https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizenAre you ready to courageously follow your own sense of mercy, justice, and truth? Are you searching for religious teachings that make sense? Are you having a hard time accepting teachings which seem spiritually unholy and untruthful? Then, have we got a show for you! The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Our hosts, Paula Thompson, Andre Radatus , Chuck Thurston, Pamela Chaddock, and Marvin Gawryn are ministers, students and scholars of The Urantia Book, all with at least four decades of experience with it. We sometimes interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spirituality, but most often we explore The Urantia Book together on air. We embrace diversity, civil and intelligent dialogue, and a willingness to serve a purpose that is true, beautiful and good. Please join us! enCopyright Paula Thompson (C/O Blogtalkradio)Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:00:00 GMTSat, 18 Jan 2025 17:00:00 GMTSpiritualityBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/9009b5a3-d6f6-46cd-a3a6-86901833ff99_cc_flat_149_webpage.jpghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizenAre you ready to courageously follow your own sense of mercy, justice, and truth? Are you searching for religious teachings that make sense? Are you having a hard time accepting teachings which seem spiritually unholy and untruthful? Then, have we got a show for you! The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Our hosts, Paula Thompson, Andre Radatus , Chuck Thurston, Pamela Chaddock, and Marvin Gawryn are ministers, students and scholars of The Urantia Book, all with at least four decades of experience with it. We sometimes interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spirituality, but most often we explore The Urantia Book together on air. We embrace diversity, civil and intelligent dialogue, and a willingness to serve a purpose that is true, beautiful and good. Please join us! ubooksrus@aol.comThe Cosmic Citizenspiritual,spirit,god,Jesus,religion,religious,faith,hope,peace,truth,revelation,UrantiaThe Cosmic CitizenfalseJoin us as we romance the spiritual universe as cosmic citizens.episodichttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2025/01/18/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes7-the-part-and-the-wholeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2025/01/18/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes7-the-part-and-the-wholeSat, 18 Jan 2025 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 12—The Universe of Universes—§7. The Part and the WholeThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 12, The Universe of Universes, with a reading of Section 7: The Part and the Whole. This section delves into the intricate relationship between the individual parts and the entirety of the universe. It emphasizes that while each part of the universe is unique and significant, it is also an integral component of the greater whole. The section discusses the interconnectedness of all things, highlighting that the universe operates as a cohesive unit where each part contributes to the overall harmony and function. It also touches on the concept of COSMIC CITIZENSHIP, suggesting that individuals have roles and responsibilities within the grand scheme of the universe, and can contribute to its ongoing evolution and perfection. Some key points of this amazing section include: Interdependence: Every entity, from the smallest particle to the grandest celestial body, is interdependent. This interconnectedness ensures the stability and harmony of the cosmos. Unity and Diversity: The universe thrives on a balance between unity and diversity. While there is a unified purpose and direction, the diversity of individual parts contributes to the richness and complexity of the whole. Cosmic Citizenship: All freewill beings are encouraged to recognize their role as cosmic citizens. This awareness fosters a sense of responsibility and cooperation, contributing to the overall progress and well-being of the universe. Purpose and Function: Each part has a specific purpose and function that contributes to the greater plan. Understanding one's role within this grand design can lead to a more fulfilling and meaningful existence. The Divine Plan: The existence of a divine plan, orchestrated by higher intelligences, ensures that all parts work together harmoniously towards the ultimate goal of universal perfection. We hope you can join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 12, The Universe of Universes, with a reading of Section 7: The Part and the Whole.1389fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2025/01/04/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes6-universal-overcontrolSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2025/01/04/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes6-universal-overcontrolSat, 04 Jan 2025 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 12—The Universe of Universes—§6. Universal OvercontrolThis week we will again be studying Urantia Paper 12: The Universe of Universe & Section 6. Universal Overcontrol. This section discussesand explains that the universe is nonstatic. It is constantly in motion and change. Stability in the universe is not achieved through inertia or stagnation but rather through balanced energies, cooperative minds, coordinated morontias, spirit overcontrol, and personality unification. Balanced Energies: The universe maintains stability through the equilibrium of various forms of energy. Cooperative Minds: Harmony and cooperation among intelligent beings contribute to the overall stability. Coordinated Morontias: Morontia is a term designating a vast level intervening between the material and the spiritual, a combination of spirit and mind working together in harmony plays a crucial role. Spirit Overcontrol: The influence of spirit and higher spiritual forces helps maintain order. Personality Unification: The unification of individual personalities into a cohesive whole is essential for stability. The section emphasizes that stability is directly proportional to divinity, meaning the more aligned the universe is with divine principles, the more stable it becomes! Consider this statement: 12:6.8.Individuals have their guardians of destiny; planets, systems, constellations, universes, and superuniverses each have their respective rulers who labor for the good of their domains. Havona and even the grand universe are watched over by those intrusted with such high responsibilities. But who fosters and cares for the fundamental needs of the master universe as a whole, from Paradise to the fourth and outermost space level? Join us and together we will answer this intriguing question!   02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEnergy,Mind,Spirit,Unification,SpiritualThis week we will again be studying Urantia Paper 12: The Universe of Universe & Section 6. Universal Overcontrol. This section discusses and explains that the1387fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/12/28/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes5-space-and-timeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/12/28/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes5-space-and-timeSat, 28 Dec 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 12—The Universe of Universes—§5. Space and TimeThis week we will study Urantia Paper 12, Section 5: Space and Time. This section explores the intricate relationship between space and time and delves into the complex and profound nature of both. It highlights their relative and interconnected aspects, and how they influence the experiences of different orders of beings in the universe. Space is described as a condition of motion and is not an absolute reality. It is a relative phenomenon that exists in relation to the material universe. We read last week that space is not empty; it is filled with force-energy and is the arena for material and spiritual activities. The concept of space is intertwined with the presence of the Universal Absolute, which permeates all space and provides a unifying presence. The Universal Absolute is a complex concept that ties together the physical, intellectual, and spiritual domains of creation under one infinite mind. Time is a sequence of events and is perceived differently depending on the level of existence. For finite beings, time is linear and sequential. It is a measure of motion and change, and it is relative to the observer's position and velocity. In the spiritual realm, time is less significant, and higher beings experience time in a more unified and less fragmented manner. Space and time are interrelated and cannot be entirely separated. They form a continuum that is essential for the functioning of the universe. The perception of space and time varies among different orders of beings, with higher spiritual beings having a more integrated understanding of the two. Finite beings experience reality within the constraints of space and time, which shapes their understanding and growth. The journey of finite beings involves navigating through space and time, gaining experiences, and moving towards a greater understanding of the Infinite. Join us for another deep dive into The Urantia Book!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpace,Finite,Infinite,Universal,Cosmoshis week we will study Urantia Paper 12, Section 5: Space and Time. This section explores the intricate relationship between space and time and delves into the1386fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/12/21/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes4-space-and-motionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/12/21/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes4-space-and-motionSat, 21 Dec 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 12—The Universe of Universes—§4. Space and MotionThis week we will try again to air our episode on Urantia Paper 12, Section 4. Space and Motion.  We were ready to go last week but Blogtalk had technical difficulties again. If you tried last week and were left as disappointed as we were, please try again this week as we continue our exploration of Urantia Paper 12 - The Universe of Universes. This section explores the dynamics of cosmic energy and the structure of the universe, including: Primary Revolution: All units of cosmic energy are in constant motion, revolving around the universal orbit. The universes, systems, and worlds are all moving along the endless circuits of the master universe space levels. Motion in Space: Space itself is in motion, referred to as space respiration. This primary motion is the inherent movement of space. Secondary Motion: This involves the alternate directional swings of the successive space levels. These motions are relative to the unmoving center of Havona, known as Paradise. Relative Motions: These are motions not evaluated with Paradise as a base point. They include the outward and uniform expansion of the physical creations of all pervaded space. Compensatory Movements: These movements coordinate all other motions, ensuring harmony within the universe. The section emphasizes that nothing is stationary in the master universe except the center of Havona, and it delves into the complexities of cosmic motion and its regulation. We hope you can join with us for another amazing discussion of The Urantia Papers! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpace,Universe,Cosmos,Motion,SpiritualThis week we will try again to air our episode on Urantia Paper 12, Section 4. Space and Motion. We were ready to go last week but Blogtalk had technical issue1385fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/11/23/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes34-universal-gravity-spacemotionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/11/23/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes34-universal-gravity-spacemotionSat, 23 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 12—The Universe of Universes—§3&4 Universal Gravity & Space/MotionWe continue with Paper 12 of The Urantia Papers, The Universe of Universes, this week with a study of §3. Universal Gravity and §4. Space and Motion. How do the various forms of universal gravity function to cohere the universe into a unified cosmos? "Is motion inherent [in the Unqualified Absolute]?" Fun question but a simpler one is How and why did the timeless/eternal, spaceless/infinite God come up with space, motion, and time as realities for his universes when it was unnecessary on Paradise? The present relationship of your sun and its associated planets, while disclosing many relative and absolute motions in space, tends to convey the impression to astronomic observers that you are comparatively stationary in space, and that the surrounding starry clusters and streams are engaged in outward flight at ever-increasing velocities as your calculations proceed outward in space. But such is not the case. You fail to recognize the present outward and uniform expansion of the physical creations of all pervaded space. Your own local creation (Nebadon) participates in this movement of universal outward expansion. The entire seven superuniverses participate in the two-billion-year cycles of space respiration along with the outer regions of the master universe. 12:4.12 (134.1) Time and space are inseparable only in the time-space creations, the seven superuniverses. Nontemporal space (space without time) theoretically exists, but the only truly nontemporal place is Paradise area. Nonspatial time (time without space) exists in mind of the Paradise level of function. ...Man’s mind is less time-bound than space-bound because of the inherent nature of mind. Even during the days of the earth life in the flesh, though man’s mind is rigidly space-bound, the creative human imagination is comparatively time free. ...  