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Led by Rev. Erica Federspiel Richmond, Parish Minister, and Rev. Stevie Carmody, Minister of Religious Education Worship service given December 22, 2024 "The Solstice Badger," adapted by Rev. Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson from the book by Robin McFadden Prayer by Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan, Lead Minister https://firstparish.info/ First Parish A liberal religious community, welcoming to all First gathered 1739 Join Revs. Erica and Stevie for a holiday worship service for all ages! We will hear a fable acted out by a merry band of children, youth, and adults of all ages. We will also hear music from the Children's, Adult, and Bell Choirs. And we will decorate the Sanctuary tree together. Join us at 10 am this coming Sunday. Offering and Giving First The Giving First program donates 50% of the non-pledge offering each month to a charitable organization that we feel is consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles. The program began in November 2009, and First Parish has donated over $200,000 to more than 70 organizations. This Sunday half of the offering supports The Children's Room. The Children's Room, based here in Arlington, provides children, teens, and their families an opportunity to find connection and community after the death of a parent or sibling. The Children's Room creates safe, supportive communities, so that no child, teen, or family has to grieve alone. Services for families are provided free of charge so that families have no financial burden. The remaining half of your offering supports the life and work of this Parish. To donate using your smartphone, you may text “fpuu” to 73256. Then follow the directions in the texts you receive. About our Lead Minister: Rev. Marta Flanagan began her ministry as our twentieth called minister at First Parish in the fall of 2009. She is a genuine and forthright preacher. In conversation she is direct and engaging. She speaks of prayer with as much ease as she laughs at human foibles. We call her “Marta.” Marta is a religious liberal, a theist, a feminist, and a lover of the woods. As a student of American history at Smith College she was captivated by the stories of social reformers who were motivated and sustained by their faith. That led her to consider the ministry and to study at Harvard Divinity School from where she was graduated in 1986. She was the first woman minister in the city of Salem, Massachusetts, serving at the First Universalist Church there (1987-1997). She served in a co-ministry at South Church (Unitarian Universalist) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, (1997-2005) from where she is minister emerita. Marta served as interim minister in Montpelier, Vermont (2008-2009). She is trained as a spiritual director. For three years she lived in the Vermont woods practicing voluntary simplicity and the spiritual life. Marta enjoys the vitality of First Parish and our strong sense of community. She celebrates the yearning for depth and the desire to make a difference in the world that she finds here.

Join Revs. Josh Hall and Jacob Chilton for Wednesday Night Bible Study. Tonight's lesson continues our study of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever, looking at the importance of prayer, both personal and corporate. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, visit https://www.fbctlh.org.

Join Revs. Josh Hall and Jacob Chilton for Wednesday Night Bible Study. Tonight's lesson continues our study of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever, looking at the importance of church leadership. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, visit https://www.fbctlh.org.

Join Revs. Josh Hall and Jacob Chilton for Wednesday Night Bible Study. Tonight's lesson continues our study of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever, looking at the importance of church discipleship and growth of the membership. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, visit https://www.fbctlh.org.

Join Revs. Josh Hall and Jacob Chilton for Wednesday Night Bible Study. Tonight's lesson continues our study of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever, looking at the importance of true church discipline within the membership. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, visit https://www.fbctlh.org.

Join Revs. Josh Hall and Jacob Chilton for Wednesday Night Bible Study. Tonight's lesson continues our study of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever, looking at the importance of true church membership. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, visit https://www.fbctlh.org.

Join Revs. Josh Hall and Jacob Chilton for Wednesday Night Bible Study. Tonight's lesson continues our study of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever, looking at the importance of true conversion and evangelism. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, visit https://www.fbctlh.org.

Join Revs. Josh Hall and Jacob Chilton for Wednesday Night Bible Study. Tonight's lesson continues our study of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever, looking at the importance of Gospel Doctrine. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, visit https://www.fbctlh.org.

Join Revs. Josh Hall and Jacob Chilton for Wednesday Night Bible Study. Tonight's lesson continues our study of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever, looking at the importance of Expositional Preaching. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, visit https://www.fbctlh.org.

Join Revs. Josh Hall and Jacob Chilton for Wednesday Night Bible Study. Tonight's lesson begins our study of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, visit https://www.fbctlh.org.

