Protection from (spiritual) distraction

Hard to believe but there is an official US Government website for distracted driving: www.distraction.gov. Or maybe it’s not so hard to believe because of the cost of distraction. In 2010, 3092 people were killed and 416,000 injured in crashes involving a distracted driver. Drivers who use hand-held devices are 4 times more likely to […]

Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:42 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Jazzed with irrepressible joy!

Our church, Unity Center – A Church of Positive Prayer — opens every service with the Unity Daily Word. Last Sunday, May 20, the daily word was Joy and the subtitle: Jazzed with irrepressible joy! Too rich to pass by, it became title and theme for the Sunday lesson. What is Joy? We typically think […]

Posted on May 21, 2012 at 9:11 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Divine Order and the Unity Principles (5)

Unity Principle Five puts the rubber to the road. Through thoughts, words and actions we live the truth we know. It’s one thing to think about our spirituality, our faith. It’s more meaningful and more rewarding to act on that faith. The action can be via conscious thought, specific statement, and committed action. As we […]

Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:40 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Divine Order and the Unity Principles (4)

It’s Thursday, let’s look at the fourth of the Unity Principles. This one’s my favorite. Here’s how it’s expressed at unity.org: There is power in affirmative prayer, which we believe increases our connection to God. Ellen Debenport, cited yesterday phrases the principle as: Prayer is creative thinking that heightens connection with the God-mind. Either one, […]

Posted on March 1, 2012 at 3:40 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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