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FALL EVENTS THROUGH PIVOT POINT MINISTRIES

Germany Pilgrimage (2016) Skype Information Meetings September 20 (Sunday) 7:00 p.m. (CDT) October 20 (Tuesday) 7:00 p.m. (CDT) November 15 (Sunday) 7:00 p.m. (CST) Group Spiritual Direction: Spirituality of Aging Location: Steve’s Home, 3454 Silver Lane NE, St. Anthony Village (Minneapolis), MN Thursday, September 10 1:00-2:00 p.m. ORIENTATION Thursday, September 17 1:00-3:00 p.m. Thursday, September […]

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FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS: DISCERNING ONE’S CALL

“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a classic movie, produced in 1946, starring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey. George, a man who continually gave up his dreams to support others, begins to feel that he has been a total failure, one who has let down everybody around him. When George faces imminent suicide on Christmas Eve, […]

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Easter Hospitality: Pro-Active Reconciliation

Reconciliation is hard.  No doubt about it.  Jesus takes https://www.acheterviagrafr24.com/vente-viagra-france-algerie/ His usual radical approach after the resurrection.  Jesus does not wait for people to come to Him, rather, he takes it upon Himself to go to them.  Jesus practices pro-active reconciliation. The disciples  had not rejected Jesus, but, they had abandoned Him.  In His time […]

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Easter Hospitality: Table Fellowship (From Emmaus to the Lakeshore)

Table fellowship is an important part of life and at the time of Jesus, to have a meal with someone is an important sign of acceptance and hospitality.  And as Jesus rises from the dead and lives the resurrected life, he goes to those who abandoned him and engages in table fellowship. On the road […]

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Radical Easter Hospitality: She Sets The Tone

Last Thursday I was privileged to connect with Sister Marie at the St. Paul Monastery of http://www.laviagraes.com/viagra-generico-contrareembolso the Sisters of St. Benedict in Maplewood, MN. I sildenafil precio grow so much every time I visit this place. Sister Virginia introduced me to Sister Marie. I had seen Sister Marie but had not really had much […]

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  • The Loneliness Factor

    I was at a luncheon that was serving as a listening post for seniors to describe their sense of loneliness and isolation. I knew that the population invited to this luncheon was one that would probably have a higher sense of isolation, but, what I heard was much more intense than I expected. A man […]

  • Social Networks and Aging

    It is interesting that research is showing two demographics experiencing social isolation in such as way as to impact health: Young Adults (18-22) and Senior Adults (65+). I have worked with both populations over the past 50 years and I continue to be amazed at the similarity of the questions raised by both groups and […]

  • An Eye-Opening Awareness: One More Transition for this Guy

    I sat at a luncheon two weeks ago that opened my eyes to a reality that I knew was there, but as the discussion unfolded I began to realize how the discussion, about to take place, was going to expand my thinking. As I listened to the needs of the people with whom I shared […]

  • TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE: LETTING GOD SET THE AGENDA

    When it comes to the human condition and a desire to change, we can become easily frustrated: we think that we want to change … but we really don’t. Paul expresses this contradiction well in Romans 7:15-24: “I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do […]

  • The Crisis of Loneliness

    THE NATIONAL CRISIS CALLED LONELINESS From “LINKED IN” “America is becoming Isolation Nation. Nearly half of respondents to a nationwide survey by health insurer Cigna say they always or sometimes feel alone, and 54% say they feel no one knows them well. Such loneliness is connected to increased risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death. The […]