We search for the mysterious treasure of peace of mind, an elusive gift nearly impossible to obtain in this life. In desperation, we seek a cure for the thoughts which entangle us frozen in the past and medicine to free us from the anxiety of what is unfolding in an unknown and clouded future. (Calming…
We all would like to know when we should risk moving on to a new stage of life. The words, “It’s time to move on.” are far less hurtful than hearing the impossible judgment from others, “You need to just, get over it and move on.” Yes, there is an appropriate time to move on with…
A beautiful depiction is the Son of God as the Bread of Heaven who comes down to earth to provide nourishment for a broken and lost humanity. The bread is the resurrection life and Spirit freely given without question for those who are hungry for the presence of God. There are no qualifiers or restrictions…
Our minds are like a war zone with thoughts ready to attack and rob us of our peace. We soon discover the more we try to stop our thinking, the more intense the feelings they create become. When we engage our insecurities and fears within our strength, it creates even more troubling anxiety—one nagging thought…
For some, it is the outer edge of folly, and for others, it is the transcendent hope of our souls that God came down, appeared and took on flesh, and became one of us. The enchantment of Christmas is the acknowledgment that the “Christ” child is “Immanuel” God with us. (The Day God Lifted the…
Much of the suffering we experience is the result of trying to cling and hold onto our dying life. Jesus knew when we focus our attention only on the here and now, there is little hope of finding inner peace in the turbulence of the storms we encounter. He taught us we must turn loose…
1 Corinthians 15:20 “But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” One of the mysteries the apostle Paul writes about in the New Testament is the spiritual transformation in our heart that unfolds with the realization we are divine partakers of the nature of the resurrected…
The quest to answer “Who am I?” is shrouded in mystery, for it is a search to find the essence of our being and personal identity. Beyond the story-lines of our pasts, the heartbreaks, and the triumphs in our lives, Christianity and other spiritual traditions endeavor to explain and resolve the reason and purpose for…
The Holy Spirit whispers the Word of Life to us in the wasteland of our swirling thoughts and the fears which engulf our hearts. Jesus softly cries out for us to hear and be in touch with Him as He accompanies us out of spiritual darkness into the marvelous light of God’s love and grace….
Everyone struggles with feelings of loneliness and the despair of being alone. There is the cosmic loneliness of being on a sphere spinning through space at six hundred miles per second. We have troubling thoughts about our significance when we compare ourselves to the indescribable vastness of the universe. There is an adage spoken…
One day my eyes opened, and I saw God everywhere I looked. When I say everywhere, I mean in every intricate detail of my life experience. On that day, I caught a glimpse beyond the physical world of flesh and blood. I saw the glory of God, who is the creating and sustaining Source of…
The silence centers my innermost being on making a home in my heart for the presence of God. It is in the stillness I find I am alive with the awareness of the self-sacrificing love that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have for me. Silence is the sacred space where the Holy Spirit…