Christmas is often seen as synonymous with miracles despite the fact that we live in culture that is more likely to worship at the feet of science than religion. Often the believers among us feel out of step with a culture that prefers the shimmer of the material world. But still we long for miracles […]
Thanksgiving, as the name implies, is a time to express gratitude but the problem is that we are not always feeling it! There is nothing more grating on the spirit than feeling slightly or even very resentful when your conscience and everyone around you is screaming for you to be grateful in all things. I […]
The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective Picking up from the previous post: Beyond Restoration – Hope for the New World, I’d like to continue breaking down the First Great Blessing. The paragraph starts: “The key to God’s first blessing is the perfection of individual character. …to perfect his character, he must form a […]
Everyone wants to live a peaceful life. But peace is often elusive. One of my favorite children’s books is “Five Minutes’ Peace.” It’s the very relatable story of the Large family; a family of elephants that include a group of exuberant baby elephants that simply don’t allow “mom” to enjoy five minutes of peace. At […]
The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective In the previous article, we’d continued examining the First Great Blessing and were looking in particular at these excerpts from its sole paragraph: “…Such individuals…achieve complete oneness with Him…They experience the Heart of God as if it were their own. Hence, they understand His Will and live […]
This Sunday message was given by Tamami Okano on 9/13/15 at NH Faith Fusion Good Morning. I thank you so much for inviting me to come to speak. I am humbled by the opportunity to come here. I really love Faith Fusion and have even considered applying to graduate schools in this area so that […]
The Introduction to Experiences with God by Ron and Connie Pappalardo Throughout history, religion has played a central role in the human story, and yet, the state of the human race today causes people to wonder sometimes if religion has been more of a curse than a blessing. A great deal of conflict results from the […]
There is a lot of discussion today about religion. Is it relevant anymore? What is its purpose? If you look at the central role religions have played in human history you have to concede that this is a topic that can’t be ignored, regardless of where you stand in the debate. I was struck by […]
In the movie Finding Nemo there is an interesting sub plot. A group of fish are stuck in a tank in a dentist’s office. Maybe your dentist has a fish tank. Watching fish is supposed to be calming. But what about the fish? Who thinks of them? In Finding Nemo, the fish long for the […]
How are You Keeping Score? What counts and doesn’t count. That’s an interesting question. Every game has a way to keep score. I understand some games and I have little patience for others. Take Settlers of Catan; I see the hours people are happily engaged but I have never learned the rules and so […]
