mindfulness

One Another Texts: Hospitality

Sharon Sampson
Mar 31, 2021
Be Hospitable! In Romans 12:13, Paul says, “seek to show hospitality.” When we think of the “one-another” commands of Scripture, certainly the idea of hospitality comes to mind. The word itself comes from the Latin hospes , meaning guest, visitor, or stranger. Sometimes talks and books on this...

the Deadly Sins of Proverbs 6:16-19: Oh, Be Careful Little Feet Where You Go

Megan Taylor
Jan 15, 2021
Studies on nonverbal communication have shown that the feet reveal our intentions often more than our faces or words do. If you are in a conversation with a friend and they are smiling at you but their feet are pointed towards the door, chances are that they are subconsciously planning their exit...

'Mindfulness' or the mind of Christ: A false dilemma

Matt Jenson
Feb 12, 2015
"Come to me all you who are weak and heavy laden and I will give you rest." (Matt. 11:28) Oh, the beauty of Jesus' invitation. Who has not known the weariness that Jesus evokes, and the almost palpable relief in the promise of succor? For the anxious in particular, no words are sweeter. And for...

'Mindfulness' or the mind of Christ: A false dilemma

Matt Jenson
Feb 12, 2015
"Come to me all you who are weak and heavy laden and I will give you rest." (Matt. 11:28) Oh, the beauty of Jesus' invitation. Who has not known the weariness that Jesus evokes, and the almost palpable relief in the promise of succor? For the anxious in particular, no words are sweeter. And for...

'Mindfulness' or the mind of Christ

Joseph Boot
Jan 8, 2015
The singularly brilliant Christian apologist of the seventeenth century, Blaise Pascal, noted the existential reality that the human condition was one of inconstancy, boredom and anxiety . For him, the only real cure was made known in history by the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and was not...

'Mindfulness' or the mind of Christ

Joseph Boot
Jan 8, 2015
The singularly brilliant Christian apologist of the seventeenth century, Blaise Pascal, noted the existential reality that the human condition was one of inconstancy, boredom and anxiety . For him, the only real cure was made known in history by the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and was not...