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Insurance
Carol wants to talk about Jesus in New Thought terms, and how the various branches of New Thought approach Jesus in a different way. Rev. Bill shares his perspective f...
Oh, Jesus!
Carol wants to talk about Jesus in New Thought terms, and how the various branches of New Thought approach Jesus in a different way. Rev. Bill shares his perspective f...
Oneness, part 2
Carol has been reading the prayers of various Mystics who include a mention of Oneness, and noticed that there are many that include dualistic concepts and language. S...
Flow
The topic is getting and being in the flow - having an experience in which the events, activities and circumstance unfold in a way that is harmonious, peaceful and upl...
The Power of Words
Carol points out that scripture says that Death and Life is in the power of the Word. She and Rev. Bill dive into the tremendous power of words, especially when they a...
Grace and Graceful
Carol was inspired by a rich and complex presentation at the Winter Solstice celebration, and the way it came off smoothly even though there were a lot of moving parts...
Change
The topic of change has been coming up a lot lately for Carol, along with the challenges of dealing with it or avoiding it. Rev. Bill reminds us that change is always ...
Damnation
Carol wants to talk about damnation, and how it fits together with our negative self-talk, resolutions and change for the new year, and so forth. Rev. Bill's view is t...
People Who Dont Believe
What do we do when we want to help a friend who's going through a struggle, and the friend doesn't believe in the healing power of practical prayer, or the existence o...
Hope Hopelessness and Holidays
Carol had a holiday experience, noticing something different at the mall - even with the music playing there was a sense of emptiness among her fellow shoppers. Rev. B...
Prosperity Wealth Abundance and Money
Carol observes that many people use words like prosperity, wealth, abundance and money as though they all mean the same thing. In times of challenge, recession, inflat...
The Truth
Carol wants to talk about "the Truth", and whether life experience and our own reasoning influence what is true for us vs. what is true for someone else. Rev. Bill tak...
Allowing
Carol has noticed that we have a tendency to maneuver, coerce or control circumstances in an effort to have things go our way. She and Rev. Bill talk about the ways th...
Discernment
By "discernment", Carol is refering to the understanding of the meaning behind an event or experience. Rev. Bill dives into the discussion of how we activate our intui...
How It Works
Carol is off this week, so Rev. Bill dives into one of his favorite topics - how and why does practical prayer work. He gleefully embarks upon an explanation of the pr...
Fate
Carol wants to talk about Fate - the idea that we're just coasting through life and everything is pre-ordained and "coming to an expected end". Rev. Bill thinks this ...
Valley of the Shadow
A listener lost her partner of 40 years, and wants to know how Practical Prayer can help. Rev. Bill points out that trying to skip over the painful part of grieving is...
I Am God
People sometimes hear incredible arrogance when someone says "I am God", which Carol has heard from various directions for decades. Rev. Bill puts the resistance in co...
Allowing, Surrender and Submission vs Ego
Carol says that "submission" is a dirty word to women with an independent spirit. It's used a lot in scripture, especially towards husbands. Together with Rev. Bill, t...
Control Freaks
When our podcast began over a year ago, Carol routinely described herself as "a card-carrying Control Freak". There have been many examples along the way of how she ha...
Newness
There is a lot of newness at hand - new experiences, new events, new activities and new things are showing up in many exciting ways in Carol's life. Rev. Bill notes th...
Channeled Consciousness
Carol talks about Channels - people who speak on behalf of non-living entities, who share very powerful insights that fit well with New Thought teachings. Rev. Bill ad...
All is Mind
Carol is intrigued by the notion that "all is Mind". Rev. Bill points out that this is an anchor point in the New Thought philosophy, and the two get into a discussion...
Spiritual or Religious
Carol has noticed the term "SBNR" gets used a lot, meaning Spiritual But Not Religious. Rev. Bill joins in to explore religion, spirituality, how they connect, and how...
Two Steps for Jesus
Carol wants to know why there are five steps in a Practical Prayer, but Jesus didn't have to do them all - he usually skipped the first two. Rev. Bill explains how the...
New Thought Denominatons
Carol has noticed that there are many branches of the New Thought teaching, including larger ones like the Unity, Religious Science, Divine Science, and the United Fou...
Back to Basics
Carol sees New Thought as a vast landscape, and finds it helpful to focus in on the basics to avoid getting lost in the nuance. Rev. Bill points out that, in this teac...
Treatment
When Carol first heard the term "spiritual mind treatment" it sounded like threatening, nonsensical hokey woo-woo voodoo. Now, understanding that it's a form of prayer...
Infinity and One Mind
Our thoughts, and particularly our beliefs, create our experience of life. Our experiences, in turn, provide insight into what we prefer and don't prefer, which then l...
Karma
In Carol's religion of origin, the notion of karma was mostly addressed as "you reap what you sow". Other traditions have other views. Together, she and Rev. Bill expl...