Attuned to Soul

“…A plant scientist, armed with his notebooks and equipment, is exploring the rainforests for new botanical discoveries, and he has hired an Indigenous guide to lead him. Knowing the scientist’s interests, the young guide takes care to point out the interesting species. The botanist looks at him appraisingly, surprised by his capacity. “Well, well, young … Continue reading Everything Has a Song

When an alcoholic works the 12-Step program When an inner-city child graduates from college When an abused child becomes a responsible parent When an abused spouse says “no more” and means it When a couple in a troubled marriage begins counseling When a smile pops to the face of one long lost to depression When, … Continue reading Signs of Resurrection

     “You can live your own little life as “you” or you can surrender to the source of who you really are – your soul. It is in that realm that real greatness, magic, and miracles happen. This is the Gandhi zone, the Jesus zone. It’s a level of consciousness that the miracle makers of … Continue reading New Age or Age Old?

     “Imagine a different world, one in which people do not spend an inordinate amount of energy fuming against their fate each time they make a mistake. A world in which one takes for granted that if things can go wrong, they probably will.      It would be so civilized. Folks would bump into furniture, … Continue reading To Err is Human

                          “There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream                                      The earth, and every common sight,                                                       To me did seem                                             Appareled in celestial light,                                      The glory and the freshness of a dream.                                        It is not now as it hath been of yore; -                                                    Turn whereso’er I may,                                                          By … Continue reading Relenting for Lent

“Your accomplishments are not the most important parts of your life. Besides, any record you break will sooner or later be broken by someone else. Whether you excel in sports or in work, there will always be someone who comes along after you and does what you did but even better. The bar for success … Continue reading Touching a Soul

     “Adam hid in the Garden of Eden. Moses tried to substitute his brother. Jonah jumped a boat and was swallowed by a whale.      Man likes to run from God. It’s a tradition. So perhaps I was only following tradition when as soon as I could walk, I started running… …by the time I … Continue reading The Hound of Heaven

“…I have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.      I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”      I have a dream that...the … Continue reading I Have a Dream

“…I have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.      I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”      I have a dream that...the … Continue reading I Have a Dream

     “A grandmother playing with her five-year-old grandson on the beach is horrified when a wave comes up and swallows the child whole, dragging him out to sea. Falling to her knees, she addresses the heavens in a state of near hysteria. “Oh God, please return my beloved grandson to me and I will be … Continue reading Laughing at our Folly