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December 2016

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...

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...

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 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?...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

What Do Your Friends See in You?

Turns out our parents were right — it does matter which crowd you hang out...

April 2016

April 04, 2016

Trusting You’re Not Crazy When You Hear Voices

If a former Navy commander can become a psychic medium and channeler, you can, too....

March 2016

March 29, 2016

You Are Divine. So What?

Easter has come and gone, and I gave my usual minister’s talk about the meaning...

March 15, 2016

Wrestling with Prayer

I asked in previous blogs how you pray if you're spiritual but not religious, and...

March 08, 2016

Who or What Are You Praying To?

How do your prayers change if your concept of God has changed? For the spiritual...

March 01, 2016

Spiritual But Not Religious: How Do You Pray?

It’s a cliché that people who call themselves spiritual but not religious find God in...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

Why Be Politically Correct?

It has taken me a while to figure out what Donald Trump and his supporters...

February 01, 2016

The Presidential Campaign: A Study in Joy

It's true that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders appear to be having the time of...

January 2016

January 26, 2016

Maybe This Is What the Divine Looks Like

I speak and write all the time about the divine essence of human beings. I...

January 05, 2016

Watch a Master at Work

There's a new spiritual teacher on the scene: Donald Trump. No matter what you think...