Ian's work "Odyssey: A Journey in Land" We know Ian through his "God's Prototype" collection and his "Seven Deadly Sins" work. We are excited to see his latest work, about which he says, "This body of work was inspired by the landscape: specifically the landscape viewed along I-55 between Bloomington-Normal and Chicago, Illinois. It is a journey I have made many times. What once I experienced as a boring, monotonous journey however, became one of subtle beauty."
Spiritual Hitchhikers? Here's a book for you
Visit our blog to read Paul Rademacher's interview, he's author of A Spiritual Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe: Travel Tips for the Spiritually Perplexed
New Interviews: Our blog features Mark Greiner, Paul Rademacher, Christopher Smith, and the finest cookie man we know Dan Guerrera (no joke, we take fine cookies seriously) www.spiritualbookclubblog.blogspot.com
Lisa Shannon, of Run for Congo Women, has a new book out: A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to be a Woman
One of their primary goals is to inspire creative ways of taking action, so they were thrilled to discover five heartwarming films created by South African teenagers, each one based on a quote from a Global Oneness Project film. Featured at the first Ubuntu Teen Film Festival in Stellenbosch, South Africa, these short films were made by 14- to 16-year-olds who collaborated across racial and class boundaries to express their powerful visions of global harmony.
www.SpiritualWanderer.com Rodney Curtis, a very funny author who is featured on our blog, he's battling leukemia and blogging about it
Events:
Omega's Women & Power Conference: Omega´s annual Women & Power Conference looks interesting with its rich diversity of speakers, performers, and participants.
Next few months, 2nd Sunday of each month:
September 12 Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
One God explores life in multi-faith America through the eyes of three religious leaders who share how their faith is enriched by friendships with people of other faiths. Author and Spiritual Director, Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, listened to Christian preachers on Sunday morning television as a child and was impressed by how they talked directly to God. Dr. Eboo Patel grew up as a Muslim-American in the suburbs of Chicago, volunteered at the Catholic Worker Movement and, encouraged by the Dalai Lama, founded the Interfaith Youth Core. The Rev. Christine Chakoian, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest, Illinois, gained a fuller understanding of communion from meals shared with Jewish and Muslim friends.
Odyssey Networks is the nation's largest multi-faith coalition dedicated to promoting tolerance, peace and social justice through the production and distribution of media. Odyssey's membership includes over 60 faith groups and organizations. Look what they are up to now....
Gathering of Veteran's Pow-Wow: Note from Joan; Sept 17-19, 2010 at Seven Circles Heritage Center in Edwards, IL, for more, see www.7CirclesHeritage.org
Facebook: Spiritual Book Club
Prayer for Today: God, We ask for wisdom to be peacemakers. We ask for grace to give the benefit of the doubt. We ask for stillness to know from whence true power comes. We ask for Your Presence. Amen.
"All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small"--Lao-Tsu
"...there is a new creation; everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!"--2 Corinthians 5:17
"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning."--Albert Camus
"What are you looking for?" -John 1:38
"Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe." --Tao Te Ching
"Struggle is part of life....It comes with birth and it takes its toll at every stage of development....Struggle bores down into the deepest part of the human soul like cirrus tendrils, bringing new life, contravening old truisms. The problem is that struggle requires the most of us just when we expect it least."--Joan Chittister, from the book Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope, also by her,"Women are the boldest and most unmanageable of revolutionaries."
"God won't be lived like some light morning.
Whoever climbs down the shaft must give up
earth's repleteness for the craft of mining:
stand hunched and pry him loose in tunnels."--Rainer Maria Rilke
