Occupation: Author Birth: 1942
God is not about religion. Religion is a structure that should house our faith in God. Too often it is used to hurt other people in God's name..
It often seems easier not to move on; even the muck and mire in which we're stuck seems less fearful and less challenging than the unknown path ahead….
All religions upon the earth are necessary because there are people who need what they teach. ... Each church fulfills spiritual needs that perhaps o….
each of us has been given the ability to reach God with our prayers. ... Whatever form it takes, each prayer is an invitation for God to bring his po….
I understood that life is lived most fully in the imagination - that, ironically, imagination is the key to reality..
To become as perfect as a mortal being can become, we need to bring the mind, body, and spirit into total harmony...We must add to that harmony Chris….
If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely..
God knew we would make mistakes. Life is all about mistakes. It is constant change and growth. Our greatest challenges in life will one day be known ….
If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silenc….
If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative..
We are responsible for one another. Collectively so. The world is a joint effort. We might say it is like a giant puzzle, and each one of us is a ver….
For all of us who listen, in the stillness of our hearts, God enlightens us and offers to lead the way..
Life does not end when we die. Death is a rebirth into a spirit world of light and love, a transition from the physical to the spiritual that is no m….
Above all, I was shown that love is supreme. I saw that truly without love we are nothing. We are here to help each other, to care for each other, to….
An important purpose for mortality is to help us learn to recognize and to choose the positive even though the negative more fully surrounds us. We m….
In our thoughts and words we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths..
When I awaken in the morning, I am thankful for a new day. I am thankful for everything that I have materially. I am thankful for everything I have s….
If love is truly a verb, if help is a verb, if forgiveness is a verb, if kindness is a verb, then you can do something about it..
The more we thank God for the blessings we receive, the more we open the way for further blessings..
Faith is not complacent; faith is action. You don’t have faith and wait. When you have faith, you move..
Service is a balm to both the spirit and the body..