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CONNECTION SPOTLIGHT: Faith And Imagery

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Pentecost: Spirit’s Fire Today, Christian churches celebrate Pentecost as the commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the twelve disciples and other followers of Jesus as described in the Acts of the Apostles 2:1–31. How perfect, then, was  my delightful connection experience this week when a dear friend, Jim Wilson, sent me an article about his [...]

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Introducing Connection Spotlight

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I’ve become a connection curator Since the early days of Heartspoken.com, when I first realized that connection was calling me to plumb its depths, I have become a connection curator: someone who studies, explores, collects, organizes, and interprets what they learn about connection. I see connection everywhere now, much the way you start seeing others [...]

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Accept a Gushing Waterfall of Love!

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Hannah Brencher is, I believe, one of the most talented writers living today. She pierces my heart with words she conjures up and weaves together in potent combinations. To call these combinations of words just sentences is like calling Stonehenge just an interesting arrangement of big rocks. Perhaps it was because I needed to hear [...]

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Reflections on Ash Wednesday

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I’m sharing a link to my reflections and poem at the beginning of this holy season of Lent: Lent’s Mysterious Call of Spirit What does Lent mean to you? What practices help you experience the holiness of Lent more fully? Photo Credit: “Crown of thorns on cross” by Mike Rogal via BigStockPhoto

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Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Close your eyes, lay your soul bare before God, and listening to this break-your-heart beautiful rendition of the beloved hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, sung here by a group called FiddleSticks Celtic and American folk music group. It was penned in 1757 by  English pastor and hymnist Robert Robinson when he was just 22 years old. Thank you [...]

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Birthdays are different when you’re face-to-face with your own mortality

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My beautiful cousin, Carlyle Herbert Dorroh, mother of three young children, was diagnosed in August, 2012, with advanced colon cancer. She has chosen to fight with an aggressive chemo regimen and a risky, but potentially effective, surgical procedure. She wrote this piece entitled “Birthdays” last fall and is letting me share it. It speaks powerfully to [...]

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God-Hugs and the Beautiful People Who Deliver Them

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God-hugs are those wonderful moments of grace, insight, wisdom, or love that come to you out of the blue at exactly the moment you need them most. Sometimes it’s a phone call, or perhaps a note or letter. More often than not, it’s something you hear or read or see. It can be a direct [...]

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Thanksgiving in Action

Click the thumbs up icon on any of these you agree with. What are you thankful for today? Can you think of a way to turn that thanksgiving into action?

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Make The Quiet Times Happen

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Welcome to guest blogger and Connection Messenger, Mark E. Johnson. Read more about Mark below. His piece reminds us that life’s precious connections—in this case Connection with God and Connection with Nature—often intersect with powerful impact on our experience of each.  ——————————– This morning, Holly and I had the honor and privilege of listening to [...]

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Forgiveness

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Welcome to today’s guest blogger and Connection Messenger, Mimi Meredith. She is exploring a tough concept that I believe is at the core of much unhappiness in the world. Certainly it can be a stumbling block to cultivating a close connection with God. September 11, when we cannot help but think back on the horror [...]

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All God’s Creatures Got a Place in the Choir

Here’s a fun video to celebrate Labor Day in the U.S. I DARE you to listen to this without smiling and tapping your feet! Thanks to my cousin Liz Henderson for sharing this wonderfully uplifting video. Ladies, I promise you, for reasons that will become clear very shortly, no matter what you think of the music, [...]

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A Litany of Thanksgiving for the Nation

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In celebration of Independence Day A litany from  The Book of Common Prayer Almighty God, giver of all good things: We thank you for the natural majesty and beauty of this land. They restore us, though we often destroy them. Help us We thank you for the great resources of this nation. They make us rich, [...]

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How to collaborate with the Holy Spirit

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I welcome The Rev. Alexander D. MacPhail, who inspired me with  the sermon he preached at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Pentecost, 27 May, 2012. With his permission, I share this excerpt.  When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will [...]

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The Resurrection Vision Of Ron DiCianni

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This Easter, as I reflect on the mystery and significance of the Resurrection of Christ, I am touched by the vision of artist Ron DiCianni, who was commissioned to paint this mural entitled The Resurrection. When it was painted, it was the largest Resurrection picture ever painted at 12 feet high and 40 feet wide. The [...]

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Wearin’ o’ the Green to honor St. Paddy

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! There’s no better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than with those who are steeped in the culture. In honor of the saint and the mystery and myth of the Emerald Isle, my new friend Dr. Niamh Clune has posted several wonderful pieces by various authors on her blog, On The [...]

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Lent’s mysterious call of Spirit

Lent as a church season In most Christian churches throughout the world, today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a period of 40 weekdays, observed by believers as a penitential and devotional preparation for Holy Week and Easter Sunday’s remembrance of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is also [...]

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Are you freezing in the midst of a spiritual winter?

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It’s “Connect with God” Week here at Heartspoken. The third week of each month this year will focus on ways to strengthen your connection with God. Please don’t get hung up if “God” is not your preferred word for your Higher Power. I will use “God,” but you may be more comfortable with one of [...]

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Goodbye to Baby Jesus

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As a life-long Episcopalian, I recognize today, January 6, as The Feast of Epiphany, the end of the twelve days of Christmas and  a celebration of the revelation of God to mankind in human form, in the person of Jesus Christ. It coincides with the Jewish Feast of Lights and shares some of its symbolism. [...]

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Music Connects Us All

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Today I was happily  reminded that some things have the power to connect us across boundaries of culture, race, age, and geographical distance. The famous ”Hallelujah Chorus” from  Messiah, by George Frideric Handel , has been performed thousands of times. The English-language oratorio was composed in 1741 and first performed in Dublin in 1742, with a premiere in [...]

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Come as a Child

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Introducing Connection Messenger Sherry Woodcock, author, blogger, and spiritual teacher. This is an excerpt from her new book, Daily Spiritual Tools. Sometimes I find myself too busy. It’s a tendency I learned in childhood, taking on too much responsibility for things to try to keep my world safe. I’m not complaining; I’m definitely not the [...]

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