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How are we are loved by and connected to God, or Spirit, or giver of life? How do we understand and express our relationship with God?.
Why Do You Believe What You Believe?
By David Tillman - October 2022
"We did an exercise at a recent church confirmation class that I found insightful. The question was, “What are the sources of your and others’ beliefs?
What Jesus and St. Francis Reminded Us About.... Everyone Needs to Learn about Healthy, Mature Spiritual Living:
By Dr. Michael Obsatz - August 2022
"How to Live a Love-Filled Life 1. Love and trust God 2. See the Divinity in Everyone, and the Oneness of all of creation..."
“How to Think Theologically” Book Review
By David Tillman
In How to Think Theologically, Howard W. Stone and James O. Duke present a well thought out framework for theological reflection in today’s world.
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Paper on John Polkinghorne’s reasons for saying the physical universe is ultimately “futile”
By David Tillman
Polkinghorne tells us “Whatever hopes there might be of human progress within history, they can amount to no more than a stay of execution of a sentence of inevitable futility.”
Click HereFreedom to Breathe
By David Tillman
Freedom to Breathe – A James Luther Adams Perspective
Christmas, Oneness Consciousness, and Special Delivery
By Dr. Michael Obsatz - Nomveber 2022
"The Christmas song, "Mary, Did You Know?" has a line in it that states, "the child who you delivered will soon deliver you." It is a powerful message and equates the birthing of a child with "deliverance" for its mother..."
Your Spirituality - Take a Look
By David Tillman
Paul Pruyser’s Seven Diagnostic Variables.
Awareness of the Holy,.Providence, Faith., Grace or gratefulness,
Repenting., Communion, Vocation
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"Process Thought" is Always Going On in Your Life
By David Tillman
A link to an YouTube introduction to Process Though, also know as PRocess Theology.
Paper on The Theology of Paul Tillich
By David Tillman
Paul Tillich calls the statement of truth of the Christian message the “message,” and the interpretation of this truth as the “situation.”
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The Mystical Sacred Blessing: From Form to Essence
By Dr. Michael Obsatz - September 2022
"Essence is eternal. Form changes. Essence is the core of what matters. Form is one way of expressing Essence but is not to be mistaken for Essence..."
"Living in the Light" is Living in Delight
By Dr. Michael Obsatz - September 2022
"We are "delight-ful" creatures. We are full of light and love and joy and kindness. When we live in the "light," we see our Divine selves, our best selves, our perfect selves. We believe in abundance, not scarcity, and equality over oppression and marginalization, and domination.
Centering Prayer and Meditation
By David Tillman - December 2012, rev. August 2022
Take a look at the classroom PowerPoint I presented in 2012 introducing Centering Prayer and Meditation.
Try Meditation to Relax and Find Inner Peace
By David Tillman
Meditation is a way to shift your attention from the outside world to the silence within you. Meditation allows your mind and body to rest and rejuvenate.
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GOD -- In More Than Three Letters
By Dr. Michael Obsatz - July 2022
"Concepts of God have been taught for generations. For some children, God was taught to be an old white man with grey hair and a beard. If you weren't white, you couldn't identify with God..."
Discovering the Present Moment
By David Tillman
Discovering the Present Moment When Our Mind is Thinking about Our Future
Paper – “American Religious Freedom”
By David Tillman
In the new democracy, established after the American Revolution, we saw a growing, pluralist religious society develop...
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