by Robert Perry | Oct 3, 2012 | Blog
Have you ever read something in the Course that you didn't even consciously note as you read it, only to have it come back to mind later as something deeply meaningful? That happened to me recently. I was reading in Chapter 22 in the Text. I wasn't all that engaged and... by Robert Perry | Sep 19, 2012 | Blog
[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] We've all heard the Course's style of writing described as "symphonic." This was first observed by Ken Wapnick, who spoke of how, in the Course, themes are... by Robert Perry | Sep 19, 2012 | Blog
An 1862 photograph of soldiers standing beside a lone grave after the Battle of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Ken sent me this picture. He said, "I couldn't help myself after seeing this photo. This 1862 photo shows soldiers next to a lone grave after the Battle... by Robert Perry | Sep 10, 2012 | Blog
[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I've always like the prayer to Lesson 244 ("I am in danger nowhere in the world"), but the best part of it, in my view, is the final sentence, which,... by Robert Perry | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog
We spiritual people talk a great deal about surrender, but A Course in Miracles never uses the word "surrender," not once. Why is that? I believe the reason is that the concept of surrender implies giving up your will in favor of a larger, more powerful will. It... 