Mixing humility and arrogance, I will tap into my prophetic voice and preach on how I propose to save the world, or rather how I envision WE ought to save the world.  Let’s reimagine the education of our children.  Let’s rethink how and what we eat.  Let’s…  have you come and tune in to learn … Continue reading My Top 5 Ways to Save the World

For most of my life, I have found it difficult to come to terms with certain core concepts accepted by much of Christianity:  Judgment day, heaven, hell, purgatory, resurrection, salvation, life after death, eternal life, and the ideas of a personified God who communicates with people and an embodied divinity in the human form of … Continue reading Making Sense of Christianity

Contempt has become an addiction in our attitudes towards those on the other side, those who don’t share our values, those who don’t get that we are right and they are wrong.  And it has become tough to quit.  Arthur C. Brooks in his book “Love Your Enemies” makes the convincing case that contempt and … Continue reading Resisting Contempt

What are the spiritual implications for our views on life after (and before) death when consciousness seems to linger after a brain has been declared dead for a period of time?  What can near-death experiences tell us about the question whether we are physical bodies having spiritual experiences versus the possibility of being spiritual beings … Continue reading Near-Death Experiences – Lessons for Life

Are you wondering what Michael experienced and learned on his sabbatical travels to Germany, Italy, Bali, Singapore, and across the United States? Are you wondering who Michael is, because you’ve never met him or heard him preach? Well, he’s baaaaack! Come hear his initial report on how the time away has impacted him.

During our annual Flower Communion service, we are reminded once more of the blessings we receive when we are present for one another, sharing, caring, with an open heart, a helping hand, creating community that matters. Please bring a flower if you can – though we’ll have plenty of extras. Our graduating seniors will bridge, … Continue reading Celebrating Blessings

Live Stream As Scotty McLennan reminds us, “Easter is the joyful surprise that even when things look as bleak as they possibly can – following the crucifixion of Good Friday – love has the power to rise again and transform the world.”  Whether we identify as Christian or not, we know suffering is real and … Continue reading Awaken to Healing

Stories of insight, reflection, and growth resulting from our individual and collective experience since March 2020.  If you’ve had some kind of “pandemic awakening,” please let Michael know. We’d love to hear your story. Our First Sunday drop-in covenant group will focus on our monthly theme of “Awakening.”  All are invited to participate.  Dan Frye … Continue reading Pandemic Awakenings

Materialism, which holds that matter is the primary reality of the universe, is not able to explain a range of phenomena yet is considered the rational option by the majority of academics and intellectuals.  What if the essence of reality was not limited to matter but included a fundamental and universal quality we might call … Continue reading Spiritual Science