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Unity, Oneness and Fate
Carol notes the internal process we go through when we're dealing with a particularly challenging situation - surrounded by darkness, searching for a glimmer of light,...
Principle
Rev. Bill finds the New Thought teaching to be very simple and straightforward, and has been schooled by Carol over the many episodes of this podcast that people in tr...
An Awakened Path
Rev. Bill is back from the ANTN Retreat with news about "An Awakened Path." Carol imagines that it's about the spiritual path that each of us is on, moving beyond our ...
Gratitude
Carol notes that "thank you" shows good manners, but that gratitude is more of an attitude. Rev. Bill points out that Gratitude is the next-to-last step in a Practical...
Intelligence, Authentic and Otherwise
Carol has been aware of an increasingly chaotic swirl of events and changes going on, including the added complexity brought on by AI. Her question is who's thinking? ...
Timing
One of the things that used to drive Carol nuts was when someone was working hard to get through a major challenge, and wasn't getting the desired result, a church fri...
Buddhism
Carol loves New Thought, and knows that it is a composite of many religions and traditions. This includes Buddhism, and she notes that many of its peaceful practices g...
Belonging, or Not
Carol has been observing lots of changes, challenges and threats to the life and society we've gotten used to. She and Rev. Bill explore the in-your-face experiences a...
The Devil
Carol claims that the Devil is really popular. In thirty-plus years as a Pastor, she gots LOTS of pushback from congregants when she made the claim that the Devil does...
Changing Times
Carol notes the changes that are happening in our world, and ponders what is being asked of us as well as how our unique combination of gifts, talents and skills can b...
Always Yes
Carol recalls back to when she'd just met Rev. Bill, and he claimed that the answer to every prayer is Yes. That's different that the world of traditional religion, wh...
New Thought for the World
Carol and Rev. Bill took part in a special presentation for Interfaith Awareness Week, including a discussion of Practical Prayer, and how it can be used by anyone reg...
The Purple Chairs
Carol has an amazing story about a set of purple chairs that she created almost 25 years ago to serve a specific purpose in the church she was leading. She left, the c...
Difference and Diversity
Carol has been thinking about the diversity that exists in the world around us, and was reminded about the richness when each person shares their gifts in a way that b...
Decluttering
There is a mental and spiritual process of decluttering which Carol finds to be very similar to the spring cleaning (or yard sale season cleanup) that we do in our phy...
Change
There seems to be a lot of change underway - even more than usual. Carol observes that sometimes things change all at once, or sometimes it comes about gradually. Each...
Spiritual Practicality
Carol has noticed that some people are intentionally avoiding news of the world around them to avoid the disturbance and distress that can accompany it. She and Rev. B...
Second-Guessing AI
Artificial Intelligence is getting a lot of attention. Carol and Rev. Bill discuss if it's possible that AI is a great way to expand and deepen our spirituality. Or th...
New Normal
The pandemic lockdown was five years ago, and Carol recalls that when everything stopped people were talking about getting back to a new normal. Now, it seems that the...
I Dont Know What to Do
Carol has found that a lot of people are feeling like they don't know what to do, with all the fear and hesitance that comes from the lack of clarity. Rev. Bill points...