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May 1
8 min

The Hero's Journey

It seems to me that there are universal stories that are particularized by noble souls such as Dorothy from Oz and Frodo from the Shire...

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Apr 15
6 min

Paradox

I think matters of spiritual truth are often paradoxical. And I wouldn’t be alone in this idea. In the Christian tradition alone, we’re...

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Mar 31
7 min

Guilty or Not-guilty

It occurred to me that to explore the tensions of Palm Sunday and the triumphs of Easter Sunday without exploring the universal themes...

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Mar 17
7 min

Trust

In Hindu teachings, a fish/God ordered up a boat. The hero delivered, the flood came, humanity was saved and the boat came to rest on a...

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Mar 1
7 min

God is. I am. I express. I pray. I Do.

I think spiritual revelation is a lot like psychic revelation. The problem doesn’t so much arise when humans receive profound wisdom as...

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Feb 15
2 min

God Is - I Am - I Think

Do you believe what society has taught you? Do you believe what society has taught you about the size of your hips, the color of your...

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Feb 1
8 min

God Is, I Am

It took a period of 40 for the earth to be purified by the flood, a period of 40 for Elijah to escape the evil queen, a period of 40 for...

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Jan 15
7 min

The True Spirit of Advent

As a child, I had no idea what the ritual symbolized. For me, it was just fun, not unlike many of today’s children for whom the opening...

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Jan 5
6 min

The Law of One

How about this for an affirmation? I am one with the Infinite Wisdom of God. As such, I allow the grand thoughts of an Unlimited Thinker...

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Dec 16, 2020
7 min

The Importance of Community

The most primitive organism on this planet is the prokaryote. Now, this prokaryote might be described as little more than a cell membrane...

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Dec 4, 2020
8 min

One Life, One Mind, One Source

Traditions such as Unity would say it this way: there are not 8 billion lives. There is one life being expressed in an infinite number...

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Dec 4, 2020
7 min

The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks

The problem with a human incarnation is that it’s believable. What our ears hear is believable. What our noses smell is believable. ...

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Dec 4, 2020
9 min

Time to Bring Our Life Energies Back Center

There’s a poster that hangs in my office. It was a gift from Rev. Nina Clark and its words were drawn from a book I wrote many years...

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Nov 3, 2020
7 min

The End of Days - End of Ways

Oh, do mark your calendars on the day that Dr. Richard Loren Held launched his Sunday discussion by referencing Rev. Pat Robertson. Now,...

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