Financial problems can be stressful, even traumatic. Could we pray about them? If so, how? Writer Val Minard sees the difference between “selfish” prayer for money and the understandable yearning to bring harmony to a discordant situation. She writes: “During my freshman year of college, I felt hopeless and fearful about how I was going […]
What if health were catching?
Readers, beware: contagious health is breaking out! This concept may seem ridiculous, or at least revolutionary, but it’s really quite natural. According to writer Bob Cummings, we can turn the assumption of contagious diseases right on its head as we give this issue serious thought from a spiritual perspective. He writes: “Health reformer Mary Baker […]
How would you define God?
To define God might seem like an impossible task. But many ordinary people have done this well, according to their lights. Tim Mitchinson shows the opportunity we all have to define God. He writes: “Last year The Huffington Post asked its readers to define God in one word. Their top ten responses were: 10) Omnipotent; 9) Fiction; […]
Finding Comfort after the Quebec City Shooting
Finding comfort after a shooting has been a challenge for all too many American communities lately. But now that this scourge seems to have reached Canada, citizens there are facing the same issues. Canadian writer Monica Karal shares some insights that could help many in finding comfort, no matter what country. She writes: “My heart […]
World explorer discovers “her own in another’s good”
A world explorer is someone who travels our globe by any means possible, including a bicycle. But a world explorer doesn’t have to make a physical journey to find excitement, discovery and new views of life. One can discover the same excitement and newness in mental or spiritual journeys into how we think. Writer Eric […]
Jesus’ life: inspired and scientific
A scientific Jesus may be a hard image for even Christians to accept. An inspiring Jesus, a sacrificing Jesus, a healing Jesus and a loving Jesus—these images we accept easily. But a scientific Jesus? Spiritual seeker Steve Salt writes about this radical view. He begins: “ ‘You will experience for yourselves the truth, and the […]
A sound mind at any age
A sound mind may be a given for most people– except for those of advanced years, some believe. Are there any signs of progress in this disheartening picture of dementia, decreasing mental health resources, and the increase in the aging population? Writer Wendy Margolese is hopeful, even confident, as she explores both research and personal […]
When meditative prayer includes the Divine, anything is possible
Is meditative prayer a redundant phrase? Often “meditation” and “prayer” are synonymous, but when they are not we need to understand the difference if we want only positive, health-improving outcomes. Anna Bowness-Park explores the meanings of these two terms based on a TV interview with psychologist Dr. Miguel Farias. She then shares her own healing […]
Thanksgiving for the healing of divisions
This Thanksgiving can be more than a family sitting around a table of turkey, whether it’s a happy gathering, a dysfunctional group or something in between. Thanksgiving can be an opportunity to heal the breaches between our brothers and sisters while we feast together. It can also be an opportunity to begin the healing of our […]
Challenging old and new theories of man’s nature
Is man’s nature inherently attracted to evil or good? Or is this distinction even important? Writer Anna Bowness-Park thinks so, and so did others who did a world of good for the rest of us. Bowness-Park has done some research on man’s true nature and finds that: “Humans are by nature attracted to shocking or […]