administrator, Author at Circle of Atonement

Would other training be helpful?

In my last Teacher blog, in which we discussed the topic of “Providing a safe space,” Gerry mentioned that he had found his training as a spiritual director helpful in his Course teaching. Martha asked, “Do you think that would a way for me to gain the necessary skills...

"The Thought of God"

I am so excited. For the first time ever, I have really got this lesson (165. Let not my mind deny the Thought of God)! Up until now, it's been rather ho-hum for me, a lesson to practice but definitely not one to get excited about. Today's practice changed all that. It...

Backlash

(Epilogue to my "Putting it into practice" blog) During the weekend at the family gathering for the burial of my cousin's wife, I really liked how James and I were. He is such an outgoing person, who is genuinely interested in people, and he spent his time at the...

Putting it into practice

Filled to overflowing with the effects of my insights about love (the focus of my last blog, "All that I have to do"), I went off with James last weekend to attend the burial of the wife of a close cousin of mine. I knew that there would be one other cousin there...

Providing a safe space

In his Teacher Profile, Gerry said that, “People in the study groups are feeling more and more comfortable to raise personal issues to be resolved in the context of ACIM.” Martha asked him how that came about and if it was directly related to his training in Spiritual...