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P’s in a Pod: Maintaining your spiritual health

March 11th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Last week I interviewed pastor, consultant and speaker, Rev. Michael Vinson on a presentation he had recently given at Montreat Camp and Conference Center. The topic, maintaining your spiritual health, is something we can all benefit from. For those of you whose missed the podcast here is a summary of the primary principles in the podcast (p’s in the pod). —– INPUTS Just as we physically need air, water, and food to nourish our bodies we also need certain inputs to be spiritually well-nourished. There are at least three inputs we can spiritually benefit from: peace, spirit and love. Peace Michael spoke about the need to breath in peace several times a day. He spoke about how vital it is to take a few deep breathes and imagine the peace … Read entire article »

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