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My Spiritual Journey by David Heitmiller
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these questions spinning around in my head I decided to take a break
from the reporting and walk up to check my mail at the local mailbox
place a few blocks away. On my way home, I was guided to not return
the usual way, but to go straight where I would normally turn left
and take a slightly more circuitous route. As I walked, dazed from
the events of the morning, I passed an old wooden church. The structure
reminded me of the Oberlin Congregational Church in Steilacoom,
Washington; the church I attended as a child. I stopped for a moment
in front of the building and noticed the reader board which identified
it as the Interfaith Community Church.
In short order, he found himself on the "Today" show as a correspondent on issues of frugality, began writing about penny-pinching techniques online (www.ultimatecheapskate.com) and eventually snagged a book deal with Random House's Broadway Books. He recently finished the second leg of his book tour (by bicycle) for "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches: A Practical (and Fun) Guide to Enjoying Life More by Spending Less" ($13), which was released in December. Link to article Link to website Book Reviews Simplicity
Lessons: A 12-Step Guide to Living Simply Rational Simplicity: Setting the Course to a Simpler Life By Tim Covell Reviewed by David Heitmiller Nothing Left Over: A Plain and Simple Life By Toinette Lippe Reviewed by Jacqueline Blix Slow
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On September 11, 2001, like most everybody in the country, I was
glued to the television set watching the devastation in New York
City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. What did it all mean? How
could someone be so vengeful that they would take so many innocent
lives? Especially in the name of religion? Some warped interpretation
of religion to be sure, but still, how did we get to this point?
Someone had opened the doors of the small sanctuary and for some
reason I was called to enter this sacred space. As I entered the
double doors a bolt of lightning did not come down from the sky
and strike me dead. A good sign as I had not been a churchgoer (except
for weddings and funerals) for more than 35 years! As I took in
the space visually, a woman greeted me and asked if I had come to
pray. Somewhat embarrassed, I responded in the positive and sat
down in one of the back pews, asking myself why I was there. My
eye caught one of the tri-fold brochures in the pew pocket and I
took it out and read about the 
