A Course in Miracles reframes traditional concepts of teaching and learning (and thus of student and teacher), with an eye toward bringing us to responsibility for healing in all our relationships. In the traditional view, teaching is a profession, a 9-to-5 type of gig – you train, get certified, find a job, develop professionally. TeachersContinue reading “Reading the ACIM Manual for Teachers: Introduction”
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In Christmas Time: The Authority of Love
0 I am feeling my way towards something here. Please be patient. You know what I’ve forgotten, and the trail is growing faint. 1 Lately I’ve been riding the insomnia train again. Do you know it? I mean insomnia like, it’s three a.m., you haven’t slept for twenty some odd hours and you have toContinue reading “In Christmas Time: The Authority of Love”
In Christmas Time: Vast Rivers of Healing
0 I’ve spent a lot of time in this life with the cross, and somewhat less time with resurrection. The one makes the other necessary – a kind of grim cycle I wish on nobody. Yet recently, another way has shown itself. Late, but not too late, I am called back into the desert whereContinue reading “In Christmas Time: Vast Rivers of Healing”
In Christmas Time
And so the journey ends. So the Advent season – always an abstraction, always a projection – ends. The long night ends and a new day begins. The manger was always a symbol. Shall we be born again in our shared heart? Can we even begin to understand what that means? Do we need to?Continue reading “In Christmas Time”
Advent Travels: Out of Bethlehem and Into the Desert
0 In a dream last night, we reached Bethlehem. There were pilgrims everywhere. Do you know which Inn? Are we too late? Some of us had gifts, some of us were hoping to get a gift. The vibe was happy mostly, mostly festive. It was chaotic but in a family reunion kind of way. EverybodyContinue reading “Advent Travels: Out of Bethlehem and Into the Desert”
Advent Travels: When in Doubt
The furnace broke last night, coldest night of the year. We were up after midnight for hours seeing if we could jump-start it, and ended up just giving everybody extra blankets. The house is very cold today. My fingers are numb typing. I stop every few sentences, grab the coffee mug with both hands, andContinue reading “Advent Travels: When in Doubt”