Category Archives: Coherence

I sent out a new newsletter, reflecting some thoughts on salvation that arose from rethinking Lesson 76 (which builds to what are, for me, the course’s most helpful pair of lessons, 79 and 80). The overarching idea is that salvation is not found in the world and doesn’t apply to bodies, but is found ratherContinue reading “February Update”

I sent out a newsletter this morning. You can sign up here if you like. In that letter, I think aloud about the emphasis A Course in Miracles places on awakening others. The course is somewhat unusual in the nondual traditions (in which it is appropriately located) in its focus on our brothers and sisters.Continue reading “Late January Notes”

I sent a newsletter out today which explores the second principle of miracles. Although the early parts of the text can be choppy, the section outlining the fifty principles has always felt clear and helpful to me. The second principle asks us to look beyond the miracle to its Source, reminding us that what mattersContinue reading “Notes in Late December”

I walked many miles in the rain last night. Past the village the dark is smooth and alive, like the heart of something wild. There are voices in the rain. My walk was a plea for clarity and understanding; clarity and understanding were given. The Holy Spirit is an experience in the world: it isContinue reading “Notes in Mid-November”

Happy All Saints Day. I’ve been trying to find my way with a newsletter for years. Another one floats into the ether tomorrow morning. If you’re interested, you can read past newsletters and sign up for the future ones here. I’ve also been having fun with videos lately. This one is posted elsewhere on theContinue reading “Notes in Early November”

Here is one of my favorite sentences from A Course in Miracles: “do you prefer that you be right or happy (T-29.VII.1:9)?” I like it for two reasons. First, it’s a good question! It helpfully points to the impossibility of inner peace when one is stuck on being right about something. Being right means somebodyContinue reading “On Being Right vs. Happiness”