“Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian, that’s a tough call. That’s rebellion.” ~ Alice Cooper Have you ever been asked, “are you a Christian”? I am a theologian, pastor and worship a Jesus-looking God, but I rarely identify as a Christian. People have asked me if I… Read More »
Three Types of Meditation
“Meditation is about cultivating constructive emotions, like altruism, compassion.” ~ Matthieu Ricard Renowned meditation researchers Cortland Dahl, Antoine Lutz, and Richard Davidson of The Center for Healthy Minds put meditation practices into three families: attentional, constructive, and deconstructive.¹ Attentional: Beginning with the attentional family, these are meditation practices that include counting the breath, body scanning,… Read More »