12:5.3,5 (135.2,4) Join us!  http://tobtr.com/12383551 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,gravity,spiritual gravity,mind gravityWe continue with Paper 12 of The Urantia Papers, The Universe of Universes, this week with a study of §3. Universal Gravity and §4. Space and Motion. You mean,1380fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/11/16/special-episode--interview-with-special-guests-chris-lepine-and-theresa-marksSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/11/16/special-episode--interview-with-special-guests-chris-lepine-and-theresa-marksSat, 16 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMTSpecial Episode - Interview with Special Guests Chris Lepine and Theresa MarksThis week, return guest Chris Lepine share’s his new book with us, Jesus Without Christianity: The Original Pre-Christian Master and His Lost Teachings. He explains what the title means and how the book helps to answer the key questions about Jesus. Biblical Christianity has done a great service presentinh Jesus to the world. But, has it made some mistakes concerning Jesus? Does it tell us who Jesus was before he came here? Does it effectively promote what he taught? Does it adequately help us find God and a spiritual life? Does it tell us the truth about our Creator? Chris' new book helps to remove the baggage and confusion of the last 2,000 years to reveal Jesus as an independent, divine teacher, before, above, and always beyond any religion. It is available November 17th at Amazon.com. Also this week, new guest, Theresa Marks. The confusion and hurt she experienced for 38 years in traditional Catholicism fueled a 20-year exploration of diverse spiritual paths. She was introduced to The Urantia Book by her late husband, Bruce Porter. Alongside him, she co-directed Kindred Spirits Retreat Center, a UB-based retreat center from 2006-2016 in Eugene Oregon. She is a self-described “spiritual rights activist,” a spiritual director, and a professional musician and church pianist. Last year, as a final project for her spiritual director training, she was inspired to write “A Spiritual Bill of Rights for Humanity” that lays out seven fundamental spiritual rights to protect the spiritual freedoms of all people and promote healing for those hurt by authoritarian religions. It calls on spiritual leaders worldwide to work toward global spiritual freedom and oppression-free religion. Join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChris Lepine share’s his new book Jesus Without Christianity and Theresa Marks shares her Spiritual Bill of Rights for Humanity1381fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/11/09/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes2-domains-of-theunqualified-absoluteSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/11/09/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes2-domains-of-theunqualified-absoluteSat, 09 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 12—The Universe of Universes—§2 Domains of theUnqualified AbsoluteWe continue with Paper 12 of The Urantia Papers, The Universe of Universes, this week with a study of §2. The Domains of The Unqualified Absolute and §3. Universal Gravity. How does the Absolute of non-deified reality actualize the universe of universes and materialize reality? How do the various forms of universal gravity function to cohere the universe into a unified cosmos? In the not-distant future, new telescopes will reveal to the wondering gaze of Urantian astronomers no less than 375 million new galaxies in the remote stretches of outer space. At the same time these more powerful telescopes will disclose that many island universes formerly believed to be in outer space are really a part of the galactic system of Orvonton. The seven superuniverses are still growing; the periphery of each is gradually expanding; new nebulae are constantly being stabilized and organized; and some of the nebulae which Urantian astronomers regard as extragalactic are actually on the fringe of Orvonton and are traveling along with us. The Uversa star students observe that the grand universe is surrounded by the ancestors of a series of starry and planetary clusters which completely encircle the present inhabited creation as concentric rings of outer universes upon universes. ... We are informed that the metamorphosis of cosmic force in these outer space levels is a function of the Paradise force organizers. We also know that these forces are ancestral to those physical energies which at present activate the grand universe. The Orvonton power directors, however, have nothing to do with these far-distant realms, neither are the energy movements therein discernibly connected with the power circuits of the organized and inhabited creations. 12:2.3–4 (130.5–131.1) Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12381930 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,cosmos,infinity,God,DeityWe continue with Paper 12 of The Urantia Papers, The Universe of Universes, this week with a study of §2. The Domains of The Unqualified Absolute and §3. Univer1379fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/11/02/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes01-space-levels-of-master-universeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/11/02/urantia-paper-12the-universe-of-universes01-space-levels-of-master-universeSat, 02 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 12—The Universe of Universes—§0&1 Space Levels of Master UniverseWe commence Paper 12 of The Urantia Papers, The Universe of Universes, this week with a study of the universe of universes. This is a remarkable way to introduce infinity and the cosmos as an organized, even if incomplete, creation. THE immensity of the far-flung creation of the Universal Father is utterly beyond the grasp of finite imagination; the enormousness of the master universe staggers the concept of even my order of being. But the mortal mind can be taught much about the plan and arrangement of the universes; you can know something of their physical organization and marvelous administration; you may learn much about the various groups of intelligent beings who inhabit the seven superuniverses of time and the central universe of eternity. 12:0.1 (128.1) The universe of universes is not an infinite plane, a boundless cube, nor a limitless circle; it certainly has dimensions. The laws of physical organization and administration prove conclusively that the whole vast aggregation of force-energy and matter-power functions ultimately as a space unit, as an organized and co-ordinated whole. The observable behavior of the material creation constitutes evidence of a physical universe of definite limits. The final proof of both a circular and delimited universe is afforded by the, to us, well-known fact that all forms of basic energy ever swing around the curved path of the space levels of the master universe in obedience to the incessant and absolute pull of Paradise gravity. 12:1.1 (128.4) And there are those who maintain that the Infinite can never attain full expression short of infinity; and therefore do they postulate an additional and unrevealed creation beyond the fourth and outermost space level, a possible ever-expanding, never-ending universe of infinity. 12:1.16 (130.2) Please join us. http://tobtr.com/12381306 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,infinty,Universe,Cosmos,CosmicWe commence Paper 12 of The Urantia Papers, The Universe of Universes, this week with a study of the universe of universes. This is a remarkable way to introduc1378fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/10/26/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise89-paradise-gravity-uniquenessSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/10/26/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise89-paradise-gravity-uniquenessSat, 26 Oct 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 11—The Eternal Isle of Paradise—§8/9 Paradise Gravity & Uniqueness This week we will FINALLY continue our reading of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with a study of Section 8. Paradise Gravity, and we hope to conclude with Section 9. The Uniqueness of Paradise. The numerous forms of cosmic force, physical energy, universe power, and various materializations disclose three general, though not perfectly clear-cut, stages of response to Paradise gravity: Pregravity Stages (Force) - Gravity Stages (Energy) -Postgravity Stages (Universe Power). Space potency, originating from Paradise, is not subject to gravity but is the source of all force energy and material organization. Everything is ultimately drawn towards Paradise. Paradise is the eternal and exclusive realm at the center of all spiritual destinies. It's the center of infinity, distinct from the universal creation, and serves as the source of all energies and personalities. Originating from the Universal Father, Paradise symbolizes the nonpersonal aspect of reality, contrasting with the personal, spiritual expressions. It's not a creator or conscious entity but the absolute pattern for all creation. Ultimately, Paradise is the glorious, eternal abode and the final destination for all God-knowing mortals on their journey toward divinity and perfection. We hope you can join us for another exploration of the Isle of Paradise!   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,universe,spirit,spiritual,ParadiseThis week we will FINALLY continue our reading of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with a study of Section 8. Paradise Gravity, and we hope to c1377fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/10/05/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise7-space-functions-of-paradiseSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/10/05/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise7-space-functions-of-paradiseSat, 05 Oct 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 11—The Eternal Isle of Paradise—§7. Space Functions of ParadiseThis week we continue our reading of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with a study of section 7. Space Functions of Paradise. Section 7 of Paper 11 in The Urantia Book discusses the relationship between Paradise and space. Here are the key points: Paradise and Space: Paradise does not interact directly with space. Instead, it is surrounded by quiescent midspace zones that separate pervaded (universe) space from unpervaded (reservoir) space.Midspace Zones: These zones act as buffers and grow larger with distance from Paradise, eventually encompassing all space.Space Structure: The vertical cross-section of total space resembles a Maltese cross, with horizontal arms representing pervaded space and vertical arms representing unpervaded space.Nature of Space: Space is considered a bestowal from Paradise and is pervaded by the ancestral space potency of the Unqualified Absolute, extending outward from Paradise through various space levels. Studying Paradise on The Cosmic Citizen has been fantastic so far. We hope you can join us as we take another exploration into the vast and Eternal Isle of Paradise! Three weeks prior we discussed the nature and magnitude of upper and peripheral Paradise as far as the human mind can conceive. Paradise is our ultimate destiny in the grand universe and is essentially a flat ellipsoid divided into three geographic domains: upper Paradise, peripheral Paradise, and nether Paradise. Paradise is the original non-spiritual expression of the First Source and Center and is created of a substance found nowhere else in the universe. We will study nether Paradise, space, force, space potency, and the Unqualified Absolute. Join us to study the "capitol" of infinity! http://tobtr.com/12371074 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Paradise,Isle of Paradise,Urantia,SpaceThis week we continue our reading of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with a study of section 7. Space Functions of Paradise. Section 7 of Paper1374fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/09/21/blogtalkradio-technical-failure7-the-eternal-isle-of-paradiseattempt-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/09/21/blogtalkradio-technical-failure7-the-eternal-isle-of-paradiseattempt-1Sat, 21 Sep 2024 16:00:00 GMTBlogTalkRadio ***TECHNICAL FAILURE***§7. The Eternal Isle of Paradise—ATTEMPT 1This week we continue our reading of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with a study of section 7. Space Functions of Paradise. Section 7 of Paper 11 in The Urantia Book discusses the relationship between Paradise and space. Here are the key points: Paradise and Space: Paradise does not interact directly with space. Instead, it is surrounded by quiescent midspace zones that separate pervaded (universe) space from unpervaded (reservoir) space.Midspace Zones: These zones act as buffers and grow larger with distance from Paradise, eventually encompassing all space.Space Structure: The vertical cross-section of total space resembles a Maltese cross, with horizontal arms representing pervaded space and vertical arms representing unpervaded space.Nature of Space: Space is considered a bestowal from Paradise and is pervaded by the ancestral space potency of the Unqualified Absolute, extending outward from Paradise through various space levels Studying Paradise on The Cosmic Citizen has been fantastic so far. We hope you can join us as we take another exploration into the vast and Eternal Isle of Paradise! 00:09:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseParadise,Space,Eternity,Revelation,TruthThis week we continue our reading of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with a study of section 7. Space Functions of Paradise.1372fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/09/14/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise56-7-nether-paradise-spaceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/09/14/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise56-7-nether-paradise-spaceSat, 14 Sep 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 11—The Eternal Isle of Paradise—§5,6, & 7 Nether Paradise & SpaceThis week we continue our reading of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with a study of sections 5, 6 and possibly 7, Nether Paradise, Space Respiration, and Space Functions of Paradise. Last week we discussed the nature and magnitude of upper and peripheral Paradise as far as the human mind can conceive. Paradise is our ultimate destiny in the grand universe and is essentially a flat ellipsoid divided into three geographic domains: upper Paradise, peripheral Paradise, and nether Paradise. Paradise is the original non-spiritual expression of the First Source and Center and is created of a substance found nowhere else in the universe. We will study the nature of Nether Paradise and discuss its relationship to space, force, space potency, and the Unqualified Absolute. Concerning nether Paradise, we know only that which is revealed; personalities do not sojourn there. It has nothing whatever to do with the affairs of spirit intelligences, nor does the Deity Absolute there function. We are informed that all physical-energy and cosmic-force circuits have their origin on nether Paradise... 11:5.1 (122.1) We do not know the actual mechanism of space respiration; we merely observe that all space alternately contracts and expands. This respiration affects both the horizontal extension of pervaded space and the vertical extensions of unpervaded space which exist in the vast space reservoirs above and below Paradise. In attempting to imagine the volume outlines of these space reservoirs, you might think of an hourglass. 11:6.1 (123.3) For a billion years of Urantia time the space reservoirs contract while the master universe and the force activities of all horizontal space expand. It thus requires a little over two billion Urantia years to complete the entire expansion-contraction cycle. 