Living In Spirit

Christ. Other than God, is there any word that evokes more passion in believers and non-believers alike? The spiritual concept of ...

       What do you believe? We believe in all sorts of things. Conspiracy theories of all kinds abound, aliens in the White House,...

         “The truth will set you free.”   Ever watch a bird floating on a current of air or with practiced grace winging its way...

          “The universe is run exactly on the lines of a cafeteria” Emmet Fox.  Just as at a self serve cafeteria, all of the gif...

        Ever been to a tide pool or salt marsh?  The tide pool is consistently refreshed with the influx of new water with the r...

         Easy does it! Work hard but don’t make hard work of it. Has worry or being so tense a loud noise makes you jump ever ...

           Step on a crack and break your mama’s back, three on a match, a dead man’s shoes, 7 years bad luck if you break a mir...

What do you believe, really? A double minded man is unstable in all his ways (James 1:8). Is there a bookshelf full of spiritual b...

       Who has not heard, or some variation of, the quote: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some cove...

          Living by spiritual principles is not easy, no news flash there, and unfortunately many that do disagree on the path. Co...

   “When you raise your head above the crowd, you place a target on your back.”   Ever toss out a casual comment concerning a s...

“We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.”  Serenity : calm and untroubled: without worry, stress, or disturbanc...

        “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God" (Matthew 5:9). In contemplation some y...

           It is a curious thing, typically the first person to offer financial advice, often unsolicited, is someone who has ne...

If you are struggling with a conception of God, begin by setting aside any prejudice, animosity or preconceived notions concerning...

The concept of a pure heart can be troubling, unless we possess the spiritual key. Once a heart has been touched by loss, sin, suf...

To show mercy to those in pain, whether physical or emotional, is of course a quality to be cultivated. But how merciful are our...

Righteous. This word has been married with “self” so often that if someone is righteous it has a seemingly negative connotation,...

It is difficult for me to think of Moses and not picture in my minds eye Charlton Heston standing with arms raised, staff in hand,...

The meek shall inherit the earth . To be meek, spiritually, is to be so raised in consciousness that we are open to God, demonstr...

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5) well now, on the surface this seems to make little sense. We...

Mourning to excess is destructive. Many have stopped living themselves when a loved one has passed, literally hoping for their own...

Have you inventoried your “great possessions”? We all have them and until we identify them and understand their roots they may act...

 There is probably no more misunderstood passage in the Sermon on the Mount than “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is t...

"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. B...

You could “Burn all the books, for the answers are all here.” The books written on how to become a different person, to change, ...

Demonstration versus theory. Generals create battle plans, their theory on how the battle should be fought and won. Politicians ...

The true path and the beginnings of truly understanding faith came to me beginning in my 30’s. Late perhaps, but then again who can r...

We have all experienced “miracles” in our lives. We have needed money and the phone rang or a letter arrived and source was provi...

MIRACLE n. 1. An act or event that seems to transcend or contradict all known natural or scientific laws and is usually thought ...

Is at the heart of Living on the Spiritual Basis. Having learned and embraced the truth that God is the only real power, the one tr...

On the old maps when the mapmaker reached the end of what was known they would often write in the margin “There Be Dragons” to d...

We all know someone, might even be someone we see in the mirror, who has a shelf full of self help/spiritual books. Most of them have ...

We are constantly treating everything in our lives by the thoughts we entertain, if we believe we are defeated, we are. We are a...

Emotion is your friend. Get overly emotional about everything. Be outraged not only at perceived slights directed at you but at ev...

Watch for trends and as soon as a new one starts, jump on board. It doesn’t matter whether or not the trend appeals to you, just t...

Be sanctimonious. Pride yourself on being the perpetual devil’s advocate; always pointing out why something will never work, revel...

Reflect morbidly. Worry about everything. Tell yourself that time is running out and you aren’t getting any younger. Rehash the ...

             Have you an open mind?   In the course of teaching metaphysics this question is often met with incredulity, a brusque “o...

God doesn’t break cosmic law, to do so would establish favoritism. No one stands above another before God, all being loved equa...

To recognize failure intelligently is the first step toward building success. We all fail, often. Do we profit from the experience ...

So many times in life we have thought we were ready only to find that a little, or a lot, more seasoning was needed. Typically t...

“If you have no time for prayer and meditation, you will have lots of time for sickness and trouble.” Pretty much sums it up. Ou...

Sacred cows, pretty much everyone has some, the obvious ones being sports teams, political parties and religion. Ever try to tal...

Remember the scene in the old westerns where the tired, dusty and thirsty cowboy rides in, dismounts his horse and walks over to...