A TV series titled True Believers (Vice channel) was about several cults. One episode featured a self-help guru named Teal Swan, who leads a group informally called the Teal Tribe…
If Being an Alien Gives Purpose…
Category: purpose
Just a Couple of Old Soldiers
It was 1981. My parents were visiting Japan, helping us to build a building. While Dad installed kitchen cabinets, the Japanese tile man, Mr. Narahashi, was installing the Japanese-style bath.…
“Serve Him Till I Die”
A memory from my teen years flashed into my head, for some reason, and made me look up the old song “I’m on the Battlefield for My Lord.” The back…
“How Much to Free the Lady?”
A few years ago, I was visiting my daughter in Chiang Mai, Thailand. From the hotel window I spotted a local lady carrying what looked like a big wicker basket,…
Of Passion, Purpose, and God’s Will
What if I Can’t Find My Calling? “What’s wrong with me?” seems to be the feeling as so many people these days appear to be in an endless search for…