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Looking at how to be fair
By
Cheryl Petersen
The disparity is obvious. The Pacific Northwest received little to no snowfall last winter and therefore their fresh water resources are greatly diminished. We here in the northeast received so much snow it’s all I did was shovel the driveway last winter. Plus, we are getting rain regularly now. It doesn’t seem fair. But nothing…
On the offense team
By
Cheryl Petersen
The cliché, “The best defense is a good offense,” makes sense even to non-sports people like me. It can be applied to ball games, military combat, and I believe, it can be applied to religion. Too much defense and there is a lack of vision for scoring, whether the scoring results in a ball through…
Finding the sacred
By
Cheryl Petersen
Some things in life, we treat as sacred: relationships, spirit, the earth, our work. We are bewildered when other people treat them irreverently. Deep down we know the truth of the matter, that we must treat our earth with respect, otherwise it will be destroyed. Yet nothing in this material world is permanent, although the…
Spiritual cause
By
Cheryl Petersen
From Abridged Chapter, Science of Being A terrible habit is to believe without understanding. Spiritual leaders are often misunderstood. Followers, who misinterpret their leader, will also misinterpret themselves. To understand Jesus the Christ takes time; even his disciples had a difficult time grasping his words and works. Jesus didn’t get hung up on the physical…
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