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Sooooo, did you take my "double minded" quiz? Well, I hope you enjoyed the little gift that I tucked inside for you: a piece of sweet self discovery. Actually, whether or not you answered the questions, the gift was yours for the taking. I structured the quiz to be a treat for everyone. There were no right or wrong... Continue Reading →
You've probably heard the Biblical term, "a double-minded man," right? But do you fully understand what it means? If you're not sure, how do you know that you're not afflicted with the condition? If it can cause you to be unstable in all areas of your life, isn't it a good idea to understand precisely what it is, what its symptoms are, and... Continue Reading →
Fifty years ago on this date, thousands who believe in liberty and justice for all reached a milestone: Their five-day march from Selma to the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery was over. However, their peaceful struggle for voting rights for all American citizens, granted by the U.S. Constitution, was not. In fact, since 1965, the struggle for equality... Continue Reading →
At some point, most of us have innocently supported terrorism and tyrannical behavior. We have literally worshiped at its feet. We simply didn't know it. By definition, tyranny is "the cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control". For centuries, and with the best of intentions, we good people have taught our children to worship acts that are inhumane... Continue Reading →
A minister friend posted this graphic on my Facebook timeline a couple of days ago. It reminded me of the first time I read the Flood story in Genesis while wearing my thinking cap. I came face-to-face with the inexplicably heinous, unforgiving and inhumane behavior that scriptural storytellers have attributed to God. And they tell us this is the "Word of... Continue Reading →
According to Law of Attraction dictates, if we are to attract what we desire in life, we must to think about our desired object a lot, believe deeply that we will unquestionably receive it, and feel as excited now as we will when we receive it. In other words, we must raise our vibration to... Continue Reading →
The Law of Attraction has been the focus of several conversations within the past week, inspiring me to update the book I wrote on the topic several years ago, Crossing an Unseen Bridge: The Law of Attraction Secrets No One Wants to Talk About. I've put it near the top of my to-do list. In the meantime, I'll discuss... Continue Reading →
I realize that everyone is not attuned to the jaw-dropping ways that humans have perpetually demonized God. But it seems to me that the demonization is so over-the-top during Holy Week that at some point in our history as thinking beings, it should have caught our collective attention. An online search turned up results about... Continue Reading →
I frequently hear others claim that they have God's favor. It compels me to ask: Since favoritism isn't fair, why do we think God does it? Is God's favor a spiritual truth or an egoic oxymoron? It seems that humans have always declared themselves "chosen" or "favored" by their god. Some even have written that... Continue Reading →
A friend recently moaned, "I want my old life back. I want to be able to go out to dinner at a restaurant with tablecloths instead of a Playland." How many of you can relate to that? The global economy and the shift in certain industries has become a stumbling block for millions. But perhaps... Continue Reading →
Loud Mouth in the Balcony 