Column: A Small Medium at Large
Dec 30 2009 07:21PM
At first, I simply held that prayer, the Christ-prayer of redeeming all suffering from the hockshop of pain and paying its price myself. Then, as this pain continued, day and night, I became more fluent with that prayer, so that I was seeing myself breat
Column: Hopeful Living
Dec 29 2009 12:10PM
Are you ready to blaze a new road on your life journey?
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Dec 27 2009 09:58AM
There’s a simple way to re-focus your time and energy to get a better start and results in a new year—or any time of year—in any area of your life. Just ask yourself the two questions offered here.
Column: Hopeful Living
Dec 21 2009 04:15PM
A Facebook friend recently commented, “I’ll be happy to see 2009 in my rearview mirror.”
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Dec 18 2009 10:09AM
We can teach others how to treat us, but others also reflect to us how we treat ourselves (self-value), which is often a more subtle dynamic. Do you see how this creates a loop?
Column: Spiritual Psychology
Dec 17 2009 11:45PM
We hear much about greed and self interest but little about the individuals and organizations that quietly deliver selfless service that gives life to the spiritual principle: "Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray."
Column: Hopeful Living
Dec 14 2009 04:37PM
How many times have you said, “We’ve got to get together sometime?” But that time never happens.
Column: wavelength
Dec 14 2009 12:15AM
What do you do if you find yourself standing in the dark and not wanting to be swept up in the holiday razzle dazzle? Let’s talk strategies to help you get through without self-destructing or curling up into a fetal position.
Column: SpiritLinks
Dec 11 2009 01:35AM
Sunday, December 13, 2009, candles will be lit for children of any age and by any cause around the world — that their light may ever shine.
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Dec 10 2009 04:40PM
This is THE time to get clear about what you want so you know what to aim at. Here’s a simple technique that helps you do this AND expand your magnetic energy.
Column: Hopeful Living
Dec 9 2009 10:48AM
Once upon a time Christmas managed to bring so-called mortal enemies together as friends. Can it ever happen again?
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Dec 8 2009 01:01PM
Infinite abundance is our modern-day sought-after Holy Grail. But, if you seek it, it’s because you don’t know where to look.
Column: Ask Your Mama™
Dec 3 2009 07:18PM
My partner and I are wondering whether there is some sort of pre-nuptial purifying ceremony from the shamanic tradition that we can do together before our upcoming wedding.
Column: Executive Soul
Dec 3 2009 11:49AM
Clergy sexual abuse. Are we on the same slippery slope in other arenas?
Column: Hopeful Living
Dec 2 2009 11:14AM
Like the wise men of old, we don’t always know exactly what to expect when we get to the end of our search.
Column: Woman at the Well
Nov 30 2009 12:36PM
The words of Luke, placed on Jesus lips, as a prediction of his second coming in clouds of glory, any minute now, did not come true as expected. This generation did pass away. You can try to explain this away by giving “generation” a broader meaning but..
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Nov 28 2009 11:16AM
It can happen when you start something new or bump into something old: you feel contrasts that seem like walls. What if a wall is really a bridge in disguise?
Column: Executive Soul
Nov 27 2009 10:00AM
Is soulful leadership in Afghanistan possible?
Column: Hopeful Living
Nov 22 2009 04:09PM
This has been a rough year on many fronts. And I’m ready for how the Christmas season makes me feel. How about you?
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Nov 20 2009 10:16AM
Surely, the mental energy you’re giving current (or old) issues is accomplishing something, right? It depends on if you’re thinking or processing.
Column: A Small Medium at Large
Nov 19 2009 03:48PM
It came to me to write about the silence as I worked with that silence for long hours this past two weeks.
Column: Hopeful Living
Nov 17 2009 11:05PM
When we’re struggling with depleted savings, job loss, limited income, separation from family or illness, it can be hard to see the light at the end of what feels like a very dark tunnel.
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Nov 13 2009 10:39AM
You may have a core “switch” set to keep you safe. What if self-sabotage is actually your switch doing its job? Maybe it’s time you give this a closer look.
Column: Hopeful Living
Nov 9 2009 03:04PM
Even though my bank account is the smallest it’s been in a few years, I’ve never been as excited for Black Friday as I am this year.
Column: A Small Medium at Large
Nov 9 2009 01:44PM
There has been a steep rise lately in mail I receive from people asking me questions concerning discernment. “Upon what source can I rely? What book can I trust? What organization is truly positive? How can I know what I know for sure?”