Join Revs. Kelli, Jé, and David plus special guests for an MLK Weekend roundtable on our theme for January: Liberation. Where are we? Are we fulfilling our obligations to future generations? The post The Fierce Urgency of Now appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.

Mysticism and YOU! Who are you? Why are you? Mysticism and Mystical expression have been a part of our life, health, and healing since the dawn of humanity. There is a hidden meaning in life called Mysticism. Perhaps it began one cold night while gazing at stars and pondering, “Why am I here? Where did I come from?” Our transcendental thought became expression through sound and dance around a warm fire. We discovered answers to our soul's origins by encouraging our mystical spirit to express. Join Revs. Jon Scott, Serena Hemmer, Sandra Kitt, Carolyn Ballenger, and businessman/author Peter Canova as we discuss Mysticism, and a unique mystical retreat of interactive expression growth, and how we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Learn how to reconnect and embrace your mystic self through interactive dream work, soul-writing, quantum spirituality, sound vibration, drumming, deep meditation, and forgiveness cleansing…. by fire. BIOS: Rev. Jon Scott is the new First Unity of St Petersburg Spiritual Leader whose religious heritage is three generations of fundamentalist preachers. A troubadour and iconoclast who changes the energetic vibration in a room with a simple word or phrase. Rev Scott is a man who is helping create a better world by showing people new ways to see it. https://firstunity.org/member/rev-jon-scott-first-lady-kerri-bell-scott/ Peter Canova is a businessman (luxury hotel development), multi-award-winning author (Pope Annalisa), and national speaker. His interviews include Coast to Coast with George Noory. Peter has given the keynote at venues such as Unity National Convention, Centers for Spiritual Living National Convention, and was the lead-off speaker at the Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment (GATE) which featured the leading spiritual and inspirations speakers from around world. From the time he first experienced phenomena such as telepathy, remote viewing, intuitive medical readings, and psychic healing, Peter has spent much of his life seeking to understand Quantum Spirituality and the forces that link humanity together at an unseen level. https://www.petercanova.com/about-peter-canova/ Rev. Peggy Ann SERENA HEMMER, MSW, LCSW-Ordained Metaphysical Minister | Psychotherapist | Hypnotherapist | Cosmic Sound Shamaness | Author/Illustrator was ordained as a New Thought Minister following several years of study through the offerings of Unity Village Spiritual Education and Enrichment (SEE) classes and two years of study under the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA). She is a Cosmic Sound Shamaness, incorporating crystal and brass singing bowls and Light Language into healing arts sessions with clients. heart-soul-counseling.com       revserena.com https://firstunity.org/member/reverend-p-a-serena-hemmer/ Rev. Sandra Kitt currently serves on the First Unity Spiritual Campus Leadership team in St. Petersburg, Florida. She leads retreats and instructs individuals and groups on Thriving, Dreams, and Spirituality. Rev. Sandra is a “Mayhem to Miracles: Sacred Stories of Transformational Hope” author and a retired Major in the United States Army, Teacher, and Counselor. www.thrivingheartsministeries.com https://firstunity.org/spirituality/spiritual-leaders-teams/  Rev. Carolyn Ballenger is a recently ordained New Thought Minister through ILLLI (Institute for Leadership and Lifelong Learning International). http://www.illli.org Rev. Carolyn has been a Unity Truth student for over 30 years and a Chaplain/Prayer Partner for 15 years. https://firstunity.org/spirituality/spiritual-leaders-teams/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/N820vVIFnR8 Call in and Chat with Kat during Live Show with Video Stream: Call 646-558-8656 ID: 8836953587 press #.  To Ask a Question press *9 to raise your hand Have a Question for the Show? Go to Facebook– Dreams that Can Save Your Life Facebook Professional–Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos http://kathleenokeefekanavos.com/

Eight years after embarking on a unique partnership with the Presbytery of the North Coast (Presbyterian Church of Colombia), Seattle Presbytery staff discuss this pivotal time of deeper engagement and mutual learning invitations. Join Revs. Scott Lumsden, Tali Hairston, Maggie Breen, Paul Kim, and Eliana Maxim as they talk about what this means for our local congregations and communities. More: see pictures from the 2022 Colombia partnership trip.

