The Gift of a Brick By Ton Pascal How many times have you asked yourself, “Why is this happening to me?” or “Why is God punishing me?” Maybe you don’t even believe in God, but nevertheless, when something bad hits you over the head, you question ‘who or what is ..Continue Reading
Beloved, this must ever be a typical scene in every transformed life. There comes a crisis-hour to each of us, if God has called us to the highest and best, when all resources fail; when we face either ruin or something higher than we ever dreamed; when we must have ..Continue Reading
Dear Human . . .You’ve got it all wrong. You didn’t come here to master unconditional love. That is where you came from and where you’ll return. You came here to learn personal love. Universal love. Messy love. Sweaty love. Crazy love. Broken love. Whole love. Infused with divinity. Lived ..Continue Reading
In a time long past, there was an old monk who, through diligent practice, had attained a certain degree of spiritual penetration. He had a young novice who was about eight years old. One day the monk looked at the boy’s face and saw there that he would die within ..Continue Reading
A HEROES CREED “DID I” By Carl Morris Did I help someone to realize a dream they thought they’d lost? Did I listen when someone told me the reward is worth the cost? Did I praise someone for their efforts and encourage someone toward their dreams? Did I help someone ..Continue Reading
I believe for dreams to be actualized, they must have a vehicle through which they can manifest. I also believe that there is an all-encompassing oneness existing throughout the universe. It is sustained and subsists within all of us – flowing in every direction, place, situation and circumstance. These exploited ..Continue Reading
I don’t know what is worse — somehow surviving a lifetime of hopelessness, never experiencing any true joy, or dying young and violently — which is the other fate these women face when no one advocates on their behalf. I witnessed that outcome also. When I first met Misty she ..Continue Reading
THE MAN IN THE ARENA Excerpt from the speech “Citizenship in a Republic” delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910 by Theodore Roosevelt (26th President of the United States) It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man ..Continue Reading
A Village for One’s Annual Auction & Benefit Saturday, October 15, 2016 Hilton Portland & Executive Tower During those hopeless, dark days on the street I was witness to moments, events and circumstances that changed me forever . . . Initially, I didn’t understand the behavior of so many of ..Continue Reading
Addiction is known as the disease of our time. It is one of the most destructive, soul destroying maladies in the entire spectrum of human existence. Its dynamics are indisputably recognized among the more than 30 million people in the United States who suffer from chemical dependencies. Yet there are ..Continue Reading