The podcast episode is simpler. Recently I have been praying for the extension of the kingdom of God, the family of God, and inviting others to do so. After a while, my prayer was so filled with cosmic meaning and divine assurance that again and again it …
Cosmology Centered
Saggitarius Want the podcast episode? I find it stabilizing to orient myself with respect to a few places that I find meaningful. One of them is akin to a pilgrimage site; another one is comparable. But the third one is in the sky, near Saggitarius: it is called the Great Attractor. It is the …
Planetary Crisis Overview
Podcast episode Prologue Many thoughtful people speak of our planet as now being in crisis. What’s going on? This is an episode in the planet’s biological, cultural, and spiritual evolution. Individuals have the freedom to contribute to progress or not, and in the ways of their choosing. Rejecting …
Using Spiritual Force
The podcast episode: http://traffic.libsyn.com/universalfamily/Using_Spiritual_Force_27.mp3 We live in a day when many theater directors take liberties with classics, for example, with plays of Shakespeare. But what about the Book of Job? What if we take some liberty here? In this …
Ungainly Flapping
Ungainly flapping. Only in mercy so thick could I take flight. Heavy heron wings, moving slowly—why would any flock of birds follow? Yet I fly to you unconcerned. By you, with you, and in you, I dive into the water, having glimpsed a fish and heard: “Come to me, all you who labor and are …
Receiving God’s love
We know we need to receive God’s love, but sometimes we don’t make the time or don’t know how. The simplest way is to accept the personal assurance: God is love, and his spirit gift lives within you. A longer way: we know God, and we can activate our God-knowingness. We can also ponder the meaning …