11:6.5 (124.1) Join us to study the "capitol" of infinity! http://tobtr.com/12368579 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Paradise,nether Paradise,the zone of infinity,space respirationThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with investigation of Sections 5, 6, and 7, Nether Paradise, Space Respiratio1371fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/09/07/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise3-4-upper-peripheral-paradiseSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/09/07/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise3-4-upper-peripheral-paradiseSat, 07 Sep 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 11—The Eternal Isle of Paradise—§3-4 Upper & Peripheral ParadiseThis week we continue our reading of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with a study of Sections 3 and 4, Upper Paradise and Peripheral Paradise. Last week we speculated that Paradise is our Home in the Grand Universe and is essentially a flat ellipsoid divided into three geographic domains: upper Paradise, peripheral Paradise, and nether Paradise. Paradise is the original non-spiritual expression of the First Source and Center and is created of a substance found nowhere else in the universe. This week we'll explore how on Upper Paradise, there are three main areas: the Deity presence, the Most Holy Sphere, and the Holy Area. The Most Holy Sphere, surrounding the Deity presence, is a purely spiritual realm reserved for worship and high spiritual activities. The Holy Area, also known as “the Father’s House,” is divided into seven concentric zones. The first zone contains the abodes of the Paradise Citizens and Havona natives, while the second zone is for beings from the seven superuniverses. Each has dedicated sectors for their advancement. These zones are designed to accommodate the needs of spiritual beings far beyond current requirements. The central Isle of Paradise ends abruptly at its periphery, which is so vast that this edge is almost indiscernible. The peripheral surface serves as the landing and dispatching area for spirit personalities. The majestic Seven Master Spirits have their power seats on the seven spheres of the Spirit, but they maintain headquarters on the periphery of Paradise. This area also hosts historic and prophetic exhibits for the Creator Sons, with seven trillion reservations set up or in reserve, which is only about four percent of the designated area. The space allocated for existing universes can accommodate an almost infinite creation. Human beings imagine that Paradise must be GRAND, but really have no idea just how grand it is! Come and explore it with us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseParadise,The Cosmos,The Universe,Center of All Things,RevelationThis week we continue our reading of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, with a study of Sections 3 and 4, Upper Paradise and Peripheral Paradise.1370fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/08/31/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise23-nature-of-the-eternal-isleSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/08/31/urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise23-nature-of-the-eternal-isleSat, 31 Aug 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 11—The Eternal Isle of Paradise—§2&3. Nature of the Eternal IsleThis week we continue with our study of Uranita Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise, as we explore the absolute but material Isle of Paradise with Sections 2 & 3, The Nature of the Eternal Isle and Upper Paradise. Since you are beginning to glimpse the enormousness of the material universe discernible even from your astronomical location, your space position in the starry systems, it should become evident to you that such a tremendous material universe must have an adequate and worthy capital, a headquarters commensurate with the dignity and infinitude of the universal Ruler of all this vast and far-flung creation of material realms and living beings. (119.3) 11:2.2 In form Paradise differs from the inhabited space bodies: it is not spherical. It is definitely ellipsoid, being one-sixth longer in the north-south diameter than in the east-west diameter. The central Isle is essentially flat, and the distance from the upper surface to the nether surface is one tenth that of the east-west diameter. 11:2.1–2 (119.2–3) Please join us for another thrilling journey to Paradise, as described in The Urantia Book!   02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseParadise,Eternal Isle of Paradise,Revelation,Truth,GodThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise! Haven't you always wanted to learn all you can about Paradise? We'll learn g1369fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/08/17/new--urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise1-the-divine-residenceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/08/17/new--urantia-paper-11the-eternal-isle-of-paradise1-the-divine-residenceSat, 17 Aug 2024 16:00:00 GMTNEW - Urantia Paper 11—The Eternal Isle of Paradise—§1. The Divine ResidenceThis week we begin a brand new paper, Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise!  Haven't you always wanted to learn all about Paradise? For a year we've thoroughly explored and discussed The Urantia Book teachings on the three persons of Deity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Infinite Spirit. Now we discover what the revelation teaches about their central abode, a place called Paradise! Paradise, as described in Urantia Paper 11, is the eternal center of the universe of universes. It serves as the abiding place of the Universal Father, the Eternal Son, the Infinite Spirit, and their divine associates. This central Isle is both a material and spiritual abode. The material beauty of Paradise lies in its physical perfection, while its grandeur is exhibited through the intellectual accomplishments and mind development of its inhabitants. However, the depths of its spiritual beauty and wonders are beyond mortal comprehension. The glory and spiritual splendor of this divine abode are impossible for finite minds to fully grasp. Paradise has existed from eternity. The book defines Paradise this way: "Paradise is the pattern of infinity; the God of Action is the activator of that pattern. Paradise is the material fulcrum of infinity; the agencies of the Third Source and Center are the levers of intelligence which motivate the material level and inject spontaneity into the mechanism of the physical creation." And, "Throughout the material universes Paradise influences the reactions and conduct of all beings having to do with force, energy, and power, but Paradise itself is unique, exclusive, and isolated in the universes. Paradise represents nothing and nothing represents Paradise. It is neither a force nor a presence; it is just Paradise." Join us this week, as we being another amazing Urantia Paper!   02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseParadise,The Eternal Isle,Deity Abode,Divine Residence,EternityThis week we begin a brand new paper, Urantia Paper 11, The Eternal Isle of Paradise! Haven't you always wanted to learn all about Paradise?1367fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/08/10/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity8-the-trinity-beyond-the-finiteSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/08/10/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity8-the-trinity-beyond-the-finiteSat, 10 Aug 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 10—The Paradise Trinity—§8. The Trinity Beyond the FiniteThe Paradise Trinity is like a cosmic superhero squad, and understanding them is like decoding the universe’s grandest mystery!  That is certainly what we've attempted to do in our study of Urantia Paper 10 - The Paradise Trinity. This week we come to an end of this fascinating paper. We have covered much, but here are some key concepts: The Paradise Trinity facilitates the Universal Father’s escape from personality absolutism. It perfectly associates God’s infinite personal will with the absoluteness of Deity.The Universal Father delegates every possible power and authority and transfers prerogatives to his divine Sons, ensuring their competence and authority in their respective universes.The Trinity represents Deity unity, resting upon the absolute foundations of the divine oneness of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit.The Trinity provides for the full expression and perfect revelation of God’s eternal nature. It is the one inescapable inevitability in the master universe.The Stationary Sons of the Trinity reveal divine justice to the Universe of Universes and contribute to the Trinity’s perfect expression.The Trinity achieves threefold and coordinated personalization in the face of the absolute oneness of Deity. No other concept of creation measures up to this completeness and volitional liberation.Likely the circumstances of existence and the inexplicable vicissitudes of living are all interwoven into a meaningful pattern of high value by the function of the Supreme and the overcontrol of the Trinity. This week we'll learn that while no single person of the Paradise Deities actually fills all Deity potential, collectively all three do. Three infinite persons seem to be the minimum number of beings required to activate the absolute potential of total Deity. Join us!   02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseParadise Trinity,The Trinity,Trinity,God the Father,God the SonThe Paradise Trinity is like a cosmic superhero squad, and understanding them is like decoding the universe’s grandest mystery! That is certainly what we've at1366fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/08/03/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity7-the-overcontrol-of-supremacySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/08/03/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity7-the-overcontrol-of-supremacySat, 03 Aug 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 10—The Paradise Trinity—§7. The Overcontrol of SupremacyThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity. We'll be reading and discussing Section 7. The Overcontrol of Supremacy. In part, we will learn that The Supreme Being appears to reflect the attitude of the Trinity, but he is something less than the Trinity functioning in the finite universes. The overcontrol of the Supreme is not wholly predictable. Some events-accidents, disasters, illnesses-may or may not be correlated with the workings of the Supreme Being, but it is certain that all difficult situations inevitably accrue to the welfare and progress of the universes. As things appear to mortals, the Paradise Trinity, like the Supreme Being, is concerned only with the total planet, the total universe, the total superuniverse. Human beings will not always be able to understand how the acts of the Trinity work for the good of individual mortals. (Except taken from The Story of Everything, a synopsis of The Urantia Book by Michelle Klimesh.)  Section 7. The Overtcontrol of Supremacy, is reasonably short, so we may even be able to get to Section 8. The Trinity Beyond the Finite, as well. That would wrap up Paper 10. As always, it will be a great discussion and we hope you will join in! 02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,the trinity,Trinity,Supreme Being,SpiritualityThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity. We'll be reading and discussing Section 7. The Overcontrol of Supremacy.1364fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/07/20/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity6-the-stationary-sons-of-the-trinitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/07/20/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity6-the-stationary-sons-of-the-trinitySat, 20 Jul 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 10—The Paradise Trinity—§6. The Stationary Sons of the TrinityThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity. We'll be reading and discussing Section 6. The Stationary Sons of the Trinity. Reading this section, we discover that all law takes origin in God, the First Source and Center. God is law. This suggests that law is fundamental to the divine order and reflects the nature of the Creator. The administration of law is associated with the Second Source and Center, emphasizing the role of governance and order in the universe. The Third Source and Center is responsible for revealing law. This implies that understanding and awareness of law are part of divine revelation. The application of law, justice, is carried out by the Trinity. Justice is inherent in the sovereignty of the Paradise Trinity; it is the Trinity's response to the attributes of the Father's love, the Son's mercy, and the Spirit's ministry. Justice is always a group function, never a personal one. It is not merely a human construct but a divine principle. We will read that judgment, the application of justice, is the work of the Stationary Sons of the Trinity: the Trinitized Secrets of Supremacy, Eternals of Days, Ancients of Days, Perfections of Days, Recents of Days, Unions of Days, Faithfuls of Days, Perfectors of Wisdom, Divine Counselors, and Universal Censors. These children of the Trinity are specifically designed to represent the collective attitude of Deity in the domains of justice. The concept of law encompasses divine origins, revelation, justice, and collective responsibility.  Please join us as we take another deep dive to consider these and many other ideas, while studying The Stationary Sons of the Trinity. See you there! 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTrinity,Sons of God,God the Father,God the Son,God the SpiritThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity. We'll be reading and discussing Section 6. The Stationary Sons of the Trinity.1363fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/07/13/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity5-functions-of-the-trinitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/07/13/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity5-functions-of-the-trinitySat, 13 Jul 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 10—The Paradise Trinity—§5. Functions of the TrinityThis week, the Cosmic Citizen crew will be reading Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity, Section 5. Functions of the Trinity. We had hoped to get to this section last week, along with Section 4 of Paper 10, but we got into such a fantastic conversation (as usually happens) that we ran out of time. So, this week we are on to Section 5, and of course, as always, it will be deep. But hopefully, together we'll find the new meanings and values that we desire to know about the First, Second, and Third Sources of ALL that is; the tremendous creative sources of our mighty cosmos. Last week we read that The Trinity is an association of persons functioning in a non-personal way, somewhat like the way a corporation functions as a non-personal entity subject to the personal will of its officers. This week will discover the attitudes and functions of the Paradise Trinity. Consider this: 10:5.2.The functions of the Paradise Trinity are not simply the sum of the Father's apparent endowment of divinity plus those specialized attributes that are unique in the personal existence of the Son and the Spirit. The Trinity association of the three Paradise Deities results in the evolution, eventuation, and deitization of new meanings, values, powers, and capacities for universal revelation, action, and administration. Living associations, human families, social groups, or the Paradise Trinity are not augmented by mere arithmetical summation. The group potential is always far in excess of the simple sum of the attributes of the component individuals. In summary, the Trinity is a dynamic force that generates more than the sum of its parts, enriching the cosmos with new dimensions of meaning and power. We hope you can join us for another fascinating study of The Paradise Trinity.     