Jan 29 2006

Soul Economy

Category: Uncategorizeddryvetyme @ 14:13

Parent-Teacher Community Gathering at The Harvest
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Dr. David Booth of Austin Waldorf School

((As a note of introduction, this essay was crafted from 2 pages of notes taken during a presentation given by Dr. Booth. In a technical sense, Dr. Booth has not sponsored or authorized the content of this essay. Thus, this essay that I have crafted represents my best possible understanding of what he spoke to the parents of The Harvest at our most recent Parent-Teacher Gathering. Enjoy….))

Economics, as a social science, is the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth. It focuses its study upon how a nation’s or the world’s resources are utilized and whether or not they are being utilized effectively. Comparably, Soul Economy is primarily concerned with how to gauge, manage, and take care of one’s inner experiences. This inner life is comprised of the many ways in which the soul processes the outer life – thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Thus, Soul Economy is concerned with how those key components of one’s soul are used and abused in everyday life.
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Jan 29 2006

Genesis 14

Category: Genesis All Over Againdryvetyme @ 10:13

Abram’s Excellent Adventure
Or
Lot’s Bogus Journey

Lot gets captured in a military conflict and Abram goes to save him. (Genesis 14: 1-16) I thought long and hard about how to best dissect what is happening here into some understandable format, not only for the children, but also for any teacher who would use my commentary in their classroom. What might be the larger principle to learn here? What is the point of including this small story into the larger story of the beginnings of the Hebrew people as a nation, as the children of God? Do we really need to read about the political machinations of the various tribal powers that wandered the deserts of the ancient Middle East? What is the relevance of this episode to Abram and Sarai’s larger story of becoming the parents of a great nation?

And then I realized how Chapter 14 is a thematic continuation to Chapter 13 – Abram continues to take care of and show responsibility for the welfare of those people important to him. Continue reading “Genesis 14″


Jan 29 2006

Invocation — 01/29/2006

Category: Uncategorizeddryvetyme @ 01:33

With all apologies to Sufjan Stevens and David Crowder….

O God, where are You now?

Dark clouds roll in
Filling our skies
our minds
our hearts

We cannot see
Our minds are troubled
Our hearts are heavy

O God, are You here now?

Enfold this space
our thoughts
our lives
In Your love and grace

Let us feel You here
Give us direction to our thoughts
Bless our lives so
that we can bless the lives of
others

O God, be here now.
Be everywhere now.

APN
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