Does it Matter What You Think about the Holy Spirit? /Spiritual Meditations

What you do and how you live are absolutely vital. Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning. But what you believe determines how you act.

Healing Your Heart of Trench Warfare / Spiritual Meditations

The Gospels, silent prayer and Jesus are our antidotes to divisiveness.

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When God is Silent / Spiritual Meditations

Are You there, God? You feel very close to God for a moment, during a hymn, during prayer, for a few hours or days and then it’s gone.

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The Unconventional Life & Truth of a Christian Mystic / Spiritual Meditations

To be a mystic is simply to participate here and now in that real and eternal life; in the fullest, deepest sense. It is to share, as a free and conscious agent—not a servant, but a son — in God’s Kingdom, sweeping through pain and glory towards home in God.

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3 Words to Guide Your Spiritual Growth / Spiritual Meditations

In this busy world it is difficult to be aware of and develop our progress on the spiritual path. Three words provides an easy guide to monitor your growth.

Mature Spirituality Inspires Your Involvement / Spiritual Meditation

Early stages of spiritual growth require personal effort & choice. Mature spirituality is also intensely social for it is a life shared with all creatures in heaven and earth.

Loss of Faith Regained Through Mysticism / Spiritual Meditation

When life takes on a dull meaningless quality void of transcendence, transformation can be accomplished through mystical experience of God.

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Fusing Meditation & Activism for an Amazing You / Spiritual Meditations

Those few who inwardly connect to the deep promptings of their souls and outwardly connect to the world through activism and service, have the greatest effects on society.

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Are You a Prisoner of Reason or a Mystic? / Spiritual Meditations

Quantum physics and Jesus according to the Mystics both take us to the very limits of reason. This is where profound faith begins.