tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771518407751167712009-10-13T19:42:35.155-07:00Roger Grafensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760011677991794779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777151840775116771.post-80019522597431373932007-11-02T15:00:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:17:49.171-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ESz_5FrxLSI/Ryue6MzdnyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ii1-GOaPZoc/s1600-h/PetBlessing+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128367323398119202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ESz_5FrxLSI/Ryue6MzdnyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ii1-GOaPZoc/s320/PetBlessing+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"> Welcome to <strong>Spirit Talk</strong>. What is Spirit Talk? Spirit Talk is an invitation to talk about matters of soul. <em>Spirit Ear</em> might've been a better name. It's my chance to listen to what's on your mind. It's our chance to listen to one another regarding matters of faith and the mysteries of life. </span></div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"> My hope is that Spirit Talk becomes a place for honest reflection--a conversational sanctuary if you will where God is found in respectful sharing around topics of faith and spirituality. </span></div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"> Bishop Sally Dyck has a number of guidelines for such discussion on her blogspace -BishopSallyDyckBlogSpot.com . I'll work on some guidelines, too. In the meantime, suffice it to say God speaks in many voices and has give each human being spiritual eyes and ears with which to see the world. God has given each of us a mind, a set of life circumstances and experiences, therefore I believe each of us has insights and wisdom to share. Respect, gentleness, claiming our thoughts as our own, and honoring the thoughts of others are the initial guidelines I'd ask us to follow on all blogs.</span></div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"> Again, welcome to Spirit Talk (Roger Grafenstein BlogSpot.com). To start our conversation, I'm going to ask you what spiritual conversation topic would interest you the most: living a soulful life 1) and the environment 2) and politics 3) and prayer 4) and justice 5) and art or poetry, or 6) and something else? Let me know and we'll see where this conversation leads us.</span></div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"> God's Peace, Pastor Roger</span></div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"></span> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/777151840775116771-8001952259743137393?l=rogergrafenstein.blogspot.com'/></div>Roger Grafensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760011677991794779noreply@blogger.com