Video Audio Two women—let’s call them April and May—had been best friends since the time they were growing up in the same neighborhood. April was more spiritual, and May was more fun-loving. May got tricked by a guy who used alcohol and romance to get her to share some sensitive …
Salvation and spiritual rebirth
A video to start the conversation The audio file How many of us have faced this question? There is a parting of the ways. Choose this day whom you will serve. Are you in or out? Is your life saying YES to God? Salvation and spiritual rebirth are two ways of naming a very important event, …
After a spiritual experience is over
Here’s the short paper by Nicole Stark that inspired this podcast episode. My concepr for this paper is living as if the Kingdom of Heaven is within us, as Jesus preached. This concept builds on the concept of the universal family that we worked on last semester. It also deals with one of my main …
Universal Thanksgiving
Here's the 3-minute podcast version Giving thanks, on this special day and everyday, goes better when we count also those blessings that are enjoyed universally--at least available to be enjoyed by every person. Think about it. What would you list? Which are the greatest of these? …
Weaving truth, beauty, and goodness with love, mercy, and ministry
Asked to share a few highlights from my life recently, I chose these for a speech last week, edited a bit here. A year ago I published Living in Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. That book culminated my first career as a philosopher. I devoted that career to helping to construct a new philosophy of …
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New beginning
You decide to get a better handle on your life. You need to simplify, slow down, and get in touch with your intuition of basic reality—matter, mind, and spirit. You have moved in this direction in the past, but today is beckoning you to make a commitment. You know that when things get hectic, what …