Many of us follow the war between Israel and Hamas as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, there are also ongoing wars in Sudan, Syria, and many other countries. In the 1960s, many of us chanted, “Give peace a chance.” In this video, I share my own experience of… Read More »Give Peace a Chance
Coming of age in the Vietnam War Era, I learned slogans like, “Give peace a chance.” Fifty years later, we’ve not given peace a chance. Instead, the world remains conflicted by violence. Because of political divisions, people are less civil toward each other than they were before. With the pandemic,… Read More »Peace in a Violent World
Do you meditate? Do you pray? Do you do spiritual things? Is that what you think spirituality is all about: doing things? Consider this: could spirituality be part of who we are? Connected to all of the other parts of ourselves? Today’s video will introduce you to research on these… Read More »Spirituality As Part of Us
The stream of news continues unbroken: the pandemic spreads in the US, Brazil, Latin America, and Africa while parts of Asia see another spike in diagnoses. At the same time, people live with unrelenting oppression in North Korea and Iran with autocratic leaders in many others. In many parts of… Read More »Peace in Our World; Peace in Our Lives
I’ve spoken with many people who wonder what spirituality is all about. What leads one person to say, “I’m a spiritual person,” while another isn’t so sure. I believe that to be a spiritual person means to live in a way that recognizes that there is more to life than… Read More »What Is a Spiritual Person?
Have you considered your role in bringing peace on Earth? The stream of news continues unbroken: the ravages of war continue to tear apart Syria and South Sudan. People live with unrelenting oppression in North Korea and Iran. In many parts of the world, children die from hunger and starvation.… Read More »Peace in the World; Peace in Our Lives
How can we recognize a spiritual person? What might we look for in ourselves as a sign of spiritual growth or maturity? In what way should religious beliefs influence the quality of a person’s life? As I reflect on these questions, I look to my own spiritual and religious heritage… Read More »Spiritual Growth: Where Do Love and Hate Fit In?