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Running Away from Religion
By Rev. Lindsay Babich
The chart showing the results of the Pew Study has a couple of places where ADL might be placed. "Metaphysical Family" under "Other Christian" is one and the "Other Faiths" group that includes sub-categories, many of which match the wide variety of ADL ministers.
I am always interested in this social movement, the ebbing and flowing of religious practice. Now, perhaps more than ever, I am concerned that certain religions believe they should have legal sway over the b…
Wise Words Wednesday with Rev. Deb - Week 22
Dissolving Boulders III: The Power of Intuitive Guidance
by Rev. Rita Scheibeck
Did you ever walk into a room and just know that something was off? Have you met someone with whom you had an instant connection, but something in the back of your mind told you not to go there? Have you received an intuitive instruction that you disregarded and then immediately regretted not listening?
Yep, your intuitive guidance, AKA your gut feelings, are working just fine. It's your confidence in your instincts that's missing, and that is not usually a…
Dissolving Boulders II: The Sound of Silence
by Rev. Rita Scheibeck
Last week we talked about affirmations as a strong tool to use for removing obstacles in the paths to our earthly and spiritual goals. This week we'll address something you've seen frequently in my writings: meditation.
We speak a great deal in ADL about the importance of meditation, the silence, and time alone for personal reflection. Most of us use these techniques in our individual and collective spiritual practices. This often seems like a way of dealing w…
Wise Words Wednesday with Rev. Deb - Week 21
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Wise Words Wednesday with Rev. Deb - Week 19
Let's Add Life to life
by Rev. Blanca Ibenia Aguilar
Let's bring back Life to life once more
Fear and doubt were and continue to be imbued in everything and everyone.
The news report about misfortunes instead of the miracles that happen every moment.
At home we talk more about what is missing, about the one who left, instead of thanking and pondering everything we have and the people who are still here.
Schools have set aside gymnastics, art, and calligraphy, moral and civic classes that lead to concentration a…
Dissolving Boulders I: The Spoken Word
by Rev. Rita Scheibeck
There have been, and still are, many times when I have run up against roadblocks (or what seem to be boulders!) on the way to my earthly and spiritual destinations. Some of these obstacles may require a minimum of attention and expended energy to overcome. But what about the larger barriers that I can't seem to get over or around?
For me these hurdles are usually situations I have conjured myself, either mentally, emotionally, or verbally. I may be thinking tha…
Darse Permiso
by Rev. Blanca Ibenia Aguilar
Reflexión:
Hay momentos en la vida en los que debemos enfrentar una situación dolorosa, ya sea que nos sorprenda o que descubramos que nosotras mismas las hemos co-creado (casi siempre hay otra persona involucrada) con nuestros pensamientos, sentimientos y acciones.
Qué terapéutico es darnos permiso para sentirnos enojadas, dolidas y hasta tristes por una horas o por unos cuantos días, meses tal vez si tanto duele; eso nos hace bien, pero para salir de esos es…