What is the part and what is the whole?

I had an insight while meditating this morning. (I always wonder if these insights are a case of mind-wandering or a case of guidance from the Holy Spirit, which is supposed to come in during meditation.) The gist of it was this: We can view our lives in one of two...

The Course as a snowball

[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...

“There is no safety in a battleground”

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 of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Md. It was considered the ‘bloodiest day in U.S history.'”...

Belonging to God

[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,...

Miracles are natural: Our visit with Mother Antonia

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] On August 21, Patricia and I had the great honor of visiting Mother Antonia, the “prison angel of Tijuana.” It was a beautiful experience. As we saw how totally...