by Doug Hammack | Dec 15, 2013 | Advent, Message Audio
We continue looking at why we do Advent, expanding our discussion into some of the “how’s.” Advent is a two-step dance, both feasting and the preparation that makes the feasting meaningful. Have a listen, Doug ...
by Doug Hammack | Dec 8, 2013 | Advent, Message Audio
It’s been a while since we’ve spoken about why we do Advent. A few folks in the community asked me that recently, so for the next few Sundays, we’ll look at the history and practice of Advent. Turns out, if anxiety is a big deal for you, you ought to...
by Doug Hammack | Dec 1, 2013 | Individual Lesson, Message Audio
We just went through Thanksgiving week. One would think that the week to talk about gratitude is before the holiday. However, as you’ll hear in this lesson, gratitude doesn’t stop with words we say. Our ancient tradition teaches us the importance of...
by Doug Hammack | Nov 24, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
Anyone alive in our society today recognizes that time has become a precious commodity. We hear all the spiritual injunctions to care for others, and we would like to–really we would! But when?! In this lesson we talk about some of the pressure that drives us...
by Doug Hammack | Nov 17, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
If we would experience experience this crown jewel of all the virtues… If we would take up the mandate before our generation; restitching the torn fabric of community… …then it will be necessary for us to see–and step back from–the...
by Robin Camu | Nov 10, 2013 | Guest Speaker, Individual Lesson, Message Audio
By Robin Camu and Scott Shackleton Scott and other participants share their experiences on the recent Haiti trip. https://media.blubrry.com/north_raleigh_community_church/s3.amazonaws.com/nrccaudio/2013/11-10-13_Sermon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Doug Hammack | Nov 3, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
The last two weeks we spoke of the comprehensive nature of the virtue of charity. Today we turn to a pressing need in our society. Factors have been at work for some time now that tear community apart. We see it in corporations and congress, but it begins in homes,...
by Doug Hammack | Oct 27, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
This is the second week in a lesson on the ancient virtue of charity. Today, before we start to apply the virtue to our lives and community, we continue broadening our understanding of the texture of this “crown jewel of the virtue curriculum”. Have a...
by Doug Hammack | Oct 20, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
The meaning of the word “charity” has undergone a big change in the last 500 years. It has been reduced to doing good things for those in need. It is a much deeper virtue than that. It is, in fact, the deepest of the virtues, the greatest of the virtues....
by Doug Hammack | Oct 6, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
We conclude this lesson with some remarks on the high cost we pay when we abandon the ancient virtue of chastity. Have a listen, Doug https://media.blubrry.com/north_raleigh_community_church/s3.amazonaws.com/nrccaudio/2013/10-06-13_Sermon.mp3Podcast: Play in...
by Doug Hammack | Oct 2, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
Tonight we address a question submitted about sexual compatibility. I’ll make the scandalous statement that any time two people try and build a sexual life together, they almost always experience incompatibility. The point isn’t to make sure we’re...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 29, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
As we’ve seen, what we do with our genitals has far-reaching implications. It shapes. Sexuality is that deep a part of us. How we handle our sexual energies, how we make our sexual choices… impacts even the fabric of the society we are creating for...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 25, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
Two questions came in that we address this evening: 1. Is masturbation a sin? 2. How early do we start speaking to kids about sex? Have a listen, Doug ...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 22, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
So, this may be a bit of a rant. I’m not sure. I am posting this before I actually deliver the lesson. As I’m writing my notes for tomorrow, I’m working really hard not to make it so, but I got a little worked up this week. I had three...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 18, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
Tonight we look at how our culture is masculinizing sexuality and teaching our young women to disregard their own sexuality. We look at how our lack of wisdom (chastity) is damaging the feminist movement, and women in general. Have a listen, Doug ...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 15, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
Since as a society, we’ve lost our bearings, have devalued chastity and venerated avarice, today we look at some of the wisdom of our forebears that we’ve lost along the way. How do we handle our sexual and erotic desires in ways that works to make our...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 11, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
We continue on Wednesday evening, what we began last Sunday, a look at sexuality through the lens of the ancient virtue curriculum… chastity and avarice. Tonight, we begin working through the questions I started gathering last month. This week: “My...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 8, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
For the next three Wednesdays we’ll be talking about sex (6:30 meditation, 7:00 lecture, 7:30 discussion). Today, we lay some groundwork for those three discussions. Have a listen, Doug ...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 1, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
We turn now the the brain science behind the virtue of self-control. I hesitate to even say some of the practical things we do to help ourselves in the steps we talked about last week. You’ve heard them before. However, it may help you hear the science behind...
by Doug Hammack | Aug 25, 2013 | Message Audio, The Virtue Curriculum
After several weeks of background and context, we turn now to the practicalities of self-control. How is it we hammer out the kind of informed negotiation between our upper and lower brains we’ve been talking about? Let’s talk about what “renewing...
