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The Gospel of John (Part 5)

This is the 5th, and last part of a series on the Gospel of John.We have learned many things. For starters, just as with the others, we don’t know who wrote this book. We also learned that it was the…

The Gospel of John (Part 4)

This is the 4th part of a series on the Gospel of John.Episode one began with an overview of all the Gospels. My intention was to show both what they share, and how they differ. Among what they share…

The Gospel of John (Part 3)

Two episodes ago I started a new series on the Gospel of John. In episode one I spend some time doing “set-up work” about, not only Gospel of John, but all the Gospels. My intention was to help you…

The Gospel of John (Part 2)

Last episode, I started a new series. A series on the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John is distinctive, and unlike the other three, which are more narrative driven.As noted in the last episode, we…

The Gospel of John (Part 1)

The Gospel of John is a very intriguing book. It is radically different from the other three, referred to as the Synoptic Gospels. The meaning of the word synoptic can be broken down to “syn”…

The Parable of the Talents

What's Mine To Do?

How many times have you heard someone bring up the question: what is my purpose? Have you ever thought about that question? Do we have a purpose? I have heard many people say that God has a purpose…

Unity Principles #5: Walking the Walk

In today's episode, we finish our review of Unity's Five Principles with a look at Principle #5 and a general overview of the Principles. When the Unity Movement began in the late 1800s, Unity…

Unity Principle #4 : Communion with God

In the episode, we continue our review of Unity's Five Basic Principles with a look at principle #4 which states: prayer is creative thinking that heightens the connection with God-Mind and therefore…

Unity Principle #3: Thoughts Held in Mind, Produce After Their Kind

In this episode, we continue our discussion of Unity’s Five Principles with Principle 3 which states: “Human beings create their experiences by the activity of their thinking” The principle states…

Unity Principle #2: You Are God

Unity has Five Basic Principles that summarize our entire philosophy, our theology. In her book about the Five Principles, Rev. Ellen Debenport writes: "As well as offering tools for daily living,…

Unity Principle #1: No Spot Where God is Not

These next two weeks, Unity Spiritual Center Georgetown will be conducting new membership classes. In order to become a member of any Unity center it is not necessary to believe any particular dogma…

Meeting Jesus (Again) for the First Time

In his book: Meeting Jesus (Again) for the First Time, biblical scholar and professor, Rev. Marcus Borg presents us with a different view of one of the most influential people in  western…

Birthing A Greater Reality

This episode I will cover the first of a two-part series on a book by Unity Minister Robert Brumet titled: “Birthing A Greater Reality, A Guide For Conscious Evolution”. The conversation continues…

Integral Christianity

This episode is based on two ideas. The first is the concept of integral theory as developed by American Philosopher and mystic, Ken Wilbur. The second on a book by Rev. Paul Smith applying the…

Walk the Talk

Walk the Talk

Finding Yourself in Transition

I think we can all agree that the keynote to life is change. Everything is nature tells us that change is the only constant. We understand this intellectually. However, when change comes rapidly, or…

Does Prayer Work? How?

This past week our nation put preventive measures into place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. One of the biggest measures was decreasing large crowd gathering. Many activities were canceled…

Humankind's Relationship with God

Is God really "our father"? If God is, then what does that mean theologically? When we refer to God as our father, what kind of imagery comes to our minds? I feel fairly safe in saying that for most…

Inner Peace for Busy People (Part 1)

The last two times I've spoken, I have talked about the Spiritual Tools we have in our Spiritual Toolbox. We say that we are not human beings seeking "a spiritual end to our lives". That instead, WE…