Unity
March 16, 2017
Do You Really Believe?
This is the fourth installment in the “Walking the Unity Talk” series exploring Unity Principles. In this week’s article, I review and summarize the first and second principles, while setting the stage for the exploration of Unity’s third principle. In the introduction to this series (which you can read here), I stated that the entire series … Continue reading “Do You Really Believe?”
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March 9, 2017
In The Image and Likeness
This week, I continue the blog series “Walking the Unity Talk” with this third installment titled “In The Image And Likeness,” which explores Unity Principle #2. As before, I will compare UCOH’s statement of this key truth principle with the one articulated by Rev. Ellen Debenport in her book, The Five Principles: A Guide To … Continue reading “In The Image and Likeness”
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February 16, 2017
One Power, One Presence
Last week, I introduced a new blog series I am calling “Walking the Unity Talk.” In this second installment of the series, I explore Unity Principle #1, which states, “There is only One Power and One Presence in the Universe and in my life. God the Good, Omnipotent.” Specifically, we will take a look at … Continue reading “One Power, One Presence”
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February 9, 2017
Walking the Unity Talk
Over the next couple of months or so, I will be exploring Unity’s five principles in a series of articles titled “Walking the Unity Talk.” This week’s article serves to introduce the series and to set the intention for the articles that follow. Over the seven plus years it took me to become a Licensed … Continue reading “Walking the Unity Talk”
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January 30, 2017
An Invitation To Peace
The primary objective of A Course In Miracles is to teach the lessons necessary for the attainment of peace, not world peace, but rather inner peace on a personal level. Among the key concepts used to achieve this goal is identifying the “obstacles to peace” so they may be overcome. The first such obstacle is … Continue reading “An Invitation To Peace”
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January 29, 2017
A Meditation On Inner Peace
As a Licensed Unity Teacher, I speak in Unity Churches on a regular basis. Recently, I was asked to lead the meditation during Sunday services at my home church, Unity Church of the Hills in Austin, Texas. The theme of Rev. Steve Bolen’s message that Sunday ws “inner peace.” The complete transcript of the meditation … Continue reading “A Meditation On Inner Peace”
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January 3, 2017
Faith & New Beginnings
A new year is the archetype symbol for new beginnings. It is also the perfect moment to rely on the creative power of our faith. Why? Because the power of faith is the single best creative faculty we have for embracing the inevitable changes that new beginnings bring. In The Twelve Powers, Charles Fillmore describes … Continue reading “Faith & New Beginnings”
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January 2, 2017
Spiritual Creativity & Transformation
For the past decade or more, each year, I have faithfully participated in two special services at my home church, Unity Church of the Hills in Austin. The first, a Burning Bowl ceremony, takes place on New Year’s Eve and the second, a White Stone service, takes place on the first Sunday of the new … Continue reading “Spiritual Creativity & Transformation”
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December 15, 2016
I Am Home
In October 2001, I attended my first Sunday morning services at Unity Church of the Hills (UCOH). Two weeks earlier, the UCOH community had moved into the brand new facility that has now been its home for the last fifteen years. At the time, the membership at UCOH totaled about 200 souls who, under the … Continue reading “I Am Home”
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October 3, 2016
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
In Dr. Roger Teel’s spiritual bestseller, This Life Is Joy, he presents a conceptual structure called “The Seven Pillars of Truth.” In writing about peacemaking, Dr. Teel offers a powerful perspective that acknowledges the spiritual and creative power of truth principles that are available to us, while also reminding us that peacemaking is an inside job. … Continue reading “Blessed Are The Peacemakers”
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