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Here I am, Lord

by | May 6, 2011 | Blog

You may know that Jesus, through Helen, recommended that Bill use the prayer, “Here I am, Lord.” Jesus told him to use “a very short phrase, like ‘Here I am, Lord’ and don’t think of anything else. Just pull in your mind slowly from everywhere else and center it on...

Thanking God for the abstract

by | May 2, 2011 | Blog

I was reading Lesson 123 today, “I thank my Father for His gifts to me.” What struck me in that lesson, as it always does, is that the list of things to be grateful for to God is so not what you’d expect. You’d expect that we are supposed to mentally scan our lives...

Don’t take a bite of that apple

by | Apr 28, 2011 | Blog

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] The other day I came across a place in Helen’s notes (also found in edited form in the FIP Course) which said, “Eating of the tree of knowledge is a symbolic...

A weekend in the life of a…miracle worker

by | Apr 19, 2011 | Blog

I am now back in Ottawa after participating in the Circle events in Sedona and Robert, Allen, and Greg’s retreat on “A Day in the Life of a Miracle Worker” in St. Louis. I want to share with you what happened to me during the St. Louis retreat. I think that it was a...

ENGA teaching

by | Apr 3, 2011 | Blog

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] How have you been affected by Robert’s recent exposés on Jesus’ comments about Edgar Cayce and Bill, specifically about their egocentricity and grandiosity...

Resigning from the egg-and-spoon race

by | Mar 25, 2011 | Blog

I apologize for being away from blogging for so long. I have been obsessed with a project that I believe is vital for the Circle and for the Course, and the truth is I’ve just lost track of time. About a week ago I had a realization that has had a huge effect on...