Author Archives: jimwdollar

01 If you haven’t read yesterday’s post on the Stages of Spiritual Development, today’s post refers to that, so you might check it out when that is convenient. Nowhere in my experience has there been a group centered on spirituality that devotes itself to helping people move through the Stages of Spiritual Development. Certain typesContinue reading “08/10/2020”

The Stages of Spiritual Development The Old Yogis/Hindus/Buddhists held there to be seven stages of spiritual development. Stage 1 is Living Without Being Alive. Jesus advised leaving the dead to bury the dead. The people at this stage are dragons (Joseph Campbell), Dragging themselves around. They are just hanging out, barely making it through eachContinue reading “08/09/2020”

01 The Presbyterian Women of the Presbyterian Church (USA) participated in a Re-Imagining Conference in Minneapolis, November 4 – 7, 1993. The Conference called for addressing injustices to women world-wide and promoting equal leadership with men throughout all phases of religious experience and expression. It emphasized the fundamental need of Re-Imagining God and Christian theologyContinue reading “08/02/2020”

01 Jesus needed redemption as much as any of us. The theology that contradicts this was invented by the Church of the Holy Roman Empire to pave its way through the ages (With the Council of Nicaea in 325), and the way of all the spin-off churches who saw what a deal the Roman CatholicContinue reading “08/01/2020”

The Sermon on the Mount, the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the Parable of the Good Samaritan, and the bit about “Inasmuchas you have done it (or not done it) to the least of my brothers and sisters, you have done it (or not done it) unto me,” are all you need to know aboutContinue reading “07/27/2020”

01 There is being aligned with our life, in accord with our life, and there is being at odds with our life, at war with our life. If we are in accord with the Tao, we are aligned with our life, and things are fine. Which may not be ideal, but it is as goodContinue reading “07/03/2020”

What would you do “without hope, without witness, without reward” (Steven Moffat)? Without recognition, without acknowledgement, without gain? What would it be? Find it! Do it! Over and over! There is life hiding in that. You come alive there. Do not stop doing it!

01 I suggest that you build coalitions of 3-5 people to explore who each of you is, and what you think/feel is at the heart/center/ground/source/foundation/bedrock of each of you. How do you decide what to do? What directs your boat on its path through the sea? How do you think of what is good? WhereContinue reading “06/30/2020”

The foundation of The Church of What’s Happening Now is the right kind of silence. The right kind of silence is the source of everything. The wrong kind of silence leads to the right kind of silence over time. Just be still sit quietly and wait to see and hear what needs to be heardContinue reading “06/29/2020”