A seaside Pearls of Life installation
Enjoy this virtual visit to a new Pearls of Life installation at Sjöliden, Sweden...by the sea! "The pearls on Sjöliden are large cast...
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- Jan 20, 2022
- 1 min
Wrought iron Pearls of Life candle ring
Here is a large and handsome wrought iron candle ring featuring the Pearls of Life. It is located in a church in Sweden. Can you imagine...
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- Jan 16, 2022
- 1 min
Start simple with the Pearls of Life
Friendship takes time. Start in a simple way. Listen to the silence: what do the Pearls say to you? Rejoice in the fact that you have...
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- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
Baptism and the Pearls of Life
Because today is the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, it's fitting to share an article from Verbum, the Swedish publishers and curators...
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- Jan 8, 2022
- 1 min
Embroidery and the Pearls - a meditative pairing
This group at Västerstrands church in Karlstad, Sweden, gather regularly to do embroidery together as a contemplative and meditative...
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- Jan 7, 2022
- 1 min
Capturing the Pearls with photos
This photo from Facebook is fuzzy, but what a creative idea! Invite young people (or adults) to find photos that evoke the meaning of the...
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- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
The blue pearl...so many possibilities
The blue pearl in the Pearls of Life is the Serenity Pearl (also known as the Carefree Pearl). Most often, that's how it's contemplated....
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- Jan 5, 2022
- 1 min
A practice with the Night Pearl
We do not always need to pray the entire circuit of the Pearls of Life. Sometimes, taking only one Pearl and entering it deeply can be a...
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- Jan 4, 2022
- 1 min
Taste the Pearls of Life!
A creative idea for making the Pearls of Life a multi-sensory experience! Many churches in Scandinavia and Europe use the Pearls of Life...
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- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
Pilgrimage with the Pearls: a text to accompany you
There is a 10 kilometer pilgrimage route between Romakloster and Dalhem, Sweden. Download this English translation and take it out for...
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- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
The I Pearl: A story for children
The precious gift of the I PEARL One day, Nilla sat in front of the mirror and looked at her face. The nose with the freckles, the...
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- Dec 31, 2021
- 1 min
Read me first
Are you already familiar with the Pearls of Life, please jump right in! If you are not familiar with the Pearls of Life, this is a great...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
Candle holders recreate the Pearls of Life
A confirmation camp in Finland used colored candle holders to recreate the Pearls of Life. We are sitting on the floor and in the middle...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
Glass Pearls sparkle in church in Traslov, Sweden
For the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Pearls of Life, Traslov church in Sweden commissioned hand-blown glass renditions to be...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
A simple outdoor Pearls of Life installation
A simple installation of painted rocks creates an outdoor Pearls of Life at St. Michael's church in Ryd, Sweden. (photo: Svenska Kyrkan)
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 4 min
Using the Pearls of Life with children: a case study
In his article in Homiletic (Vol. 44, No. 2 [2019]), "I Wish We Could Fast Forward It: Negotiating the Practice of Preaching," Linn Sæbø...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
Indigenous expressions in the Pearls of Life
The Pearls of Life in this photo are created from materials meaningful to the Sami people, an indigenous people of Sweden. Materials...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
The Green Pearl: Love for our planet
In the original edition, all the Secret Pearls were white, no green. I thought: all colors are in the white light. But we sometimes need...
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- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
The Pearls of Life in flowers and music
This beautiful image of the Pearls of Life expressed through flowers comes from the musical recordings of Eva Lund Neidek, a Swedish...
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- Dec 28, 2021
- 1 min
A simple Pearls of Life practice for children (and adults!)
This simple practice comes from Rev Lönnebo's book, Frälsarkransen.
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