Universal Family
Jeff Wattles
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S4E5 Revisiting Galilee (revised)
On a pilgrimage to Israel, I discovered how seeing scenes of Jesus' ministry helped me remember, ponder, interpret, and commune. I brought back a placemat with 15 little scenes showing Jesus around…
S4E4 Jesus' Scientific Knowledge
Jesus had an excellent, down-to-earth, realistic grasp of facts, including what we today would call scientific knowledge. He was a keen observer--fearless in facing facts, logical in his reasoning,…
S4E3 Treasure in your Field
In speaking of the treasure hidden in a field, Jesus referred, I believe, to the kingdom of God within you. This video describes the experience of God's spirit within first by quotes from Jesus'…
S4E2 A Man with a Funnel in his Head
I used to see my neighbor across the street in a fascinating duet that he and his two-year-old daughter had evolved. He would stand in the middle of the yard, and she would run around and play close…
S4E1 A workshop, a reflection on truth and love, and a correction
I tell of working for months on a workshop on loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. I pose the question of how the most central truth of our relationships with God and human kind…
With all our strength
I've been on a quest to live--and write about--loving God with all my heart, mind, soul, and strength. Yesterday I sent to my editor friend a revised section on strength. She discovered weaknesses in…
S4E2 Faith child
The faith of a little child not only enables us to join the kingdom family of God. It also continues to guide us as we progress. Jesus's teachings and interactions on this theme are each marked by a…
S4E1 Sean finds God
A 21-year-old computer whiz liked the concept of the wonderfulness within but not the concept of the spirit of God within. He finds God through Edmund Husserl's phenomenological philosophy of…
S3E16 Falling across the finish line
After acknowledging the failure of an experiment in the last class meeting (falling across the finish line), I summarize a five-week class, "The Journey from Easter to Pentecost." Then I distinguish…
S3E15 The Journey from Easter to Pentecost
In this class, I check people's driver's licence to make sure that everyone is over 75. Jesus called Lazarus to LIFE: "Lazarus, come forth!" He's calling you to share his original message, "[Your…
S3E14 Composting the ugly
Here's a six-step process for cooperating with divine transformation in recycling that which is unbeautiful in us.
S3E12 Happy Mourning!
"Happy mourning" sounds like a paradox. Let's probe: mourning for past, present, future, for self and others, extreme affliction and daily sensitivity and responsiveness to human need.
S3E11 A leader's legacy
Jesus is the model for leaders who make provision for their mission to continue after their death.
S3E10 Militant action, mission of peace
When Jesus entered into Jerusalem for the last time, he both communicated that he was on a mission of peace and was also militant in some of his words and deeds. How is one to make sense of this…
S3E8 The great can lay down their lives
In response to a prayer request from a Ukrainian friend, I reflect on Jesus' willingness to lay down his life, his command that his followers be willing to do the same--and how we can ascend to that…
S3E7 Lessons from the Capernaum crisis
After skirmishes with some religious leaders, Jesus pre-empted an attack that was brewing in Capernaum. From the crisis that broke open there come lessons for leaders and team-members today.
S3E6 Jesus leads by making the crisis explicit
John 6 tells the pivotal story of how the skirmishes between Jesus and his enemies became a full-blown crisis.
S3E5 Jesus, leader in skirmishes
As the movement that Jesus led became strong, some religious leaders became defensive and hostile. Before their opposition reached the level of a crisis, there were some early skirmishes. Here we…
S3E4 Jesus, well-balanced leader
Jesus' character was strong, well-balanced, and centered in God. How did this center shape the kind of balance that he developed?
S3E3 God as a leader
God chose Abraham, called Moses and some of the prophets, and sent Jesus. This suggests that it might be interesting to ask in some human situations how God may already have made--or be…
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Universal Family has published 98 episodes since July 2018, covering topics in Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality.
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