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Thanksgiving 2012 (2)
Again…
Sometimes we make gratitude a perfunctory practice.
Let it not be so! This is big! Transformative! Big! Continue reading
Thanksgiving 2012 (1)
Sometimes we make gratitude a perfunctory practice.
Let it not be so! This is big! Transformative! Big! Continue reading
Stirring Up Gratitude: Thanksgiving 2011
Gratitude changes us. It makes us happier, healthier, and better people. In this lesson we cite both the ancient wisdom, and current double-blind studies. You’ll be convinced that gratitude will make your life better. However, it’s not easy work. It’s tough! So, we’ll talk about some practical ways to stir thankfulness in our hearts. Continue reading
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Thanksgiving 2010 (part 2)
Continuing where we left off last week, we consider how gratitude, expressed in good works, is manifest in our lives. Continue reading
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Tagged Church history, ethics, good works, grace, gratitude, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, The Golden Rule
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Thanksgiving 2010 (part 1)
A few years ago, our family stopped sharing around the Thanksgiving table the things we were grateful for. Our kids were getting older, the crowd at the table was getting larger, and it started feeling contrived, so I stopped bringing it up (I think everybody has secretly relieved).
But that doesn’t mean that those on the spiritual journey shouldn’t stir themselves up for gratitude and thankfulness. It is one of the most important things we do for our souls.
Have a listen. Listen to expand this quote from about 300 years ago…
“Religion is grace, ethics is gratitude.” Continue reading
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Thanksgiving 2009
Each year around the Thanksgiving holiday, we revisit the theme of gratitude and thankfulness. This ancient path, like the others we’re examining this fall, has power to transform, strengthen, and awaken our souls. Continue reading
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Thanksgiving 2008: On Gratitude (part 2)
Storytelling is a powerful medium. In this lesson, we reinforce the content of last week’s lesson by simply retelling an ancient story. It’s a story that invites us to live in a posture of gratitude and thankfulness. Continue reading
Thanksgiving 2008: On Gratitude (part 1)
What a curious notion, that the Congress of the United States would create a federal holiday for the express purpose of stirring up gratitude in our hearts.
In this lesson we consider the benefits that accrue to us when we embrace a posture of thankfulness. Sounds trite, but counting one’s blessings does have psycho-emotional, physical, and certainly spiritual benefits.
Change your outlook on life!
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Awakened to the Dance: Settle For Nothing Less
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Tagged ancient spiritual paths, Church history, community, gratitude, purgatory, repentance, simplicity
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Awakened to the Dance: Passion and Gratitude
by Doug Hammack Add synopsis [Download MP3]
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