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Holiday Events at Unity Christ Church

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Unity Christ Church in Golden Valley, MN, has announced the following holiday services: November 30 - December 21 - Journey to Christmas services, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 - Remembrance Service at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Candlelight Services at 7 and 11 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25 - Christmas Day service at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve Burning Bowl service at 8 p.m. and Meditation service at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1 - New Year's Day service at 10 … [Read more...]

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Special Holiday Events

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Potluck and holiday services Saint Francis Liberal Catholic Church, 3201 Pleasant Ave. S., Minneapolis, will hold a vegetarian potluck on Sunday, Dec. 19, after the 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist service, followed by the congregation's annual Christmas Caroling in the church parlors. On Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, the church will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. as well as on Sunday, Dec. 26, and Sunday, Jan. 2. Holy Communion is offered to everyone with no restrictions of any kind. A … [Read more...]

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Clues and Cues for Your Holiday Blues

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'Tis the season to be jolly! Or is it? For many people, the holidays are anything but jolly. Depression, loneliness and overwhelm can turn what is supposed to be an upbeat, joyous time of year into a dreadful period that some would rather skip completely. The blues brought on by the holidays are as varied as ornaments on a tree. If you experience dread thinking about the upcoming holiday season, it may help you to determine the biggest culprit, so that you take steps to alleviate the blues, … [Read more...]

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‘Tis the Season for Giving Back: A Conscientious Christmas

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Use these suggestions to make this holiday season special - not only for the folks on your gift list, but also for those you're purchasing the gifts from: Think Small-Biz: Give the gift that keeps on giving. This year, make a concerted effort to purchase from the little guys. Now more than ever, small businesses need your support. A few dollars either way could be the difference between make or break. Check out some of those small-town boutiques and niche shops that you always drive past. … [Read more...]

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Be Authentic This Holiday Season!

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We all do it - we want others to like us and to think highly of us. We worry about what others will think if we choose a career that is unusual, or decide not to follow traditions at holiday time. We put our focus on others and their opinions. Our search for acceptance often takes us down a path of unhappiness. It could lead us to stay in a job that gives us no joy, do an activity we dislike, spend time with people who don't genuinely care about us, or even have a secret life that is only … [Read more...]

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Feed the Hungry

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This is the time of year when many of us turn our attention to feeding the hungry. When most people think about feeding the hungry, we consider giving canned goods to the poor or serving at a soup kitchen. And what a benevolent service that is! Yet, there is a hunger far more pervasive in our culture than the hunger for physical food, a malady from which hundreds of millions of people suffer every day. It is the hunger for presence and connection. Recently I was sitting in a club lounge at … [Read more...]

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Stories Worth Telling

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In the spirit of the holiday season, Dee and I went to a liquor store to purchase a gift of wine for a friend. There we asked the store owner, a congenial fellow named Ali, for some recommendations. We were pleasantly surprised to find that Ali is a world-class wine expert. He went into fascinating, poetic details about each wine, describing its subtlest nuances and mesmerizing us with stories about the history of each winery, some of which went back over a thousand years. I was rapt. Finally … [Read more...]

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The Jesus Clause: The Kingdom of God is Within

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Illustration on the classic texts, The Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East (DeVorss & Co.)

More than 30 years ago, I cracked open volume one of a forbidden book about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. By the time I read through volume two, my entire relationship with Jesus, the man, was changed, and my relationship with Christ, the Consciousness, began. Those five little volumes, The Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East, by Baird T. Spalding, written around 1900, were forbidden by the Orthodox Christian church because their content was blasphemous. Was it … [Read more...]

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A Christmas Message: A Cradle for the Christ of Everywhere

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The following excerpt is from the new paperback edition of The Second Coming of Christ During this coming Christmas season, open a new portal of sublime devotion so that the Christ Omnipresence will be able to come anew within your consciousness. Every day, every hour, every golden second, Christ has been knocking at your dark gates of ignorance. Now, in this august sacred dawn, Christ is especially coming in answer to your inner call, to awaken his Christ Consciousness Omnipresence within … [Read more...]

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A Christmas Message

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At this time of year many people remember the birth and life of Jesus. Was the world he was born into really that much different from our own? Was there not the same need for peace and stability then as now? What does Jesus's life truly represent to the world today? What if Jesus wanted his followers - and us - to reach the same unity with God that he had reached? By following the young seeker from Nazareth on his path to Christhood, I've laid out a map of enlightenment. It wasn't necessary to … [Read more...]

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Environment-friendly Holiday Gifts are Available

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Dear EarthTalk: Can you recommend some sources for toys and other holiday gifts that are both safe and not harmful to the environment? - Tracy Gately, Marblehead, MAGiven the massive recall of toys contaminated with lead last year, let alone all the other bad news about chemicals seeping out of just about every other conceivable type of consumer item, it's no wonder that people are nervous about what might be inside the wrapping paper this next holiday season. Luckily, growing environmental … [Read more...]

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How to Have a Meaningful Christmas

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Have you felt that your Christmas celebrations are lacking in real meaning in recent years? Have you wondered what Christmas is really about or why it matters? And have you wished for a more meaningful way to celebrate this coming Christmas? One option that might bring you a significant and rewarding experience this holiday season is to approach Christmas from the mystical perspective. Every world religion has its own mystics. They share a common preference for direct and real experiences of … [Read more...]

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Eating Without Fear

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The holidays are upon us and represent a time of joy, celebration, family tradition, events, parties - and food! If you struggle with weight issues, the holidays are especially fearful. Another year is coming to a close and achieving your weight loss goals may not be a reality. Finding a solution to eat with ease and pleasure is a difficult task, because over-eating or eating all the wrong things is not about filling the stomach. Where do your thoughts take you when you think about turkey, … [Read more...]

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