by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | May 2, 2018 | The Embrace
My Necklace of Pearls, and Drumming to the Heartbeat of the World By Coralie Pearson, Lead Translator of ACOL into Spanish The world is not a collection of cement buildings and paved streets nor of cold, heartless people who would as soon do you harm as good. It is...
by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | Mar 8, 2018 | The Embrace
The Miracle of Dialogue By Michael Mark In A Course of Love we are told that “Creation is a dialogue.” This dialogue is ongoing and all around us, but to participate in it fully, and thus transform ourselves and the world which is our extension, we must be...
by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | Feb 8, 2018 | The Embrace
Navigating By Heart By Laurel Elstrom On a break between meetings, my phone rang. Caller ID told me it was Joe, a former friend who had caused considerable pain and disappointment in the past. I paused. Should I pick up? “Don’t answer,” the mind said. “That guy is...
by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | Jan 5, 2018 | The Embrace
A Little Boy, and Jesus: From Loss to Love By Christine Fine Open the door! The windows! I cannot breathe. My lips have grown pale and drawn, my throat dry, my mind a spin with pain and sorrow, loss and envy. I have lost a relationship. A special relationship. I go...
by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | Dec 5, 2017 | The Embrace
Is the World an Illusion? By Mari Perron, First Receiver of A Course of Love The illusion, as spoken of in both A Course in Miracles and A Course of Love, isn’t about physics. It’s not about science. We see an illusion when we don’t see the truth. Illusion is not a...
by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | Nov 4, 2017 | The Embrace
I Have Nothing, I Have Everything: My Song of Gratitude By Sebastian Blaksley Note: Sebastian Blaksley, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was born to a prominent Argentinian family. Although many opportunities were available to him, he wanted to be a monk. That not being...
by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | Oct 2, 2017 | The Embrace
Of Course It’s Love By Jeff Gilbert Editor’s note: Jeff is young in body yet remarkably mature spiritually. At three years of age he spontaneously, ecstatically, accepted Jesus. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and Philosophy from San...
by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | Sep 5, 2017 | The Embrace
My Greatest Experience – Ever By Miguel Carvalho It was the greatest experience of my life, what happened to me on August 14th, as I was exploring A Course of Love. And what is more, it was not a one-time occurrence, a fluke, a misinterpretation, or a figment of...
by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | Aug 4, 2017 | The Embrace
Accepting Feelings of ALL Kinds By Christine Fine I sing in the shower. Every morning. It’s a song of gratitude. There are so many things to be grateful for! I even made a list and laminated it so I could keep it in the shower with me. It helps inspire my morning time...
by Contributing Authors-ACOL Readers | Jul 6, 2017 | The Embrace
Entering the Doorway of Acceptance By Susan Christine Greenwood “Simplicity, clarity, truth.” Words so beautiful that even reading them aloud brings peace and calm. For me, this is what ACOL has brought to my life. Complications are gone, replaced with simplicity....