“Nothing can be apart from Him and live”

In the back of my mind, if I thought about such things, I have thought, “God created me (in the past). And now that He has created me, I have existence (on my own, apart from God).” Yet any thoughtful believer in God knows it’s not quite as simple as this. If God...

The originality of “I am as God created me”

Today I was reading Lesson 162, “I am as God created me,” and was struck by just how incredibly original A Course in Miracles is. If you listen to traditional religion, it is clear that we have somehow defiled our souls. Indeed, in Christian theology, we...

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...

Swimming the other way

The post that I wrote the other day had an unexpectedly powerful effect on me. Basically, Jesus was addressing Bill’s mental stance of disengagement and disinterest. This stance left him so lacking in vitality that he had trouble mustering the necessary focus and...

“Love to the millionth power”

I watched this video yesterday of a woman named Patricia Grabow sharing about her near-death experience. Here’s the link: It’s less than four minutes long, but it has really stayed with me. She is so very genuine, her description of the love she...