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April 2013

April 26, 2013

What does God Really Look Like? – Time for A New Vision

Love as a symbol for the Ultimate Mystery requires faith that a connecting fabric stretches...

April 03, 2013

IS there an afterlife?

The more we learn about the belief systems of other cultures, the more we learn...

March 2013

March 02, 2013

What Does Spiritual Progress Really Mean?

...attempts to govern our society based on biblical authority represent a regressive or immature form...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

Transcending the Self – through Kite Flying?

If more people were connected at times to parts of the universe beyond their separate...

February 06, 2013

Were the New Atheists Right?

Global communications are contributing to our realization of the universal truths brought to us in...

January 2013

January 09, 2013

This Above All: to Thine Own Self Be True…

Spiritual truth is all-powerful until we try to organize it; for often — perhaps inevitably...

January 03, 2013

Les Misérables – Spiritual Types in Valjean and Javert

The movie ends with the sung words “To love another person is to see the...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

Introducing Readers’ Stories

Where I am spiritually now is that I feel we are all connected in every...

December 12, 2012

Religious Certainty versus Certitude

Contrary to what some religious leaders would have us belief, willingness to face doubt is...

December 04, 2012

Religion vs Reasoning Skills

At Reich’s fourth level a person can explain how two competing concepts are related to...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Why – Spirituality?

If spiritual practices don’t foster a universal compassion – an all-inclusive compassion - they cannot...

November 19, 2012

Where Do Atheists Get Their Morality?

Many atheists are at the post-conventional level and derive their sense of morality from being...

November 13, 2012

Are You Ready for Faith Beyond Belief? Take the Challenge!

Faith Beyond Belief: Stories of Good People Who Left Their Church Behind challenges both religious...

November 01, 2012

Reexamining the Definition of Religion

One of the defining characteristics of spiritual maturation is the ability to see God as...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

The Problem with Religious Belief

Religious beliefs are fine so long as they can be appreciated as local expressions chosen...

October 02, 2012

Trust…and the Religious Believer

Those who have moved beyond the need for the literal religious beliefs are more likely...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

The Big Misunderstanding

There is something religious believers don’t understand...and it is important.

September 18, 2012

Oneness—Not Just for Buddhists

The more we consider ourselves a part of, the spiritual development theorists tell us, the...

September 03, 2012

Beware about Back to Church Sunday!

September 16 - Back to Church Sunday. Are you going "back" or "backwards?"

August 2012

August 26, 2012

Do You Have to Believe in God to Be Spiritual?

Not all spiritual people believe in God.

August 22, 2012

Beyond the Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments are no longer adequate in our fast-changing society.