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I’ve always wanted to be a superhero, but when my older brother and I used to play superheroes, I had to be the women and the villains. Perhaps in my brother’s subconscious the two were linked. Nowadays, I can have superpowers without playing the women and the villains. No, I’m not talking about the superpowers …
Do you know the purpose of your life? Whether you do or not, you could benefit from reading The Purpose of Your Life by Carol Adrienne. Struggling to Discover How to Live For the last several months, I’ve been obsessing about the possibility of losing my disability and wondering how I could possibly support myself …
Recently I was scolded for doing what I thought was the right thing. I’d seen other people handle similar situations in the same way, so I thought I was following the appropriate course of action. What I did was absolutely harmless. The scolding was not justified. There are kinder ways to tell someone to take …
At least once a month, I attend a meditation group, called Satsang, at a local church. We meet to discuss the teachings of Eknath Easwaran, watch videos of his talks, read selections from his books, and meditate. Eknath Easwaran Eknath Easwaran came to the states from India to teach his eight point program. He was …
I’ve encountered two main approaches to money and the spiritual life: One, the world is full of abundance. God wants us to prosper and to enjoy our prosperity. There’s nothing wrong with creating wealth. We can use wealth to fulfill material needs, support loved ones, and help others. And, two, we can build our awareness …
Throughout the many stages of my life, my concept of God has evolved. But that hasn’t necessarily translated into an evolved prayer life. When I was young, I was taught the following story: In the beginning, God created everything, including Adam and Eve. Because Adam and Eve ate of the tree of the knowledge of …
In Spring of 2008, as I was driving past Unity of Kalamazoo I saw an advertisement for Oprah’s A New Earth webcasts with Eckhart Tolle. And I thought: a church that would promote A New Earth is a church that I could belong to. Other than visiting a Unitarian Universalist Church a couple times, I …
If you’ve read my blog and my “about the blog” page, you already know that I’m in a state of transition. Here’s the summary: I’ve been on disability since October 2009, and now it’s up for review. I’m afraid I might lose it, so I’ve decided to start a freelance writing business, just in case. …
Sometimes Jesus can be absolutely shocking. Like when he says, “make friends for yourself by means of dishonest wealth.” Before the service at St. Luke’s two weeks ago, if someone randomly asked me, “Didn’t Jesus say, ‘make friends for yourself by means of dishonest wealth’?” my response would be, “That can’t be!” But in the …
If Sunday two weeks ago had a theme, it would be “Be Foolish for Christ.” A couple weeks ago on Sunday at St. Luke’s we celebrated the Feast of the Holy Cross. Rev. Dr. Randall R. Warren set the stage for the celebration in the homily. He introduced us to a “fool for Christ,” named …