I…

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Here it comes — Christmas time and that feeling there is too much to do and not enough time. I read recently that the feeling of being hurried is not the result of living such a full life that we have no time. Instead it is born of a vague fear that we are wasting our…

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Chasing my two granddaughters around yesterday, I’m convinced even further that nothing in nature, nothing in the universe is at a standstill. Contrary to members of the Tea Party’s desires, nothing goes backward, either. A giant force guided by wisdom moves all things forward toward greater and higher possibilities. We are all included in and…

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One of my Thanksgiving memories is the kid’s table. Often, there were so many people in attendance a kid’s table was set up to hold the overflow. You were arranged in seniority and couldn’t move to the “big” table until there was a vacancy. My father always found a reason to move to the kid’s table…

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