Foolish Wisdom

When I try to distill Jesus’ message into its core truth, I always arrive at the same conclusion. Jesus wanted us to change our frame of reference, to see the physical world as background for the real story. It’s as though His central purpose was to focus our attention on things of the spirit.

What Do You See?

When you see a butterfly do you see the caterpillar that it was? When you see a caterpillar, do you see the butterfly it will be?

Learning to Trust Others Again – Listening is the First Step in This Spiritual Quest

We all have seemingly valid reasons to distrust certain, if not most, other individuals. No discussion is going to convince someone to all of a sudden start trusting another. There needs to be some way for us to begin this process. Trusting others, as in trusting oneself, must start with acceptance. Accepting others can only happen if we understand them. How do we practice our spirituality in light of strongly-held differing beliefs?

Soul Alchemy – Strengthen Your Mind and Grow Spiritually

When we think of alchemy, we think of raising the vibration of or improving something. Soul Alchemy truly is the accomplishment of burning off all of the layers that do not apply to the soul. It’s peeling off the layers, turning them back and letting the soul of the individual be revealed.

The Great Transition – Live in the Integrity of Your Soul (Step 10)

What does it mean to you to live in the integrity of your soul? What would you do differently in your life if you were to truly live in integrity with your soul? What does it mean to you and what shifts would you make in your life if you were to understand what it means to live in integrity with your soul? The Great Transition requires us to each return to living in integrity with our soul.

Hypocrites, Hospitals, and the Hall of Fame

Following Jesus involves inevitable paradox. Our theology professes a set of lofty principles and maintains we cannot possibly adhere to them. From our perspective, it’s an irresolvable dilemma. We’re flawed, broken creatures; left alone, we always fall short.

Dignity and Disrespect

The speaker made a startling claim: “Every individual deserves respect.” In my classroom, I consistently enforced a single rule: TREAT OTHERS WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. But suddenly I found myself considering my own conflicting thoughts about respect. Must respect be earned?

Gulf Oil Spill Frustration! A Few Minutes of Focused Intent May Actually Make a Difference

Feeling frustrated about the Gulf oil spill? Ever wonder if there’s anything you can do to help when such things occur? Learn how you can make a difference from the comfort of your own home.

A Consideration

When a person gets a cut, the white blood cells rush into action to heal the cut, and a scab is formed. The heart beats to keep alive the human body. All the complex systems that make up the human person do so in such accuracy.

Bridging the Sunday-Monday Gap

For many Christians the highlight of their week is the Sunday service. Sadly many believe this is where the Kingdom of God is primarily expressed. Ministry is confined to that which is done within the church.

How to Worship God

Is worshipping God limited to clapping our hands, singing songs, and dancing before the Lord or is it something deeper? Jesus said that they who worship God, must worship him in spirit and in truth.

How Shall We Pray?

I try to avoid politics. Really, I do. I dislike partisan bickering and divisiveness that casts someone as the personification of evil simply based on party affiliation. I’m opposed to rhetoric that twists every event to fit a pre-conceived ideology and advance an imperfect human agenda.