http://www.journeyscommunity.org Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:10:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Winter, a time for reflection and rebirthDecember 6, 2010             As I feel winter approaching I am usually in a frenzy of activity trying to finish up all the things that need to be done to the house, the yard, and the cars to fortify them for winter.  I feel the ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/reflections/winter-a-time-for-reflection-and-rebirth/ Journeys Community Nov. 18, 2010Paul Shoffeitt When I was growing up we lived in Atlanta.  The church my family attended had a program one year encouraging all the members to read the entire Bible over the course of a year.  My mom and dad decided that we would do this as ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/grateful/gratitude/ “In the beginning was Sound, and the sound was with God and the sound was God… All things were made by Sound, In Sound was life;  and the life was light of men.”  You probably are more familiar with this Bible verse as: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/healing/one-song-at-a-timea-healing-service/ Hold On Wait a MinuteIt was last Christmas and all of my children, including my two adopted children, were home. They are wonderful late twenties young people and over the days we were together we found ourselves involved in some great conversations. One of them had to do ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/ordinary-moments/hold-on-wait-a-minute/ Well, what did you think of Mandelbrot's fractal? The images we just saw were computer generated using a simple mathematical equation. What appeared to be movement was created by the equation causing energy patterns to flow through very tiny, evenly spaced points on the screen called pixels and making ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/fractals/fractals-the-thumb-print-of-god/ I have some good news for you! Aging is happening every minute, right here, right now, all of us are getting older, and we have been since our birth. That is good news because it means we are still here with the extraordinary gift of being alive. ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/aging/embracing-the-aging-process-as-a-spiritual-journey/ Face it; there are things about all of us that we share in common. They just go with being members of this species. And as we recognize and accept these things and give expression to them we live more fully. And if we don't own and give ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/living-in-harmony/living-in-harmony-with-the-universe/ [Lilly and I recently attended a] memorial service for a friend of mine. I thought it would be mostly about remembering Bill. The service included our singing The Old Rugged Cross and O Holy Night and My Tribute. The reading selections for Bill's memorial service were read from the ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/connection-with-others/thirsting-for-a-connection/ SO SHALL THIS NIGHT END IN JOYOUS DAYOne of the toughest questions in all of the world has to be, how can life contain so much pain, suffering and challenge and still be a gift from a loving God? It's a hard one. It's very difficult to ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/uncategorized/reclaiming-hope-faith-during-difficult-times/ I'd like to start with a quote by Voltaire: ."God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." I remember a time when I used to be too afraid to laugh. I wasn't sure of anything - not myself, and definitely not who or what God was. ... http://www.journeyscommunity.org/laughter/connecting-through-laughter/