Dads in Distress
Column: Outing the Goddess Within
May 13 2008 09:08PM
Five men kill themselves every day in Australia. What can we, as their goddess sisters, do?
A hero returns
Column: Bluebonnet
May 13 2008 05:44PM
As I sit here and anticipate the next Indiana Jones saga, I can’t help but sigh and say -- in the words of Marian Ravenwood from Indiana’s first movie -- “Indiana Jones. I always knew someday you’d come walking back through my door.”
Always Guided
Column: Woman at the Well
May 12 2008 05:04PM
God has a way of working through coincidences. The Spirit of God, like fire, water, air and earth, is everywhere working to inspire our lives with meaning, with presence, with love. We are never alone. We are always guided.
Sweet success in Savannah: As young souls blossom, their families follow suit
Column: The Baha'i Road
May 12 2008 04:13PM
Parent University laid the foundation for a more exalted goal: getting at-risk youth and their families involved in activities that nurture the spirit.
Rejecting the racist vote
Column: Left Coast Lions' Den
May 12 2008 12:38PM
I’d like to think that Senators Clinton and McCain would say, “if you won’t vote for Barack Obama because African blood runs in his veins, then we don’t want your vote."
Corrupting The' Now Moment' To serve The Ego
Column: Spiritual Psychology
May 11 2008 10:45AM
Living in the now moment does not free you from responsibility for
planning for the future
Accept Your Inheritance Today
Column: Unclutter Your Life
May 10 2008 10:11AM
You get notice that you're the recipient of a massive inheritance. Do you refuse it?
The vision quest
Column: Our Place in the Universe
May 9 2008 01:23PM
I was supposed to go on a vision quest this past week, but life got in the way.
Lord, Our hearts are full, our pockets are empty
Column: Religio-Consumer
May 9 2008 10:06AM
Perhaps only God can deliver us from these gas prices. Lord knows that I can’t.
A Glass Half Full
Column: A Heretic in Babylon
May 8 2008 06:57PM
A few thoughts for those of us who are more inclined to curse the darkness rather than light a candle.
A true champion: Zachoriah Williams
Column: The Baha'i Road
May 8 2008 06:21PM
Guest column by Druzelle Cederquist for The Baha'i Road:
Like a familiar super-hero, a true champion can emerge in the guise of the neighbor who lives next door; like Zach.
Like a familiar super-hero, a true champion can emerge in the guise of the neighbor who lives next door; like Zach.
Too hard to look: trial by body
Column: wavelength
May 8 2008 12:13PM
Do you remember the first time you heard your recorded voice being played back to you? Your voice sounded foreign; it was not the voice you heard when you spoke aloud. I am like that when it comes to seeing myself in pictures.
You're in my heart; you're in my soul
Column: Love, God and Sex
May 7 2008 07:17PM
Sex, for the sake of exploration, does not nourish the soul. Soul nourishing sex grows as partners recognize their shared identity as Love itself.
Baha'i elections take it to the top
Column: The Baha'i Road
May 7 2008 04:03PM
On April 29, approximately 1,200 delegates from 170 nations will elect individuals to the nine-member Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Baha'i Faith. The election is held every five years at the Baha'i World Center in Hai
In a garden of Paradise, the Baha'i Faith takes root
Column: The Baha'i Road
May 7 2008 03:59PM
What makes the Festival of Ridvan, celebrated April 21 to May 2, the holiest of days for Baha'is? It commemorates the anniversary of Baha’u’llah’s declaration in 1863 that He was the Promised One of all earlier religions.
Why Baha'i --Ed LaBonte, Baha'i since November 2007
Column: The Baha'i Road
May 7 2008 03:57PM
After being an atheist my whole life, I decided, as part of a midlife crisis, that there had to be something out there that was better than nothing. Secular humanists say you have to make your own meaning, but when you’re faced with a gigantic universe th
Why me? Well, why NOT me?
