Living In Spirit

        You have probably heard the simile of the mustard seed, that all that is required to progress spiritually is a mustard se...

“Live, one day at a time.” This simple saying popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous has become part of the daily consciousness, but ...

       To progress, to grow in consciousness we must do the work, for no one can do another’s spiritual lifting. Memorizing and reci...

“Man is essentially spiritual, the image and likeness of God, and therefore he is made for the spiritual basis, and he cannot reall...

        If not you should, regularly. Some are of the opinion this is somehow selfish, possibly, but never when we speak from the he...

        The secular mind versus our spiritual heart. Having an understanding of spiritual principles is important, a mind full of s...

      Typically when I’m asked how I’m doing I respond: “It’s another beautiful day in paradise.” Why? First, most really don’t want ...

        Secular success is typically measured by possessions, popularity, good looks, living the “good” life. Spiritually succe...

“He wants to enjoy a certain reputation, but knows in his heart he doesn’t deserve it” Con artists portray themselves in whate...

        There are many laws, secular and spiritual. Man’s laws fill untold volumes and are constantly being amended, added to, i...

    Einstein remarked, “The most important decision you will ever make is whether you live in a friendly or hostile universe.” ...

         Intellectual discussions of spirituality can be interesting, even invigorating, but have no real value without demonstrati...

   Some years ago I became very ill, but since I was still “functioning” I delayed going to my physician until I was essentially at ...

        Resting on our laurels. We have all done it; perhaps you are doing it now. Whenever I have, I find the leaves quickly d...

Living In Spirit: Somersaulting Through The Eye Of A Needle :       It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a ...

      It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God (Mark 10:25)...

     Closer is He than breathing; nearer than hands and feet. -Tennyson. And that is most near indeed. In truth: we are always i...

   Ever hear someone say they were “getting back to basics or fundamentals”? In sports or cooking this may be applicable but spiritual...

     Some time ago I viewed a Far Side cartoon depicting a group of archeologists examining a single fossilized bone. By the las...

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he (Proverbs 23:7). Having now Lived on the Spiritual Basis for a time we have seen the power...

        Ever bowl a perfect game? Pitch a perfect game? Have 13 tricks no trump in Bridge? How about 21 in blackjack? A spade Roya...

        As we live and learn, practicing our new way of life; Living on the Spiritual Basis, not only our perspective but our ...

          Today Easy Does It , One Day at a Time , First Things First , Live and Let Live and Think, Think, Think are mottoes that ad...

          How do you respond to trouble? The typical response is to either square up and meet force with force or escape as rapidly...

         Wishing to get even, taking revenge, to balance the scales, to repay in kind are natural human sentiments, a wild justic...

           “We have ceased fighting everyone and everything, for we are on a new basis, the basis of trusting and relying on God...

         We are constantly bombarded with messages of doom and gloom. Right now a program is running on at least one if not multipl...

         Living on the Spiritual Basis we have ceased fighting everyone and everything and because of this the obvious destructive...

       Know anyone immortal? How about 200 years old? No? Hmmm…I guess its true then: no one gets out alive. Remember when you were...

        When we “decide” to dwell in the negative, embracing morbid reflection, we place ourselves in a position to be harmed. Typ...

         Morbid reflection is the act of rehashing and/or rehearsing  the “story”  of some past negative event or occurrence over ...

       When we take offense at every trifling thing in life, becoming angry and outraged at clerks, customer service reps, waite...

      “You can have either your demonstration or your indignation, but you cannot have both.”   We cannot look down our nose and ...

      What is perfection? A child’s laugh, a spring day, the family gathered together for the holidays, a content cat, chocolate, a...

        When we first begin our spiritual journey in earnest specific and ritualized spiritual practices are important fundament...

       Regularly unfortunate stories appear where someone has suffered because a simple clerical mistake occurred resulting in unto...

        The pitfall of self-righteousness has trapped and pulled down countless individuals. In most endeavors in life when we r...

        “Never try to force other people to accept spiritual truth.”   No one, absolutely no one will permanently accept anything ...

         Never turn away from anyone seeking help or guidance. Part of the progression in our spiritual growth is the rise in ou...

      Salt of the Earth, we don’t hear that expression used very often anymore. When I was a child when someone was referred to ...

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...