Column: Executive Soul
Nov 8 2009 03:50PM
Steve Jobs was named CEO of the decade Thursday. Is he an executive with soul?
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Nov 6 2009 02:18PM
When negativity knocks at your door, do you recognize it and send it away? Or do you invite it in for dinner, or worse, to stay with you as long as it likes—possibly for your lifetime?
Column: Hopeful Living
Nov 4 2009 09:47AM
Are you struggling with depression, loneliness or fear and wondering where God is? You’re not alone, my friend.
Column: Executive Soul
Nov 2 2009 03:01PM
Thousands of protesters converged on the American Bankers Association in Chicago last week. Is soulful banking possible?
Column: Spiritual Psychology
Nov 1 2009 01:41AM
Teachings that distort basic spiritual truths with outrageous claims and dangerous applications undermine and turn people away from spirituality while reinforcing negative stereotypes.
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Oct 30 2009 02:45PM
No, it isn’t too early to consider this; it is exactly the right time. The very things you do or don’t do about resolutions are what you do right now. And, you can do them differently starting today.
Column: Ask Your Mama™
Oct 28 2009 02:19PM
Are you cyclically confused? In a ceremonial quandary? Completely clueless? Wonder no more.
The What, When, Where, Why, How, and Who of Ceremony & Spirituality
Column: Hopeful Living
Oct 28 2009 11:16AM
Every football season I’m inspired by the number of teams who trail by thirty points or more for most of a game and then make a comeback and win. What does it take to make that kind of recovery?
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Oct 23 2009 06:20PM
For many, mainstream is like a tailored suit; for some, it’s like a straightjacket. Are you swimming in the wrong stream or against the current?
Column: Executive Soul
Oct 21 2009 11:53PM
Can a thoughtful, compassionate evangelical voice come to the fore?
Column: Hopeful Living
Oct 20 2009 07:01PM
Sometimes I think too much about everything that’s going on in my life or a family member’s life or what’s on the news. And I want to stop thinking and just have fun!
Column: Left Coast Lions' Den
Oct 20 2009 11:31AM
From the pulpit and in the blog-o-sphere, as an author, as a husband, as a father, and as a friend, I want to live and practice the kind of faith offered up by Frank in his latest book.
The President's New Prize
Column: Mensch Press
Oct 19 2009 12:45PM
How to make $880,000 without really trying.
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Oct 18 2009 12:13PM
Which is more important: the structure of your life or the foundation of who you are? One individual provided an extreme example of why this is important.
Column: Hopeful Living
Oct 13 2009 11:29AM
Cooking is not the only area of my life that has become stagnant, boring or not working as efficiently and creatively as it once did. And I suspect I am not alone.
Column: A Small Medium at Large
Oct 12 2009 05:12PM
Is Obama a socialist, and if so, is that a bad thing?
Column: Woman at the Well
Oct 12 2009 01:54PM
We must be as little children to receive the realm of God. It is in our midst. It lives within us. May we live out God’s call to love and justice this day and every day ahead.
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Oct 12 2009 10:57AM
If you’re not experiencing infinite abundance, there’s a good reason it’s not your “reality” yet. The reason relates to a riddle.
Column: Executive Soul
Oct 9 2009 08:05PM
How strengthening the soul of the Republican Party will strengthen America.
Column: Hopeful Living
Oct 6 2009 10:34AM
For many of us, it seems easier to be someone other than our real selves. I admit that it has sometimes been more difficult to be my real self than to create a façade for a Halloween party.
Column: A Small Medium at Large
Oct 2 2009 04:20PM
Sometimes a priest can make a difference not only to the people of his parish but to the world around him. Bishop Leroy Matthiesen of the Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, is such a man.
Column: Unclutter Your Life
Oct 2 2009 12:04PM
Have you ever thought about how the way we’re taught to measure worth and self-worth is similar to how we got tests graded in school? There is an interesting parallel.
Column: Our Place in the Universe
Oct 1 2009 09:32AM
In the stillness, as the sun sets, and before we begin the descent into the Underworld, we must set an intention to remember our authentic self.
Column: Hopeful Living
Sep 30 2009 06:22PM
Should we be angered that a neighbor or a brother has a completely different stance and viewpoint on an issue — an issue equally important to both of us?
Column: Spiritual Psychology
Sep 30 2009 11:00AM
“Only in America” once brought smiles; now, tears!