I like the idea of faith being that which keeps me doing the right thing even in situations where It seems like I can not hope to live long enough to see results for which I hope. That kind of faith helps me do the right thing and depend on my Higher Power to accomplish … More Long Term Faith
When my four girls were small, my Mother lived with us for a while. One time the kids were concerned about my Mom, their grandmother, dying. She told them a sweet story. She said, “I love being alive. It is like living in a two story house. There is a party on the first floor. … More Heaven
Years ago, I was in a very low place in my family life, in my professional life and in my spiritual life. At that time I met a man at church whose name was Warren. I liked what I heard him saying when he gave devotionals. He seemed very bright, articulate, informed, and sensitive. I … More My Imaginatiom
The doctrine of original sin teaches that man is by nature totally sinful, and without redeeming qualities. I think that Original Sin is a particularly unbiblical idea. According to Genesis, man is made in the image of God not in the image of some evil creature, that is fundamentally flawed. Therefore, I am not an … More The Lie of Original Sin
A Truly Merry Christmas…..Said by an Al-Anon member just before Christmas: “Someone should find Norman Rockwell’s body and put a stake through his heart.” My Christmas will not be what Rockwell says it should be. It will be what it is and within what it is there will be much for which I can be … More Merry Christmas
When I was CEO at union Rescue Mission in L.A. I had a globe of the world in my office. I had taken the globe apart and put it back together again upside down so the South pole was on the top.I liked doing that because it upset some people and that gave me the … More When My World Turns upside Down
If you were to ask me “When you say God is faithful what do you mean? I would say God is reliable, on my side, always loving, comes through for me and so on. I have asked groups I was leading the same question and have gotten much the same answer. If I ask what … More A Truly Faithful Wife
A wonderful friend of mine posted me a picture of her dog barking at himself. I laughed out loud because I could see myself BARKING insults of my self within my head. It really isn’t what I do not know that gets me in trouble. It is what I know perfectly well but do not … More A Barking Dog
I have had several dreams given to me from time That have helped me. One of them was about Heaven. In this vision, I was just outside a structure about the size and dimensions of a high school gymnasium. The building was my heavenly home. It was being prepared for my arrival at some unknowable … More A heaven I Can Believe In
All my life people have quoted the old rhyme to me: “Georgie Porgie puddin’ pie Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play Georgie Porgie ran away. I have never minded people quoting that rhyme to me provided they understood the true meaning of the poem. Two points need … More Georgie Porgie
George Caywood 