The Pulse of Spirit

In the early years of the Vietnam War, Pete Seeger took words from Ecclesiastes and turned them into the song Turn, Turn, Turn, popularized by the folk-rock band The Byrds. Here are the final lyrics of the song: To everything

There is so much that people believe about Jesus. Here he was, perhaps the greatest spiritual teacher the world has ever known. But how much are his profound teachings received, understood, and followed? Even by those who call themselves Christians. Part of

Sometimes, it is hard to find the truth of a historical figure and the truth of what they brought to the world. It can be so shrouded in other people’s reactions and what they thought of them that you can

Recently, driving in the car, I was listening to a country music station playing Christmas songs—songs like “All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan,” “Leroy The Redneck Reindeer,” and “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You).” What does this have

There is a flurry of events on the calendar at this time of year. Hanukkah, celebrating the reclaiming of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees, just ended. The winter solstice is on Thursday at 8:27 p.m. in Colorado. New

How is your holiday season going? On the Christian calendar, we are in Advent, the time preceding the celebration of the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. On the commercial calendar, we have twelve shopping days until Christmas. And on

Here are three facets of what we face globally as humankind. All of them have implications for our personal lives. Climate change. The United Nations Climate Conference, COP 28, is currently taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. U.S. Vice

We are all part of a Soul Family. The word soul carries many meanings. At the heart of the word is an understanding of self. A soul is a self. Biblically, the word soul refers to a human being, a human soul. Here is how it is put in

We are sharing the experience of a transcendent knowing of self. We have a localized sense of self. If we found someone who didn’t, we might get worried. We all have to have self-awareness, self-care, and self-preservation. We have to

This week, Emissary Servers from around the globe are gathering at Sunrise Ranch to fulfill the purpose of Emissaries of Divine Light—the spiritual regeneration of humankind. The fulfillment of that purpose requires that we introduce the powers of regeneration into

The prophet Ezekiel had a vision of a wheel in the middle of a wheel. I won’t speculate on what that meant to him. But it is a vision of a principle at work throughout all Creation. There are small cycles of

Have you noticed how the natural world, and even human technology, reflects back to us how we are made as human beings? And how we function? Think of a bicycle wheel. It illustrates how diverse people with diverse experiences from