Category: Spirituality

Psychobabble and AA Principles

I was at an AA meeting recently when someone criticized what he considered to be the psychobabble at meetings. For some of us in the rooms, such criticism is often a back-door way of hiding behind the literature of AA in order to avoid being honest about our motives, our rationalizations, our hidden agendas, our […]

How Important Is Physical Fitness To Your Success?

Just Do It! Sound familiar? Nike had it right with this simple slogan yet I wonder how many take physical exercise and fitness seriously. Recent article on Fitness Statistics by Sarah Marshall at MyFit.ca gave this sobering summary, ” More than 60% of adults don’t get the recommended amount of regular physical activity. Worse yet, […]

Interview With Phyllis Reid, Author "Anchor in the Spirit as God Beings – More Than Mere Humans"

Phyllis Reid holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work, an Honor’s Degree in Psychology and a bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science. She works as a Psychotherapist, Behavior Modification specialist and Traumatologist with adults and children. She is trained in Journalism and Dramatic Arts and has worked in Journalism and Stage and Film. She has […]

You Are Not the Pedagogue, the Holy Spirit Is!

‘For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age’ (Titus 2:11-12). In these verses Paul says that the same grace which appeared to us at salvation also teaches us how to live. […]

The Meaning of Being Tall in Various Cultures

There are different superstitions associated with height in different cultures. For instance, in some cultures, being tall means that the person can reach out into the sky and touch the place where the deceased ancestors reside, while in other cultures being tall could mean that the person has the ability to bring rainfall in a […]