“Snap” Sunday Sermon - On Citizenship, and Some Words of Thich Nhat Hanh

I regularly point the finger at all the shysters that have ruined our economy and our environment. But on Sundays, I look inward, and looking inward I find that I, too, can act selfishly, be motivated by greed. In wanting a better life for myself and my family, I find it easy to block out the recklessness of many of my actions, the harm they do to others.

Snap Sunday Sermon - A Reading From No Death, No Fear, by Thich Nhat Hanh

 
This reading is taken from No Death, No Fear, published by Riverhead Books, a division of Penguin Putnam
by Thich Nhat Hanh
 
 
“If we are mindful of the true nature of reality, then we never truly lose anyone–even to death.“
 
“Our greatest fear is that when we die we will become nothing. Many of us believe that [...]

Snap Sunday Sermon - Spirituality vs. Religion

These excerpts on “Spirituality vs Religion” are taken from an article written by Robert W. Chell in the June, 2008 issue of The Lutheran.
Chell , the campus pastor at South Dakota State University, teaches a class there called Wellness 100. He wrote this article in response to those who asked that he not teach [...]

“Snap” Sunday Sermon: Twenty-Four Brand-New Hours

This is one of my favorite readings.
TWENTY-FOUR BRAND-NEW HOURS
By Thich Nhat Hanh

“Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours [...]

“Snap” Sunday Sermon - The Devil and the Angel

Words of Wisdom in a Snap-
I have individual values and group values. And often, my individual values win.
I struggle with the trade-offs every day.
 
 
 
 
It goes something like this:
 
 
Angel Lisa- Let’s go to the Local Farm and buy some local eggs and milk, honey. Maybe the chickens will be out in their pen, [...]