02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTrinity,Spirit,Deity,Truth,CosmosThis week, the Cosmic Citizen crew will be reading Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity, Section 5. Functions of the Trinity.1362fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/07/06/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity4-5-trinity-union-of-deity-functionsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/07/06/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity4-5-trinity-union-of-deity-functionsSat, 06 Jul 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 10—The Paradise Trinity—§4 & 5 Trinity Union of Deity & FunctionsThis week Andre, Chuck, Pam and Paula will be studying Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity. We'll focus on Section 4. The Trinity Union of Deity and hopefully Section 5. Functions of the Trinity. The Trinity is an association of persons functioning in a nonpersonal way, somewhat like the way a corporation functions as a nonpersonal entity subject to the personal will of its officers. Functions of the Paradise Trinity include justice administration, coordinate actions, and cosmic overcontrol. The Trinity is not merely the sum of the attributes of the Father, Son, and Spirit. Law originates in the First Source and Center (God), the administration of law inheres in the Second Source and Center (the Eternal Son), and the revelation of law is the function of the Third Source and Center (The Infinite Spirit). Justice is the Trinity's response to the attributes of the Father's love, the Son's mercy, and the Spirit's ministry. Justice is always a group function, never a personal one. Here is a sample of what we will be reading: 10:4.4. The Paradise Trinity is real. It exists as the Deity union of Father, Son, and Spirit; yet the Father, the Son, or the Spirit, or any two of them, can function in relation to this selfsame Paradise Trinity. The Father, Son, and Spirit can collaborate in a non-Trinity manner, but not as three Deities. As persons they can collaborate as they choose, but that is not the Trinity. 10:5.2. Living associations, human families, social groups, or the Paradise Trinity are not augmented by mere arithmetical summation. The group potential is always far in excess of the simple sum of the attributes of the component individuals. This amazing paper is theology at its best! We hope you can join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTrinity,God,Eternal Son,Infinite Spirit,SpiritualThis week Andre, Chuck, Pam and Paula will be studying Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity. We'll focus on Section 4. The Trinity Union of Deity and hopefull1361fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/29/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity3-the-three-persons-of-deitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/29/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity3-the-three-persons-of-deitySat, 29 Jun 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 10—The Paradise Trinity—§3. The Three Persons of DeityThis week Andre, Chuck, and Paula will be studying Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity, and we'll focus on Section 3. The Three Persons of Diety. There are three Positive and Divine Personalizations of Deity. God the Father: The First Source and Center. God the Son: The Eternal Son, who sustains an indispensable relationship to the Father. And God the Spirit: The Infinite Spirit. These three perfect and equal beings complete the existential personalization of Deity. Together, they form a unity that rests eternally upon the absolute foundations of divine oneness.  Here are two interesting paragraphs that we'll be contemplating: Notwithstanding there is only one Deity, there are three positive and divine personalizations of Deity. Regarding the endowment of man with the divine Adjusters, the Father said: "Let us make mortal man in our own image." Repeatedly throughout the Urantian writings there occurs this reference to the acts and doings of plural Deity, clearly showing recognition of the existence and working of the three Sources and Centers. (10:3.1) The Universal Father, prior to his self-willed divestment of the personality, powers, and attributes which constitute the Son and the Spirit, seems to have been (philosophically considered) an unqualified, absolute, and infinite Deity. But such a theoretical First Source and Center without a Son could not in any sense of the word be considered the Universal Father; fatherhood is not real without sonship. Furthermore, the Father, to have been absolute in a total sense, must have existed at some eternally distant moment alone. But he never had such a solitary existence; the Son and the Spirit are both coeternal with the Father. The First Source and Center has always been, and will forever be, the eternal Father of the Original Son and, with the Son, the eternal progenitor of the Infinite Spirt. (10:3.5.) We hope you can join us!   02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseParadise,Trinity,Father,Son,SpiritThis week Andre, Chuck, and Paula will be studying Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity, and we'll focus on Section 3. The Three Persons of Diety.1360fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/22/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity2-deity-personalizationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/22/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity2-deity-personalizationSat, 22 Jun 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 10—The Paradise Trinity—§2. Deity PersonalizationThis week on The Cosmic Citizen we will continue our study of Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity, with Section 2. Deity Personalization and maybe we'll get to Section 3. The Three Persons of Deity. Last week we talked a little bit about the author of Paper 10, a Universal Censor. We read that, "These unique beings are the judgment of Deity. They are not merely reflective of the decisions of perfection; they are the judgment of the Paradise Trinity. Even the Ancients of Days do not sit in judgment except in association with the Universal Censors." (19:4.1) We also read, "The Censors are universe totaling personalities. When a thousand witnesses have given testimony—or a million—when the voice of wisdom has spoken and the counsel of divinity has recorded, when the testimony of ascendant perfection has been added, then the Censor functions, and there is immediately revealed an unerring and divine totaling of all that has transpired; and such a disclosure represents the divine conclusion, the sum and substance of a final and perfect decision. Therefore, when a Censor has spoken, no one else may speak, for the Censor has depicted the true and unmistakable total of all that has gone before. When he speaks, there is no appeal." (19:4.5) How enthralling it is to read Paper 10, and the assessment of the Trinity, from such a being! This paper is nothing if not enthralling. The Universal Father, the Eternal Son, and the Infinite Spirit are unique persons, each is original, and all are united. They can act personally and collectively in seven possible combinations: Father alone, Son alone, Spirit alone, Father-Son, Father-Spirit, Son-Spirit, and Father-Son-Spirit. It is inevitable then, that the universe appears in seven variations of values, meanings, and personalities. Join us as we explore these Pillars of Creation...the Trinity! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Father,Eternal Son,Infinite Spirit,Trinity,SpiritThis week on The Cosmic Citizen we will continue our study of Urantia Paper 10, The Paradise Trinity, with Section 2. Deity Personalization and maybe we'll get1359fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/15/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity1-self-distribution-of-the-first-sourceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/15/urantia-paper-10the-paradise-trinity1-self-distribution-of-the-first-sourceSat, 15 Jun 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 10—The Paradise Trinity—§1. Self-Distribution of the First SourceThis week we start a brand new paper, Urantia Paper 10 - The Paradise Trinity! Will read the preamble to the paper and then Section 1 - 1. Self-Distribution of the First Source and Center. If you been following along with us, you know that about a year ago we started with Urantia Paper 1 and we have continued to study paper by paper from there. We've studied 9 Urantia Papers in that time, which gave marvelous explanations of the three Paradise Deities, including the Universal Father, the Eternal Son, and the Infinite Spirit.  We come now to The Paradise Trinity. The existence of the Paradise Trinity is the one inescapable inevitability in universe affairs. The concept of Trinity combines the absolute unity of Deity with the voluntary liberation that is inherent in God's threefold personalization. The Paradise Trinity is an eternal association of Deities that facilitates the Father’s escape from personality absolutism. Just think about that! This enables the Father to express his infinite personal will while transcending the limitations inherent in primacy, perfection, changelessness, eternity, universality, absoluteness, and infinity. The Paradise Trinity harmonizes the infinite personal will of God with the absoluteness of Deity, allowing for the full expression of divine nature. Consider this tidbit from Section 1: 10:1.1.It would seem that the Father, back in eternity, inaugurated a policy of profound self-distribution. There is inherent in the selfless, loving, and lovable nature of the Universal Father something which causes him to reserve to himself the exercise of only those powers and that authority which he apparently finds it impossible to delegate or to bestow. Are you intrigued? We hope so, and we hope you will join us for another great study from The Urantia Book. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Trinity,Trinity,God The Father,God The Son,God The SpiritThis week we start a brand new paper, Urantia Paper 10 - The Paradise Trinity! Will read the preamble to the paper and then Section 1 - 1. Self-Distribution of1358fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/08/urantia-paper-9relation-of-is-to-the-u8-personalities-of-the-infinite-spiritSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/08/urantia-paper-9relation-of-is-to-the-u8-personalities-of-the-infinite-spiritSat, 08 Jun 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 9—Relation of IS to the U—§8. Personalities of the Infinite SpiritOur final episode on the Infinite Spirit and on the three Primary Persons of the Paradise Trinity. What could be more appropriate than talking about the Infinite Spirit's diverse family. The Infinite Spirit possesses full power to transmit many of his powers and prerogatives to his co-ordinate and subordinate personalities and agencies. The first Deity-creating act of the Infinite Spirit, functioning apart from the Trinity but in some unrevealed association with the Father and the Son, personalized in the existence of the Seven Master Spirits of Paradise, the distributors of the Infinite Spirit to the universes. 9:8.1–2 (105.6–7)   ...Every time the Universal Father and the Eternal Son become parent to a Creator Son, the Infinite Spirit becomes ancestor to a local universe Creative Spirit who becomes the close associate of that Creator Son in all subsequent universe experience. 9:8.4 (106.2) ...Personality of the finite-creature variety is characterized by: (106.5) 9:8.7 1. Subjective self-consciousness.   2. Objective response to the Father’s personality circuit. ... The Father bestows personality by his personal free will. Why he does so we can only conjecture; how he does so we do not know. Neither do we know why the Third Source bestows non-Father personality, but this the Infinite Spirit does in his own behalf, in creative conjunction with the Eternal Son and in numerous ways unknown to you. The Infinite Spirit can also act for the Father in the bestowal of First Source personality. 9:8.6–8,10 (106.4–6, 8) (107.13) 9:8.25 The spirit personalities of the vast family of the Divine and Infinite Spirit are ... the living ladder whereby mortal man climbs from chaos to glory. Join us for a wonderful exploration of the family of the Infinite Spirit! http://tobtr.com/12345135 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Infinite Spirit,Conjoint Actor,Seven Master Spirits,Reflective Spirits of The SuperuniversesOur last episode on the Third Person of the Paradise Trinity! Let's end with talking about the wide-ranging family of the Conjoint Actor.1357fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/01/u-paper-9relation-of-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe7-universe-reflectivitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/06/01/u-paper-9relation-of-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe7-universe-reflectivitySat, 01 Jun 2024 16:00:00 GMTU Paper 9—Relation of Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§7. Universe ReflectivityThis week we will be studying Urantia Paper 9—Relation of Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§7. So far, we've learned that the Infinite Spirit is a universal and divine minister who unceasingly ministers the Eternal Son’s mercy and the Universal Father’s love. He harmonizes with the stable, unvarying, and righteous justice of the Paradise Trinity. The influence and personalities of the Infinite Spirit draw ever near to us and truly understand our experiences. No being can escape eventual relationship with him; he is the correlator of all reality. He co-ordinates all existing universe energies, spirits, and intellects. This week we will dive into Universe Reflectivity. The Spirit coordinates all levels of universe actuality through the phenomenon of universe reflectivity. He has the power to see, hear, sense, and know all things as they transpire, and to reflect this knowledge to any desired point. Reflectivity is the most complex inter-association of phases of existence in creation. There is a unique unification of spirit, energy, and mind in reflectivity which enables the universe rulers to know about remote conditions throughout the universes instantaneously. Consider this: 9:7.2.The phenomenon of reflectivity, as it is disclosed on the superuniverse headquarters worlds in the amazing performances of the reflective personalities there stationed, represents the most complex interassociation of all phases of existence to be found in all creation. Lines of spirit can be traced back to the Son, physical energy to Paradise, and mind to the Third Source; but in the extraordinary phenomenon of universe reflectivity there is a unique and exceptional unification of all three, so associated as to enable the universe rulers to know about remote conditions instantaneously, simultaneously with their occurrence. Wow! Join us as we ponder the amazing phenomenon of Universe Reflectivity! