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Category: Reflection
Saying Goodbye
It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that we lost one of our own last week, Melissa Buljubasic.
The Blame Game
The Rev. Brad Munroe, the Executive Presbyter of the local denominational body of which I am a part (part of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A), has rewritten the Serenity Prayer for […]
Lost and Found Again
This past week I read about an international research project conducted by Science Magazine. Hundreds of “lost” wallets containing large and small amounts of money were placed in locations around […]
Redevelopment Update: It’s Both Sites Now!
We are planning to have a second concrete contractor begin working on the 17th Drive site next week. You should see the sitework contractor moving dirt for the building pads […]
Come to the Quiet
Sometimes we don’t realize how noisy our world is until we escape to a place of quiet. The Desert Mothers and Fathers believed that silence and quiet prevents us from […]
Living with Flexibility
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, internationally known author and speaker in the field of self-development, wrote a book called Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life—Living the Wisdom of the Tao in […]
Big Tech, Big Brother and a Bigger God
George Orwell’s novel, 1984, was so successful at creating an imagined yet potential future reality that seventy years later, one of its most famous phrases ‘Big Brother is watching you’, […]
Beatitudes Campus Town Hall
Prior to the Town Hall Meeting, a Celebration of Life was held to honor the memory of Rev. Dr. Culver “Bill” H. Nelson, D.D., LHD, the beloved founder of Beatitudes […]
Redevelopment Update
The Planned Urban Development (PUD) application with the City of Phoenix was unanimously approved. Thank you again for your excellent support throughout this process. We have completed just over 16% […]
Golden Rule Awards Banquet
The Arizona Interfaith Movement (AZIFM) holds the Golden Rule Banquet each year where people and organizations are honored for upholding the principles of the Golden Rule. I had the pleasure […]
A PROCLAMATION
Every May the nation celebrates Older Americans Month. This year’s them is Connect, Create, Contribute. We are urged to CONNECT with friends, family and services that support participation. Also to […]
Rev. Dr. Culver H. “Bill’ Nelson
This past Tuesday, the Beatitudes Church and Campus communities, along with families and friends, gathered to celebrate the life of our founder, Rev. Dr. Culver H. “Bill’ Nelson. It was […]
Earth Day Observance
EARTH DAY OBSERVANCE…On Friday, April 26th, the residents and staff of Beatitudes Campus are participating in the 2019 Earth Day Observance with what has been termed a “Protect March”. The Marchers will gather outside The Bistro at 10:00AM Friday morning and then proceed to The Everett Luther Life Center. Join us!
A Phoenician Easter
In our Easter celebrations, we find the truth of that victory in ourselves and the world around us, which sets an undying flame of faith within our hearts. May that flame burn brightly today and always. Alleluia.
Don’t Blink
Country Singer Kenny Chesney sings a great song called “Don’t Blink.” The song’s lyrics tell of a younger man’s encounter with a 102-year-old man who was being interviewed on the […]
Bad For Your Health
I noticed an article the other day, “In Later years, Your House May be Bad For Your Health.” Of course I had to read more. It cited recent results of […]
The Healing Power of Human Solidarity
Once again, the world has witnessed another atrocity born out of hatred. The faces of the fifty victims of that murderous shooting, of people gathered together in worship and prayer […]