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Larry Payne
Jan 232 min read
NEW RHYTHMS OF SPIRITUALITY
Intentional effort makes a difference in many areas of life. Teachers demand the intentional effort of study from their students. Coaches...
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Larry Payne
Jan 175 min read
Grief for Good, Part 1
I remember the first time I saw a dead person. I awakened to answer the phone and heard the voice of an older woman, a member of my small...
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Larry Payne
Jan 152 min read
Finding A Message in the Mystery?
Messages that influence us come in many ways. A text, a call, a dream, a kiss—any of these could bring a message that changes the course...
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Larry Payne
Jul 17, 20241 min read
Did God Intervene?
Is God intervening? Absolutely, every moment, for a better world, with no universe-altering “miracle” needed. The real miracle is for us to
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Larry Payne
May 11, 20242 min read
God Meets Us in a Library
Humans have been sought learning for centuries. As mankind reflects the image of God, this offers a perspective on the Divine.
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Larry Payne
Apr 18, 20245 min read
Go Wild! Spirituality for Ecology
Running the path beneath the giant Sequoias brought a depth to my faith experience.
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Larry Payne
Apr 4, 20248 min read
Baby Yes? Baby No? Ethics of Birth Control
Have you attended a gender reveal party? It’s a gathering where the expectant Mom and Dad learn for themselves or tell the world the...
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Larry Payne
Mar 29, 20242 min read
Easter's Liminal Space
“And then what happened?” The question from a child is natural when the storyteller pauses. The tale isn’t finished, the action...
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Larry Payne
Mar 14, 20247 min read
Tears of Jesus--for Us?
As I walked across Jerusalem’s Mt. of Olives, my eye caught the unusual chapel on the hillside. The white stone building was shaped like...
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Larry Payne
Feb 23, 20241 min read
Viewpoints: Glendalough Cathedral
The Glendalough Cathedral, Monastery, and Cemetery have marked sacred ground in County Wicklow, Ireland for more than 1400 years. In a...
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Larry Payne
Feb 9, 20243 min read
Who Do You See? Go past your biases
Everyone who reads the Signposts blog must be a wise, loving, growing, suave person. That statement is a crude example of what we know as...
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Larry Payne
Jan 12, 20241 min read
TRACKS EXPRESS: Tap the Wisdom
When you encounter a decision point, where do you turn for help? I most often turn to research and reflection, making Pro/Con lists. I’ve...
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Larry Payne
Jan 5, 20241 min read
Unleash the Now!
The ticking seconds of the clock—could they be the signal God is moving across my life and yours? My Granddad's clock is a treasured...
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Larry Payne
Dec 16, 20231 min read
Tracks Express (12/15/23): Soothe the Stress, Make Christmas Last and Enjoy a Cookie
The TRACKS EXPRESS newsletter for 12/15/23 is filled with Christmas goodies. Check out helps for the holiday stress, a devotional on the...
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Larry Payne
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Our Wisdom Within
When you encounter a decision point, where do you turn for help? In the book, God Is, Mallory Wyckoff shares her insight that we may...
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Larry Payne
Nov 20, 20232 min read
It's time for creating Life
“Today I still feel deeply convicted about the value of contemplative prayer. And it is this passion and vision, first kindled many years...
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Larry Payne
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Seeking My Universal Story
All of us are storytellers in our own saga. Fr. Richard Rohr challenges us in The Wisdom Pattern to make sure our story is larger than...
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Larry Payne
Jun 20, 20231 min read
Women Bashed by Southern Baptist Patriarchy
The Southern Baptist Convention is now in a frenzy of purging churches who dare to have a female pastor. I feel so sorry for the...
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Larry Payne
Apr 3, 20231 min read
A Weeping King
Tears come easily for some people, while for others a tear is rare. Each drop conveys a message to our body and to others. Science knows...
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Larry Payne
Dec 7, 20224 min read
Chronic illness and new hope
The woman was in tears as she talked with a chaplain. She had been a patient more than 200 days, enduring countless test and five...
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