From Loneliness to Solitude
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One Sunday morning several years ago I stood on the front steps and greeted those who arrived. These front step greetings are one of my favorite rituals of Sunday morning—a chance for me to connect, if only briefly, with each and every person who walks through the doors. It allows me to take the temperature, if you will, of the congregation.
Power of One
Finding Strength in Silence
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Mother Teresa said: “To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.”
I first started doing volunteer work in college. I volunteered with Beyond War, a non-profit that highlights the dangers of nuclear war. I volunteered with Results, a non-profit that uses the power of letter-writing to effect policy change on hunger in developing countries and the United States. I volunteered with the National Organization for Women, a non-profit that promotes the equality of women and men.
From Your Minister
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I’ve recently been engaged in a fascinating email conversation with a man named Michael Lorence, who found me electronically and reached out. Michael and his wife Diana wanted to share their story of the seven years that they spent living in a 12×12 foot house in the center of 60 acres of woods. They called the cabin, “Innermost House.”
REsources for Living
Loneliness and Longing
I have a friend who is a sailor. Sometimes he takes companions with him, but frequently he sails alone.
Solitude
February 2014
“One can be instructed in society; one is inspired only in solitude.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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From Loneliness to Solitude
Power of One
Finding Strength in Silence
From Your Minister
REsources for Living
Loneliness and Longing
Solitude
