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Forgiveness as shouting match?

This blog is inspired by Dee's last blog on forgiveness, in which she makes the crucial point that we don't know exactly what forgiving behavior looks like in any given situation, so we need to ask the Holy Spirit how to express our forgiveness behaviorally. It...

It works!

When I awoke very early this morning with a severe case of anxiety, I had lots of questions for God! "Sure, I know that You love me and that I am safe in Your care, yet there are things for me to do and You can't do them for me, can You? I don't know what's up to You...

At peace with existence

I was reading a book called Radical Grace by J. Harold Ellens. He said that God's grace is the only solution for human anxiety, which is the universal human condition. This really struck a chord in me. I am quite aware of being very anxious some of the time—and mildly...

A strange dream

I had this strange and seemingly significant dream last night. The details of what happened visually were peripheral: I was looking through a Course in Miracles newsletter, which was full of very strange poetry (consisting of visual symbols—little blue eggs with...

The Holy Grail: "The Chalice of the Atonement"?

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Since childhood, I have been drawn to stories about the Holy Grail. The idea of the quest for something so symbolic of all that is holy, perfect, and loving has...

"My only response to error is a desire to heal"

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I had an extremely valuable insight at the end of last week. While I was teaching the CCC teachers class on Thursday I was very struck by Section 17 in the...