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The Secret to Finding God Is…
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smcswain
Do You Seek God? And yet, no matter how hard you try, you do not feel as if you can quite make it with God? I understand. Which is why I write so much and so often about this. I have struggled most of my life looking for God…longing for God…but only occasionally ever feeling…
The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God – Video Blog # 4
By
smcswain
The Enoch Factor: Video Blog # 4 What’s the difference between “beliefs” and “faith”? And, what kind of internal environment is needed for my faith to grow? 1. Question Everything (Video Blog # 3) 2. Today, I would suggest…
Going Within…Changing Your World!
By
smcswain
Nepo says that when he was young he talked fast and loud. Sometimes, I still do. What he did not realize until much later in life is that “I kept talking faster and louder to the world around me because I couldn’t hear the world within me.” A profound sutra. When I read those words,…
The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God – Video Blog # 3
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smcswain
Do you ever long to know God? I have come to believe that knowing God is both an art and an art that is sacred. That is to say, knowing God is not difficult. But most of us make it difficult. Sometimes, the difficulty comes from within ourselves and, at other times, our religious conditioning.…
“I’m in a Hurry (and Don’t Know Why)…”
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smcswain
I’m in a hurry and don’t know why… I was on a flight yesterday morning from Louisville to Sarasota to visit with clients. Sitting on the plane just before takeoff, I looked out the window at the massive wing reaching out on either side of the fuselage like a mighty eagle stretching its wings before…
Who I Am Naturally!…
By
smcswain
Here’s a thought for consideration on this bright new April morning in spring. In Harvey Cox’s book The Future of Faith, he references a statement to this effect: “If we love God, even if we think God might not exist, God will make herself manifest to us.” Love and faith are primordial…or, you might even…
The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God – Video Blog # 2
By
smcswain
Can I know God? Check this out and see for yourself…
The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God – Video Blog # 1
By
smcswain
These are a series of video blogs I am producing to introduce you to what I call “the sacred art of knowing God.” I hope you find them useful on your spiritual path.
The Real Meaning of Easter! Consider this…
By
smcswain
When you pretend to believe things you really no longer believe and you do so… …Just to please those whose friendships you’re afraid you might lose; or, because… …You fear their judgments of your admission or, worse… …The thought of their rejection of you is too painful to bear… Know this, my friend, you have…
Destinations! Or, Today?
By
smcswain
It was Mark Nepo who observed, “Birds learn how to fly, never knowing where flight will take them.” I have spent the greater part of my life worrying about my destination…where the flight of my life was taking me…instead of giving my attention to this day…and how to fly. Does it ever seem to you…
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