by Mark Gilbert | Sep 1, 2026 | Blogs, Spiritual Essays
There was a bit of cool crispness in the morning air this morning as I walked my chocolate lab Penny through our neighborhood. A nice respite from the past months of heat and more heat. I love my neighborhood. Mary and I have been here 21 years, and through that...
by Mark Gilbert | Jan 9, 2026 | Spiritual Essays
Everyday I have an emotional reaction to the news. So often these days I experience a range of emotions from anger to fear to despair and the like over what is going on “out there” in the world. This week is no different. In my best moments, I can look “through” the...
by Mark Gilbert | Dec 13, 2025 | Blogs, New Thought, Spiritual Essays
Across spiritual traditions and historical periods, one insight keeps resurfacing in new language: consciousness is not a byproduct of the universe; it is the source of it. In contrast to the mainstream belief of materialistic science, this understanding points us to...
by Mark Gilbert | Feb 4, 2025 | Blogs, New Thought, Spiritual Essays
Have you ever sat in on a Sunday message at a New Thought community and found the message stale and just not speaking to you? Now, this is not a knock on my friends and fellow ministers, they usually do a great job and give an inspiring message. It’s just hard to...
by Mark Gilbert | Jan 20, 2025 | Blogs, Spiritual Essays, Spiritual Philosophy Series
FYI: This blog represents a draft chapter of my new upcoming book. For more info, see the note at the bottom of this page. Here we offer thoughts on how the movement of rhythm and vibration along the extremes of a polarity are a part of our spiritual growth and...
by Mark Gilbert | Jan 4, 2025 | Blogs, Spiritual Essays
Several times in the past year, I have ended up in conversations with New Thought ministerial friends where the topic is “why don’t more people know about New Thought?” Generally, the question arises out of the relatively small numbers of people who attend New...
