How many think we can use more Golden Rule days? Raise your hands. Did you know there is a Golden Rule Day and it's April 5th? It’s a day to focus on and embody the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would like to have done unto you.” It’s a good rule and [...]
Some of you know I have struggled with severe depression for about 5 years. A by-product of the traumatic illness that landed me in the hospital for a few weeks, on life support and a couple of near death experiences to top it all off. One of the things that can happen in an experience [...]
Don't be distracted my friends. Take a deep breath and remember your inherent goodness. I have seen many on social media envisioning 2021 would be better than 2020, and maybe this is a sign of a final breath. It’s not a final breath. This is a blatant, extremely excellent, horrific demonstration of white privilege. What [...]
A prayer without desire in it, a prayer without sincerity in it, a prayer without soul in it, a prayer without Spirit in it is a fruitless prayer. - Charles and Cora Fillmore, Teach Us to Pray I was raised with prayer. Prayer before meals, prayers in church, and prayers to give thanks. Prayers were [...]
There will be a time when one will have come such a long way over the high way of God, that the valleys would cease to appear… just the hilltops would appear to us. After we have passed through these valleys which may seem less desirable than the hills, we may look back over the [...]
Recently a friend and I were talking about what life was like when we first got into 12-step recovery, and what we needed in order to break the bonds of addiction. I rarely talk about the beginning because frankly most of it is a blur, and it was a few decades ago! All I wanted [...]
Because we were in such a hurry to get church online, have we had a chance to stop and ask if what we are doing is working, and how we would know anyway. Statistics tell us 75% of churches have grown their "attendance" since beginning online services, but what does that really mean? Is attendance [...]
Shift happens, effectively and with sustainable results, as long as we stay relevant AND reverent. For the past 15 years I have traveled the country working with churches, and engaging in interfaith work with people from all walks of life. My work requires me to stay current with what is happening in the world of [...]
American futurist Alvin Toffler said, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” And so it is with these unprecedented times... being prepared and ready, while also remaining full of hope and expectancy for whatever church will be in the [...]
Houses of Worship all over the world are discerning how and when to open. It doesn't take more than 30 seconds of thinking about it and the mind gets dizzy! It can certainly feel a bit overwhelming - to say the least. We have been living in a paradigm few if any of us have [...]
