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Read the Waterstraat group's question in this week's blog!  Great discussion we all seem to be having.

Meanderings

Sorry for the annoyance of my connection last night. Heard this report on yesterday and somehow it connected with something Lynette mentioned about the brain and spirituality. THE SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY Prayer May Reshape Your Brain … And Your Reality by Barbara Bradley Hagerty at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104310443 This is one of those areas where I think science points us back to (and confirms) the mystery of the spirit. And maybe it can end up being "common ground" for those of us on a progressive path and those of us on a more fundamentalist path?????

Chapter 3 and what I'm missing

Wow, I hate missing the discussions on chapter 3.  The nuance that wanting others to "believe" the magic bullet begins in compassion for their eternal futures, but then becomes manipulative when it uses fear to convince others of its "right message", is a light bulb for me.  Manipulation and extravagant love are mutually exclusive?  

Somebody tell me what else you said, please!