by Doug Hammack | Dec 18, 2018 | Advent, Message Audio
Step out in nature, and we gain a perspective that brings peace. Here’s a self-care practice to carry us through this Advent season. https://media.blubrry.com/north_raleigh_community_church/s3.amazonaws.com/nrccaudio/2018/12-16-18_Sermon.mp3Podcast: Play...
by Doug Hammack | Nov 27, 2018 | Message Audio, The "Yoga Poses" of the Spiritual Life
Study any religion and you will encounter the Golden Rule. There is no way forward from all that divides us but this. It is as simple . . . and difficult . . . as that. (special thanks to Norman Rockwell) ...
by Doug Hammack | Nov 20, 2018 | Message Audio, The "Yoga Poses" of the Spiritual Life
Our brains have a negative bias. We must be intentional in stirring gratitude, or we can easily zombie through life missing everyday light and love. Stirring gratitude is a simple spiritual practice that returns to us twenty-fold. ...
by Doug Hammack | Nov 14, 2018 | Message Audio, The "Yoga Poses" of the Spiritual Life
Our independent Western instincts lead us away from connectedness. When we feel lonely, isolated and depressed, we focus on fixing ourselves. But counter-intuitively, self-focus only makes us more miserable. When we give ourselves in service to others, we heal...
by Doug Hammack | Nov 6, 2018 | Message Audio, The "Yoga Poses" of the Spiritual Life
Americans are lonely people. Our lack of connectedness is literally killing us. The physical effects of loneliness include depression, anxiety, cardio vascular stress and suppressed immune systems. As technological and cultural trends move us further away from true...