This week on the podcast we're diving into a new series called "Your Best Life," exploring how we don't need to have it together, to do it together. What our consumer society tells us we need to live our best life is a lie... so what the heck does it mean to live your best life? Join Revs. Sean and Elaine as they explore a possible answer to this big question.  2:49 - Reading from No Cure for being Human by Kate Bowler 6:12 - Conversation with Revs. Sean and Elaine

Join Revs. Stephanie and Arthur as they chat all things Brandi Carlile with the incredible Rev. Alexis Carter Thomas. Come laugh, sing, and dive deeper into faith as modeled by Brandi's incredible storytelling. Come ask  what the church might learn from her life, music, and authenticity. (Also find out why the new tagline of this show is "Trust God and Hustle"...Brandi is such a 3!)Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Spiff and Arthur as they celebrate the fact that Broadway is Back! Forget regret and don't miss today's conversation on RENT with the Rev. Douglass Anne Cartwright! (Spiff is just a little bit excited for this one!)Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Stephanie and Arthur as the journey to Gilead and talk all things The Handmaids Tale with The Rev. Brandon Gilvin, Senior Pastor of FCC Chattanooga, TN. **Trigger Warning for talk of sexual violence. Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

** this episode has some audio issues**Join Revs. Stephanie and Arthur as they chat all things Bojack Horseman with Ashton Sorrels. We talk deconstruction. We talk mental health. We talk anthropomorphic animals. And we talk church. You are in for a treat with this conversation!Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Spiff and Arthur as they talk all things Kardashian with The Rev. Elizabeth Hagan author of the new book Brave Church.Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

How does the Acts 2 Pentecost story call us to action in solidarity with Palestine? Join Revs. Anne Dunlap and Claire Brown as they explore this story together. Transcript available here: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/the-word-is-resistance.html

Join Revs. Arthur and Stephanie as they wrap up Harry Potter month with Charles Anthony Bryant, A New York based Minister of Music and recording Artist , as they talk all things Harry Potter through the lens of Ravenclaw house.  Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Arthur and Stephanie as they bring on fellow Slytherin Carrie Taneyhill, Director of Humanitarian Assistance for Lutheran World Relief, to talk all things Harry Potter through the eyes of a Slytherin. Finally Arthur has a new Slytherin friend who also loves helping people and organized mischief! Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Arthur and Stephanie as they discuss what it means to be a Gryffindor with The Rev. Sarah Almanza, a Disciples pastor, bartender, gamer, and friend.  This group talks about who needs to be brave, who gets to be strong, and who is responsible for changing your mind. These three have been friends for years and it shows in this fun and theologically deep conversation. Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Arthur and Stephanie as they go global with Rev. Rachel Johnson, a communications consultant currently based in the UK, as they talk all things Harry Potter. It's Eastertide so let's head to Hogwarts and talk about the boy who lived!Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Arthur and Stephanie and Dr. Sarah Morice Brubaker, Associate Professor of Theology at Phillips Theological Seminary, and find out how many babies fit in a tire and the answers to other such challenging theological questions  as we wait for Guffman on this episode of Two on One: Waiting for Guffman!Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Stephanie and Arthur as they talk with The Rev Seth Rash, Minister at FCC Troy  in Troy, MO about all things Moana. Find out just how far they will go to follow their call and set sail into the uncharted waters of ministry in a global pandemic. This episode has chickens, demigods, and biblical interpretation you won't want to miss! Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Stephanie and Arthur as they talk with The Rev Jamie Plunkett, Minister and verified account runner of @Frogsofwar about all things Super Bowl LV. Come find out is competition belongs in the kindom of God, what we think about Gronk, and how many times Spiff yelled "kiss" at her TV. Tackle all the work on your plate later and join us for this very fun episode!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Stephanie and Arthur as they talk with The Rev Kristin Wolf Peters, Minister of Interfaith & Member Organizer at Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition in Fairbanks, AK about all things Grey's Anatomy. During this time of necessary isolation a community of doctors that shows up consistently on your TV week after week for 17 season has a LOT to teach the church - are we all spiritual trauma surgeons now? Find out!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Stephanie and Arthur as they talk with Minister Qadry Harris, Minister of Youth for First Baptist Church in Stratford, Ct about money, family, power, and society as shown in Power Book II: Ghost.  Come find out why we all love Monet (played by Mary J. Blige) and who Arthur thinks should get a lifetime achievement award! This is an episode you won't want to miss. Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Stephanie and Arthur as they talk with The Rev.  Daniel Lyvers, Associate Minister of First Christian Church Bowling Green in Bowling Green, Kentucky, about all things Avett Brothers. Find out if he is more of a Seth or Scott... Why their music is so good for your spirit...and what the c/Church can learn from their music as well as their band (even lives!) . Anyway, "Always remember there is nothing worth sharing like the love that lets us share our name (and Podcast)."- our version of  Murder in the City Jeff Wunrow Designs Jeff Wunrow Designs has been making ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY for 15 years!

