The Ordinary Mystic

This message is being spread worldwide! And it made it to my door the other day.

A friendly, well dressed man carrying a young child came up to my door and dropped off a pamphlet. I immediately recognized the “look” of the tract as being from the WatchTower Bible & Tract Society, the publishing arm for the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Evidently they are in the midst of a worldwide campaign to spread this particular message. I’m all too familiar with this work as I was actively involved with the Jehovah’s Witnesses for a number of years, until my heart led me in other directions.
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As I was driving home the other day and I spotted this sign.

I have to admit I was surprised to see this being featured at a church. I had considered labyrinths to have more in common with eastern religious thought rather than western. Buddhists have their walking meditations, the labyrinth design resembles Buddhist mandalas, a symbol for meditation, and the meditation experience itself is a core practice in Buddhism and Hindu Yoga. So are labyrinths incompatible with Christianity?
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Now why would someone want to express gratitude for a sprain? Well, it shows the effect that one viewing of The Secret had on certain members of my family.

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