A way to live your leisure time can fit your life’s goals: Use free and unencumbered time to reflect of the issues and events on which you usually do not have enough time to reflect.  Sort out your basic values and how they connect with all the areas of your life. Based on John 20:19-31 […]

A way to live in our leisure and free time: Our minds are working all the time — even in leisure or play time.  In these times, listen with care for the Spirit may be teaching you many things. Based on John 16:12-15 [A way to live our leisure or play time suggested by a reading […]

A way to live a mission in your leisure or playtime: In your leisure, play fair with both others and yourself. Based on Matthew 28:16-20 A way to live a mission in your leisure or playtime based on Matthew 28:16-20, a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the First Sunday after Pentecost, 6/11/17.  Matthew […]

A way to live a mission in your leisure or play time If your leisure or play time always has marks of being lovingly or justly carried on, you can be sure it will refresh you and your world. Based on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 A way to live a mission in your leisure or play […]

A way to live a mission in your leisure: We can treat our leisure time as our time that should never be interrupted.  Be ready to help anyone in need who crosses our path  or you play time. Based on Luke:25-37 [A way to live a mission in your leisure based on a reading from […]

A way to spend your leisure or play times: When good things happen for you, be sure to celebrate with your friends and neighbors.  Do not rejoice alone. Based on Luke 15:1-10 [A way to spend your leisure or play times based on a reading from The Revised Common Lectionary for The Seventeenth Sunday after […]

A way to live a mission in your leisure: Even in your leisure, risk loss of any kind to stay close to the ones you love.  Based on John 10:11-18, a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, 4/22/18. Jesus says that the good shepherd is one who lays down […]

A way to live a mission in your leisure time: Loving and fair activities in leisure time empower you to return to your regular responsibilities refreshed and eager to make life better for yourself and all others and free of selfish or exploitative actions. Based on Mark 3:20-35(see retelling below); a reading that comes from […]

A way to live a mission in your leisure or play-time: Play by the rules; when you break the rules; you cease to love the other players; when you cheat in games; you also break God’s call to love your neighbors. Based on Matthew 22:34-36 A way to live a mission in your leisure or […]

Leisure or play-time opens up many possibilities.  Some re-build your body or spirit or both.  Some rebuild others and your community as well.  Some indulge self-serving desires that advance neither yourself nor those around you.  Choose with care. [A way to live Mark 3:20-35 from the readings in many churches for 6/7/15,the Second Sunday after […]