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Contentment…In Any and All Circumstances
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smcswain
The spiritual teacher, Eckhart Tolle, once wrote, “Accept this moment as if you had chosen it.” That’s not so different, is it, from what the spiritual teacher, Saint Paul, described, when he wrote, “…I have learned how to be content with whatever I have” (Phil. 4:11)? Contentment. How does one learn to be content? Our…
The Beliefs I Was Told I Had to Believe to Be a “Good Christian”
By
smcswain
If you were raised in a Christian faith tradition similar to mine, you will readily recognize the following beliefs, the following worldview. If you were not, however, this will give you an idea of what I was taught to believe and what many Christians believe still. While I mention only a few below, these are…
Divine Consciousness: What “Being Saved” is Really All About
By
smcswain
Divine Consciousness: What Being Saved is Really All About What does “being saved” really mean? I am sometimes asked, “You frequently use the words ‘conscious’ or ‘Divine consciousness’ or ‘higher states of consciousness’ and, sometimes, ‘awake’ or ‘awakening’. What do you mean by these words?” What I mean by “Divine consciousness,” or any of these…
Do You Have an Inner Guide?
By
smcswain
Inner Guide? Do you have an inner guide? Yes, of course. In a few days, I will be giving the keynote talk to the Chairpersons of Departments of Communication from colleges and universities across the country. They are having their annual gathering later this month at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington, Kentucky. The Chair of…
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