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    A More Beautiful World presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 34:37


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles closes our Sacred Earth series with A More Beautiful World.

    It’s a Matter of Attention presented by Kent Dobson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 32:56


    Former Lead Teacher Kent Dobson joins us this week for It's a Matter of Attention, part of our Sacred Earth series.

    Elemental Love presented by Ruth Zwald

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 30:23


    Core Teacher Ruth Zwald joins us this week to teach us about Elemental Love in our series Sacred Earth.

    Luminous Beings Are We presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 26:25


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles is back to teach this week in our series Sacred Earth with the topic Luminous Beings Are We.

    Acknowledging the Land–Connection vs. Disconnection presented by Rob Larson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 30:13


    Guest Teacher Rob Larson makes his first visit to C3 to participate in our series Sacred Earth with a teaching about Acknowledging the Land–Connection vs. Disconnection.

    Holy Smokes – The Plants that Heal Us presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 23:31


    Last Sunday we started a new series, Sacred Earth: Reconnecting with the wisdom of nature and our place within it. Brad's first talk was Holy Ground, which will we will build on as the series progresses. This week the topic is Holy Smokes – The Plants that Heal Us.

    Sacred Earth presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 23:23


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles begins Sacred Earth, a new series exploring the deep, often forgotten relationship between ourselves and the living world around us. Rather than focusing on what's broken, we'll begin by reconnecting—with the Earth, and with the ground beneath our feet.

    The Gaia Hypothesis presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 24:01


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles decided to extend Your Wild and Precious Life: Celebrating the Wisdom of the Feminine, to teach about The Gaia Hypothesis.

    In the Beginning, She presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 29:53


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles returns to round out our series Your Wild and Precious Life: Celebrating the Wisdom of the Feminine. His title is In the Beginning, She.

    Can the Feminine Save Us? presented by Tabitha Blanski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 25:16


    Tabitha Blanski returns as Guest Teacher this Sunday with her contribution to Your Wild and Precious Life: Celebrating the Wisdom of the Feminine. She asks Can the Feminine Save Us?

    What We Get Wrong about Feminine Energy presented by Beth Buelow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 23:53


    Our series Your Wild and Precious Life: Celebrating the Wisdom of the Feminine continues with Core Teacher Beth Buelow and her take on What We Get Wrong about Feminine Energy.

    Our Mothers Preached presented by Dr. Sarah Kornfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 20:36


    The second week in our series Your Wild and Precious Life: Celebrating the Wisdom of the Feminine features a return visit from Dr. Sarah Kornfield. Her contribution to the series is Our Mothers Preached.

    Celebrating the Wisdom of the Feminine presented by Ruth Zwald

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 28:53


    Core Teacher Ruth Zwald introduces our new series, Your Wild and Precious Life: Celebrating the Wisdom of the Feminine. For week one, Ruth explores the question How do we learn to honor the wisdom of the feminine?

    Ancient Imaginal Concsiousness presented by Kent Dobson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 31:27


    We welcome Former Lead Teacher Kent Dobson for Week 6 of the Who Am I? series. His teaching is Ancient Imaginal Consciousness.

    Is Consciousness Mortal? presented by Michael DeWilde

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 26:04


    Michael DeWilde takes the stage for his talk, Is Consciousness Mortal?

    Who Am I? Awareness presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 29:23


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles gets back in the groove this week with Who Am I? Week 4: Awareness.

    More than a Sunday: Creating Room to Grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 28:10


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles and our Executive Director Shannon McMaster

    The Ego: Presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 26:21


    The series Who Am I? moves on with: The Ego, by Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles.

    The Conscious Mind – presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 30:42


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles initiates the new series Who Am I? with part one, The Conscious MInd.

    Let’s Get Stoned! Presented by Beth Buelow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 29:31


    Core Teacher Beth Buelow rings in 2025 with her teaching Let's Get Stoned!

    The Seed Beneath the Snow: presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 23:59


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles closes 2024 with his teaching The Wisdom of Winter: The Seed Beneath the Snow.

    simple-Listen: presented by Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 28:38


    We continue our series The Wisdom of Winter as Brad Ruggles covers this week's theme: simple—Listen.

    Hello Darkness My Old Friend featuring Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 25:07


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles introduces a new series the Wisdom of Winter: Finding Stillness, Strength, and Renewal in Life's Dark Seasons with his teaching Hello Darkness, My Old Friend.

    What the World Needs Now is Angels with Ruth Zwald

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 31:21


    We welcome Core Teacher Ruth Zwald as she contributes Angels to the series What the World Needs Now.

    What the World Needs Now is (r)Evolution with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 25:11


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles advances the series What the World Needs Now with the intriguing noun (r)Evolution.

    What the World Needs Now is Capacity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 22:18


    Our ongoing series What the World Needs Now will be addressed by Professor of Political Science at Ferris State University David Takitaki. His contribution to the series is Capacity.

    Courage is What the World Needs Now – A Conversation with Rev. Luis Cypher, Minister Bendr Bones, and Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 36:53


    Two guest teachers join us, Reverend Luis Cypher and Minister Bendr Bones, from the Satanic Temple. They contend that Courage is What the World Needs Now, noting that courage is easy to fake, and that many people confuse courage with bravado. Courage isn't about being tough, but about standing up for what is right, even in despair.

