Transcript for November 1, 2009 by Ian Lawton
Johnny Lee Clary was the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan’s White Knights. After spending his twenties terrorizing black people in his home town in Oklahoma, he had a religious experience that led him to renounce his racist past and become an evangelist for tolerance and respect. This video shows him describing his relationship with black pastor Wade Watts – and what he learned about loving enemies.
“Dear Lord, please forgive Johnny for being stupid. He’s a good boy.” Wow! How was it …

Transcript for October 18, 2009 by Ian Lawton
To paraphrase a famous Jewish proverb, when you reach the next world, God will not ask you, “Why were you not like Moses?” Instead the question will be, “Why were you not more yourself?”
The way to be all that you can be is to be more yourself. I mean you right now, not after some spiritual makeover; but as you are now, without any pretence and with the layers of conditioned thinking stripped bare. When you hear an inner voice say, “Yes, I …

Transcript for May 24, 2009 by Ian Lawton
There is a Cherokee saying, “When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.”
Pause to honor the dear departed in your life. As you reflect on the lives and good memories of those you have lost, may your loss and grief empower you to live a life you can be pleased with, a life that makes a difference. There is only one thing that death won’t take from …