by Mobilize 360 | Aug 8, 2019 | One Spirit Blog, Spirituality
Milk & Cookies There was a dad who had a three-year-old son named Brandon. One day, Brandon sees his dad eating chocolate chip cookies in the living room and says to himself, “Daddy loves chocolate chip cookies with milk. So I’m going to give Daddy a...
by Mobilize 360 | Aug 6, 2019 | News And Notes, One Spirit Blog, Spirituality
Colleagues of CommonSpirit, In one short week, we have been once again flooded with disturbing news of three senseless mass shootings in our communities in California, Texas, and Ohio. It’s difficult to comprehend that so many lives were lost in mere seconds. Each...
by Mobilize 360 | Aug 6, 2019 | One Spirit Blog, Spirituality
Grace I was at the grocery store this morning and heard a loud crash and something shattering. Being nosy, I walked towards the sound and saw some people whispering and looking back to the end of the next aisle. When I walked down that aisle, I saw an older lady had...
by Mobilize 360 | Aug 5, 2019 | One Spirit Blog, Spirituality
Monday Once a man was asked, “What did you gain by regularly praying to God?” The man replied, “Nothing… but let me tell you what I lost: Anger, greed, insecurity, and fear.” Sometimes, the answer to our prayers is not gaining, but losing; which ultimately is the...
by Mobilize 360 | Jul 29, 2019 | One Spirit Blog, Spirituality
MONDAY 7/29/19 IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPASSION AND KINDNESS? HOW ABOUT COMPASSION AND EMPATHY? WHAT ABOUT COMPASSION AND THOUGHTFULNESS? FOR ME, COMPASSION IS SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE VERY DEPTHS OF ANOTHER PERSON’S SOUL, FROM THE DEEP...
by Mobilize 360 | Jul 18, 2019 | One Spirit Blog, Spirituality
Monday If you think you are being religious, but can’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is useless. James 1:26 Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me. Do you remember hearing that when you were a child? I...