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Prescription for Better Health
‘IT’S PERSONAL’ Blog As America’s percentage of overweight and obese people continues to rise, nutritionists and health care professionals tell us we need to eat better, reducing consumption of fatty and sugary processed foods, and increasing our intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. In fact, in Massachusetts and Maine doctors are “prescribing†vegetables for low-income […]
Preaching what we don’t Practice?
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 22, 2010
Lectionary Reflection
Are you bound in your preaching and teaching by a lack of consistent practice or by the cares of your parish and the world? This week’s texts invite us to be healed, to delight in God, and to rejoice.
SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day 13
‘Just Living’ Blog
Everyone needs a Sabbath, so today our blogger is taking a break from writing about the SNAP to it Challenge. You will find two links of interest–one about Sabbath-keeping and the other about free ways to relax and reduce stress. Enjoy!
SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day 10
‘Just Living’ Blog
One third of the way through the SNAP Challenge, our blogger ruminates on freedom of choice, how our choices are not value-neutral, and how what we choose makes a difference.
SNAP to it Foodstamp Challenge–Day Three
‘Just Living’ Blog
It’s day three of the SNAP to it Challange, and our blogger is wondering how we perceive who receive food stamps. Who should judge? What is just? It seems the issue’s not so simple.
Enraptured!
“IT’S PERSONAL” Blog After a decade or more of resistance, I have finally surrendered to the theology of the Rapture. I’m certain the Rapture will take place in the not-too-distant future – probably before the end of President Palin’s second term. For those who have somehow missed the cultural juggernaut, Rapture theology holds that the […]
SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day One
‘Just Living Blog’
It’s day one of the SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge, and our SOLI blogger Sharron is ready! Why don’t you join her for the journey?
SNAP to It: The June Food Stamp Challenge
‘Just Living’ Blog
Do you relish a challenge? Do you consider poverty an issue of justice? If so, consider joining Sharron and others around the country for the June Food Stamp Challenge. Just how low can you go with your food budget?
What to do with more time than money? Help yourself to good health!
‘Just Living’ Blog
The way to good health is often simpler than we like to think. Read on for tips and ideas that are inexpensive and accessible for almost everyone.
Giving hilariously: No-nonsense stewardship
By the Rev. Dr. Ron Lavin
The biblical corrective for mediocrity is joyful generosity. Stewardship Sunday is challenge to stop having a Lutheran Lite faith, rise above mediocrity, and get involved as a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. Rise above mediocrity, greed, selfishness, and fear.
