The Ripple Effect

YouTube: The Ripple Effect The spiritual awakening sends ripples through every facet of life. Relationships deepen, ordinary tasks take on new meaning, and a sense of シアリス well-being begins to infuse daily experience. This is what Jesus implied when he said, “Seek first...

Calm Expectation: The Perpetual Prayer

YouTube: Calm Expectation: The Perpetual Prayer “According to your faith be it done unto you.” — Matthew 9:29 You have heard me say that faith is more than belief; it is expectation—a calm assurance that the cause we set in motion will bring a corresponding result....

Perfection: The Target No One Will Hit

YouTube: Perfection: The Target No One Will Hit Many of us were taught to see Jesus as “the perfect man demonstrated,” the flawless figure against whom our own lives are inevitably measured. While this image may inspire, it can also create a burden. Perfection becomes...

Achieving Inner Stillness

YouTube: Achieving Inner Stillness in a Noisy World Voice of the Mystic: Part 7 (final) In our noisy, fast-paced world, inner stillness can feel elusive, even impossible. Yet stillness is not the absence of activity but a shift in awareness. Jesus often withdrew to a...

Teach Us to Pray

YouTube: Teach Us to Pray Voice of the Mystic: Part 6 J Douglas Bottorff  Though we often associate prayer with religious dogma, it’s a fundamental human practice, not confined by such boundaries. We engage in it whether we are aware of it or not. When we...