Essays

While this may sound like the opening line of a joke, it is not. Instead, it is an attempt to explore two very different ways of understanding life and reality—belief

There is a voice of truth that speaks to us constantly.Not always in booming proclamations from mountaintops or the pages of sacred scripture, but in the gentle murmurs tucked inside

The Marine Corps is renowned for its uncompromising approach to transformation. It takes ordinary recruits, strips away their old habits, beliefs, and sense of self, and rebuilds them into disciplined

There was once a bear who spent most of its life in captivity, confined to a 50-foot square cage. Day after day, its life consisted of pacing the perimeter, tracing

This morning, a small vase on the kitchen counter caught my eye. It wasn’t extravagant or filled with bold, vibrant blooms. Instead, it held a handful of tiny flowers—delicate, unassuming,

The phrase “Physician, heal thyself,” spoken by Jesus in Luke 4:23, carries a timeless message that resonates across both traditional Christian teaching and the spiritual wisdom of A Course in

In his first inaugural address on March 4, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt offered a message that still echoes through history: “The only thing we have to fear is fear

This is a question that came to me as I watched the video below. I found myself envisioning a Venn diagram with two circles: one representing A Course in Miracles

Yesterday brought one of those quietly profound moments that stays with you long after the chaos has passed. My wife and I found ourselves in the emergency room after she

Music has a way of reaching into the soul—past defenses, past distractions—and gently laying bare what we’ve been feeling all along. Some songs don’t just entertain; they speak. For me,