From “Learning to pray:” “[T]he most common mistake I observe in other folks’ prayers [is] an assumption that God is distant and apart from human beings.” My belief is at the opposite extreme. On the one hand, God’s omnipresence means that God is fully present to every cubic centimeter of empty space, to every atom and electron of your being.

This is the second of three posts about entitlement: 04/19 – “Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy” Today – “How I became homeless” 05/03 – “When needs are met” This is a long post. One may want to avail oneself of a navigation resource here. ———— ♦ ———— I don’t write about easy things. At this writing, a more immediate question is how I’ve stayed homeless, which has prompted no small amount of anger and depression in recent weeks. The short answer appears to be that I’ve st

On one occasion sometime between 1983 and 1990 — I can recall where I was living, but not where I was working — I came home from work and became suicidal. I don’t recall the basis of my agony, but it almost certainly pertained to certain foibles of “the flesh” that my “spirit” seemed powerless to overcome.

If you’re in a boat out on the water, and a storm comes up, and the boat’s rocking and at risk of tipping over; it’s critical to turn the boat to face into the wind. This won’t stop the wind, but will keep it from rocking the boat. Emotional intelligence is like that. It won’t make life’s storms go away, but can help keep them from rocking your boat.