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniverse,Reflectivity,Spirit,Spiritual,TrinityJoin us this week as we ponder the amazing phenomenon of Universe Reflectivity!1356fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/05/25/urantia-paper-9relation-of-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe6-mind-gravitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/05/25/urantia-paper-9relation-of-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe6-mind-gravitySat, 25 May 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 9—Relation of Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§6. Mind-GravityThe Cosmic Crew is back this week with our study of Urantia Paper 9, Section 6, The Mind-Gravity Circuit! 9:6.1.The Third Source and Center, the universal intelligence, is personally conscious of every mind, every intellect, in all creation, and he maintains a personal and perfect contact with all these physical, morontial, and spiritual creatures of mind endowment in the far-flung universes. All these activities of mind are grasped in the absolute mind-gravity circuit which focalizes in the Third Source and Center and is a part of the personal consciousness of the Infinite Spirit. That's the beginning of Paper 9, Section 6, The Mind-Gravity Circuit, and from there, well, some would say, it'll "blow your mind." Here are some of the intriguing points we will be exploring: The Infinite Spirit (The third person of the Trinity) operates specifically wherever and whenever energy and spirit associate and interact.The Father draws all personality to himself, The Son attracts all spiritual reality, The Conjoint Actor exercises a drawing power on all minds.He unqualifiedly dominates and controls the universal mind circuit.All true and genuine intellectual values, all divine thoughts and perfect ideas, are unerringly drawn into this absolute circuit of mind.Mind gravity can function independently of material and spiritual gravity.Pure mind is subject only to the universal gravity grasp of the Conjoint Actor. The mind-gravity circuit is dependable; it emanates from the Third Person of Deity on Paradise.The Infinite Spirit is the perfect expression of the mind of the Creator to all creatures. As you can tell, there is so much in this section to ponder. We hope you'll join us as we journey deeper into The Infinite Spirit and Mind-Gravity.     02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMind,Gravity,Cosmic Mind,Spirit,Infinite SpiritThe Cosmic Crew is back this week with our study of Urantia Paper 9, Section 6, The Mind-Gravity Circuit, it is bound to draw you in!1355fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/05/04/urantia-paper-9relation-of-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe5-ministry-of-mindSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/05/04/urantia-paper-9relation-of-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe5-ministry-of-mindSat, 04 May 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 9—Relation of Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§5. Ministry of MindThis week we resume our study of Urantia Paper 9 with Section Section 5. The Ministry of Mind. This paper is the last of the initial papers on God and his Deity Associates, authored by the Divine Counselor. In our study so far we have learned that The Infinite Spirit is also known as God the Spirit, the Third Great Source & Center, and the Conjoint Actor. That he pervades all space and indwells the circle of eternity. Like the Father and Son, the Spirit is perfect and changeless—absolute. He is motivated by the Father-Son partnership. He also compensates for the incompleteness of the development of experiential Deities—God the Supreme and God the Ultimate. We've discovered that God the Spirit brings into existence the universal and absolute mind and that the Conjoint Creator is not the source of energy but the manipulator of energy. Mind may be superimposed on energy, but pure spirit does not need to be added to mind because spirit is innately conscious. Truly, the insight of spirit transcends the consciousness of mind. This week we'll explore that The Infinite Spirit ministers to all minds on all spheres. He is personally conscious of every intellect in creation. God the Spirit bestows mind and is infinite in mind. If the universe should grow endlessly, his mind potential would remain adequate to endow limitless numbers of creatures with suitable minds. 9:5.6. Mind, on Urantia, is a compromise between the essence of thought perfection and the evolving mentality of your immature human nature. The plan for your intellectual evolution is, indeed, one of sublime perfection, but you are far short of that divine goal as you function in the tabernacles of the flesh. Mind is truly of divine origin, and it does have a divine destiny, but your mortal minds are not yet of divine dignity. Studying this paper has been amazing, insightful, and sublime. We hope you can join us!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseInfinite Spirit,Spirit,God the Spirit,Mind,MinistryThis week we resume our study of Urantia Paper 9 with Section Section 5. The Ministry of Mind. It is the last of the Trinity papers authored by the Divine Couns1352fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/04/27/paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universeabsolute-mind-ministrySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/04/27/paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universeabsolute-mind-ministrySat, 27 Apr 2024 16:00:00 GMTPaper 9—Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe—Absolute Mind MinistryThis week we resume our study of Urantia Paper 9 with Section Section 4. The Absolute Mind, which we began last time. This paper is the last of the initial papers on God and his Deity Associates, authored by the Divine Counselor. There is a good chance that we will also get to Section 5. The Ministry of Mind. The absolute mind is the mind of the Third Person; it is inseparable from the personality of God the Spirit. Mind, in functioning beings, is not separated from energy or spirit, or both. Mind is not inherent in energy; energy is receptive and responsive to mind; mind can be superimposed upon energy, but consciousness is not inherent in the purely material level. Mind does not have to be added to pure spirit, for spirit is innately conscious and identifying. Spirit is always intelligent, minded in some way. It may be this mind or that mind, it may be premind or supermind, even spirit mind, but it does the equivalent of thinking and knowing. The insight of spirit transcends, supervenes, and theoretically antedates the consciousness of mind. 9:4.2 (102.2) 102.7) 9:5.1 The Third Source and Center is infinite in mind. If the universe should grow to infinity, still his mind potential would be adequate to endow limitless numbers of creatures with suitable minds and other prerequisites of intellect. In the domain of created mind the Third Person, with his co-ordinate and subordinate associates, rules supreme. The realms of creature mind are of exclusive origin in the Third Source and Center; he is the bestower of mind. Even the Father fragments find it impossible to indwell the minds of men until the way has been properly prepared for them by the mind action and spiritual function of the Infinite Spirit. 9:5.1–2 (102.7–8) Please join us for this intriguing study of The Source of All Mind and his mind ministry. http://tobtr.com/12331100 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Absolute Mind,God the Spirit,Supreme Being,Cosmic MindPaper 9—Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§4 The Absolute Mind & §5 The Ministry of Mind1350fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/04/13/paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe3-universal-manipulatorSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/04/13/paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe3-universal-manipulatorSat, 13 Apr 2024 16:00:00 GMTPaper 9—Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§3 Universal ManipulatorThis week, we resume our study of Urantia Paper 9 with Section Section 3. The Universal Manipulator. It is the last of the initial papers on God and his Deity Associates, authored by the Divine Counselor. There is a good chance that we will also get to Section 4. The Absolute Mind. (101.1) 9:3.1 The Isle of Paradise is the source and substance of physical gravity; and that should be sufficient to inform you that gravity is one of the most real and eternally dependable things in the whole physical universe of universes. Gravity cannot be modified or annulled except by the forces and energies conjointly sponsored by the Father and the Son, which have been intrusted to, and are functionally associated with, the person of the Third Source and Center. (101.2) 9:3.2 The Infinite Spirit possesses a unique and amazing power — antigravity. This power is not functionally (observably) present in either the Father or the Son. This ability to withstand the pull of material gravity, inherent in the Third Source, is revealed in the personal reactions of the Conjoint Actor to certain phases of universe relationships. And this unique attribute is transmissible to certain of the higher personalities of the Infinite Spirit. (101.3) Antigravity can annul gravity within a local frame; it does so by the exercise of equal force presence. It operates only with reference to material gravity, and it is not the action of mind. The gravity-resistant phenomenon of a gyroscope is a fair illustration of the effect of antigravity but of no value to illustrate the cause of antigravity. 9:3.1–3 (101.1–3) Please come join us for an interesting and engaging study of the power of the Infinite Spirit! http://tobtr.com/12329026 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Infinite Spirit,Hoy Spirit,Mind over matter,antigravityURANTIA Paper 9—Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§3. The Universal Manipulator1349fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/30/easter-edition-diane-labrecque-and-zshonette-reed2-events-remembering-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/30/easter-edition-diane-labrecque-and-zshonette-reed2-events-remembering-jesusSat, 30 Mar 2024 16:00:00 GMTEASTER EDITION: Diane Labrecque and Zshonette Reed—2 Events Remembering JesusHAPPY EASTER! This week, in honor of the Easter holiday, we offer a special edition of The Cosmic Citizen, featuring two remarkable women: Zshonette Reed of The Christ Experiment who will tell us about the worldwide Jesus Remembrance Supper, and Diane Labrecque who, with help from The Center For Unity, will again bring us together for The Jubilee of Jubilees. Zshonette and her friends at The Christ Experiment, advocate an annual Remembrance Supper in honor of Jesus on April 6th, the date the Urantia Book reveals as Jesus' last supper, where he established "the only ceremony or sacrament associated with his whole life mission." (179:5.6) This supper of remembrance, when it is partaken of by those who are Son-believing and God-knowing... is the believer's symbolic rendezvous with Michael. When you become thus spirit-conscious, the Son is actually present, and his spirit fraternizes with the indwelling fragment of his Father. Diane has long championed celebrating The Jubilee of Jubilees on May 18th. It is Jesus' coronation as our Universe Sovereign. It is an annual tribute to our beloved Creator Son, as well as a celebration of our Universe Mother Spirit.  (33:3.5) It is at the enthronement of the Creator Son as a Master Son, at the jubilee of jubilees, that the Universe Spirit, before the assembled hosts, first makes public and universal acknowledgment of subordination to the Son.... (193:5.5) It was about seven forty-five this morning when the morontia Jesus disappeared from the observation of his eleven apostles to begin the ascent to the right hand of his Father, there to receive formal confirmation of his completed sovereignty of the universe of Nebadon. Join us!     02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEaster,Holiday,Jubilee,Remembrance,JesusWe are joined Diane Labrecque and Zshonette Reed to discuss the upcoming worldwide Jesus Remembrance and The Jubilee of Jubilees!1347fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/23/paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe2-omnipresent-spiritSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/23/paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe2-omnipresent-spiritSat, 23 Mar 2024 16:00:00 GMTPaper 9—Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§2 Omnipresent SpiritThis week, we continue our study of Urantia Paper 9 with Section 2. The Omnipresent Spirit. It is the last of the initial papers on God and his Deity Associates, authored by the Divine Counselor. There is a good chance that we will also get to Section 3. The Universal Manipulator. So far, we've learned that the Third Source and Center (The Infinite Spirit) is responsive to both spiritual and material reality. He is the universal coordinator, the correlator of all reality. The Infinite Spirit functions whenever energy and spirit associate; no reality can escape eventual relationship with him. Agents of the Infinite Spirit ceaselessly manipulate forces and energies throughout the universes. The Infinite Spirit is omnipresent without qualification, but is omnipotent only in the domain of mind. He possesses the unique power of anti-gravity, which he transmits to certain of his higher creatures. The Conjoint Actor manipulates the forces and energies of Paradise, thus bringing into existence the universal and absolute mind. We discover that material creatures like us can actually experience the beneficence of the Infinite Spirit's divine influence, and can to some degree, become conscious of the Adjuster, the impersonal presence of the Universal Father. All are divine spirits which work for man's uplifting and spiritualization, and all act in unison and in perfect co-operation. They are as one in the spiritual operation of the plans of mortal ascension and perfection attainment. 9:2.4...Urantians benefit by the spiritual influences and activities of the local and the superuniverse, with their almost endless array of loving personalities who ever lead the true of purpose and the honest of heart upward and inward towards the ideals of divinity and the goal of supreme perfection. Truly, the Father upholds, the Son reveals, Paradise stabilizes, and the Spirit unifies. Please join us!   . 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirit,Spiritual,Infinite Spirit,Trinity,DeityURANTIA Paper 9—Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§2. The Omnipresent Spirit and possibly §3. The Universal Manipulator1346fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/16/urantia-paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe1-attributesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/16/urantia-paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe1-attributesSat, 16 Mar 2024 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 9—Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§1. AttributesTwo weeks ago we started Paper 9, but we didn't get past introduction to the paper. This is the last of the papers authored by a Divine Counselor. He's swinging for the fences with this one, because even the introduction to the paper was deep beyond what we could cover in a reqular episode. Therefore, we will begin again our study of Urantia Paper 9. Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe, Secion 1. Attributes of the Third Source and Center. As we learned from the introduction: A STRANGE thing occurred when, in the presence of Paradise, the Universal Father and the Eternal Son unite to personalize themselves. Nothing in this eternity situation foreshadows that the Conjoint Actor would personalize as an unlimited spirituality co-ordinated with absolute mind and endowed with unique prerogatives of energy manipulation. His coming into being completes the Father’s liberation from the bonds of centralized perfection and from the fetters of personality absolutism. And this liberation is disclosed in the amazing power of the Conjoint Creator to create beings well adapted to serve as ministering spirits even to the material creatures of the subsequently evolving universes. 9:1.4. The Conjoint Actor functions throughout the grand universe as a positive and distinct personality, especially in the higher spheres of spiritual values, physical-energy relationships, and true mind meanings. He functions specifically wherever and whenever energy and spirit associate and interact; he dominates all reactions with mind, wields great power in the spiritual world, and exerts a mighty influence over energy and matter. 9:1.7. And herein is an infinite mystery: That the Infinite simultaneously revealed his infinity in the Son and as Paradise, and then there springs into existence a being equal to God in divinity, reflective of the Son's spiritual nature, and capable of activating the Paradise pattern...  Join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirit,spirituality,spiritual,Holy Spirit,Third SourceWe begin again our study of Urantia Paper 9. Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe, with Secion 1. Attributes of the Third Source and Center.1345fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/09/special-interview-the-new-school-of-statesmanship-stewardship-and-serviceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/09/special-interview-the-new-school-of-statesmanship-stewardship-and-serviceSat, 09 Mar 2024 17:00:00 GMTSpecial Interview: The New School of Statesmanship, Stewardship and ServiceThis week we will interview Mike Butler and Carol Engle-Enright on their Urantia Book inspired school of Statesmanship, Stewardhip and Service (SOSSAS). Classes at SOSSAS began in October of 2023 at St. Vrain Innovation Center in Longmont, Colorado, with metacognitive skills, great communication, and civil discourse. Their team of qualified and talented educators are excited to present the next level, Identifying Strengths, which will offer great knowledge, great people, and great discussions leading to the next level of leadership!  Carol Engel-Enright, Ph.D. - President, Co-Founder, & Instructor  - Trained as a fashion designer, Carol Engel-Enright has spent her life working in ‘design thinking’ and improving the lives of others. Her teaching career at Colorado State University, with graduate degrees in Design & Merchandising and Education & Human Resources, was enriched by working with students to professionally prepare them for internships and careers. Her skill in curriculum development and vision for the expansion of good in the world drives her current work as Co-Founder of SOSSAS. Mike Butler - Vice President, Co-Founder, & Instructor - During his 41-year career in law enforcement, Mike Butler pioneered and proved that the principles of statesmanship, stewardship, and service are achievable and transformative even in the most established of institutions. Through incremental cultural changes, Mike saw restorative justice re-shape the internal workings of the police and fire departments, as well as the city of Longmont. His counter-cultural approach to leadership and service has made him a sought after speaker, thought leader, and writer. (Our previous interview with Mike was on Restorative Justice.) Mike and Carol hope to make this world a better place by creating evolved civility. Don't miss timely discussion! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseStewardship,Statesmanship,Service,Truth,LeadershipThis week we will interview Mike Butler and Carol Engle-Enright on their Urantia Book inspired school of Statesmanship, Stewardhip and Service (SOSSAS).1344fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/02/urantia-paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe1-attributesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/03/02/urantia-paper-9relation-of-the-infinite-spirit-to-the-universe1-attributesSat, 02 Mar 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 9—Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe—§1. AttributesWe begin our study of Urantia Paper 9, Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe, with the introductory section followed by§1. Attributes of the Third Source and Center. A STRANGE thing occurred when, in the presence of Paradise, the Universal Father and the Eternal Son unite to personalize themselves. Nothing in this eternity situation foreshadows that the Conjoint Actor would personalize as an unlimited spirituality co-ordinated with absolute mind and endowed with unique prerogatives of energy manipulation. His coming into being completes the Father’s liberation from the bonds of centralized perfection and from the fetters of personality absolutism. And this liberation is disclosed in the amazing power of the Conjoint Creator to create beings well adapted to serve as ministering spirits even to the material creatures of the subsequently evolving universes. ...The Conjoint Actor possesses unique prerogatives of synthesis, infinite capacity to co-ordinate all existing universe energies, all actual universe spirits, and all real universe intellects; the Third Source and Center is the universal unifier of the manifold energies and diverse creations which have appeared in consequence of the divine plan and the eternal purpose of the Universal Father. 9:0.1–2 (98.1–2) The Third Source and Center is known by many names, all designative of relationship and in recognition of function: ..he is the personality co-ordinate and divine equal of God the Son and God the Father. ,he is an omnipresent spiritual influence. ...he is the ancestor of the power-control creatures and the activator of the cosmic forces of space. ...he is the joint representative and partnership executive of the Father-Son. ...he is the source of the endowment of intellect throughout the universes. ...he is the apparent ancestor of motion, change, and relationship. 9:1.1(98.6) Please come join us! http://tobtr.com/12316226 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiirituality,God the Spirit,Infinite Spirit,Absolute Mind,Conjoint ActorWe commence Urantia Paper 9—Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe—Part 1 §1. Attributes1343fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/02/17/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-6-6-infinite-spirits-personalitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/02/17/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-6-6-infinite-spirits-personalitySat, 17 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 6: §6. Infinite Spirit's PersonalityThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we conclude our study of Urantia Paper 8, The Infinite Spirit. This paper explores the origin, nature, and attributes of the Infinite Spirit, the Third Person of Deity and the Conjoint Creator of all things. We will be covering Section 6. Personality of the Infinite Spirit. Do not allow the widespread bestowal and the far-flung distribution of the Third Source and Center to obscure or otherwise detract from the fact of his personality. The Infinite Spirit is a universe presence, an eternal action, a cosmic power, a holy influence, and a universal mind; he is all of these and infinitely more, but he is also a true and divine personality. The Infinite Spirit is a complete and perfect personality, the divine equal and co-ordinate of the Universal Father and the Eternal Son. The Conjoint Creator is just as real and visible to the higher intelligences of the universes as are the Father and the Son; indeed more so, for it is the Spirit whom all ascenders must attain before they may approach the Father through the Son. The Infinite Spirit, the Third Person of Deity, is possessed of all the attributes which you associate with personality. The Spirit is endowed with absolute mind: “The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.” The Spirit is endowed not only with mind but also with will. In the bestowal of his gifts it is recorded: “But all these works that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally and as he wills.” 8:6.1-3 (96.3–5) In the administration of universes the Father, Son, and Spirit are perfectly and eternally interassociated. Though each is engaged in a personal ministry to all creation, all three are divinely and absolutely interlocked in a service of creation and control which forever makes them one. 8:6.6 (96.8) Please join us for this study!   http://tobtr.com/12314352 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Infinite Spirit,Holy Spirit,Creative Mother Spirit,God the SpiritUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 6: §6. Personality of the Infinite Spirit leaves us with this thought: In the person of the Infinite Spirit the Father1342fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/02/10/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-5-5-the-presence-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/02/10/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-5-5-the-presence-of-godSat, 10 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 5: §5. The Presence of GodThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our study of Urantia Paper 8, The Infinite Spirit. This paper explores the origin, nature, and attributes of the Infinite Spirit, the Third Person of Deity and the Conjoint Creator of all things. We will be covering Section 5. The Presence of God and maybe we'll get to Section 6. Personality of the Infinte Spirit. The outstanding attribute of the Infinite Spirit is omnipresence. Throughout all the universe of universes there is everywhere present this all-pervading spirit, which is so akin to the presence of a universal and divine mind. Both the Second Person and the Third Person of Deity are represented on all worlds by their ever-present spirits. The Father ...utilizes the spirits and personalities of the Eternal Son and the Infinite Spirit. He is at will spiritually present equally with the Son or with the Conjoint Actor; he is present with the Son and in the Spirit. The Father is most certainly everywhere present, and we discern his presence by and through any and all of these diverse but associated forces, influences, and presences. In your sacred writings the term Spirit of God seems to be used interchangeably to designate both the Infinite Spirit on Paradise and the Creative Spirit of your local universe. The Holy Spirit is the spiritual circuit of this Creative Daughter of the Paradise Infinite Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a circuit indigenous to each local universe and is confined to the spiritual realm of that creation; but the Infinite Spirit is omnipresent. (95.4–6) 8:5.1–3 It would also be consistent to refer to the liaison of all spiritual ministry as the spirit of God, for such a liaison is truly the union of the spirits of God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, and God the Sevenfold — even the spirit of God the Supreme. (96.2) 8:5.6 http://tobtr.com/12312012 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritualityUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 5: §5. The Presence of God focuses on the omnipresence of God and its implications for human thought about God.1341fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/02/03/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-4-4-the-spirit-of-divine-ministrySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/02/03/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-4-4-the-spirit-of-divine-ministrySat, 03 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 4: §4. The Spirit of Divine MinistryThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our study of Urantia Paper 8, The Infinite Spirit. This paper explores the origin, nature, and attributes of the Infinite Spirit, the Third Person of Deity and the Conjoint Creator of all things. We will be covering Section 4. The Spirit of Divine Ministry and, who knows, maybe we'll get to Section 5. The Presence of God. Everlasting ministry to mind is the essence of the Spirit’s divine character. And all the spirit offspring of the Conjoint Actor partake of this desire to minister, this divine urge to service. God is love, the Son is mercy, the Spirit is ministry — the ministry of divine love and endless mercy to all intelligent creation. The Spirit is the personification of the Father’s love and the Son’s mercy; in him are they eternally united for universal service. The Spirit is love applied to the creature creation, the combined love of the Father and the Son. 8:4.1–2 (94.3–4) When a Creator Son of God accepts the creatorship charge of responsibility for a projected local universe, the personalities of the Infinite Spirit pledge themselves as the tireless ministers of this Michael Son ...all this work of creature ministry is done in perfect harmony with the purposes, and in close association with the personalities, of the Creator Sons of these local universes. 8:4.4 (94.6) As man learns more of the loving and tireless ministry of the lower orders of the creature family of this Infinite Spirit, he will all the more admire and adore the transcendent nature and matchless character of this combined Action of the Universal Father and the Eternal Son. Indeed is this Spirit “the eyes of the Lord which are ever over the righteous” and “the divine ears which are ever open to their prayers.” 