Join Revs. Arthur and Stephanie as they talk with The Rev. Dr. Lori Walke, Pastor of Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ, about  all the ways Dolly Parton is teaching, singing, giving, and living her faith ( and this was BEFORE we knew she funded the Covid 19 vaccine!). Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Stephanie and Arthur as they talk with The Rev. Sandhya Jha, Author and Activist, about  the c/Church and Avatar: The Last Airbender ( the TV show NOT the movie - don't even get us started!).  Come join our Aang Gang fun and let us know what kind of bender you would be! Jeff Wunrow Designs Jeff Wunrow Designs has been making ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY for 15 years!

Join Revs. Arthur and Stephanie as they talk with The Rev. Colin McRaney, Pastor of First Christian Church Kent, WA, about  the c/Church and the 2009 hit movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. What can the church learn from a movie about...snacks? A lot it turns out! Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Join Revs. Arthur and Stephanie as they talk with Ellie Roscher, author of 12 Tiny Things, as they talk about the pop-cultural phenomenon that is New Year's Resolutions and what they mean for people of faith and the c/Church. You can get Ellie's new book at www.12tinythings.com and you can get your theme song needs from anyone but Travis. Exclusive Deal for Our Deuces! Make ordinary time EXTRAORDINARY with the exclusive code TWOONONE15 for 15% off your stole order!Support the show (https://cash.app/$TwoOnOneProject)

Terror, bewilderment, frustration, and despair are known in recovery circles as “the hideous four horsemen.” It is a common condition when moving from active addiction into a life of recovery. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share spiritual tools and what worked for them to banish these horsemen from their lives. 

Respect is often demanded, and we are told it has to be earned. It is closely tied with esteem of self and others. With our jaded histories, how do we learn respect for others as well as self-respect? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share their experiences with this perplexing concept and the peace they found along the way. 

Our very active inner critic berates us for every little perceived mistake we make once in recovery. We try very hard and yet seem to miss the mark fairly often. We see others fail and try again. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share tips and principles that led them from condemnation to compassion.

The question “Can we talk?” strikes fear into the hearts of many a person. In active addiction, it usually meant someone was displeased with us. Arguments, emotional upsets, and bad behavior often followed. In recovery, we learn to use spiritual principles to engage in healthy dialogue. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share their experience, strength, and hope in learning how to connect in meaningful ways.  

Sometimes it seems that there is only one right way—our way. We get immensely uncomfortable when jarred out of our comfort zone by exploring a new way of being, trying someone else's suggestions. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share the journey from reliance only on self to joy in community and self. 

Active addicts live in a world of “make believe.” Our minds become confused to the point where we can't tell the true from the false. Once we enter recovery, we break the denial, confront and begin to change our “reality.” Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share their journey from hopelessness to a new reality.

On one hand, we are told we are unique and special, individualized expressions of God. On the other hand, we addicts are often told we have a big ego, to get over ourselves, and quit playing God! Who are we, really? How do we become right-sized? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share what worked for them in balancing individual uniqueness with humility and service.

We interact with our fellow humans on this journey of life, in a multitude of ways, for a variety of reasons. On the spiritual path, we ask ourselves: Why do we do what we do? What's in it for us? Who are we trying to please, impress, or persuade? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how they learned to be in integrity with and honest about motives while still being true to personal aspirations and goals.

Holidays are hard. With so much family drama and personal pain, how can a person get through it all without losing sanity and sobriety? If the temptations were too great, now what? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share their experience, strength, and hope about meeting the challenge of difficult holiday gatherings clean and sober.

