We have come full circle
Back to where it began.
Hawk will show the way
With healing in his wings.
Jim Willis
"The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine."
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- Sir Arthur Eddington
IN MEMORIAM...
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My brother and I are sad to announce the passing of our father, James Willis, Sr., who died at home in South Carolina, on Friday afternoon, June 7th. We know that as a minister, teacher, and author, he meant a lot of different things to a lot of different people, all over the world. He felt a calling to help others find their own path to a greater and broader grasp and perception of their own sense of spirituality.
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IN HIS WORDS...
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When I retired to the woods, I wanted to experience a passion similar to those who built Stonehenge - strong enough to inspire me to move mega-ton boulders halfway across England. That is to say, I retired with an agenda. “Okay God, it’s you and me. No structures No restrictions. No theology. No holds barred. Twenty-four hours a day. You are my only passion. You say you like a challenge? Bring it on!” Like Jacob of old who wrestled with God, I had one prayer on my lips: “I will not let you go until you bless me!”
Imagine my surprise when, in a totally unexpected way, God answered and did just that!
Lost Loot: Cursed Treasures
and Blood Money
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Legendary treasures. Mythical robberies. Lost riches. Buried plunder and fabulous wealth. Hidden dangers. Ancient curses and deathbed jinxes. Captivating tales of lost fortunes, hidden caches, the eternal allure of wealth, and the heartbreak of mysterious curses!
Read about the pursuit of riches turning to grief in this mesmerizing story collection! A thrilling exploration of the world's most intriguing and dangerous treasure hunts, Lost Loot: Cursed Treasures and Blood Money collects dozens of fascinating stories of reward, riches, greed, and ruin, including …
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Curses, deaths, and centuries old treasure on Oak Island
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The eternal quest for D. B. Cooper and his hijack ransom
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Cursed Aztec wealth lost as it journeyed to Spain
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Mysterious caves holding secrets in the Grand Canyon
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Montezuma’s revenge
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The train-robbing Robin Hood myth of the Sam Bass Gang
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Jean Lafitte and the Galveston Hoard
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The lost Dutchman mine
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Civil War coins hurriedly stashed after a brutal reign of terror
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King Kamehameha’s burial chamber
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Captain Kidd's buried treasure
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Tales of bewitching riches and hunts gone wrong, yet hope springs eternal. Lost Loot unfolds like a treasure map—but beware of the hidden, deadly obstacles!
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A FINAL QUOTE
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"History sings two siren songs. The first is a simple and direct melody, sung in a major key that appeals to those who want their music straight forward and direct. It features tonic and dominant harmonies that revolve around the questions "when?", "who?", "where?", and "how?" The second is much more complicated, often disturbing, and usually sung in a minor key. It dances around one question, "why?", and seems fiendishly designed to remain in the background, a sotto voce counterpoint motif to the clarion call of the composition called Life.
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To hear the song of Purpose might be our ultimate existential goal. It underlies everything we are and do, and its music forms the soundtrack of our life on earth.
Purpose gives us a reason to get up in the morning and go to work. It sustains us through life's valleys of depression and discouragement. Purpose allows us to continue on in the midst of adversity and setback. It is more than a song. It is a symphony whose themes stitch together both the melodies and harmonies of our lives.
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Whether you consider your worldview to be sacred or secular, religious or humanist; whether you eagerly await the newest scientific discovery or spend your days dreading the next disclosure that might undermine your faith, you share something with every other human being on earth. You are alive. Vibrantly alive. Mysteriously alive. You live and breathe and swim in an ocean of spirituality.
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You are in unity with the Cosmos. The universe is profoundly one."
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-Jim Willis