Review and Quotes from “The Alchemist” – Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho wrote The Alchemist in 1988. He believed it was the fulfillment of his purpose in life. Since that time, the book has been translated into …
Spiritual
Worship?
The word worship can mean a lot of things in our world. I want you to pause for a moment and get a picture in …
Revisiting Joy, or at least trying to
I am not a happy person. Now I know that happiness can come and go so let me take it a step further, I am …
I have questions God can’t answer!
This morning I sit pondering what tweaks to my past might have most affected the present more positively. To be sure, even the most minor …
Affair of the Will
I have long struggled with an inner conflict C.S. Lewis describes in Mere Christianity. Though his work does not resolve my tension, it gives me …
The Good News of Pain (thoughts on Easter pt. 3)
Today, we’re going to talk about pain. I remember being 8 years old. My cousin and I were on the playground trying to ditch my …
The Good News of Betrayal (thoughts on Easter pt. 2)
The Revolutionary War spanned from 1775 to 1783. This is the war that the new founded 13 American colonies fought to gain their independence from …
“Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as brothers” – Thich Nhat Hanh
A few weeks back, I took a trip to Nashville to work with a customer of Intellithought. The day was good, much was accomplished and …
Has all of Heaven Passed through Hell?
Perhaps I should reconsider the idea of purgatory or at least attribute the title of purgatory to this, and a few other, stages of my …
The Beauty of Death
Fall is my favorite season of the year. NCAA football and basketball, bonfires with the youth group and hot coffee on cool morning are all …