Long-term addiction has a way of befuddling our minds and obscuring our clarity on many levels. Fortunately, we can regain our faculties and clear our thinking as we walk the path of recovery. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how they moved from bewilderment to clarity of mind and purpose using simple spiritual principles in recovery.

In active addition we often used our skills and abilities to serve our own needs and addictions! But in recovery we have the opportunity to learn to use our gifts in service of others. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how they moved from using skills and abilities in service of self to using them in service to the world, finding joy and freedom along the way.

One way self-centeredness shows up in addicts and alcoholics is in the attitude that says, "I'll just do it myself!" We have not been adept at allowing others to participate with us in our lives. In recovery we learn to be an equal partner, which allows us to work well with others. No longer do we feel the need to do everything our way by ourselves! Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they explore how they learned to share the burdens of life with others and find community and peace along the way.

For those of us with serious addictions, the word balance has been defined as "the middle point we go flying past on the way from one extreme to the other." How true that has been for so many of us! But in recovery we learn the power and wisdom found in balance. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how they moved from being at "one extreme or the other" to a life of peace through spiritual balance.

All people deserve to be heard and valued. Addiction says “me first” and “I'm more important!” In recovery, we learn to live harmoniously in community and take our rightful place as “one of the bunch.” Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share the path from placing self above others to a life of joyful community using the spiritual principle of consideration.  

In active addiction many of us put ourselves first in unhealthy ways, often seeing our needs as more important than the needs of others. While self-care is important, we often went too far. In recovery we learn that we are equal with all people, no better and no worse. We learn to balance our needs with the needs of others in a healthy way. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how to cocreate a life of harmony with others using the spiritual strategy of boundaries.

Addiction has a way of eroding confidence. In active addiction, although our intentions may have been good, we were often unable to follow through on commitments. Fortunately, we regained the ability to be trustworthy and to learn to trust others. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how they moved from dropping the ball to being a reliable partner through the spiritual principle of trust.

Before we got into recovery, many things took a backseat to feeding our addictions. We may have neglected family and friends, done poorly at work, and ignored our health. But in recovery we realize that it's essential to listen to that inner voice of conscience and to do the next right thing. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how they moved from backward priorities to a life of joy using the spiritual principle of inner guidance.

"We are known by the company we keep," says one well-worn adage. But do each of those folks in that group reflect your values? Or do you not quite "fit the mold" and sometimes seem to step out of the box when explaining the group to others? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how to stay out of personality and live in principle. 

Perhaps all of us have, at one time or another, been hurt by unfounded gossip. Another has chosen to speak for us, inappropriately. How do we avoid this triangulation, inauthentic relationships, and boundary violations? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan to learn how to maintain serenity using the spiritual principle of personal anonymity.

There are so many questions in the world, and many times we have opinions on all of them! We may find ourselves tied up in knots regarding conflicting ideas that have little impact on our daily lives. How do we regain our serenity? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share the value of maintaining a neutral stance.

Sometimes when we enter a new situation or engage a new group, we are not quite sure how we fit in. Sometimes we offer suggestions before we know what is going on. At other times, we may think, If they would just do it my way, it would be okay. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how to be a valued member of a group without alienating others.

Loneliness is rampant in our society today. We spend hours on email, text, and social media, perhaps in front of a television or other screen. Although we interact all day long, we don't feel "connected." Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how to ease that loneliness and become truly present for people in your life.

Often in our active addiction, we expected other people to pick up the slack for us. Call in sick for us, go to the store for us, lie and “cover” for us, and pretend everything is fine ... the list goes on. But in recovery we learn that we as individuals need to take responsibility for ourselves and be fully self-supporting, just like our recovery groups. While it's fine and healthy to be interdependent, it's not healthy to be overdependent or codependent. How can we learn to carry our own weight and still be part of the group? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how to stand on our own two feet and be one of the bunch at the same time.

In our busy society, we often find our attention scattered among many competing activities. We are so used to being busy that we have a name for it: multitasking. But in recovery we learn the importance and the power of focus. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they explore the essential skill of staying on task with our recovery.

When we were in active addiction we had a singleness of purpose in our lives: feeding our addiction. But now that we are in recovery, we have a different focus and purpose: helping others. Yes, we work to maintain our own sobriety, but bigger than that is our desire to carry the message to those who still suffer. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share how to stay on purpose and the value of service to others.

