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What It Says: From the Preface of A Course in Miracles

The What It Says section in the Course’s Preface is an extremely important summary of the Course’s themes. Ken Wapnick, in Absence from Felicity, describes its origin: In 1977, in response to many requests for a brief introduction to A Course in Miracles, Helen...

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This Is the Spark that Shines Within the Dream

Commentary on “God’s Witnesses” (T-29.III) This is an absolutely beautiful section, one of my all-time favorites. It provides another slant on the heart of salvation as the Course sees it, yet this slant is one that is probably surprising, and perhaps even a bit...

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“Resign Now as Your Own Teacher”

An Excerpt from Reading and Commentary for T-12.V, "The Sane Curriculum" The following is an excerpt from a Text reading and commentary that was created as part of our 2006 Text reading program. The numbered material is the Text passage being commented on. The "[Ur:]"...

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“The Lessons of the Holy Spirit” in Story Form

The following story is my attempt to capture the essence of "The Lessons of the Holy Spirit," the important section in Chapter 6 of the Text that describes the spiritual journey according to A Course in Miracles. The overall picture painted by this section is...

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Metaphor in the Course: Summary of a Class Presentation

My teacher's class Thursday was on metaphor in the Course. Here is a very brief summary (somewhat reorganized) of my main points: Approaching the Course as if it is largely metaphorical has a massive effect on our understanding of it. Things it says repeatedly and...

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Miracle Principles 18-22: Summary of a Class Presentation

We had a lively class yesterday, continuing our tour throughout the miracle principles as originally dictated. We learned that a miracle is the most profound service you can render another person, because it comes out of a recognition of that person’s inestimable...

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