Category Archives: Atonement

Salvation is awakening from the dream of separation, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the recognition that we share an interest in peace and happiness with all our brothers and sisters, and that this shared interest reflects the truth that there is only one will in Creation. Thus, salvation is the processContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: What is Salvation?”

Yesterday I wrote about release from guilt, drawing on Chapter Thirteen of A Course in Miracles. The suggestion there is that we undo guilt by loving all our brothers and sisters equally, without condition or qualification. Good advice, hard to follow. Here I want to make a slightly different, more personal point about guilt: YouContinue reading “Thank You for Being My Savior”

In yesterday’s newsletter (you can sign up here if you like), I mentioned that the world was made to make love homeless. In such a world do you feel fear or peace? One way to answer this question is to ask: am I aware of any needs right now? Have I made plans for futureContinue reading “Choosing Peace over Fear”

I sent out a newsletter yesterday with a glancing reference to problems. You can sign up here if you like. In this post, I want to be blunter about responding to problems. When things go sideways in the world, it is tempting to fix them. This is understandable but misguided. The desire to fix isContinue reading “Problem-Solving with Spirit”

Here is what the Holy Spirit tells you when you listen: happiness is given; joy is given. You don’t have to do anything. People hear this and panic. I have to go to work! I have to have sex! I have to have coffee! I have to floss! And vote! And so forth! I appreciateContinue reading “On Listening to the Holy Spirit”

On the other hand, if you think that this stuff matters – that is, if you believe a political party is right or wrong, better or worse than the others – then you’re in as deep as you can go. At that level it’s just ego; there are no checks. You might as well pretendContinue reading “Building Better Worlds: ACIM in Practice”