May 3, 2013

How do you find inner peace when your mother abandoned you at age 8, presumed dead, only to turn up alive 11 years later? That’s the difficult personal challenge facing 19 year old Morgan Heist of Harrisburg, PA.   She acknowledges that her mother’s sudden re-appearance has angered her. She said, “I wish I had never cried.”  She went on...

Apr 16, 2013

I’ve been enjoying some fascinating conversations with ‘normal’ Christians on blogs and social media. I have come to the conclusion that I am not a normal Christian.  I must be a ‘crazy’ Christian because I’m at odds with a lot of accepted Christian norms. I listened to a youth minister named Chris Stefanick the other day on...

Apr 11, 2013

Our world is full of unhappiness and mental health challenges.  It affects workplace productivity, family unity and personal well-being. The Law of Serenity is a little-known spiritual principle that offers a real and practical solution.  When used regularly, it leads to constant inner peace. “First get neutral and then you will see clearly what you...

Mar 28, 2013

TEDx Waterloo ran its sold out seven hour program of speakers and entertainers yesterday at Kitchener’s Centre In The Square theatre.  NASA’s Chief Engineer for the Mars Project, Rob Manning, capped the event with a fascinating look at the rover landings on Mars.  He declared that their soil sample tests proved that the planet had water on it at...

Mar 26, 2013

Learning to forgive is vital to experiencing inner peace. Even if your head knows this to be true, why is it so hard for your heart to believe it? In this post, I look at how at the upside down way to forgive.  You will heal your hurt forever and not just  because your head says you “should” do it. When you succeed, you will be astonished at how...

Mar 15, 2013

I recently attended a two day course called the Happiness Option Weekend.  I took this course once before, exactly seventeen years ago.  The experience changed my life.  This time I was accommodating a friend experiencing depression over the loss of his thirty-six year marriage.  He was one of a hundred attendees who were courageously willing to ask...