8:4.8 (95.3) Join us for this Third Person study! http://tobtr.com/12309347 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,religion,God the Spirit,Infinite Spirit,God the SonUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 4: §4.The Spirit of Divine Ministry focuses on — the ministry of divine love and endless mercy to all intelligent creat1340fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/01/27/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-3-3-relation-to-the-father-the-sonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/01/27/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-3-3-relation-to-the-father-the-sonSat, 27 Jan 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 3: §3. Relation to the Father & the SonThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our study of Urantia Paper 8, The Infinite Spirit. This paper explores the origin, nature, and attributes of the Infinite Spirit, the Third Person of Deity and the Conjoint Creator of all things. We will be covering Section 3. Relation of the Spirit to the Father and the Son. and who knows, maybe we'll get to Section 4. The Spirit of Divine Ministry. Paralleling the physical universe wherein Paradise gravity holds all things together is the spiritual universe wherein the word of the Son interprets the thought of God and, when “made flesh,” demonstrates the loving mercy of the combined nature of the associated Creators. But in and through all this material and spiritual creation there is a vast stage whereon the Infinite Spirit and his spirit offspring show forth the combined mercy, patience, and everlasting affection of the divine parents towards the intelligent children of their co-operative devising and making. Everlasting ministry to mind is the essence of the Spirit’s divine character. And all the spirit offspring of the Conjoint Actor partake of this desire to minister, this divine urge to service. God is love, the Son is mercy, the Spirit is ministry — the ministry of divine love and endless mercy to all intelligent creation. The Spirit is the personification of the Father’s love and the Son’s mercy; in him are they eternally united for universal service. The Spirit is love applied to the creature creation, the combined love of the Father and the Son.  (94.3–4) 8:4.1–2 Indeed is this Spirit “the eyes of the Lord which are ever over the righteous” and “the divine ears which are ever open to their prayers. (95.3) 8:4.8 Please come join us!  http://tobtr.com/12307520 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,God the Spirit,Infinite Spirit,Conjoint Actor,Absolute MindUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 3: §3. Relation to the Father & the Son focuses on the relationship of the Infinite Spirit, who is from eternity and i1339fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/01/20/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-2-2-nature-of-the-infinite-spiritSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/01/20/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-2-2-nature-of-the-infinite-spiritSat, 20 Jan 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 2: §2. Nature of the Infinite SpiritThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our study of Urantia Paper 8, The Infinite Spirit. This paper explores the origin, nature, and attributes of the Infinite Spirit, the Third Person of Deity and the Conjoint Creator of all things. We will be covering Section 2. Nature of the Infinite Spirit and who knows, maybe we'll get to Section 3. Relation of the Spirit to the Father and the Son. Section 2 focuses on the nature of the Infinite Spirit, who is from eternity and is wholly and without qualification one with the Universal Father and the Eternal Son. The Infinite Spirit reflects in perfection not only the nature of the Paradise Father but also the nature of the Original Son. The Infinite Spirit is the personal expression of the Father's thought and the Son's word in action. The Infinite Spirit is the source of mind, the bestower of personality, and the minister of mercy. The Infinite Spirit is the universal manipulator, the perfect coordinator, and the divine administrator of the interrelated activities of both Deities and creatures in the grand universe. In general, the existence of the Infinite Spirit sets the stage of space for the drama of creation. In the instant of the Infinite Spirit's creation, one billion perfect spheres materialized. The central universe of Havona was then embraced by physical and spiritual gravities, and the soil of life prepared for consciousness of mind manifest in the intelligence circuits of the God of Action. Upon these seeds of potential, creature personality appeared, and the presences of the Paradise Deities filled organized space and began to draw all things Paradiseward. We hope you will join us for a deep dive into the marvelous God of Action, the Third Person of the Trinity, The Infinite Spirit! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseInfinite Spirit,God the Father,God the Son,God the Spirit,The TrinityUrantia Paper 8, Section 2 focuses on the nature of the Infinite Spirit, who is from eternity and is wholly and without qualification one with the Universal Fat1338fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/01/13/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-1-intro-1-the-god-of-actionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/01/13/urantia-paper-8the-infinite-spiritpart-1-intro-1-the-god-of-actionSat, 13 Jan 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 1: Intro & §1. The God of ActionThis week we begin Paper 8 of The Urantia Book—The Infinite Spirit—with the Intro section and  §1. The God of Action.  BACK in eternity, when the Universal Father’s “first” infinite and absolute thought finds in the Eternal Son such a perfect and adequate word for its divine expression, there ensues the supreme desire of both the Thought-God and the Word-God for a universal and infinite agent of mutual expression and combined action. In the dawn of eternity both the Father and the Son become infinitely cognizant of their mutual interdependence, their eternal and absolute oneness; and therefore do they enter into an infinite and everlasting covenant of divine partnership. This never-ending compact is made for the execution of their united concepts throughout all of the circle of eternity; and ever since this eternity event the Father and the Son continue in this divine union. ... In thus reciting the order of the origin of the Deities, I do so merely to enable you to think of their relationship. In reality they are all three existent from eternity; they are existential. They are without beginning or ending of days; they are co-ordinate, supreme, ultimate, absolute, and infinite. They are and always have been and ever shall be. And they are three distinctly individualized but eternally associated persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit. (90.1,2,4) 8:0.1,2,4  In the eternity of the past, upon the personalization of the Infinite Spirit the divine personality cycle becomes perfect and complete. The God of Action is existent, and the vast stage of space is set for the stupendous drama of creation — the universal adventure — the divine panorama of the eternal ages. (90.5) 8:1.1  Please join us for this exciting discussion and expansion of understanding of God the Spirit. http://tobtr.com/12303395 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirtuality,God the Spirit,The Infinite Spirite,The Holy Ghost,God the SonWe begin our next study with the third person of the Paradise Trinity in Urantia Paper 8—The Infinite Spirit—Part 1: Intro & §1. The God of Action1337fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/01/06/urantia-paper-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-5-paradise-sons-revealSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2024/01/06/urantia-paper-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-5-paradise-sons-revealSat, 06 Jan 2024 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 7—Relation of Eternal Son to Universe—Pt 5: Paradise Sons RevealThis week we attempt to conclude Urantia Paper 7—Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe—with §6. The Paradise Sons of God & §7. The Supreme Revelation of the Father.   The lack of a knowledge of the multiple Sons of God is a source of great confusion on Urantia. And this ignorance persists in the face of such statements as the record of a conclave of these divine personalities: “When the Sons of God proclaimed joy, and all of the Morning Stars sang together.” Every millennium of sector standard time the various orders of the divine Sons forgather for their periodic conclaves. The Eternal Son is the personal source of the adorable attributes of mercy and service which so abundantly characterize all orders of the descending Sons of God as they function throughout creation. All the divine nature, if not all the infinity of attributes, the Eternal Son unfailingly transmits to the Paradise Sons who go out from the eternal Isle to reveal his divine character to the universe of universes. (87.6–7) 7:6.1–2 The Eternal Son not only has at all times perfect knowledge concerning the status, thoughts, and manifold activities of all orders of Paradise sonship, but he also has perfection of knowledge at all times regarding everything of spiritual value which exists in the hearts of all creatures in the primary central creation of eternity and in the secondary time creations of the co-ordinate Creator Sons. (88.6) 7:6.8 Please come and join us! http://tobtr.com/12298895 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Son of God,Eternal Son,God the Father,Infinite SpiritThis week we conclude the last two sections of Urantia Paper 7—Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe—with §6. The Paradise Sons of God & §7. The Supreme1335fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/12/29/cosmic-citizen-1230-show-cxled-test-webcast-call-in-v-launch-checkSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/12/29/cosmic-citizen-1230-show-cxled-test-webcast-call-in-v-launch-checkFri, 29 Dec 2023 23:00:00 GMTCosmic Citizen ***12/30 Show CXL'ed*** TEST Webcast Call-in √; Launch CHECKOUR Saturday, December 30th, 2023 Cosmic Citizen webcast is POSTPONED to Saturday, January 7, 2024. HAPPY NEW YEAR!  See you then! ***** This webcast was only a test to see if the BTR engineers have resolved last week's problem. ***** The host and cohost were able to call in at 3:47 p.m. MST. √ The show launched normally at 4:00 p.m. MST — YES! AR:ct 00:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDummy,TESTCosmic Citizen ***TEST Webcast***1336fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/12/09/urantia-paper-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-4-5-spirit-of-bestowalSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/12/09/urantia-paper-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-4-5-spirit-of-bestowalSat, 09 Dec 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 7—Relation of Eternal Son to Universe—Pt 4: §5. Spirit of BestowalThis week we continue Urantia Paper 7—Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe, with § 5. The Spirit of Bestowal.  (86.2) 7:5.1 The Eternal Son without reservation joined with the Universal Father in broadcasting that tremendous injunction to all creation: “Be you perfect, even as your Father in Havona is perfect.” And ever since, that invitation-command has motivated all the survival plans and the bestowal projects of the Eternal Son and his vast family of co-ordinate and associated Sons. And in these very bestowals the Sons of God have become to all evolutionary creatures “the way, the truth, and the life.” (86.6) 7:5.5 Long, long ago the Eternal Son bestowed himself upon each of the circuits of the central creation for the enlightenment and advancement of all the inhabitants and pilgrims of Havona, including the ascending pilgrims of time. On none of these seven bestowals did he function as either an ascender or a Havoner. He existed as himself. His experience was unique; it was not with or as a human or other pilgrim but in some way associative in the superpersonal sense. (87.2) 7:5.8 ... [The original Michael, the first-born Creator Son] literally passed through the circuits of the central universe and actually shared those experiences which constitute an ascender’s preparation for Deity attainment. ...he passed through the life experiences of the ascending pilgrims from circuit to circuit, personally journeying a stage of each circle with them in the days of Grandfanda, the first of all mortals to attain Havona. (87.5) 7:5.11 In spirit and nature, if not in all attributes, each Paradise Son is a divinely perfect portraiture of the Original Son. It is literally true, whosoever has seen a Paradise Son has seen the Eternal Son of God.  Join us! http://tobtr.com/12292787 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,The Eternal Son,Jesus of Nazareth,creation,controlThis week we continue Urantia Paper 7—Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe, with §5. The Spirit of Bestowal!1332fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/12/02/urantia-paper-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-3-4-perfection-plansSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/12/02/urantia-paper-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-3-4-perfection-plansSat, 02 Dec 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 7—Relation of Eternal Son to Universe—Pt 3: § 4. Perfection PlansThis week we continue Urantia Paper 7—Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe, with § 4. The Divine Perfection Plans! Last time we were able to cover both Sections 2. The Administration of the Eternal Son and 3. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Individual. The ascension plan for material beings is a joint creation of the Father and the Son. The universal plan for the creation, evolution, ascension, and perfection of will creatures embraces three correlated undertakings. The Universal Father bestows Thought Adjusters on material will creatures and endows them with personality. The Eternal Son bestows his Creator Sons upon the evolutionary universes to manifest the love of the Father and the mercy of the Son to all creatures. The Infinite Spirit operates a tremendous enterprise of mercy ministry to all mortals. The Father, Son, and Spirit cooperate in the work of creation, control, evolution, revelation, administration, and if necessary, restoration and rehabilitation of the ascending creatures of the universes. This divine plan of perfection attainment embraces three unique, though marvelously correlated, enterprises of universal adventure: 1. The Plan of Progressive Attainment. This is the Universal Father's plan of evolutionary ascension, a program unreservedly accepted by the Eternal Son when he concurred in the Father's proposal, "Let us make mortal creatures in our own image." 2. The Bestowal Plan. The next universal plan is the great Father-revelation enterprise of the Eternal Son and his co-ordinate Sons. 3. The Plan of Mercy Ministry. When the attainment plan and the bestowal plan had been formulated the Infinite Spirit projected and put in operation the tremendous and universal enterprise of mercy ministry. Join in for great cross-references and another deep dive into The Urantia Book! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseperfection,Ascension,spirituality,spirit,spiritualThis week we continue Urantia Paper 7—Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe, with § 4. The Divine Perfection Plans!1331fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/11/18/urantia-paper-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-2-2-administrationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/11/18/urantia-paper-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-2-2-administrationSat, 18 Nov 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 7—Relation of Eternal Son to Universe—Pt 2: § 2. AdministrationThis week we continue Urantia Paper 7—Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe, with § 2. The Administration of the Eternal Son.  