a positive path for spiritual living

Are You Feeling Used?

by Roger Mock Speaking for myself, I do feel used on occasion – and that’s good. Really good, actually. Writing this little column provides an example. Sometimes, like today, I really have no idea what I’m going to write about when I sit down to type. An idea shows up and I run with it,…

Spotlight on Service: Glyne Griffith

by John Daubney There are those among us who are naturally inclined to be “out front” or to be drawn to leadership positions and we welcome and embrace and are enriched by those men and women. There are also, however, as Glyne Griffith points out, men and women who are by nature more reserved and…

Truth Beyond Transcience

by Roger Mock There’s an old Gospel song with the chorus: I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world I’ve got a home so much better and I’m gonna go there sooner or later And I don’t want to…

New Life – New Beginning

by Rev. Crystal Muldrow Like many people, the Fall/Winter holiday season is my favorite time of year. As a child, it was my favorite time of the year because of all the things that I could get. Halloween had abundance of candy. Thanksgiving brought family from long distances back to me, and all of my…

The Magical Kitchen

(Note: originally posted November 2014) By Roger Mock I recently re-read these words from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book The Mastery of Love: “Your heart is a magical kitchen. Open your heart. Open your magical kitchen and refuse to walk around the world begging for love. In your heart is all the love you need. Your heart…

Spotlight on Service: Cheri Warren

by John Daubney The seed for serving grows and blossoms over time as we put ourselves in a fertile (spiritual) environment—If you hang around a barbershop long enough, sooner or later you’re bound to get a haircut.  In time, as gratitude grows, we naturally want to use our special God-given gifts to serve others.  Cheri…

Affirmations in Dialogue!

Here’s a little conversation that appeared on Facebook this week. Beth Suter posted her photo of Orisa Skipper leading the congregation in proclaiming our Affirmation for our New Minister (that would be Rev. Crystal Muldrow!) on Sunday, December 6. Rev. Crystal responded: “I took this photo (below) shortly after I found out I was going to…

Kirtan with Trans-Portal

Our Multi-Faith Music & Meditation Service for Sunday, December 6 (6:00 pm) features special musical guests Trans-Portal Phil “Shiva” Jones & Frank Evans TRANS-PORTAL is a two man band whose goal is to awaken the inner mind and move the soul. Phil “Shiva” Jones, vocalist/didgeridoo master (founding member of the ‘60s/’70s British spiritual rock band…