Capilano United Church

Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11

This coming Sunday, May 11, is Mother’s Day.

It is also the last of six themes we have been exploring of S.O.S. - Soil for Our Souls: The Way of Jesus, A Spiritual Path for Today.

You can check out all of the themes at www.soilforoursouls.com.

It is also Pentecost Sunday, the day we celebrate the first followers of Jesus first being filled with the Holy Spirit.

Believe it or not, I think we can connect all three of these important connections in our lives and make for lively worship.

I hope to see you there!

Money CAN Buy You Happiness

Once again science is proving what the church has been teaching all along.

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In this case, scientists have found that giving money away increases happiness.

UBC researcher Elizabeth Dunn and colleagues from the Harvard Business School reported findings from 3 studies. (Click here to open an Adobe PDF version of the study media release from UBC.)

In a survey of 630 Americans, they found that those who spent more on others reported greater happiness. Having more money did not make you happier; but giving money away did.

Once again science is proving what the church has been teaching all along.

Click here for an easy to print or email Adobe PDF version of this note.

In this case, scientists have found that giving money away increases happiness.

UBC researcher Elizabeth Dunn and colleagues from the Harvard Business School reported findings from 3 studies. (Click here to open an Adobe PDF version of the study media release from UBC.)

In a survey of 630 Americans, they found that those who spent more on others reported greater happiness. Having more money did not make you happier; but giving money away did.

Live Longer - Go To Church! Really. I'm Not Making This Up.

Turns out Canada's most stridently non-religious newspaper can't avoid spirituality.

Even though the Globe and Mail never mentions Christianity unless there is a scandal or a conflict, Judith timson's, April 29, 2008 Life Section column, Longevity: The New Boomer Status Symbol, listed 9 items that contribute to longevity that author Dan Buettner had observed in his studies of communities around the world with higher than average longevity.

The first 4 have to do with common sense diet and exercise.

The last 5? In one way or another, all are associated with traditional religious practices:

• Have a strong sense of purpose
• Take time to relieve stress - observe a Sabbath, meditate, pray, nap, play
• Belong - participate in a spiritual community
• Put loved ones first
• Join the right tribe - hang with others who practice a healthy life style.