Sitting at the feet of my teacher

A while back, I wrote a blog about resigning as my own teacher and letting myself be a pupil to Jesus (“Learning Disabled,” posted May 10). Several weeks went by with me all but forgetting my decision. Obviously there was some resistance to letting go, so when I went...

Addiction as a barometer

I recently had an amazing teacher-pupil meeting with Kathy, and we both want to share it with you. The meeting was preceded by an email from Kathy, in which she said that she had just realized that, following an earlier discussion on “resistance” and “decision,” she...

The stubborn need to stay there

For some time now, Gerry, Kathy, and I have been meeting as “Mighty Course Companions.” We all live here in different parts of Ontario, and have got together in person, but mostly it’s via bi-weekly Skype calls. Today we worked on an issue that has come up for all of...

Rosebuds, dinghies, and chronic liars

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I have just come out of a very powerful teacher-pupil meeting that left both my pupil and me almost speechless. I’d like to share with you the ideas and...

The Word of God

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I really like the meaning of “the Word of God” that Jesus gives in Lesson 276: “My Son is pure and holy as Myself.” I often give myself that Word and refer to...