Strahan Coleman
Scripture: Genesis 2:7 “Then, the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being”
Quote:“A sign of peace and also a sign of well-being,” that can bring “oneness of thought, purpose, desire and hope.”
– Cleve Barlow, Tikanga Whakaaro: Key Concepts in Maori Culture.”
Scripture: John 20:22 “Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. “Receive the Holy Spirit”
Quote: “Just as for God to speak is to do, and to look is to love, so for him to gaze is for him to transform, to bring radiance and beauty. Our very existence, our very beauty as a person, is the fruit of this sustained gaze of love. And yet there are certain gifts, a process of transformation, which can only occur when this gaze is fully accepted, when our eyes open to meet the eyes that look upon us.”
– Joshua Elzner
Quote: “Mirror neurons allow us to identify the emotions and mood of others and predict their behaviour. You can imagine it like an automatic replay. If we watch someone, our brain acts as if we did/suffered what we’re just observing passively…You could say mirror neurons make sure we get “infected” by the joy and pain someone else feels.”
– Aurorasa Sima
Quote: “Envisioning an authoritarian or critical entity – be it another person or God – will activate the limbic areas of the brain that generate fear and anger… However when you perceive God as a benevolent force, a different part of the brain is stimulated in the prefrontal cortex. Loving, compassionate images, faces, or thoughts activate a circuit that involves a tiny area in the front part of your brain called the anterior cingulate.”
– How God Changes The Brain, Andrew Newberg & Mark Robert Walkman
