Listen to Dick read this Nugget The public prayers of conservative Christians are embarrassing to me, and I find myself uncomfortable sharing with strangers the fact that I am an ordained member of the Christian clergy. I was recently in a situation in which I once again experienced this unsettling, self-conscious feeling. I was with [...]
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Is It Time For Political And Religious Liberals To Say Goodbye to Inflexible Conservatives?
Listen to Dick read this Nugget Is it time for the liberal progressive Christian church to say goodbye to inflexible fundamentalists and ideological conservatives who no longer feel the need to search for spiritual truths because they already have the truth? It is it time for liberal politician’s to say goodbye to ideologically conservative [...]
Compassion: The Key to Creating Healthy Relationships And Our Survival As A Species
Listen to Dick Read this Nugget What is the one thing that everything in the Universe has in common? If you said “relationship” you would be right. From particles at the quantum level, to the largest galaxies in the Universe, everything is inter-connected and inter-dependent with everything else in the Universe. Happiness, success, and [...]
Is it Preparation or Good Luck?
Opportunity and good luck both require preparation, careful planning, and the courage to take action. Without adequate preparation, planning, and action, we will not be ready to recognize, or embrace the opportunities and “good luck” that we will encounter on our life journey. Good luck is always the reward of careful planning and the courage [...]
Strict Religious Beliefs and Political Beliefs Can Harm Our Relationships
Sometimes, a Stonyhill article hits a painful nerve. A recently published Stonyhill Nugget titled “Is It OK To Be Spiritual But Not Religious?” received a large number of emails reflecting the pain and conflict that exists in so many families around the subjects of religion and political beliefs. Given the level of pain that people [...]
If You Want To Be Happy “Keep It Simple”
© Dick Rauscher, 2011 In a recent poll, third graders were asked “what do you think would make our world a nicer, more peaceful, more friendly, and happier place to live?” Their third grade responses varied depending on the size of their world view. Have more vacations. Make war illegal. Have less homework. Assigned seats [...]
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