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Posted by: tom nagy, ph.d. (E. Falmouth, MA)
Posted: 7/28/2007 7:43:10 PM
Congregation: UU-
I love how this article talks about having to make a conscious choice to put God in your everyday life. I know that it would be a challenge every day for me, but I also know that once I get that close to God, He will give me peace, grace, and preservance for everything I do in life. I hope that every Christian can make this choice.

Posted by: Michelle (Roseville, MN)
Posted: 7/27/2007 1:04:14 AM
This spa idea is a fun one. Has anyone tried the HeartSpa retreat kit? It's a box with all the leader guides, music, and directions for a complete, spa-themed retreat. You can find it at your Christian bookstore or at Group.com. Really refreshing!

Posted by: Amy Nappa
Posted: 7/3/2007 10:44:01 AM
Some people renew their mind and spirit through poetry, according to a recent broadcast of Grace Matters, the radio broadcast of the ELCA (also available in podcast). The June 24th show was on nourishing your soul. Here's the description of that show: "Nourishing one’s soul is like nourishing one’s body except that the protein content is a little different. The protein for nourishing one’s soul comes from spiritual food – food that comes in the form of attentiveness, gratitude, simplicity, prayer, mystery, and more. Judith Valente, an on-air correspondent for the PBS-TV program "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly," finds spiritual food grows best in the garden of sacred poetry. She is co-author of the book "Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul." You can listen to the broadcast at http://gracematters.org/listen.html#grace.

Posted by: Linda Post Bushkofsky (Chicago, IL)
Posted: 7/3/2007 8:36:56 AM
Congregation: Churchwide office, Women of the ELCA
My first issue of Cafe I loved it! I really like the scripture in story form like! It keeps my attention a whole lot more I love to listen to christian radio stations to refresh my mind spiritually

Posted by: LaVerne Goeken (Scotland, SD)
Posted: 6/30/2007 2:39:04 PM
Congregation: Zion Luth ELCA
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