What to believe

October 15, 2009 | 1 comment

I was asked today, “How do you stay out of the Adam-dream of material suffering when you hear so much about it all day long?” I replied, “What is true in heaven is what is true on earth.”

Fitting in

October 14, 2009 | 6 comments

Some time ago, I was listening to the story of a woman who felt she didn’t fit in. She listed off all the reasons why she was different than everyone else, why nobody liked her, at least from her momentarily depressed

Prayer defied doctor’s expectations

October 13, 2009 | 5 comments

I made a new friend who visited my church Sunday with family and shared with me an inspiring story of healing. Several months ago, she was being treated by doctors for a serious health problem. An angiogram into her brain caused

Sidebar updates

October 12, 2009 | 2 comments

If you haven’t noticed, a few new items have been added to the sidebar of Spiritview to aide the navigability of the site. Among other changes, a rolling “Most recent comments,” entry now exists. If you like to follow comments,

Civility

October 12, 2009 | 1 comment

I’ve read a number of editorials, opinion pieces and cartoons expressing disgust, dismay and anger over the recent public outbreaks of irresponsible behavior and attitude by Joe Wilson, Kanye West and Serena Williams. It’s disheartening to see role models for