Imagination. Can it help us connect with God? When the Psalm writer Asaph felt distant and forgotten by God he used imagination to stir-up his faith and hope in God. With a dramatic flair Asaph recreated, in his imagination, one of the greatest miracles in Hebrew history, the crossing of the Red Sea. We can…
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Practicing Celebration: A 5 Minute Christmas Ritual for All Ages
Practicing Celebration: A 5 Minute Christmas Ritual for All Ages Holiday Rituals Promote a sense of belonging. Strengthening our family/community connections. We are connected to each other. Provide an oasis of renewal in the midst of busyness. A slow deep breath in the midst of craziness. All is well. Remind us of our identity and…
Practicing Celebration Soul Sculpting Project: A Five Minute Advent for Week 4
Practicing Celebration Soul Sculpting Project: A Five Minute Advent for Week 4 Why we light candles. The first reason was just practical. We had small children. When we turned out the lights and lit a candle, the dancing flame held their attention long enough for us to have a short ceremony together. As our children…
Practicing Celebration Soul Sculpting Project: A 5 Minute Advent for Week 3
Practicing Celebration Soul Sculpting Project: A 5 Minute Advent for Week 3 What do you value? What rituals support that value? Every time we do a ritual, like an Advent service, we are helping ourselves, and those with us, to create a mental story that reminds us of what we value. Scientists who study ritual…
Practicing Celebration: Week TWO: The 5 Minute All-ages Advent
Practicing Celebration: Soul Sculpting Project: Week TWO 5 Minute Advent Celebration A war zone, year 2006: Israeli women find themselves living in conditions that are threatening and uncontrollable. How do they deal with the anxiety? Some of the women choose to recite Psalms. Those that recite frequently have lower anxiety levels. Sosis and Handwerker (2011…
Practicing Celebration Soul Sculpting Project : A 5 Minute Advent Celebration for Ages 2- 102+
Soul Sculpting Project : A 5 Minute Advent Celebration for Ages 2- 102+ I didn’t grow-up doing home Advent Services, perhaps you didn’t either. I experienced my first one many years ago with some friends and their 2 year-old daughter, Anna. It was simple. We lit candles, read, sang and prayed. The candles held Anna’s…
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