Christ-centered meditation and prayer is a devotional spiritual practice of surrendering to the heart of God — the unconditional love located in our hearts. Christ is in everyone from the beginning of time as a divine spark of light, life, and love. The goal of our...
I didn’t grow up in the church. Church was a place to visit on special occasions, like weddings, funerals, or baptisms. As a kid, I wasn’t invited to many of those, which kept church and God off my radar for years. In a strange twist, it was a TV evangelist of all...
“Why are you bothering?” Sue said. “You have us,” Tracy chimed in. “You have a beautiful house. Financial security. Why do you need another man in your life who’ll only end up disappointing you?” I sipped my chardonnay, then took another bite of my salad. Sue and...
Years ago, after my first divorce, I worked with author and life coach GuruMeher Khalsa. GuruMeher means compassionate teacher. In not so many words, he told me that all strong emotions resurface so they can heal us, and they will keep resurfacing until they do. The...
The first time I ran away from home, I was four. My older brother, Michael, was six at the time. For years I followed him everywhere. He walked, I walked behind him. He ran, I ran. I looked up to him, and I obeyed him. My parents thought it was very cute how we would...
Yoga phobia is a real issue, especially among conservative Christian groups. Yoga phobia is a fear of integrating a practice or set of beliefs incompatible with one’s own religious and moral beliefs. The fear is completely understandable and respectable. The potential...