As we move ahead on our recovery journey, we learn many new ways to balance our lives. Just as each of us needs to learn balance, so must our recovery groups find balance. Each group can do as it sees fit, but it also has a duty to the recovery community in general. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they talk about balancing the individual with the group, the good of each one, and the good of the people.

Have you ever encountered a group or club where other people decided whether it was okay for you to join in and be a part of it or not? Well, we find in addiction recovery that it's just the opposite! Nobody can tell us whether we belong or not, only we can. As we walk our recovery path we see that this has important implications for our journey. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they talk about the power of the decision to belong and the power that inclusion brings us in recovery.

Has your trust ever been shattered? Have you ever felt betrayed by an authority figure? Many of us in recovery will say yes to those questions. But do we want to spend the rest of our lives in distrust and fear? No, we do not! So, then, how do we regain trust if we have lost confidence in another? Join Revs. and Dan as they share the path to regaining trust in our higher power and in others around us.

Most people who have suffered from the disease of addiction will describe their experience of life as “standing on the outside looking in.” The spiritual principle of Unity changes us—we rise above our selfishness and come together for the good of the whole. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they share about the journey from separation to community and the power of the group!

Did you ever wish you could just start over? Well, good news! You can! In fact, you can start over anytime you decide to. Our higher power gives us the ability to leave behind that which no longer serves us and move ahead with a clean slate. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they discuss how to energize your life with a fresh start.

When we begin our recovery journey, we learn that we need a higher power in order to get clean and sober. Later, we realize we need this same power in order to stay clean and sober! But just how do we create and maintain conscious contact with our higher power? And what do we do with those experiences anyway? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as we share how to lead a God-connected life, a divinely guided life of joy and freedom.

“Know thyself,” says the ancient Greek wisdom. And for those of us in addiction recovery, doing so may well be a matter of life and death! Fortunately for us, Step 10 teaches us to make self-examination a regular part of our day-to-day lives. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as we share how self-knowledge can bring freedom and joy to your recovery journey, just as it has for us and many others.   

Those of us in recovery know that even the best of intentions is often not enough. When it comes to repairing the wreckage of our past, we must combine right intention with guidance and wise action in order to get results. But just how do we go about doing that? We've turned over a new leaf, so how do we make things right? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as we share how Spirit has helped us find our way through, and can help you find your way too.

While in addiction recovery, it is not uncommon to learn that some of our unhelpful behaviors and thought patterns seem to be set in concrete! Fortunately, once we are a few steps down the recovery path we become prepared to make different choices. But how do we let go of our old ways and move into a new life of freedom and joy? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as we walk with you into your new life, sharing our real-world experience, strength, and hope as we go.

It takes courage and integrity to walk an addiction recovery path. Those who have come out of the nightmare of substance abuse know there is a lot of work to be done. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as we illuminate a path through the Shadow into the Light, sharing our own experience, strength, and hope as we go.

Many of us in recovery will hold on to old ideas until the pain and confusion pushes us to a point of willingness. I've heard it said that we never let anything go that didn't have claw marks on it! However, when we become willing to try a new way, our lives begin to change. When we can truly “let go” and allow a higher power to provide guidance and direction, our lives begin to become amazing. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan to learn how to let go, trust a higher power, and build the life that you have dreamed of.

When we take action in our lives, powerful and positive changes begin to happen. In fact, action is essential to addiction recovery and spiritual growth. Our recovery literature states, "There is action and more action,” and in Scripture we read that, "Faith without works is dead." Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan to learn how to take effective action and build a life you love.

Unity minister and author Rev. Eric Butterworth was fond of saying, "Change your thoughts, change your life." When we bring our mental powers to bear on a topic, one thought feeds another and our lives change. If we direct our thoughts with integrity, our lives come together beautifully. Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan to learn how you can use the power of your thoughts to support health, prosperity, love, and joy in your life.

Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan to find out who you really are and how your new identity can bring deep meaning to your life and your life's work. Our former lives in addiction left us feeling at best like bad actors and at worst like monsters. The recovery journey offers an opportunity to grow into an entirely new sense of ourselves.

Twelve-step wisdom teaches that we are powerless over our addiction. However, does that mean we are powerless over everything? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan as they explore ways you can live according to a higher power, yet not lose your personal power in the process.