Column: New Houses from Old Bricks
May 7 2008 12:50PM
For people who have undergone life-changing losses, they often talk of a point of acceptance, when they began to ask “Why NOT me?” That response works on self-doubt, too.
Is ignorance ever bliss?
Column: bluebonnet
May 7 2008 11:19AM
There have been times in my life when I would have answered yes. But if our head is in the sand, how will we see the solution that could be right in front of us if we were looking for it?
Without God there is no justice
Column: God said what?
May 7 2008 10:25AM
Without God there is no justice. That’s short and to the point. And that has become my firm belief during my three years in seminary. But let me explain what I mean and what I do not mean by that statement.
How Affirmations Are Evil
Column: Outing the Goddess Within
May 6 2008 10:37PM
I'm sharing this letter with you today because it's a perfect illustration of how affirmations can be used for "evil".
Can you have an "On Purpose" divorce?
Column: Writing down your soul
May 6 2008 05:31PM
When divorce happens you have a choice: Turn left and fight for every dollar, possession, and position. Or turn right and dig to find meaning and purpose. One way is exhausting and expensive. The other is full of hope.
On Being Grandma
Column: Woman at the Well
May 5 2008 09:13PM
I never expected to be a grandma. It never occurred to me that I might be a link in the chain of life, blessed not only with two wonderful sons, but with their children as well.
Pangea Day, May 10 -- a day the world comes together!
Column: SpiritLinks
May 5 2008 05:05PM
May 10, 2008 is Pangea Day, when a program of visionary speakers, short film and music will unite the world in compassion and tolerance. The program will be broadcast by internet, television, cinema and mobile phone.
Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright, enough about him already
Column: All Paths
May 5 2008 11:02AM
Forget the Cable TV talking heads and all of their talk about Jeremiah Wright and his impact on the 2008 Election. When I talk about the issues with friends and many other people all I hear is gas, jobs and mortgages.
Are You an Innie or an Outie?
Column: Unclutter Your Life
May 5 2008 08:39AM
You can't hit a target if you have don't have something to aim at it.
Good and Evil
Column: A Heretic in Babylon
May 2 2008 07:09PM
A Question of Good and Evil. Does evil exist or is it a construct of the human mind?
Sacred Betrayals
Column: Love, God and Sex
May 1 2008 02:12PM
Betrayal in relationships can be a blessing in disguise. Betrayal brings your unexamined assumptions to the light so that you can deal with them honestly.
Obama shouldn't leave his Church
Column: God said what?
May 1 2008 12:19PM
I’m glad Obama hasn’t left his church. But I wish more people would give him and Trinity the benefit of the doubt. No matter what they think of his political views. Because no Christian should be asked to abandon a good church.
So far this year
Column: Our Place in the Universe
May 1 2008 07:32AM
What a wonderful theme binding us all together I thought, and with that I came up with my real dissertation proposal.
Calling all leapers of faith
Column: wavelength
May 1 2008 01:48AM
Humankind can be gloriously generous, creative and resourceful. To get there, it often takes a leap of faith where the light is dim, the road is rocky and the next bend can send you careening off the cliff. Allow me to guide you through the maze.
Is it so scary on the dark side?
Column: Outing the Goddess Within
Apr 30 2008 11:13AM
With a new baby in my life, I'm blissfully happy. I want to be like this forever. So how is it possible to stay this happy when the inevitable "dark force" presents itself?
Shaken up in Reno
Column: New Houses from Old Bricks
Apr 30 2008 02:11AM
A “swarm” of small earthquakes has put many of us on edge, thanks to their unpredictability and our lack of control. As human beings who experience this in many areas of life, we should probably be more used to this fundamental spiritual issue.
God’s Grace, A Guru’s Grace
Column: Of Karma and Dharma
Apr 29 2008 02:43PM
Life comes at you fast, and you don’t know when you are going to be broadsided by an incident or an accident. And when it rains, it pours, as the cliché goes. So it happened that last month I got news that my father, in India, had suffered a stroke. We
What to do when we goof
Column: Bluebonnet
Apr 29 2008 11:59AM
Any American Idol fans out there? My inspiration for this column came from watching how Brooke White handled her "goof" last week. One of my first thoughts was -- I'm glad I don't have millions watching me when I goof!
