Thanksgiving is more than a holiday that happens one day a year.  Did you know that thanksgiving can be a habit and gratitude can be practiced as a spiritual discipline? In the Christian tradition, disciplines are practices found in Scripture that are used to promote spiritual growth and formation. Some disciplines are well-known, such as fasting, prayer, and the study [...]

Today is Earth day, and I am passionate about God's Creation.  As part of the Evangelical Church, I have been surprised, and saddened, at the lack of concern that fellow believers have for the environment. The Church, as God’s representatives on earth, should not be indifferent to the state of His Creation.  The Church, of all people, should care for God's Creation, [...]

The day will come when, after harnessing the winds, the tides, and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of Love. And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. -Teilhard De Chardin Do not underestimate the energies of Love. Love holds the power to accomplish great good, however, [...]

I recently had a revelation when reading in Mark 12 where Jesus is teaching his followers about the most important of all of the commandments.  Mark reads: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no [...]

Yahweh (Hebrew) transliterated as Jehovah- the existing One; to exist/ to be (past, present & future); to become known Rophe/ Rapha (Hebrew)- to heal; to restore; to make healthful Jehovah Rophe- The God who has healed, is in the process of healing, and will heal and restore to health (Exodus 15:26) Many times we think of healing solely on the [...]

I had a curious conversation last week following my Inner-Light yoga class. A lovely woman, with whom I have recently been getting acquainted, attended my scripture yoga class for the first time.  She came up to me, after class, to discuss some insights that she thought might be helpful for me as a teacher.  She shared with me that she teaches trainings on [...]

I want to tell you a secret...  I am afraid.  This process of writing my thoughts down for everyone to see, to read, to judge, to like (or dislike) and to understand (or misunderstand) is really very terrifying for me.  You see, I have come to this realization in the past months and years; I have a very strong [...]