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How Holy Do We Have to Be?
Dear Spiritual Family, We are taught in New Thought and in the broader spectrum of spiritual disciplines, to go to God for guidance, to go to God in prayer. And when we do so and the answers seem to evade us or the manifestations don’t show up, we might be inclined to...
The Truth that Sets Us Free
Dear Spiritual Family, With love, we dedicate this Sunday’s message to the people of Maui, Hawaii - those who are in the midst of such great upheaval, those who are in support roles, and those beings who have stepped through the veil beyond the physical. Hawaii as a...
Forgiveness – What’s the Big Deal?
Dear Spiritual Family, Of all the tools in our “Spiritual Tool Box,” forgiveness is a primary one. Here, we are speaking of authentic forgiveness as described by Jesus in A Course in Miracles: “Forgiveness recognizes that what you thought your brother did to you has...
Saying Goodbye to Guilt
Dear Spiritual Family, In the classic film, The Sound of Music, we hear the words, “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start….” So “a very good place to start may be to ask, “What is the true “beginning?” Well, in Chapter 1, verse 1, of John, we...
What Can I Do?
Dear Spiritual Family, There are a number of modern era songs that are either entitled “What Can I Do?” or incorporate that question as the lyrics unfold. It came to me, Rev. Steve, as I pondered the subject of the “unfinished business” many if not most of us have...
God Is. I Am.
Dear Spiritual Family, In today’s video message, we honor a life that has great meaning to us. It is that of a friend, John Fleming. He recently made his transition beyond the veil to a new experience of life. As I, Rev. Steve, reflected on our deeper experiences of...
A Prayer of Gratitude
Dear Spiritual Family, Today, we offer you this prayer. You might find it helpful to take some time with it, perhaps pausing as you read, in order to more deeply commune with God and feel the state of gratitude that is inherent in our Christ nature. Father, thank You...
Why Wait for Heaven?
Dear Spiritual Family, Why wait for Heaven? This question is asked repeatedly in Lesson 188 in A Course in Miracles. It is also the title of a song composed by Oman and Shanti in the 1980s. “Those who seek the light are merely covering their eyes. The light is in them...
A More Perfect Union
Happy July 4th Weekend! Therese Finn shared these words, “This week we celebrate the 4th of July, our national Independence Day. Our country was founded on the principle that nations and individuals should be free to choose their own destiny. The idea that people...
Our Mental and Spiritual Defaults
Dear Spiritual Family, In this video message, we explore the idea of where our minds and hearts tend to “rest” in terms of predominant thoughts and feelings. Do we default toward that which uplifts or to that which keeps us stuck or drags us down? Hugh Prather in his...