In her “Happiness Lab” podcast, Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos shares about Harvard professors Dr. Mike Norton and Dr. Francesca Gino. Dr. Norton and Dr. Gino study the power of ritual. [https://www.happinesslab.fm/season-2-episodes/episode-3-the-power-of-a-made-up-ritual] In one study… How Rituals Helps us Recover
What Spiritual Disciplines Do I’ve run a dozen or so half-marathons. Each is a journey of 13.1 miles. Each time I run a race, I have a similar experience. After registering for the race months… Writing a Rule of Life
Surrounded by the Hurting
Fast food restaurant Chik Fil A produced this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v0RhvZ3lvY as part of their training for their employees. It’s theme is simple: “Every life has a story.” Not all of those stories are filled with happiness. Some are filled with hurt.
In a way that was the theme of last Sunday’s message from Acts 5. We witnessed how the early church realized a truth illustrated in this video: We are surrounded by hurting people in need of healing. In Acts 5 we saw a church that recognized this. They made a warm and welcoming place for the hurting. And people thus flocked to the church.Warmer: Following Directions (Acts 8:26-40) Chris Altrock – 1/28/18
Longing for God
May God be with you.
May he renew all within you.
May his kingdom come thru you.
May God form you thru
the Spirit you house,
the disciplines you adopt,
and the afflictions you face,
into one filled with,
and filling the world with,
faith,
hope and
love.
#trianglesoftransformationThe Triangles of Transformation Chris Altrock – 12/31/17