Rabbi Jesus

Rabbi Jesus

Rabbi Jesus by Bruce Chilton Review by By Pat Weeks In anticipation of Easter, I am recommending this month a book by Bruce Chilton, a noted biblical scholar entitled, Rabbi Jesus, subtitled The Jewish Life and Teaching That Inspired Christianity. The author writes...
Book of Awakening

Book of Awakening

The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo Review by By Pat Weeks This month many of us will be looking for a special gift to give family members and friends. I would like to recommend a beautiful book, The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo. It is a perfect book in which to...
Buddha’s Brain

Buddha’s Brain

Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, & Wisdom by Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Review by By Pat Weeks This month I read a couple of books as possible review subjects, but I found them shallow, facile, and glib—and not worth any recommendation. Then...
Help Thanks Wow

Help Thanks Wow

Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott Review by By Pat Weeks One of my favorite writers is Anne Lamott. Her writing is so honest, searching, funny, and inspirational. She herself says about her writing: I try to write the books I would love to come upon, that are honest,...
Peace from Broken Pieces

Peace from Broken Pieces

Peace from Broken Pieces by Iyanla Vanzant Review by By Pat Weeks A couple of years ago, Paul Hagan, Jane West, and I went to an amazing conference, I Can Do It! (sponsored by Louise Hay), that featured many of the biggies of the spiritual community, such as Bruce...
Unity Classics

Unity Classics

Unity Classics Reviews by By Pat Weeks Lessons in Truth by Emilie Cady This is a basic Unity text. Lessons in Truth is a clear, concise representation of New Thought philosophy and metaphysical Christianity. The spiritual concepts presented in twelve lessons show us...
Crucial Conversations

Crucial Conversations

Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler Review by By Pat Weeks On October 16, 2016, Rev. Monica Driscoll will give a workshop on this outstanding book after her Sunday talk at COTH. I cannot emphasize enough how reading...
Divine Audacity

Divine Audacity

Divine Audacity Dare to Be the Light of the World by inda Martella-Whitsett Review by By Pat Weeks One of the things that I have always liked about Unity is that its ministers have usually had a great range of life experience and careers before they feel called to...
Joel Goldsmith and I

Joel Goldsmith and I

Joel Goldsmith and I The inside story of a relationship with a modern mystic by Walter Starcke Review by By Pat Weeks One of the influential figures in the New Thought movement is Joel Goldsmith, someone who has always fascinated me. His book, Practicing the...