I gave my first hour-long spirituality talk at the request of a shop owner who wanted to hear how my Christian beliefs evolved after I encountered other-worldly activity at the Goldfield Hotel. At the beginning of my talk I stated my goal was for others to find their own spiritual path. So a few minutes [...]
Recently scientists proclaimed they proved ghosts didn’t exist. They said the brain creates an illusion of spirits when it receives conflicting sensory-motor signals when we are stressed, overly exerted or ill. But while this research may address one sliver of the paranormal activity pie, it’s far from relegating the Other World to the byproduct of [...]
Recently, a good friend of mine asked me to sit in the ICU waiting room with her while she awaited the outcome of her loved one’s surgery. She told me, “I wanted you here because God listens to you and he doesn’t listen to me.” This is so sad. And so wrong. I don’t have [...]
Recently there was a brouhaha when Raven-Symoné, the youngest star in the 1980s TV program the “Cosby Show,” said she won’t label herself by race or sexual identity. “I don’t want to be labeled ‘gay.’ I want to be labeled a human who loves humans,” she told Oprah Winfrey during a televised interview. She later [...]
My book has been out for more than a year now, and it’s been a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows for me. The one constant that has made my journey rewarding is you. When I sought an agent, I was told repeatedly there were “too few people interested in both the paranormal and [...]
For me, I can go decades between déjà vu (French for “already seen”) experiences. Last month, I had a striking case of it while in downtown Reno’s Methodist Church. It was the first time I’ve had this sense of precognition since 2007 when I accompanied the KTVN news team to Goldfield. As that experience was [...]
See last week’s post, “Overcoming fear: A personal journey to the divine” to read about how I mislabeled fear in my life and why unchecked fear cannot coexist with faith. To banish trepidation, we must be vigilant to prevent its creep back into our lives. First, though, we need to determine when fear is valid [...]
If you had asked me eight years ago if I lived fearfully, I would’ve said, “Absolutely not!” I might’ve added I was cautious, but I certainly hadn’t seen myself as someone scared all the time. Ironically, it was after I spent a crazy, other-worldly night in the haunted Goldfield Hotel that I realized that multiple [...]
When faced with the unknown, it’s easy to believe in Hollywood stereotypes. While there could be an occasional exception, I don’t believe we should fear the spirit world based on the movies and television shows we’ve viewed. Common misperceptions regarding ghosts: All ghosts are evil. If ghosts are the souls of people who’ve passed away, [...]
Steve* hiked up a rise in Wyoming on a late June morning. Atop the neighboring hill, an antelope watched him. He mimicked the animal’s call and the female pronghorn sprinted toward him, paused, called back and loped toward him. She continued this pattern until she stopped about 10 feet away from him. Once again, Steve [...]
