Soil for Our Souls

S.O.S. - Soil for Our Souls

Rich Soil for Our Souls to Flourish

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It was you who formed my inward parts;
   I praise you,
      for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
                                                  Psalm 139

And yet it is also true ...

      I realize I don't have what it takes to do what is right.
      I can will it, but I can't do it. I decide to do good,
      but I don't really do it; I decide not to do bad, but
      then I do it anyway. My "decisions" don't result in actions.
      Romans 7 (from "The Message")

Jesus used many soil and seed images to describe how, in spite of our inability to be perfect, we might nonetheless practice ways of living so that our God-given souls might flourish in health, maturity, wisdom, sustainability, and completion.

S.O.S. - Booklet Available

S.O.S. Soil for Our Souls
The Way of Jesus - A Spiritual Path for Today
   

New Booklet Available

I have combined the 6 U.N.I.T.E.D. themes into a booklet format. Also included are "Rich Soil for Our Souls to Flourish," which introduces the whole project; and "The Long Emergency," my sermon which started it all.

The document is available in two formats:

A.  The pages have been re-sequenced for a booklet format.
     They must be printed and then photocopied, one-sided to two-sided, collated, and folded in half.
     Click here to open an Adobe PDF version of this file.

B.  The pages are in numerical sequence, formatted as two columns per page of paper.
     This format makes for easier reading and photocopying without the need to print in the booklet format.
     Click here to open an Adobe PDF version of this file.

Dedicating Time, Talent and Treasure in Gratitude to God

S.O.S. Soil for Our Souls
The Way of Jesus - A Spiritual Path for Today
Dedicating time, talent and treasure in gratitude to God
   

This is the last of six themes exploring ways to enrich the soil in which our souls may grow in health, maturity, wisdom, sustainability, and completion.

Clicking the Dedicating time, talent and treasure in gratitude to God link under the U.N.I.T.E.D. heading in the left-hand side bar will open a page with links to resources about all things dedicating.

Engaged in Spiritual Friendships and Study

S.O.S. Soil for Our Souls
The Way of Jesus - A Spiritual Path for Today
Engaged in spiritual friendships and study

This is the fifth of six themes exploring ways to enrich the soil in which our souls may grow in health, maturity, wisdom, sustainability, and completion.

Clicking the Engaged in spiritual friendships and study link under the U.N.I.T.E.D. heading in the left-hand side bar will open a page with links to resources about all things friendship and study.

Testifying about God's love through service and hospitality

S.O.S. Soil for Our Souls
The Way of Jesus - A Spiritual Path for Today
Testifying about God's love through service and hospitality

This is the fourth of six themes exploring ways to enrich the soil in which our souls may grow in health, maturity, wisdom, sustainability, and completion.

Clicking the Testifying about God's love through service and hospitality link under the U.N.I.T.E.D. heading in the left-hand side bar will open a page with links to resources about all things service and hospitality.

S.O.S. Soil for Our Souls
The Way of Jesus - A Spiritual Path for Today
Testifying about God's love through service and hospitality

This is the fourth of six themes exploring ways to enrich the soil in which our souls may grow in health, maturity, wisdom, sustainability, and completion.

Clicking the Testifying about God's love through service and hospitality link under the U.N.I.T.E.D. heading in the left-hand side bar will open a page with links to resources about all things service and hospitality.

Inspired by daily reading and memorization of Scripture

S.O.S. Soil for Our Souls
The Way of Jesus - A Spiritual Path for Today
Inspired by daily reading and memorizing of Scripture

This is the third of six themes exploring ways to enrich the soil in which our souls may grow in health, maturity, wisdom, sustainability, and completion.

Clicking the Inspired by daily reading and memorizing of Scripture link under the U.N.I.T.E.D. heading in the left-hand side bar will open a page with links to resources about all things reading and memorizing of Scripture.

Nourished Through Weekly Rest and Worship

S.O.S. Soil for Our Souls
The Way of Jesus - A Spiritual Path for Today
Nourished through weekly rest and worship

This is the second of six themes exploring ways to enrich the soil in which our souls may grow in health, maturity, wisdom, sustainability, and completion.

Clicking the Nourished through weekly rest and worship link under the U.N.I.T.E.D. heading in the left-hand side bar will open a page with links to resources about all things rest and worship.

Uplifted in Daily Prayer

S.O.S. Soil for Our Souls
The Way of Jesus - A Spiritual Path for Today
Uplifted in daily prayer

This is the first of six themes exploring ways to enrich the soil in which our souls may grow in health, maturity, wisdom, sustainability and completion.

Clicking the Uplifted in daily prayer link under the U.N.I.T.E.D. heading in the left-hand side bar will open a page with links to resources about all things prayer.