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Universal Family

A spiritual, religious, and philosophical podcast . . . presenting a philosophy of living in truth, beauty, and goodness . . . centered on the concept that we are all brothers and sisters in the universal family of God.

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07:39

God as a leader

Universal Family ·

2022/01/21

God chose Abraham, called Moses and some of the prophets, and sent Jesus. This suggests that it might be interesting to ask in some human situations how God may already have made--or be making--provision for leadership? In what ways can we see that God does not monopolize power and is not domineering?

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04:44

Jesus loves me

Universal Family ·

2022/01/15

In "Loving Jesus More," Phil Ryken tells the story of a little girl who told her minister that she didn't love Jesus. He asked her to repeat as often as possible, "Jesus loves me. Jesus loves me." I invite you to follow the path that she took or to creatively adapt it to your own spiritual path.

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07:48

Struggle Beautifully

Universal Family ·

2022/01/08

When an athlete or a team is doing poorly, it is common to say that they are struggling. But struggle is part of life on all levels. Here's how to do it beautifully.

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08:24

Flying Pete

Universal Family ·

2021/03/12

This is a dialogue with Evan, the evangelist; Syd, the scientist; Sophia, the philosopher; mature Miguel; Nate, the nature-lover; Alicia, the artist; and Abe, the activist.

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07:36

Profound self-respect

Universal Family ·

2021/02/05

Self-respect, or the lack of it, can be based on superficial things. But true self-respect can be hard for us who evolved from animals. But when we engage ideals that are divine, spiritual, and eternal, it brings a new kind of respect. And the golden rule leads us to have a profound respect for every person we meet.

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14:46

Want the core of strong character as a gift?

Universal Family ·

2020/12/12

This is a passionate proclamation of discovery. It comes in the form of comments on two teachings, one about the supreme desire for righteousness and the other about how in liaison with God, nothing is impossible.

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02:29

Ten Rules of Fishing for Souls

Universal Family ·

2020/11/27

This list of rules deserves to go viral. Please help creatively. The text is in the blogpost on my website. Fishing for souls means attracting people to join the universal family of God.

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10:56

Let's be merciful

Universal Family ·

2020/11/06

Politicians and partners can do it. "Be merciful as you Father is merciful." The more we discover the mercy of God, the more we want to extend that by forgiving others. Thank you for forgiving me.

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09:11

The planet and step one

Universal Family ·

2020/10/03

Those who would spread a message of light: Be lucid about our current plunge and preserve the torch of truth for the planetary teachable moment.

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11:55

Wisdom from an African philosopher

Universal Family ·

2020/09/11

Ethiopian philosopher Zera Yacob (1599-1692) was forced at age 27 to flee for his life from the king. He lived in a cave for two years until the death of the king; but during that time he began to piece together his philosophy. Here are excerpts and a bit of commentary. I find his thoughts very timely, and superior to what his Enlightenment contemporaries in Europe achieved.

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10:42

Loving God in simplicity

Universal Family ·

2020/09/04

The commandment to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength has enough complexity to it to call for love in its simplicity.

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11:57

Hackathon divinity moments

Universal Family ·

2020/07/24

A hackathon is a problem-solving event involving teams that compete in a fast-paced, high-tech "marathon." This episode describes four manifestations of divinity in the process as I experienced it.

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08:44

Jesus, the master wheelwright

Universal Family ·

2020/07/10

Civilization is a wagon train, and Jesus is the master wheelwright. A wheelwright is a person who builds and repairs wooden wheels. This episode explains the analogy.

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09:43

Nourishment and output

Universal Family ·

2020/07/04

How do we nourish ourselves on the bread of life? This is a string of word pictures with a thread of meaning running through.

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10:29

Tenth Leper Club

Universal Family ·

2020/06/26

After Jesus healed ten men with leprosy, they went forth joyously, but one man turned back, and came to Jesus to give thanks and worship. This episode tells how we can break through the momentum of lazy appreciation and activate worship.

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10:33

Justice: divine, destined, established, evolving

Universal Family ·

2020/06/19

A reflection framed by prayer distinguishes the justice of God; the justice that we look forward to in our planetary destiny when the kingdom of God will have come in its fullness; justice that is already established here and there; and justice that is evolving.

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06:03

Contrasts and blends

Universal Family ·

2020/06/12

A reflection on the contrasting media images of response to the murder of George Floyd. An invitation to keep pondering.

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16:03

Camp Anytown dismantles stereotypes

Universal Family ·

2020/06/06

70 diverse high school students are gathered for a three-day weekend at Camp Anytown (lots of details in the blogpost). After three days of organized interaction, they have confronted and exploded their prejudices and emerge as loving, mutually supportive, inspired leaders for positive social change. The last portion of the video presents comments/questions/criticisms that suggest paths of growth to add a layer of quality thinking to an already strong program.

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14:40

Two kinds of anxiety, two cures

Universal Family ·

2020/05/29

The two kinds of anxiety: physical discomfort or worse; and performance anxiety. What cures would you prescribe?

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11:23

Love and commandment

Universal Family ·

2020/05/15

A divine commandment expresses faith in what you can do and be, orients your life, alerts you to the fact that the rewards of following are better than the consequences of rejecting, and promises support every step of the way.

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