No-one wants to grow old. Sure, we long for wisdom, but none of the 20 or 30 somethings I work with ever say, “I wish I was 60 or 70!” Apart from physically ailing, I think the real threat of aging is the dread of becoming a kill-joy wrapped in misery! It’s not that growing […]
Continuing our series on the importance of sharing your life story, this week calls us to remember a life unlike any other. As the 5th anniversary of Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s ascension or passing into the spiritual world approaches, I want to share with you the dream he dedicated his life to. I was reminded […]
It’s easy to think that what you say and do isn’t a big deal. How do you measure the impact of your choices and actions anyway? Can your choice make a difference to the world? At Easter Time, our thoughts naturally turn to Jesus and the choices he made. Although the stores are bursting at […]
Easter reminds us that two thousand years ago, six events took place in 24 hours that changed the world forever. Those six events have changed everything, and life has never been the same. History was split by what happened in this 24 hour period. People still talk about it. Movies are made about it. The […]
We have just entered a New Year, which affords us an opportunity to rethink and renew. Even though we have only passed through two weeks of 2016, I see from my experiences that God is aggressively working in my life to help me achieve my internal goals, by sending me challenging circumstances that allow me […]
We were all shocked by the recent senseless killing of a group of church goers at Mother Emmanuel Church in Charleston, S.C. This incident expressed the worst of humanity. It was a depraved, cowardly act. The motive behind the shooting was to incite a race war but instead, the crime has unleashed radical forgiveness. Out […]
So much of our life is caught up in worrying about whether we are on the inside or the outside of a group of people, or perhaps caught somewhere in between. I know a lot about this, as growing up, our family moved almost every year. I was constantly striving to make new friends and […]
My trip to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in December 2014 was a life-changing experience! Posted by John Parker on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Encounter with the Power of God For 30 years I suffered from the ravages of Lyme disease, and other afflictions which had made my life miserable. After failed surgeries, […]
Something inside us tells us we were created for community. It’s like the oak tree that can’t be anything but an oak tree. We were designed to live in the shelter of each other. The friendship of community feels right when we have it. We yearn for it when we don’t have it, and even […]
All human beings have the desire to be happy, to enjoy life, to have loving relationships and experience a state of contentment. This state of happiness and contentment, where we fulfill our hearts desires and dwell in pure love may be called bliss, nirvana, heaven or oneness; but no matter what we call it, it […]
