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Take Good Care of You!
Lectionary Reflection for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
July 22, 2012
Jesus encouraged his disciples to rest and care for themselves so that they could better care for others. How are we as individuals, leaders, and congregations encouraging good self-care stewardship practices? Read on for more information! (Photo by HaPe_Gera used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
Stewarding One’s Self
A recent study of United Methodist pastors in North Carolina confirms a disturbing fact: clergy are good at caring for others but not good at caring for themselves. Rates of obesity, depression, and several other chronic conditions are significantly higher for members of the clergy. Click here to read more. (Photo by One From RM […]
Enjoy a Money-Free Weekend
A good time does not necessarily involve spending money. In this short blog post Trent Hamm of The Simple Dollar discusses his family’s move to creative money-free weekends. Click here to read more. (Photo by USFWSmidwest used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
The Miracle Therapy
What would you pay for a therapy that would dramatically improve your health, add years to your life and life to your years? Maybe the question should be, what wouldn’t you pay? In reality, there IS such a therapy! (Photo © rachwal – Fotolia.com)
Stewardship and Green Living
Here’s a downloadable guide to Green Living (PDF format) from the PCUSA designed to “prompt individual lifestyle changes and offer resources and ideas to assist in greening our lives and sharing God’s love with the world.” Click here to download the guide. (Photo by Argonne National Laboratory used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
Trashy Stewardship
How much trash do you take out every week? One bag? Two bags? More? Your garbage serves as a pretty good indicator of your stewardship. Trash shows both how much you consume and how much you recycle — or fail to recycle! Can you do better? Sure! Here are some tips. (Photo © Olga Lyubkin – Fotolia.com)
Got Life?
Lectionary Reflection for the Seventh Sunday of Easter May 20, 2012 “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may kn0w that you have eternal life.” 1 John 5:13 Remember the famous Got Milk ad campaign? Created in 1993 by the advertising firm Goodby […]
The Weight of the Nation
HBO is taking a hard look at the growing epidemic of obesity in a four-part documentary. It shows how two thirds of Americans are overweight, and half of them are obese — bringing with it catastrophic costs. We must do a better job being stewards of health. The good news is HBO is making this available to everybody to watch by online streaming! (Photo © saje – Fotolia.com)
We’re trashing ourselves!
“Americans generate more trash than anyone else on the planet: more than 7 pounds per person each day. And most landfill trash is made up of containers and packaging — almost all of which should be recycled.” Read more and listen to the Fresh Air interview with Edward Hume, author of Garbology.
What’s the Catch?
Lectionary Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
April 29, 2012
Ask and you’ll receive. Is there a catch? Of course! The whole idea behind this week’s reading from 1 John, and indeed the entire book, is that in the sacrificial love of Christ we see and experience God; in doing so we are compelled to live out that love in word and deed. (Photo by rabanito used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
