By Summer Bacon
(with an excerpt from Dr. Peebles)
Sigh. So many perspectives, so little time.
For example, last week I was bemoaning the fact that I'm not Jesus. No, seriously. It's not an ego thing. It was about wanting to really be like Jesus in a most humble, beautiful, seriously-committed-to-God kind of way. Like, with no fear, no doubt, no shame, no concern about the future or the past, and knowing with total certainty when to tell people to go ahead and cast their nets into the ocean for a big haul of fish.
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By Summer Bacon
(with an excerpt from Dr. Peebles)
Televangelist Joyce Meyer has often said, "Going to church doesn't make you spiritual, anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car."
In other words, "faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead." (James 2:17)
But, sometimes, especially these days, it seems increasingly difficult to put our faith into action, when we've been trusting and trusting and trusting in God and Spirit for weeks, and months, and years, waiting for the change to come. It's easy to lose hope when you keep having to "try" to put a smile on your face every morning, and walk each day by faith and not by sight.
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My Really Loud Conversation With God |
By Summer Bacon
My boyfriend, Don, and I were in Las Vegas this week for a couple of days. We saw Donny & Marie Osmond perform at the Flamingo. It was Don's birthday present to me, at my request. I wasn't a big fan of Donny & Marie, but somehow they always touched my heart when I saw them, and I really wanted to see their show (which was totally awesome, and professional, by the way). And, my Dad, who was a Director for ABC-TV for 35 years, knew The Osmonds when Donny was just a little boy, and my Dad always talked about what wonderful people The Osmonds were, so I guess his respect for them rubbed off on me. So did Donny Osmond's performance in "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat." Man, oh, man what a voice Donny has. If you haven't watched this movie/stage production, rent it quickly on Netflix or Blockbuster, or, heck, just go ahead and buy it, because, if you have any heart at all, and a love for music, you're going to love it, and will play it again and again.
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What the World Wants from You is YOU! |
By Summer Bacon
I stumbled on an old piece of writing this morning. It was called "A City Girl Asks A Swami." I wrote it when I was 18 years old. It was written for our family friend, Swami Parampanthi.
I seem to periodically stumble across this work at the most interesting times in my life. It always serves as a reminder of where I have come from.
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What to Do With a Broken Wine Glass |
By Summer Bacon
My brother, Britt, and his family came to visit me for my 50th birthday in June this year. This was my greatest birthday wish, come true. (My second wish was to have hot fudge sundaes instead of a traditional birthday cake. And, yes, this wish was also granted, with whipped cream and a cherry on top!)
Britt has always been my hero. He's a great guy, with enormous talent, a truly friendly disposition, a smattering of the absurd, a wee bit sarcastic at times, but very funny, a gentle and compassionate nature, a great mind, and, well, I just think he rocks. He is also an extraordinary musician, a sound engineer for movie trailers by day, reads voraciously at night, and has to be doing something creative at all times, whether it's perfecting his latest rustic loaf of sourdough bread made from homemade starter, or creating blog sites for friends in whom he believes. He's one amazing person, and (yes, ladies) he's also a family man, married for decades now.
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