Practice Facias ipse quod faciamus suades.  (Practice what you preach.) Titus Maccius Plautus (200 BCE) Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, “Why do you not practice what you preach?” St. Jerome (400CE) There is the world of ideas and the world of practice…neither is to be suppressed. Matthew Arnold (1840) One of the great difficulties in the new order of

The TITLE of the book is: "What Marlene Taught in Public" We are collecting thoughts, sayings, and quotes from Marlene's career as an inspirational Minister. One like this: "Be careful what you wish for because wishing affirms that you don't have it." Please send in what you remember and quotes you want to share. Many students of hers, who have gone on to be leading ministers, quote her frequently in their Sunday sermons. Let's immortalize her. Send your submissions and r

Last blog was about 7 Steps to Create the Life of Your Dreams. Since then I’ve promised several people that I would review each of the 7 Steps in more detail. If you didn’t read last week’s blog, it is still available (on this site) and you can see the whole plan. This week I’d like us to focus on the first two steps. 1. Design a Workable Plan. Too often the biggest obstacle to creating the life of your dreams is that the dreamer enjoys the dream so much that he/she doesn’t w

(The talk posted on Sunday January 17 , 2010on www.RelevantSpirituality.com This time of year television and the internet are full of handy-dandy "tools" for accomplishing your New Year's Resolutions. Whether you want to lose weight, stop smoking, exercise, finish that novel, or find a new job; there is a long-lost secret, a proven plan, a magic talisman, or a sure-fire cure that will get 'er done! Trouble is, most of them, although they may have a little information, or a "f