Living In Spirit

Our greatest gift, free will, is also mankind’s curse upon its self. Every criminal or evil act, whether committed by an individ...

 “God has a plan for every man, and he has one for you” that plan is your “Heart’s Desire.”  Our only real job, once we understand...

Many believe, and some even teach, that God brings sickness, trouble, accidents even death as punishment or to teach a lesson. The...

The concept of Heaven, as the Carpenter taught in the Lord‘s Prayer, manifests as we raise our consciousness through prayer, me...

As we embrace the true significance of “Our Father” it will become clear that when we pray, our prayers are never solely for us alon...

The Lord’s Prayer begins, “Our Father” not my father or your father, but Our Father. This ground breaking truth ends the false belie...

In 1919 the Constitution of the United States was changed, amended, to make the consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages il...

The great jurist stated: “My religion is summed up in the first two words of the Lord’s Prayer, Our Father.” The truth of our re...

How we perceive the world colors everything we see and believe. Our perceptions are built, layer upon layer by our life experien...

What you think upon grows . The thoughts we dwell on will be out pictured in our lives. Period. When we dwell on lack, perceived ...

“Every thought is made up of two factors, knowledge and feeling.” What do you believe? We all believe in all sorts of things. Fo...

The true key of freedom is forgiveness. The reason for this is simple: “You do this, not for the other person’s sake, but for yo...

Some time ago I attended a “concert” by second graders. They were less than perfect in their performance but performed exactly a...

Though many remain in denial of this truth, there are rules, or laws if you prefer, that govern our thinking, applying equally t...

“We have ceased fighting everything and everyone, we have to” unlike physical exercise, where working harder typically produces greate...

Difficult problems (fear) seem to have a life of their own. Hard as we try, we work through them but the next thing we know they are ba...

Has someone said to you or have you ever said “don’t think like that?” Not possible is it. It is one of those silly things we say to ...

A centipede was quite happy, Until a frog in fun Said, “Pray, which leg comes after which?” This raised her mind to such a pitch, S...

“There is only one way to make spiritual progress…prayer ." So the question is not what to do but how to do it. “If your intuitiv...

The start of every year brings an influx of people to gyms and health clubs. Having resolved to lose weight and get into shape, some f...

The Lord’s Prayer establishes the essential nature of God, that He is in truth our Father in the deepest, most profound respect. One ...

The term “reborn” has been employed poorly if not down right incorrectly so often that its true spiritual meaning has become obscured...

 “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” When FDR said this in his first inaugural address America was in the grip of the gr...

One of the ways we demonstrate our spiritual fitness is by how much we give, freely, not only in riches but most importantly of ourse...

Judging is a concept greatly misunderstood. We not only should judge the behavior of others but Living on the Spiritual Basis makes it...

As we progress on the path of awakening, Living on the Spiritual Basis, we become more sensitive to the world and our fellows and as ...

Rarely does a week pass without some new self help book/seminar that will solve all our problems, the diet to end all diets, miracle ...

Walking the way we talk. “I would love to listen to your words but your actions speak so loudly I cannot hear you.” The concept of a...

In the second act of my life I made my living swinging a hammer. The man who sponsored me to become a contractor taught “When the wor...

What we concentrate on manifests in our lives. When we concentrate on fear, loss, anger, resentment, worry, envy or any of the whole h...

If a camel sticks its nose under your tent flap you must strike its nose immediately since a camel has no reverse. If it gets its hea...

Most understand secular law, break one and get caught; there is a price to pay. Whether it is traffic, criminal, business, tax etc a ...

Living in Southern California one of the joys of life is driving down Pacific Coast Highway. Watching pelicans dive for their dinner,...

“Live in today, and do not allow yourself to live in the past under any pretense. Living in the past means thinking about the past, r...

Remember Alfred E. Newman of Mad magazine fame? His gap toothed grin gracing every cover with the caption “What, me worry?” Alfred can ...

Sometime ago during a genial conversation on spiritual principles a participant tossed out the comment  “I don’t trouble God with the ...

When we travel down the road of indignation, self-righteousness, fear, hateful and/or angry words and thoughts we invariably find ou...

We have all done it and regretted it afterwards. We are either drawn into or feel the need to volunteer our help or opinion in someone...

Recipes are typically associated with cooking. However virtually everything in life has a “recipe.” Plastics are very different in th...

A necessary part of true intelligence is the study of history. Studying history enables us to observe today’s events and relate to the...

Try to lose weight. Try to get in shape. Try to quit smoking. Trying to get organized. Trying to be on time. Trying isn’t it. We have ...

“Living life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning to play the instrument as we go along” naked. No rational person b...

The secular world clamors with solutions to all our problems and concerns. Call this number and all your financial difficulties will v...

In Latin inspiratio means "to breathe in." From this root many words have bloomed, two of which are inspiration and respira...

Some time ago I had a conversation (berating more accurately) with an “adamant” my way or the highway Christian. You have probably me...

Often we fail to measure the words we use or take the time to consider their ultimate impact. We have all experienced the sick feeling ...

As a younger man I wore the coat of the agnostic. Having heard so many say that God was love but if you broke a certain rule you would...

I began paying attention to American politics in 1968 and came of age politically during the election of 1972. In the ensuing years on...

A centipede was quite happy, Until a frog in fun Said, “Pray, which leg comes after which?” This raised her mind to such a pitch, S...

Earlier today someone I don’t know or have ever had any contact with commented on one of my daily spiritual posts that I needed medical ...