We are living in a world of change. All around us we see the effects of change. The cars we drive, the houses we live in, the foods we purchase, the roads we drive on, the schools we attend and our children attend, the places we work from, the identities we assume, and even the […]
In the Beginning Was the Word
This opening phrase from John 1:1 goes on to say, “and the word was with God, and the word was God.” This simple phrase has created countless opinions from theologians, Bible scholars, and religious leaders for years. You can spend hours with the countless pages of historical data that has been written on what this […]
We are Creators Living in Our Own Creation
Reading the first chapter of Genesis, it is clear that God, the Source of all Good, created the earth, the sky, all vegetation, the animal kingdom and everything that was necessary to sustain life and then said that everything created was Good. So, it appears that the earth was complete and whole and created for […]
We Are Here to Express Love
In Matthew 22:36, Jesus is asked by the Pharisees, who were trying to trap him with words, “Which is the greatest commandment in the law?” Jesus answered, Love the Lord, your God with all your heart, soul, might and mind. He then added that there is a second one that is just as important, Love […]
I See a New Heaven and a New Earth
Happy New Year is an appropriate beginning to a newsletter in the last few days of the current year as we get ready to celebrate the turning of the calendar from 2022 to 2023. Just like any period of time, there are things to look back at and learn from and there are things to […]
The Practice of Cultivating Joy
Deepak Chopra, in an essay on cultivating joy, says “Joy is Divine. While feelings of happiness usually come from external sources and are temporary, joy comes from within. It is an innate part of who you are and how you express yourself.” This Sunday of Advent, we are focused on Joy. Since joy is an […]
You Have Power Over Your Thoughts, Not Over Events
This is a famous quote from Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and philosopher from 161 to 180. He is considered one of the last good emperors of Rome before the decline of the Roman Empire in the second and third centuries. The Apostle Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 2:12, “Now we have received not the […]
There is No Thing to be Afraid Of
The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 8:38 &39: “I am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor empires nor armies nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor anything else created shall be able to separate me from the love of God which is in Jesus Christ our […]
Time to Clean Out All the Scary Things
On Monday, October 31 we celebrate Halloween which was originally celebrated by the Celtic traditions as “All Hallows Eve” and was a time to remember the dead and honor their memories. It was to be a time of remembrance and mourning and then release of these memories. We can use these stories and memories to […]
What is the Language of Love?
Through out the ages, scholars have been looking for the secret word or series of words that create the magical world of our imagination. The abracadabra of fiction. The spoken word rumored by the mystics of old that can bring miracles into our lives and correct any problem we are experiencing. Maybe this is the […]