Living In Spirit

If we have turned our will and life over to the care of God, then we have chosen the consecrated life. Our only job is to see the Presence o...

The conditions in our life are the result of the crops (thoughts) we plant in our consciousness, how well they were tended and honestly appr...

All our lives we have had hammered into our consciousness the belief that hard work equals success. Yet, even on the secular level I think w...

“Cheap optimism is never spiritual.” Never be satisfied or resign yourself to live with anything less than the full expression of God’s love...

The experiment is simple: Pick one thing in your life you wish to change. In meditation, see it passing physically from your hands to God’s....

When there is nowhere left to turn, turn around, for God is always there. When in the grips of fear, pray with a feather. When facing calami...

Though I had been an agnostic with an attitude into my 30’s, I had always been a seeker, often looking in the wrong places however. I looked...

We stake our claim to things everyday, usually without a thought. Whenever we start a statement with “My”, we claim ownership. Having though...

Ever board an airplane on a cloudy day? Remember how cool it was as you rose through the clouds, everything blanked out and then suddenly br...

“We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous and free. We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it was j...

The Universe is moved by demonstration. If we wish to be loved, first we need to demonstrate love. If we wish to be respected, first we nee...

Are you Living on the Spiritual Basis? If you have to think about it or are unsure, then no, you are not. There are many things in life were...

What more do you need to know? OK, how about this: I often chat with those espousing agnostic points of view. True atheists however are a di...

It is recommended to pray with a feather, gently, for prayer should never be hard work, it is our time to speak with God. If you are approac...

Everything is connected. The belief that a problem or difficulty exists in one place and must be brought to God in prayer is false. God is e...

A treatment is a prayer directed specifically at a definite subject, something that is a pressing problem. Unlike general prayers that are ...

Do you pray for yourself? Some hold that it is selfish and a waste of time to pray for ones self, but how could it be? Emmet Fox writes, “Pr...

The hen lays her eggs, and then keeps them warm and safe until they hatch. What would happen if half way through the process she decided to ...

If we have been consistent in applying spiritual principles, should we work harder, redouble our spiritual efforts when faced with a serious...

Do you have to “find” time to pray and meditate? Nothing is more important than our relationship with the Divine. Our relationship existed b...

Think from the end. Having chosen to Live on the Spiritual Basis, our vision has cleared, we see with a singleness of purpose. Fate, as a co...

Emmet Fox provides a wonderful visual for this teaching. Ranchers place a brand on their steers so they can be easily recognized. If a steer...

We decide to change something in our lives. Perhaps we smoke and wish to quit. We throw away our smokes (or smoke them up) and announce we a...

Short on money? Lonely? Having trouble with personal and professional relationships? Fighting an addiction? The world provides a myriad of a...

Everyone daydreams. Of what do you dream? Once again, we touch on the core teaching of reaping and sowing. The thoughts we entertain (sow) w...

Having taught spiritual principles for a significant portion of my life, today there is no more painful word to hear from a student then but...

Do you believe God is good? So many come seeking answers, while secretly holding to the false belief that God does not have time for them or...

When considering our relationship with God, one of the simplest and best-known metaphors defining that relationship is man is the spark from...

What is beyond God’s purview? Money? Healing? Peace of mind? Love? Serenity? Anything? There are many avenues of delivery but there is only ...

God never sleeps. Never takes vacations or even a day off. He is ever vigilant, always available in prayer and meditation. He waits patientl...

Living on the Spiritual Basis, we have placed our reliance on a power greater than ourselves. This is not an overnight matter nor do we arri...

Reaping and sowing. Every spiritual teacher teaches this lesson, past and present, using everything from straightforward prose to arcane par...

Justified anger. Righteous indignation. When we are angry, outraged, indignant, upset or offended, who pays the price? We do. Sure, you may ...

We are always building up or tearing down our mental structure by the things we ingest. Books, magazines and newspapers read, conversations ...

We have nothing to fear, except fear itself. When in the grip of fear, it always takes the form of a ravenous beast, waiting around the next...

If you could receive three gifts, what would they be? Riches? A perfect body unaffected by any food consumed? Children squared away and prot...

Ever wonder where the phrase One day at a time came from? Alcoholics Anonymous? Nope, they just popularized it. Emmet Fox was the originator...

Coffee shop theorists. Barroom philosophers. Chat room world leaders. Many believe that change and growth can come through discourse alone. ...

Tidal flows in our spiritual unfolding are disconcerting. Things are going well, we feel connected, in source, not a cloud on the horizon an...

Walking the way we talk. When we espouse one thing but act contrary to our words not only does it make us look untrustworthy to the world bu...

You would not be reading this unless you have an affinity to reading spiritual writing and teachers. How many “spiritual” books are on your ...

Limitation. All teachers of spiritual principles and living agree on this point: freedom comes when limitation is overcome. On the surface t...

Meditation Continued: Focused Meditation: Here we have a specific problem, difficulty or question we are seeking to understand. As before f...

Meditation is a topic that seems to cause much unnecessary grief and consternation. Many hold to the false belief that meditation is quietin...

In the course of our spiritual growth, we step across the line of student/teacher and back again regularly. In the beginning clearly we are ...

In courtrooms across America, people take the stand to give testimony, to witness for either the defense or prosecution in criminal and civi...

When someone first experiences the gifts from Living on the Spiritual Basis, it is natural to want more. In short order we begin to reach be...

There is probably no greater hindrance to a continued spiritual experience than the fear of exposure. You have been consistent and faithful ...

(From 2008) Having life in the spiritual sense is different from just being alive. We have met spiritual “zombies” as we have moved through ...

(FROM 2008) Today’s Key Word: REPENTANCE Whenever I think of repentance I see in my minds eye Burt Lancaster as Elmer Gantry spewing fire an...