Seventh Sunday of Easter. Rationally, this prayer is the Mother Lode. It is filled with golden nuggets. It would take a theologian a life time to mine the nuggets and still they would not have come near the finish. It is really loaded. Spiritually it raises some real questions. Who wrote it? Jesus never wrote anything. Read more
Pentecost XVI Mark 8:27-38
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Sep 06, 2012
Mark 8:27-38. "Who do you say that I am?" There is a very fine line between how you think "up and in" or "down and out". What you think about this parable is irrelevant. How you think, either abiding or not abiding, is what is relevant. Read more
Pentecost IX John 6:1-21
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Jul 19, 2012
This parable is the principle between what you think rationally and how you think spiritually. If you read it rationally you will apply the principle to understand the scripture. If you read it spiritually you will apply the scripture to understand the principle. Rationally, this is John telling us the story of what Jesus did to feed the 5,000. Spiritually, this is Jesus wanting his disciples and us to understand the principle of the difference between a "what" and a "how." Read more
True Closure or Fairy Tale Closure
Posted by Paul Edwards (The Rev) on May 02, 2012
True closure happens to all of us almost every day. Our life depends on how we use it. When it works, we may not see it as closure. When it does not work, there are those who do not believe it exists. They call closure a "fairy tale". Read more
Spiritual Solutions for Relationships
Posted by Paul Edwards (The Rev) on Mar 06, 2012
In one Dimensional Spirituality, relationship fights are caused by low moods. Each of you is trying to change the others mood so you can have a high mood. When one is in a low mood, you try to get the other in a low mood by fighting over something "stupid". Each of you thinks if they can get the other person to agree with them, they will find peace. Three Dimensional Spirituality is changing from low mood, what you are thinking, to high mood, how you are thinking. Read more
3D Spirituality and Conflicts in Relationships
Posted by Paul Edwards (The Rev) on Feb 29, 2012
In one Dimensional Spirituality, you try to change the other so you can feel better. In Two Dimensional Spirituality you realize you cannot change him. In the Three Dimensional Spirituality, you are not looking for answers but a solution. Read more
“What” And “How” To Practice The Presence
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Dec 17, 2010
Many people find it difficult to distinguish between a “what” and a “how”. If one does not know the difference between a “what” and a “how” they will think a “what” is a “how” and a “how” is a “what”. They then do not know what a “what” is because they think it is a “how”, and they do not know what a “how” is because they think it is a “what”. Trying to understand the difference is so confusing to some that they give up too early and never know the difference. Read more
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