The Beatles said, “All you need is love.” Is that true for everything? Recovery literature says love and tolerance is our code. Love means different things to different people. How can this relate to our individual recovery process? Join Revs. Lonnie and Dan to find out!

Have you ever allowed fear to control your like? Join Revs. Richard Maraj and Richard Rogers as they share spiritual tools and practices to handle your fear positively and live your life courageously!

Do you ever feel stuck in your life, wanting to move forward but feeling it is not possible? Join Revs. Richard Maraj and Richard Rogers as they share the life-changing power of making a spiritual commitment. They will teach what a commitment is and how to use it. They will share a three-step process that will allow you to create a life of greater joy and peace.

In an article of a publication of the Jesus Seminar, Paul Alan Laughlin describes the distinctions between and the benefits of our growing understanding of the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith that was developed in the first few centuries of Christianity. While the former is hard to fully lay hold of with certain facts, the latter is as firmly outlined and established as if it had come down on tablets of stone from Mount Sinai Laughlin presents a new look at this premise that compares the historical Jesus with three distinct images of the Christ of faith that developed at various periods in the early church. Join Revs. E.J. and Karen as they explore these images of the Christ of faith and the historical Jesus as they apply them to our modern lives today.

In an article of a publication of the Jesus Seminar, Paul Alan Laughlin describes the distinctions between and the benefits of our growing understanding of the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith that was developed in the first few centuries of Christianity. While the former is hard to fully lay hold of with certain facts, the latter is as firmly outlined and established as if it had come down on tablets of stone from Mount Sinai! Laughlin presents a new look at this premise, which compares the historical Jesus with three distinct images of the Christ of faith that developed at various periods in the early church. Join Revs. E.J. and Karen as they explore these images of the Christ of faith and the historical Jesus as they apply them to our modern lives today.

In an article of a publication of the Jesus Seminar, Paul Alan Laughlin describes the distinctions between and the benefits of our growing understanding of the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith that was developed in the first few centuries of Christianity. While the former is hard to fully lay hold of with certain facts, the latter is as firmly outlined and established as if it had come down on tablets of stone from Mount Sinai! Laughlin presents a new look at this premise, which compares the historical Jesus with three distinct images of the Christ of faith that developed at various periods in the early church. Join Revs. E.J. and Karen as they explore these images of the Christ of faith and the historical Jesus as they apply them to our modern lives today.

In an article of a publication of the Jesus Seminar, Paul Alan Laughlin describes the distinctions between and the benefits of our growing understanding of the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith that was developed in the first few centuries of Christianity. While the former is hard to fully lay hold of with certain facts, the latter is as firmly outlined and established as if it had come down on tablets of stone from Mount Sinai! Laughlin presents a new look at this premise, which compares the historical Jesus with three distinct images of the Christ of faith that developed at various periods in the early church. Join Revs. E.J. and Karen as they explore these images of the Christ of faith and the historical Jesus as they apply them to our modern lives today.  

Our encounter with Love brings us into stage 4, where we encounter the Christ within and begin to practice the teachings of Jesus, balancing doing and being as a spiritual discipline. Join Revs. E.J. and Karen as they explore this stage from the view of the teachings of Jesus and examine the pitfalls of the ego and note how Jesus modeled the way out of burnout and perfectionism.

The Bible is a theological, historical, symbolic, mythological collection of literature that records the evolution of morality and human relationship with God, as God has been known through the ages. It also has a smattering of prayers sprinkled throughout its pages. Join Revs. Karen and E.J. as they explore various prayers throughout the Bible, some familiar and some obscure, and perhaps gain insight for your prayer life!

As we continue to explore the allegories found in Genesis, we will see that certain elements put forth in these stories are answered in later books of the Bible. Join Revs. E.J. and Karen as they lend new insight into how these stories came to be, how later Scriptural text in the Bible reference these stories, and how the authorship of these early allegories inform their meaning for us today.

Did you know that there are two creation stories in the Bible? That there is an allusion to a time "when giants walked the earth?" This is evidence of different authors and different traditions edited within what is our spiritual text. Join Revs. Karen and E.J. as they explore the creation stories and the allegories in Genesis in this two-part series for deeper understanding and practical use in our lives.