Why are relationships so devastating? Why are they so beautiful? Why are the "love interrupted" experiences so painful? What is it that we are really losing? Deep inside of each of us is far more beauty, much more magnificence, and a greater good than we've yet realized. We try to share all of that with others only to be frustrated by their "not getting it" and that leaves us with pain and suffering. They try to share the same with us only to experience the same sadness and agony when we go away. This book reveals what it is that we miss in each other and fail to see deep within ourselves....

There is a fly in the ointment Something's rotten in Denmark There's a cockroach in your beer Statements about the inherent flaw than can be found in almost anything are common. What is the shadow that was built into Christianity from the very beginning? Who did it? Why? You'll laugh with me, on this adventure as we learn the truth about Paul, the real founder of Christianity. Being trapped in fear and the condemnation of the self-righteous is not the doorway to your Divinity. May you experience great freedom to be fully who you are and celebrate that transformation as you read this and...

Join me on an adventure of breaking free from the lies of the religious patriarchs-the lies of organized Christianity and the agonizing restrictions it has put upon all people. The Christian Church has sinned It is their turn to repent. From the "95" sins of the church listed in this book, to the utter failure of fabricated beliefs, its horrific failure to love others as Jesus taught, its ignorance of what he required, its blind choices to not practice his words, and its abject refusal to care for a world steeped in blindness, Christianity has failed Beyond the teachings of Jesus, that it...

How does one enter that which is already within them? This is the grand question that the church has never answered because their theology can't handle it. Jesus taught, "The Kingdom of heaven is within you" as the most important spiritual reality. Then his whole life's teachings were about "entering the Kingdom." He told the religious ones that the "harlots and the tax collectors will enter it before you do, that the rich will have great difficulty entering it if at all, and that until we "become as little children" we will never enter it. That Kingdom has zero to do with any form of...

"When did 'God' become a woman?" I was asked one day. "When did 'God' become a man?" I replied. With a distinct look of dismay on his face, that minister had no answer for me. He had been sitting on his theological back porch for far too long to know of the amazing history of how humans have labeled The Divine out of their own very limited perspectives. Jesus knew the power of the Feminine face of The Divine and embodied Her as he healed, loved, showed compassion and empathy with those around him, and included everyone in the "family of The Divine." The Feminine knows about birthing and is an...

Picking raspberries or blackberries results in the scrumptious, mouth pleasing flavors that bring delightful celebration to the palate as those sweet, juicy berries are crushed in ones mouth and yield their flavors to be enjoyed. At the same time, we know going into the briar patch that there will likely be some pain experienced from the very sharp thorns that surround those morsels we treasure. So why do we knowingly risk the scrapes, scratches, or punctures of the skin, as well as the ticks, the bees, and the mosquitoes? Why do we live life knowing that pain and suffering are going to be...

Beyond all the old feelings of shame, smallness, and worthlessness there is another perspective that changes everything. When is the last time you celebrated a mistake you made instead of feeling guilty? The Divine never condemns us--only men do that. Walk with me in the delights of hearing The Divine say: "All mistakes have their roots in Me." Our mistakes are NOT "sin." There are no opposites of wicked/righteous, guilty/innocent or even good/bad. The Divine sees us as much more than the labels of humanity. We are here on a path of learning from our mistakes, transforming our shadow parts,...

Sitting on a hard church pew, singing words about "God," throwing words of "worship" at "him," all while pretending to not be afraid of that angry, external Being, are the activities of those whose "God" is far too small. Theology and beliefs are but an effort to squeeze an elephant into a small doghouse, or the whole Universe into one's own backyard. Beliefs constrict the human spirit and rob us of our "birthright,"-the kingdom of heaven within, as Jesus taught. Divine connection expands our capacity to be, to love, to celebrate, to create beauty, to experience harmony, and to share life...

Our spiritual identity is far more than religious labels Humans have long labeled themselves out of convenience, pride, or a lack of knowing how to discover their own spiritual identity. Such labels as "Christian," "Buddhist," "Jewish," "Catholic," "Baptist," and a thousand others serve to confine and greatly restrict the human spirit to a very small place, as they deny the expression of their Sacred Self, and imprison them in their own backyard mud puddle. Within that narrow focus, the ocean of The Divine is never experienced. Join me on the Quest of many lifetimes Your Divinity awaits...