Green is a part of everyone's rainbow
Column: Life at First Sight
Apr 29 2008 09:39AM
The real answers appear to come not through anybody’s political rhetoric, or promises, but through commitment manifested person by person – and one neighborhood at a time.
Letting Go of Life -- with Faith
Column: Waking Up
Apr 28 2008 02:51PM
Early on in my life, granny taught me a lesson in how to face fear. And, in the last part of her life, she showed me another: how to let go.
Spring for the Soul
Column: Executive Soul
Apr 28 2008 12:44PM
In our workplaces, as in our personal lives, times of rest and renewal are essential if we are to bring our full creativity to our tasks. How can workplaces incorporate rest and renewal into the busy, driven culture in which we live?
Rest for the Weary
Column: Woman at the Well
Apr 28 2008 12:02PM
I’m facing my hidden feelings of guilt today in hopes of letting them go, in hopes of acknowledging my humanity and my need for balance.
Buddhists playing bocce ball in the barrio.
Column: Left Coast Lions' Den
Apr 28 2008 11:55AM
If Paul can be respectful and find commonality with folks from another religious tradition while trying to convert them, then certainly you and I can be respectful and find commonality while simply living together as neighbors and friends.
What's Your Opinion about Opinions?
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Apr 28 2008 07:55AM
Is an opinion, strongly asserted, always a good idea?
Age Fifty Is The New Thirty And Retirees Are The New Workaholics
Column: Spiritual Psychology
Apr 27 2008 08:49PM
Never say that you have retired. Lie! Even the Bible sanctions 'righteous' lying.
Guess what I saw yesterday!
Column: All Paths
Apr 27 2008 02:29PM
To see three butterflies in the same place at the same time, qualifies as a natural phenomenon in these environmentally distressed times.
No new-and-improved version of ourselves
Column: New Houses from Old Bricks
Apr 24 2008 11:58AM
How old were you when you realized you wouldn’t grow into a completely different person? Did you know you’d be loved and needed anyway?
Singing the Mother Earth blues
Column: wavelength
Apr 24 2008 02:05AM
Here is our blue-green planet bobbling away in this great galactic soup. She is holding up her place in the multiverse, and keeping up all afloat, but like many of us, Mother E. is very tired, very depleted and having difficulty maintaining her balance.
Imagining a wisdom culture
Column: Our Place in the Universe
Apr 23 2008 06:57PM
Sitting here in my study, I imagine what this wisdom culture would look like, and start thinking that there are things I’m doing right now that embody that culture.
Interesting Times
Column: Interesting Times
Apr 22 2008 08:44PM
Now, the devil is not a graphic singular figure but trivialization—making big issues inconsequential, horrors and injustices frivolous.
What are you hungry for?
Column: Love, God and Sex
Apr 22 2008 06:31PM
What we are really hungry for is the fullness of Being. The purpose of a relationship is to feed each other physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Why do we believe the worst?
Column: Bluebonnet
Apr 22 2008 06:24PM
Could it be that we tend to believe the worst because we want the worst to be true? Yes, I think our leaders often bear the brunt of our worst beliefs, fears and opinions. Especially in an election year!
The Pope's Symbolic Power
Column: God Said What?
Apr 21 2008 05:08PM
Pope Benedict XVI's meeting with victims of pedophile priests was a symbol. It was meant to bring the suffering of the victims into the heart of the Body of Christ. It made the victims known to the head of the Church. And perhaps it will bring the U.S. bi
John McCain and Rod Parsley: Sacrificing Peace for Ohio's Delegates
Column: Left Coast Lions' Den
Apr 21 2008 12:51PM
The Tehran Times views the relation between McCain and Rod Parsley as a new crusade against Islam. Is a victory in November worth further alienating the Muslim world? (I'll give you a hint: the answer is no.)