Living In Spirit

Everyday somewhere a plane departs in the rain. The aircraft pulls away from the gate and takes its place in line for lift off. Soon the e...

“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...

You are actively engaged in daily prayer, meditation and service, have given your will and life over to the care of a Power Greater Than Y...

We cannot have our indignation or “justified” anger and live on the spiritual basis. If we wish to comprehend serenity and know peace, we ...

I have not always prayed. Sure, there were those furtive pleas of “please let me pass this (math, English, history, etc) test”, “please st...

It is suggested that we “pray with a feather” for prayer should never be hard work; it is our time to speak with God. When praying we shou...

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

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

Some hold that it is selfish and a waste of time to pray for ones self, but how could it be? “Praying for ourselves is the reverse of selfis...

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 ...

Now that we have been on the path of spiritual living for a time, what is our course when faced with a serious problem or difficulty? Shou...

Do you have to “find” time to pray and meditate? Really? What can possibly be more important than your time with the Miraculous? Now if yo...

Fate, as a conscious power, is a convenient catch all for those confused or unwilling to do the work necessary to clear away the wreckage ...

What we dwell on defines the course of our thinking. When we dwell on thoughts of “my bad luck”, “I’ll never find a good job”, “the kids w...

We have decided to make a change in our lives. Perhaps it is quitting smoking. We throw away our smokes (or smoke them up) and announce we...

The world provides a myriad of answers and solutions for the problems and challenges in our lives.   Watch TV, listen to the radio or click...

Everyone daydreams, of what do you dream? Thoughts are causative, the thoughts we entertain will find out picturing in our lives. Now, I k...

Having been a spiritual mentor for many years, there is no more painful word to hear from a student then but . It matters little whether th...

Do you believe God wants you to succeed?  Or do you harbor some lingering belief that God is a trickster waiting to punish or harm you, to...

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

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

Set aside some time each week to be disconnected from the world. Turn off the phones (all of them), put the computer in hibernate and turn ...

When facing a seemingly insurmountable challenge in life, finding our back against the wall, all secular answers and escape routes tried o...

The spiritual principle of reaping and sowing is universal. I cannot think of a single spiritual path that does not teach this lesson. Our...

Justified anger and righteous indignation. When angry, outraged, indignant, upset or offended, who pays the price? We do. Sure, we may ven...

We are constantly building up or tearing down our mental structure by the things we ingest, books, magazines and the newspapers we read an...

“Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future” Fulton Oursler. When in the grip of fear, ...

If you could receive three gifts, what would they be? Riches? A perfect body unaffected by any food consumed or lack of exercise? Your chi...

Ever wonder where the phrase One Day At A Time came from? Alcoholics Anonymous? Nope, they just popularized it. Emmet Fox was the origina...

   Coffee shop theorists, cable TV “experts”, politicians, barroom philosophers and chat room world leaders. Many believe that change and ...

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

Walking the way we talk. When we espouse one thing but act in a contrary manner not only does it make us look untrustworthy but also opens...

Chances are you would not be reading this unless you have an affinity for spiritual writing and teachers. How many “spiritual” books are o...

Teachers of spiritual principles and living agree on this point: freedom comes when limitation is overcome. On the surface the differences...

Focused Meditation: Here we have a specific problem, difficulty or question we are seeking to understand. As before find a quiet place wh...

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

In court people take the stand to give testimony, to witness for either the defense or prosecution in criminal and civil cases. In the pas...

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

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

Having life in the spiritual sense is different from just being alive. Even zombies have a form of life, limited as it may be. We have all...

The word repentance has a definite religious feel to it. Perhaps I have watched too many old movies but I can’t help but see in my minds e...

Probably no spiritual concept is more misunderstood than judgment. People who normally would never quote from scripture cite Jesus when th...

In the 60’s and early 70’s wicked was a good thing. A car could be wicked fast, something could look wicked or an activity or action could ...

Words have a way of morphing over time. When reading something from even as little as sixty or seventy years ago it really is necessary to ...

Fear drives us in hundreds of ways, from the doom and gloom of today's headlines and nightly news to our children for existential bubble...

A gathering of geese is a gaggle. A brood of chickens is a clutch. A gathering of unicorns is known as a blessing. Unicorns hold a curious ...

Morbid : adj 1.  interested in gruesome subjects: showing a strong interest in unpleasant or gloomy subjects such as death, murder...

Left to our own devices, changing our nature or perhaps more accurately growing beyond it, is problematic. Consider the smoker who decides...

Certain teachings rise to the level of “sell all the books, everything needed is here.” Emmet Fox provides one of those with: The Captain Is...

I can see Archie Bunker in my minds eye saying this as he points at “meathead” with his thumb. Vintage TV aside, if you are not a student ...