    Upekkhā (Equanimity) with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 25:13


    C3 Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles adds Upekkhā (Equanimity) to the series What the World Needs Now.

    C3 Community Celebration with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 23:36


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles, as we take time to look back and reflect on where we've come from.

    What the World Needs Now is Play with Beth Buelow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 30:01


    Our Core Teacher Beth Buelow brings the message that What the World Needs Now is Play.

    The Great Search: Turning Earth and Soul in the Quest for Healing and Home with John Philip Newell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 36:49


    John Philip Newell, a "wandering teacher" from Scotland in the ancient Celtic Christian tradition, is our very special Guest Teacher. Known for blending the poetic and intellectual, Newell speaks to both the head and the heart. He will present The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Quest for Healing and Home.

    What the World Needs Now is Humility with Daryl Van Tongeren

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 22:13


    Daryl Van Tongeren, Ph. D is the Professor of Psychology and Director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research at Hope College. His contribution to our series What the World Needs Now is Humility.

    Mettā with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 21:39


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles addresses What the World Needs Now with mettā, a Pali word, most often translated as loving-kindness, but also as universal goodwill or compassion.

    Surrender with Dr. Sarah Kornfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 20:34


    Guest Teacher Sarah Kornfield visits this week and adds Surrender to the list of What the World Needs Now. Her teaching title is Men Don't Retreat: Masculinity and Sovereignty in White Evangelicalism.

    Balance with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 26:25


    Our new series What the World Needs Now continues with Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles focusing on Balance.

    Refuge with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 25:04


    C3 Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles is back to kick off a new series, What the World Needs Now. In our first week, Refuge, we'll look at the growing need for safe spaces, where individuals can explore life's deep questions without expectations or judgement.

    Hot Button Issues in Ethics: Part 2 with Michaeal DeWilde

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 30:01


    C3 Core Teacher Michael DeWilde is back for the second week in a row. This week's teaching is Part Two: Hot Button Issues in Ethics.

    Hot Button Issues with Ethics: Part 1 with Michael DeWilde

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 29:27


    C3 Core Teacher Michael DeWilde joins us for the first of two consecutive visits with his talk: Hot Button Issues in Ethics.

    Simma Down Nah with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 25:11


    C3's Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles channels SNL's Nadine with his teaching Simma Down Nah. The political frenzy has been ratcheted up to a new level this election cycle. Things are crazy and they're probably going to get even crazier in the coming months. How do we turn down the temperature on our conversations and interactions? Is it even possible to find common ground when there is so little to agree on? We may not agree on the answers, but we'll ask the tough questions together.

    Riding the Wave: Seeking Balance with Rev. Miriam Bush

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 24:26


    Miriam Bush, who was with us last November, adds to our Unfolding series with Riding the Wave: Seeking Balance.

    You Can't Handle the Thruth – Why the “Fake-It” Culture Is Failing Us with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 25:59


    This week in our Unfolding series, we’ll explore the pitfalls of living a life built on pretense and the profound impact it has on our mental health, relationships, and society […]

    Why, That’s Me! with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 25:50


    The series Unfolding continues this week with C3 Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles with his teaching Why, That's Me!

    Nature Does What It Does with Ruth Zwald

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 28:34


    C3 Core Teacher Ruth Zwald incorporats Nature into the Unfolding series with her teaching Nature Does What It Does.

    Welcoming Mara with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 24:38


    C3 Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles extends the Unfolding series with this week’s teaching, Welcoming Mara.

    It Is What It Is with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 24:52


    Lead teacher Brad Ruggles continues the new series he started last week, Unfolding, with the second teaching It Is What It Is.

    Unfolding: An Invitation to Surrender to Life’s Flow with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 29:17


    C3 Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles steps back in with his teaching Unfolding: An Invitation to Surrender to Life’s Flow.

    Love Has Never Been a Popular Movement with Joseph Kuilema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 27:08


    We welcome Joseph Kuilema to C3 for the first time. He presents his message, “Love Has Never Been a Popular Movement will be his topic.” Joseph is assistant professor of […]

    The Old Will Dream, the Young See Visions: Renewal of the Mystical (Part Two) with Kent Dobson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 36:30


    We are welcome back Guest Teacher Kent Dobson for the second part of The Old Will Dream, the Young See Visions: Renewal of the Mystical.

    The Old Will Dream, the Young Will See Visions: Renewal of the Mystical (Part One) with Kent Dobson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 37:06


    We welcome back our former lead teacher, Kent Dobson, as our Guest Teacher. He presents his teaching titled “The Old Will Dream, the Young Will See Visions: Renewal of the […]

    Things I Wish I'd Said with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 37:52


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles opens Pride month with Things I Wish I'd Said. A sneak peek at the readings, one from James Baldwin and one from Yuval Noah Harari, points […]

    The Land Between, Part 2: Navigating Life's Difficult Transitions with Brad Ruggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 23:33


    Lead Teacher Brad Ruggles explores The Land Between, Part 2: Navigating Life's Difficult Transitions this week, as we all occupy this liminal space of getting to know each other better.

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