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January 2017

January 03, 2017

My Blog Has Moved

My blogs are still available but have moved to my own website. You can receive...

December 2016

December 20, 2016

A Quick Holiday Wish

It's a busy week, so let me tell you just one thing. Okay, two things.

December 13, 2016

6 Ways to Know You’re Divine

In the Christmas season, I hear myself telling people the story of Jesus’ birth represents...

December 06, 2016

Why Do Angels Always Say “Fear Not?”

What are the first words out of every angel’s mouth? “Fear not!” Granted, seeing a...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

The Search for Authenticity

Right now in our culture, soulful is better than slick, vulnerable is better than cocky,...

November 15, 2016

Holding the High Watch After the Election

The news has been silenced in my house. And I have discovered words of spiritual...

November 08, 2016

What Are You Expecting After This Election?

At this point, we have no reason not to expect disaster after the election. Both...

November 01, 2016

Five MORE Lessons from Life So Far

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the lessons I’ve learned from life so...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Spiritual Superfoods

If a handful of blueberries and a cup of green tea can save our physical...

October 18, 2016

Five Lessons from Life So Far

As the mileage meter turns over on another birthday, I’ve been wondering exactly what I’ve...

October 11, 2016

How to Figure Out What You Really Want

Some people spend more time planning a weekend trip than the rest of their lives....

October 04, 2016

After You Die, Will We Have Known You?

Have you ever attended a memorial service and wondered whether they were talking about the...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

What Do Spiritual But Not Religious People Sing?

Church comes from a Greek word meaning “those called out.” A number of Spiritual But...

September 20, 2016

Do You Really Want to Be Happy?

Are you happy? Or is that even the right question?

September 13, 2016

Force Yourself to Play This Game

Some of us need to take a moment to remember there’s more good than bad...

September 06, 2016

Never Discuss Race, Religion or Politics

We stifle ourselves in public, turn off the news that upsets us, and unfriend people...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

The Problem with Happiness

Increasingly I encounter people who are sailing through chemo and celebrating baldness, or divorcing amicably,...

August 23, 2016

Politicians Don’t Talk Like This Anymore

When was the last time you heard a candidate urging us to love each other?...

August 16, 2016

12 Reasons to Be Grateful Anyway

Are you in despair about world events? Or problems closer to home? Here’s a quick...

August 11, 2016

He Said What?! 3 Life Lessons from Donald Trump

We have a prime learning opportunity in the current presidential campaign. Spiritual learning, practical learning....

August 09, 2016

What’s Wrong with the Law of Attraction

No matter what is happening, you have two choices. You can choose how to think...

August 03, 2016

What Happens When a Positive Thinker Confronts Suffering?

Times are tough for positive thinkers. Every day, the news challenges the belief that we...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

“Resist Not Evil?” You Can’t Be Serious!

Jesus said “resist not evil” and “love your enemies.” Which takes all the fun out...

July 19, 2016

6 Ways to Create Your Own Sabbath

As the story goes, God created the world, then on the seventh day, God rested....

July 12, 2016

Are You as Creative as You’d Like to Be?

Who knows exactly how creativity works? That’s what makes it creative – something new is...

July 05, 2016

Could We Really ALL Be Divine?

Five-year-old Westley asked a couple of weeks ago what makes Jesus so special, if everyone...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

How to Stay Spiritual When the World Falls Apart

Maybe it’s not a bad thing that we are continually forced to reconsider the kind...

June 21, 2016

What Does a 5-Year-Old Know About God?

It's a question as old as time: What is this Presence we sense around us?...

June 14, 2016

How Will You Serve the World?

I am taking off this week and won’t be writing a blog, but I wanted...

June 07, 2016

In Violent Clashes, Who Is Suffering?

What are political protesters trying to express? Probably not what you think. Or even what...

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