Monthly Archives: June 2013

The Radical Practice of Loving Everyone: A four-legged approach to enlightenment (book review)

I received a complementary copy of this book from Hay House for review purposes.  The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. Can a family dog teach life lessons to her human family?  That’s the premise of Michael Chase in his new book “The Radical Practice of Loving Everyone: A four-legged approach to enlightenment”.  I found the book …

Your Hidden Symmetry: How Your Birth Date Reveals the Plan for Your Life (book review)

I received a complementary copy of this book from Hay House for review purposes.  The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. I’ve always been skeptical of systems that analyze personality type based on birth year.  Those place mats you often see in Chinese restaurants come to mind, where a person’s temperament is described in detail depending on …

Life’s Operating Manual (book review)

I received a complementary copy of this book from Hay House for review purposes.  The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. Tom Shadyac had it made by conventional standards.  A successful Hollywood director whose films had grossed nearly two billion, Shadyac led a life of luxury and fame. “I flew privately everywhere and anywhere I pleased.  I …

Reveal – A Sacred Manual For Getting Spiritually Naked (book review)

I received a complementary copy of this book from Hay House for review purposes.  The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. I’m probably one of the few guys who is writing a review of Meggan Watterson’s new book, “Reveal: A Sacred Manual For Getting Spiritually Naked”.  Intended for a female audience, Reveal tells how the feminine aspect …

Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? Liberal vs traditional views.

I came across this video recently where theologian Marcus Borg and Episcopal minister Charles Holt discuss the question “Did Jesus Rise From the Dead?”  I thought it was a fascinating discussion contrasting the liberal views of Borg versus the traditional Christian opinions of Holt in considering the Resurrection of Jesus:   Marcus Borg is a Christian mystic.  He writes on …