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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...
How Spirit Works
Carol zeroes in on the basic "how it works, and how to work it" aspect of Practical Prayer. The conversation takes a deep dive into gratitude. There are, sadly, some i...
Defining Moments
There are moments throughout our lives that redefine who and what we are - turning points and momentous moments of change that bring huge transformation. Sometimes, wh...
Heaven and Hell
Carol observes that notions of heaven and hell - what becomes of us after our human lives end - generate a huge amount of concern in traditional churches. Rev. Bill ex...
Work, Stress, Struggle and Clutter
Carol likes the idea of doing "work" in her spiritual practice... taking steps, making progress, and being proactive in her personal growth. She also notes that when t...
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...
Rejoice in All Things
Carol points out scripture which says we should rejoice in all things, along with the question about how we can rejoice in a tragic situation. Rev. Bill is on board wi...
Healing and Medicine
In Carol's earlier life, healing prayer was done all the time, but Faith Healing was outside of "church". Rev. Bill digs into the convergence of medicine, healing, and...
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...
Demonstration and Manifestation
Carol has noticed that the big buzzword in the self-help world is "manifestation". She knows that there's more to it than simply repeating affirmations. Rev. Bill dive...
Cause and Effect
Carol loves the New Thought notion of Cause and Effect; that we are creating our lives from a mental Cause, and that we're free to change our thinking, and the Cause, ...
Affirmations
Carol has noticed that there are lots of affirmations showing up in the world, and people act as though they're magic. Rev. Bill points out that affirmations are a key...
What is Truth?
New Thought is based on the idea that there is only God... everything, everywhere, and everyone. Rev. Bill points out that this is "capital T Truth", and anything else...