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What Would LOVE Do?

Is it time to rethink love?
Recently, I attended a talk with Kevin Rice, a student of “A Course in Miracles,” who offered a very atypical view of life, religion and especially love. Kevin opined that the laws of romantic relationships and traditional courtship are mostly man-made, self-created notions. And, that the rules, demands and [...]

11Jul2007 | Garry Bevel | 2 comments | Continued
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be still and know . . . Yourself

If you have a moment, I invite you to take a deep breath.
Breathe in life and release your worries, doubts or concerns. Breathe in joy as you release fear, lack or limitation. Breathe in the truth of all you have to be thankful for, all the gifts you have been given and all those you [...]

27Jun2007 | Garry Bevel | 3 comments | Continued
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What Do YOU Believe?

Moving to a new city for young black professionals is often like starting over. You have to find a new barber, the hot spot to watch the game (Go SUNS!!!) and the best car wash. But the biggest challenge for some can be finding a new place to worship – or even deciding if they [...]

27Apr2007 | Eugene | 3 comments | Continued
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Real Men Love . . . Abstinence

A funny thing happened on the way to sexual freedom; we began to divorce sex from our spirituality. And, when we did it became a commodity, commerce, a bargaining tool, a hobby- like reading a book, or tennis lessons.
Sex is natural and healthy. Iyanla Vanzant writes that a sexual encounter is a powerful experience in [...]

25Apr2007 | Garry Bevel | 6 comments | Continued
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Planting Hope in Our Communities from the Gulf to Roanoke

“We are sad today, and we will be sad for quite a while. We are not moving on. We are embracing our mourning. We are Virginia Tech … “- Nikki Giovanni, VA Tech University Distinguished Professor, poet, activist
Everyone at some point in their lives will experience a mini-Katrina. The question is what do you [...]

18Apr2007 | Tambra | 0 comments | Continued
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for our friends in Virginia: a prayer*

We join in prayer today for any among us who are hurting.
Some are grieving the loss of a loved one, a relationship:
we know that You are in each experience–your strength is our strength.
For those with physical pain we know that healing is possible and we claim the perfect health that You have designed into our [...]

17Apr2007 | Garry Bevel | 0 comments | Continued
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i couldn’t sleep last night

i’m more than 4400 miles away from blacksburg, virginia at work in london, yet i couldn’t sleep last night. i don’t have any immediate family or friends that attend virginia tech, but i couldn’t really get a good night’s rest. even now as i type this, the magnitude of what happened yesterday fuels a splitting [...]

17Apr2007 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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What does the Easter Bunny have to do with Jesus?

“The origin of Easter, a holiday associated with the observance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, is actually based on an ancient pagan celebration. Christians recognize this day as commemorating the culminating event of their faith, but like so many other ‘Christian’ holidays, Easter has become commercialized and mixed with non-christian traditions like the Easter [...]

5Apr2007 | Kimberly | 9 comments | Continued
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mlk: words that changed a nation

kimberly posted some upcoming televsion programs about the legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. this weekend, but i also wanted to let the readers know that cnn.com is featuring a slew of videos called “mlk: words that changed a nation”. they profile the entire legacy of dr. king, including interviews with historians, those that [...]

12Jan2007 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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