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Rob Goodman

Jan 8, 2020
5 min

Rejoicing in the Psalms

I wonder how God might change us in these five minutes a day.

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Rob Goodman

Jan 7, 2020
2 min

Rejoicing in Wonder

I also hope that you will join me this Epiphany in noticing, following, and rejoicing.

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A Year in my Library - Reflection on a Reading Year

Rob Goodman

Jan 1, 2020
2 min

A Year in my Library - Reflection on a Reading Year

As we prepared to close one year and begin a new one, I took some time to look back through my calendar and recall the events of the...

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Rob Goodman

Dec 20, 2019
2 min

Exploring Poetry and the Psalms

I also learn to name my own emotions and experiences in the way of the poetry of the psalms.

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Rob Goodman

Dec 18, 2019
2 min

How Can I Give Love Well?

I realize that it is far easier to engage in transactional giving rather than the relational commitment which love requires

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Rob Goodman

Dec 13, 2019
2 min

The Practice of Journaling

As we explore the ways that we can learn again to experience our feelings this Advent, the practice of journaling requires the least...

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Rob Goodman

Dec 4, 2019
2 min

Do You Feel What I Feel?

This Advent brings a longing to feel, but how might we accept this invitation?

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Cultivating Community - Prelude to Criticism

Rob Goodman

Dec 3, 2019
2 min

Cultivating Community - Prelude to Criticism

As we consider ways of cultivating community, these rules offer a means of turning diverse views into opportunities for growth and learning

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Rob Goodman

Nov 27, 2019
2 min

The Practice of Gratitude

It speaks a great deal about our culture and the human condition that we need a specific day set aside to give thanks. We are hard wired...

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Rob Goodman

Nov 26, 2019
1 min

Celebrating in Community

This week at tables across the country friends and families will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. Whether we gather with large extended...

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Rob Goodman

Nov 20, 2019
3 min

The Spiritual Practice of Receiving

I often wish that spirituality followed a market economy system. That is, I wish that if I worked hard and did the right things, I would...

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Rob Goodman

Nov 19, 2019
2 min

Sharing the Experience

I admit it. I sometimes cry watching Hallmark movies. Even though they are sappy and predictable, there is often something in the story...

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Rob Goodman

Nov 13, 2019
2 min

An Invitation to Ask

Art has a way of inviting us into new ways of seeing.

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Rob Goodman

Nov 12, 2019
2 min

Saying Thank You

Last week we looked at the ways we can notice the nice around us. This week, we will look at how we can respond to the nice by saying...

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Nov 9, 2019
1 min

Sweet Potatoes... Savory or Sweet?

As the Thanksgiving holidays approach there are certain unwritten expectations in our home. A puzzle will be on the table, the parade on...

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Rob Goodman

Nov 9, 2019
2 min

Sweet (Potato) Dreams

This year, we planted sweet potatoes. In early June, we placed the five small slips in a raised bed. The small plants seemed dwarfed by...

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Sometimes We Wait - Waiting as a Spiritual Practice

Rob Goodman

Nov 6, 2019
3 min

Sometimes We Wait - Waiting as a Spiritual Practice

Spiritual waiting often feels like a time of failure, a time when I should be doing something more or different or better

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Rob Goodman

Nov 5, 2019
2 min

Noticing the Nice

It is worth remembering that gratitude begins with noticing the nice.

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Nov 2, 2019
1 min

Delicata Squash- No Peeling Necessary!

There’s no peeling necessary since its thin skin is edible.

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Rob Goodman

Oct 31, 2019
1 min

Wildflower Seeds

As I consider my lifescape, I think I need a few more wildflowers.

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