Tag: understanding

What do you expect to happen?

October 15, 2015 | 23 comments

A patient recently commented to me, “I know that fear is the expectation of evil.” The idea is not new to me, but the wording caught my attention and caused me to think deeper about how one can know whether

Let God give you the right words

September 22, 2015 | 6 comments

Have you ever fretted over the right words to tell your spouse, inform your boss, or share with a friend about some critical issue that you feel needs addressing? Well, fret no more. Let God give you the right words.

Turning enemies into friends

August 25, 2015 | 16 comments

“We must love our enemies in all the manifestations wherein and whereby we love our friends; must even try not to expose their faults, but to do them good whenever opportunity occurs.” ~ Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings, p. 11

Knowledge does not equal understanding

June 29, 2015 | 8 comments

Now here’s a fascinating video that a reader sent me a link to illustrating that just because you know something doesn’t mean you understand it. There’s a difference between knowledge and understanding. You’ve heard the saying, “One never forgets how

The purpose of life

June 19, 2015 | 8 comments

People often struggle with finding purpose to their life. And they often look in all the wrong places. Some seek it in fortune, others in fame, and many in raising a family. Finding a satisfying career, success in one’s profession