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Three Kinds of Christmas

December 2, 2010
A few years ago, I kept seeing billboards saying "Put the Christ back in Christmas" (objecting to the shortened term "Xmas," and to the secular "Santa Claus" celebration of the holiday). This never made any sense to me, because I... continued

The Road to Damascus

November 16, 2010
When Paul, the man responsible for most of the New Testament, as well as for modern Christianity, had a vision of the dead Jesus on the road to Damascus, in which Jesus castigated Paul for bad-mouthing him, this started him... continued

Thump!

November 4, 2010
THUMP! That's what Whitley heard one night recently when we were driving home late at night. I didn't hear the noise at all, but it caused Whitley to suddenly slow down cautiously, and when he did, he discovered that if... continued

Truth Sometimes Comes in Surprising Packages

September 20, 2010
What have I learned lately? I've learned that you can get real religious insight from what is essentially a financial newspaper. I grew up near the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and I remember seeing a... continued

Cocooning

August 31, 2010
These days I notice the same thing everyone else does: Most people walking (or driving!) along are in their own little world, oblivious to the larger world around them, because they are either talking on a cell phone with an... continued

A Trip to Crop Circle Country

August 10, 2010
We have just returned from a trip to speak at the crop circle conference in the UK, where we had some breathtaking adventures. When we entered our first circle, I was amazed to be greeted by TWO people who knew... continued

Marriage: Hot & Cold

July 27, 2010
A successful marriage is a mystery, especially to the people who are living it. Whenever I hear anyone giving out advice about how to succeed in this incredibly hard but wonderfully worthwhile task, I always take it with a grain... continued

Marcelle

July 6, 2010
Psychic medium Marla Frees was one of the people who spoke at the Dreamland Festival this June. During her talk, as she was contacting the dead relatives of some of the people in the audience, I noticed that Whitley, who... continued

A Trip to Esalen

May 27, 2010
Whitley and I were recently invited to participate in a conference at that magical spot by the ocean called Esalen. I loved it: We'd driven by it many times when we visited Big Sur, but we had never actually been... continued

The Birds

May 11, 2010
Spring is here and the hummingbirds are back at our feeder. In my lifetime, I have been held hostage by hummers and waged a losing war with squirrels. One of my favorite birds is the mockingbird. These birds have no... continued