Recent Pages in my Bible Lesson Journal
These are the ideas that struck me as needing to be contemplated more.
Spirituality
Take up the Cross (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Cruciform #5 (acrylic) by Polly Castor Take up the Cross Jesus did not vicariously shoulder and endure the cross for us. He was showing us what we must also do, and even said that if we don’t carry our own cross we cannot be his disciple. Material sense hates spirituality, and tries to rebuke it … Read more
Mirror Work (Book Review with Quotes and Affirmations)
If you actually do what she says here you will have some epiphanies and will make progress in your life and in your relationship with yourself.
Palm Sunday Poem and Paintings by Polly Castor
Hosanna! (pastel) by Polly Castor Palm Sunday Shouting, dancing, waving, and cheering, fronds euphoric, the new world order we’ve waited for is here, although we didn’t expect it to arrive on a donkey. We thought it would be a military coup, trouncing the Romans. This is freeing us instead from sin and sickness! This humility … Read more
The Beginner’s Mind (Richard Rohr Quote)
Jesus says the only people who can recognize and be ready for what he’s talking about are the ones who come with the mind and heart of a child.
Companion with These (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Companion with These Divine ideas are fresh, vital, full, and glad. They are never stale, frayed or worn out. They are eternal, always conscious, indestructible substance. They are luminous. They outshine material sense. They gleam radiantly, vaporizing false beliefs. They are never transferred to or through the human mind. They are never hindered, never subject … Read more
On Prayer (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
On Prayer Today prayer is the silence in the snow-deep meadow. It’s the gurgle of the ice-choked river that cannot be heard unless I am completely still. Today, prayer is not to, it’s not for, it’s something I am more than something I do. Prayer is even the sound of the logging trucks on the … Read more
My Article is Featured this Week for Women’s History Month
It is fun to have this highlighted and to read again this blast from the past.
Who is Behind the Driver’s Wheel? (Anne Lamott quote)
His profound sense of control, in the world and over his life, was just another addiction, and a total illusion.
The Chosen (Movie Review)
I can’t say enough good things about this crowd-funded video series of Jesus’ life.
Recent Pages in My Bible Lesson Journal
This Bible study packs a huge blessing and my notes are improving with the benefit of my calligraphy pens.
For Improved Relationships, Shine!
Let this enlightened approach fill your life and relationships with infinite blessings!
Prayer for a Friend (Poem by James Walter)
No power can break this bond of Love that holds you safe from any harm.
The Breath of Immortality (New Mixed Media Painting)
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how we don’t have to do something remarkable and earn our immortality, we already come hardwired for it.