Year: 1211 It was not a rash choice. Clare had been watching with fascination as several young men from her small town left their comfortable homes to join Francis in an uncomfortable, radical new way of following God. On the evening of Palm Sunday, Clare snuck out a side door of her family’s mansion and…
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A Dose of Hope: Soul Sculpting Project
A Dose of Hope: Soul Sculpting Project What is Hope? The expectation that: Psychology definition: The expectation that one will have positive experiences or that a potentially threatening or negative situation will not materialize or will ultimately result in a favorable state of affairs. What happens when we choose the emotion Hope? Our Body: Our…
Soul Sculpting: Four Mind Training Methods for Getting Out of the Bog of Negative Thoughts
Soul Sculpting: Four Mind Training Methods for Getting Out of the Bog of Negative Thoughts What happens when we let an untrained dog roam free? Sometimes nothing much happens. Other times the dog wanders in a helpful way, like wandering over to the chicken yard and scaring off a hawk. The rest of the time…
Soul Sculpting Project: Unhelpful Thoughts? “Drop It”
Soul Sculpting Project: Unhelpful Thoughts? “Drop It” Where does your mind like to go when you let it wander? I took a long easy drive today to check out the snow level at the ranch. Bumpy–go slow– dirt road, no traffic. A drive I have done many times. This is an invitation for my mind…
Soul Sculpting: Pray A Little, Work A Little
Soul Sculpting Practice #2: Pray a little, Work a Little — Repeat Soul Sculpting for Lent 2021 Seven Ancient Christian Practices for Connecting with God It’s around the year AD 260. Anthony is sitting in his hermit cave deep in the Egyptian desert. It’s dry. The ground is dry, the air is dry, Anthony is…
Soul Sculpting Project: Making Friends with Stress
Soul Sculpting Project: Making Friends with Stress We are at the hairpin turn when I suddenly remember that I forgot the cell phone. It matters. We need to be available to family today. I turn the truck around. We are 25 minutes into our hour trip to the ranch. My mind quickly calculates the time…
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