Weekly Messages
Thanksgiving 2008: On Gratitude (part 2)
by Doug Hammack Storytelling is a powerful medium. In this lesson, we reinforce the content of last week’s lesson by simply retelling an ancient story. It’s a story that invites us to live in a posture of gratitude and thankfulness.
Thanksgiving 2008: On Gratitude (part 1)
by Doug Hammack What a curious notion, that the Congress of the United States would create a federal holiday for the express purpose of stirring up gratitude in our hearts. In this lesson we consider the benefits that accrue to us when we embrace a posture of...
Rethinking Leisure: Sabbath-Consciousness (1)
by Doug Hammack The ancients proscribed a weekly Sabbath rest as a rule to follow that was good for the soul. Later, sages and seers expanded the idea of Sabbath rest to mean an internal peace that characterized the every-day life of the spiritual person. Even in busy...
Rethinking Leisure: Sabbath Consciousness (Introduction)
by Doug Hammack We all have leisure time available to us and we must make the best use of it. If you have not yet reflected on Luke 12, please do so this week.
Another Story About Stewards: Luke 12 – Rich Farmer
by Doug Hammack
Did We Get Jesus All Wrong? (The Unjust Steward 2)
by Doug Hammack In this lesson we look at two parables, Jesus’ parable of “The Unjust Steward” (improperly named, we’ll conclude), and Doug’s parable of Fred the Goldfish. The point of both is to ask ourselves if the Reality Narratives we tell ourselves that help us...
Did We Get Jesus All Wrong? (The Unjust Steward 1)
by Doug Hammack In this lesson we look at two parables, Jesus’ parable of “The Unjust Steward” (improperly named, we’ll conclude), and Doug’s parable of Fred the Goldfish. The point of both is to ask ourselves if the Reality Narratives we tell ourselves that...
Did We Get Jesus All Wrong? (introduction)
by Doug Hammack In this lesson we look at two parables, Jesus' parable of "The Unjust Steward" (improperly named, we'll conclude), and Doug's parable of Fred the Goldfish. The point of both is to ask ourselves if the Reality Narratives we tell ourselves that help us...
The Earth: Are We Owners or Renters? (part 3)
by Doug Hammack
The Earth: Are We Owners or Renters? (part 2)
by Doug Hammack
The Earth: Are We Owners or Renters? (part 1)
by Doug Hammack
The Earth: Are We Owners or Renters? (Introduction)
by Doug Hammack
Kindness Toward Evil People and Run-Of-The-Mill Sinners: It’s Different
by Doug Hammack
What to Wear This Season? Kindness
by Doug Hammack
To What is Your Heart Tuned? – Dawn Drew
by Dawn Drew
Living in Forgiveness-Land – Appendix
by Doug Hammack
The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 4
by Doug Hammack
The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 3
by Doug Hammack
The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 2
by Doug Hammack
The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 1
by Doug Hammack Forgiveness is at the very center of Christ's teaching. Forgiveness is a whole lot harder than any sermon makes it out to be. Grace is to be the hallmark of the follower of Jesus. Forgiveness is to be the stamp, the trademark of the spiritual person....
Striving, Driving, Manipulating, Conniving
by Doug Hammack
Words Kill – Words Give Life. You Decide.
by Doug Hammack
Providing a Place for Yeast to Grow – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu
Aid-Worker Training for a Loneliness Epidemic (part 2)
by Doug Hammack