Category: Spirituality
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Sounds
The predominant sense experience of the Pasadena International House of Prayer is sound. The sounds of this 24/6 space of prayer and worship can often be a sensory overload for the ears. Depending on the time of day there could be intense prayers of shouting, the mumbling of those quietly speaking in tongues, and the…
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Smell
When I think of a Daoist temple the first thing that comes to mind is the smell. The smell of incense instinctively stirs up memories of the years I spent living in Taiwan. Images flood my mind of colorful and elaborate temples, simple roadside altars, and the family altar in my uncle’s home. Thien Hau…
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Good Friday: A Virtual Art Show
Jesus took the most basic of foods, bread and wine, to represent his sacrifice. There were four movements in Jesus’ actions: He Took the bread, Blessed it, Broke it, and Gave to his disciples. We continue to imitate his actions to remember his broken body and shed blood. So we remember, each week, each month, we…
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Finding Eden
Finding Eden represents for me a returning to God. It is the seeking of my humanity to meet with the triune divinity. I find myself nostalgic for something I never had. As Henri Nouwen wrote in Life of the Beloved, “It seems that all of us human beings have deep inner memories of the paradise…
Finding Eden 