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I am a believer. I believe that the created universe contains in its very essence a tendency towards development. One might call it something like… Read More »Broadening Perspectives

The longer I live, the more I come to understand some of the deeper meanings associated with Christmas. At the same time, I also experience… Read More »Reflections on Christmas

Hardly a story told does not involve a journey – religious stories, fairy tales, songs, poems, novels, and many non-fictional topics. All of these may… Read More »There are Journeys, and then There are Journeys

A couple of years ago, I began wrestling with a personal question that on the surface looked simple, but in practice turned out to be… Read More »What Do I Want to Do? Reflections on Freedom of Choice

I live in what is called an “Intentional Community.” This community holds a broadly defined commitment to ecological awareness and practice, healthy community, and ongoing… Read More »Consensus in Community

Here is the promised post in which I consider a broadly understood definition of “Recovery from Addiction.” I had planned to write this one last… Read More »Recovery in Community

Lots of magazine articles address the general question about what is wanted, usually involving women wanting to know what men want, or men wanting to… Read More »What Does God Want?

If there is any flaw in the human mind and spirit that is more destructive than the tendency toward addiction, I cannot imagine what it… Read More »Addiction: The Enemy of Community

I am not a politician nor a political pundit, but I cannot avoid having some feelings, and hopefully some useful perspectives on yesterday’s election. I… Read More »Community, Politics, Money, and the Sound-Bite

One of the themes of my novel, Community of Promise, concerns the nature of mystical experience. That is to say, how valid are the messages… Read More »Revelation