As we pass outward from Paradise through Havona and into the realms of the seven superuniverses, we detect less and less of the personal activity of the Eternal Son. In the post-Havona universes the presence of the Eternal Son is personalized in the Paradise Sons... On Paradise the presence and personal activity of the Original Son is profound, absolute in the spiritual sense.  In the central universe the personal activity of the Original Son is discernible in the exquisite spiritual harmony of the eternal creation. Havona is so marvelously perfect that the spiritual status and the energy states of this pattern universe are in perfect and perpetual balance. In the superuniverses the Son is not personally present or resident; in these creations he maintains only a superpersonal representation. These spirit manifestations of the Son are not personal; they are not in the personality circuit of the Universal Father. We know of no better term to use than to designate them superpersonalities; and they are finite beings; they are neither absonite nor absolute. The administration of the Eternal Son in the superuniverses, being exclusively spiritual and superpersonal, is not discernible by creature personalities. Nonetheless, the all-pervading spiritual urge of the Son’s personal influence is encountered in every phase of the activities of all sectors of the domains of the Ancients of Days. In the local universes, however, we observe the Eternal Son personally present in the persons of the Paradise Sons. Here the infinite Son spiritually and creatively functions in the persons of the majestic corps of the co-ordinate Creator  Sons. (83.4–7) 7:2.1–4 Come join us for an enlightening study! http://tobtr.com/12286969 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Son of God,Eternal Son,Spiritual administration,mercyOn Paradise the presence and personal activity of the Original Son is profound, absolute in the spiritual sense.1329fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/11/11/urantia-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-1-1-spirit-gravity-circuitSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/11/11/urantia-7relation-of-eternal-son-to-universept-1-1-spirit-gravity-circuitSat, 11 Nov 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia 7—Relation of Eternal Son to Universe—Pt 1: § 1. Spirit-Gravity CircuitThis week we begin Urantia Paper 7—Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe, with Section 1. The Spirit-Gravity Circuit. Among other things, we will learn that the Eternal Son upholds the vast creation of spiritual beings and realities. He is the sovereign of the spiritual universe because he controls the spiritual gravity circuit. Spiritual gravity functions independently of time and space; it is unreduced by time delays or space diminution. Nothing can suspend the spiritual gravity of the Eternal Son. The spirit-gravity circuit creates cohesion within the universe as a whole, as well as between individuals and groups. The spiritual-gravity circuit is the secret of the Paradise ascension of surviving mortals. As time passes, ascenders become progressively less subject to material gravity and more responsive to spirit gravity. The spirit-gravity circuit literally pulls the mortal soul toward Paradise, the great central hub of creation. This circuit also channels prayers from the human mind to the consciousness of Deity. Consider: 7:0.3. As the upholder of spirit realities, the Second Source and Center is the eternal counterpoise of the Isle of Paradise, which so magnificently upholds all things material. Thus is the First Source and Center forever revealed in the material beauty of the exquisite patterns of the central Isle and in the spiritual values of the supernal personality of the Eternal Son. 7:1.3. Spirit realities respond to the drawing power of the center of spiritual gravity in accordance with their qualitative value, their actual degree of spirit nature. Spirit substance (quality) is just as responsive to spirit gravity as the organized energy of physical matter (quantity) is responsive to physical gravity. Spiritual values and spirit forces are real. From the viewpoint of personality, spirit is the soul of creation; matter is the shadowy physical body. Please join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEternal,Son,Spirituality,Spiritual,GravityThis week we begin a new study of Urantia Paper 7—Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe—Pt 6: § 1. The Spirit-Gravity Circuit1328fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/11/04/get-ready-for-a-new-experience-of-jesus--jesus-before-christianitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/11/04/get-ready-for-a-new-experience-of-jesus--jesus-before-christianitySat, 04 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMTGet Ready For a New Experience of Jesus - Jesus Before ChristianityThis week we will feature two very special guests on The Cosmic Citizen, Gabriel Rymberg and Lisa Crawford from The Center for Unity (CFU). Gabriel and Lisa are two of the primary people involved CFU, a non-profit organization based in Israel, comprised of dedicated Urantia Book students, and supported by a vibrant community of volunteers. It draws its inspiration from a powerful quote: "The religion of Jesus is the most powerful unifying influence the world has ever known." The Urantia Book, 194:3.17. Those who serve CFU are united by a shared mission: to foster each person's relationship with God through the teachings of Jesus. People can feel disconnected from institutional religions, but CFU's projects present the life and teachings of Jesus in a context that makes sense and goes beyond religions of tradition and authority providing a modern and relevant way to explore and understand the teachings of Jesus. Gabriel and Lisa will expound on the soon to launch DiscoverJesus web app (a modern presentation of Jesus before Christianity as revealed in The Urantia Book) and also the new Jesus Chat (a powerful new Jesus AI that allows one to get questions answered from the Jesus of The Urantia Book). Gabriel is the visionary behind CFU and was the lead translator of The Urantia Book into Hebrew. For Gabriel, CFU has been a process of dynamic discovery. He is the fearless and capable leader of this wonderful effort. He lives in Israel with his wife Sandra, also a long-time UB student and co-founder of CFU. Lisa has a 25-year career in diverse nonprofit environments, spanning communication, education, and development. Her dedication to continuous learning and personal growth lead her to The Urantia Book and service in wonderful Urantian endeavors. She serves CFU in various ways and on its Executive Team. We hope you can tune in!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Discovery,Christianity,Spirit,SpiritualThis week is about getting to know the Jesus who came BEFORE Christianity, featuring two very special guests, Gabriel Rymberg and Lisa Crawford from The Center1327fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/10/28/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-6-8-realization-of-the-eternal-sonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/10/28/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-6-8-realization-of-the-eternal-sonSat, 28 Oct 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son—Pt 6: §8. Realization of the Eternal SonJoin us this week on the Cosmic Citizen as we conclude our study of Urantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son with §8. Realization of the Eternal Son. Concerning identity, nature, and other attributes of personality, the Eternal Son is the full equal, the perfect complement, and the eternal counterpart of the Universal Father. In the same sense that God is the Universal Father, the Son is the Universal Mother. And all of us, high and low, constitute their universal family. (79.4) 6:8.1 As persons you may conceive of the Universal Father and the Eternal Son as separate individuals, for they indeed are; but in the administration of the universes they are so intertwined and interrelated that it is not always possible to distinguish between them. When, in the affairs of the universes, the Father and the Son are encountered in confusing interassociations, it is not always profitable to attempt to segregate their operations; merely recall that God is the initiating thought and the Son is the expressionful word. In each local universe this inseparability is personalized in the divinity of the Creator Son, who stands for both Father and Son to the creatures of ten million inhabited worlds. (79.6) 6:8.3 Throughout your local universe experience the Creator Son, whose personality is comprehensible by man, must compensate for your inability to grasp the full significance of the more exclusively spiritual, but none the less personal, Eternal Son of Paradise. As you progress through Orvonton and Havona, as you leave behind you the vivid picture and deep memories of the Creator Son of your local universe, the passing of this material and morontia experience will be compensated by ever-enlarging concepts and intensifying comprehension of the Eternal Son of Paradise, whose reality and nearness will ever augment as you progress Paradiseward. (80.4) 6:8.7 We hope to see you!  http://tobtr.com/12277842 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Eternal Son,Son of God,God the Son,Second PersonWe conclude our study of Urantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son. The spirit mind and absolute personality of the Eternal Son is a fascinating study of how all reality1325fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/10/14/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-5-67-spirit-mind-personality-of-the-sonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/10/14/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-5-67-spirit-mind-personality-of-the-sonSat, 14 Oct 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son—Pt 5: §6&7 Spirit Mind & Personality of The SonJoin us this week on the Cosmic Citizen as we continue our study of Urantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son. Spirit is ever conscious, minded, and possessed of varied phases of identity. Without mind in some phase there would be no spiritual consciousness in the fraternity of spirit beings. The equivalent of mind, the ability to know and be known, is indigenous to Deity. Deity may be personal, prepersonal, superpersonal, or impersonal, but Deity is never mindless, that is, never without the ability at least to communicate with similar entities, beings, or personalities. (78.5) 6:6.2 The Eternal Son is wholly spiritual; man is very nearly entirely material; therefore much pertaining to the spirit personality of the Eternal Son, to his seven spiritual spheres encircling Paradise and to the nature of the impersonal creations of the Paradise Son, will have to await your attainment of spirit status following your completion of the morontia ascension of the local universe of Nebadon. And then, as you pass through the superuniverse and on to Havona, many of these spirit-concealed mysteries will clarify as you begin to be endowed with the “mind of the spirit” — spiritual insight. (78.7) 6:6.4  ...The Son is absolute personality; God is father personality — the source of personality, the bestower of personality, the cause of personality. Every personal being derives personality from the Universal Father just as the Original Son eternally derives his personality from the Paradise Father. .and this absolute personality [personality of the Paradise Son] is also the divine and eternal pattern, first, of the Father’s bestowal of personality upon the Conjoint Actor and, subsequently, of his bestowal of personality upon the myriads of his creatures throughout a far-flung universe. (79.1–2) 6:7.1–2 http://tobtr.com/12275570 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Spirit,spirit mind,Eternal Son,absolute personalityWe continue our study of Urantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son. The spirit mind and absolute personality of the Eternal Son is a fascinating study of how all reality1324fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/10/07/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-4-5-limitations-of-the-eternal-sonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/10/07/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-4-5-limitations-of-the-eternal-sonSat, 07 Oct 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son—Pt 4: §5. Limitations of the Eternal SonThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we'll continue our study of Urantia Paper 6 - The Eternal Son. We are reading and discussing Section 5 of that Paper: Limitations of the Eternal Son. Could there possibly be any limitations on the Second Person of the Paradise Trinity? This section reveals that there are some limitations of The Eternal Son in relation to his Deity Associates, the Father and the Infinite Spirit. For example: The Eternal Son needs the Infinite Spirit as a universal mediator to bridge the gulf between spirit and matter. The Son is also limited by his eternal and unqualified relationship with the Universal Father. He cannot, and of course would not, do anything that is not the Father’s will.The Eternal Son is limited by his role as the Second Source and Center of all things. He cannot act independently of the Father or the Spirit, nor can he initiate any original action that would involve a change in the divine plan or an alteration in the eternal purposes of the Paradise Trinity. As we read, we'll discover that despite these limitations, the Eternal Son is perfect in his divinity and infinite in his attributes. He is the co-ordinate and equal of the Father in all aspects of spirit reality, personality, and value. He is the divine revelation of the creator identity of the Father and the source of all spiritual ministry in the universe of universes. Consider this: 6:5.5.The Eternal Son, as an infinite and exclusively personal being, cannot fragmentize his nature, cannot distribute and bestow individualized portions of his selfhood upon other entities or persons as do the Universal Father and the Infinite Spirit. But the Son can and does bestow himself as an unlimited spirit to bathe all creation and unceasingly draw all spirit personalities and spiritual realities to himself. Please join us for another deep dive into The Eternal Son! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEternal Son,Trinity,Deity,Spirit,SpiritualThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we'll continue our study of Urantia Paper 6 - The Eternal Son. We are reading and discussing Section 5 of that Paper: Limitation1323fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/30/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-3-4-attributes-of-the-eternal-sonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/30/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-3-4-attributes-of-the-eternal-sonSat, 30 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son—Pt 3: §4 Attributes of the Eternal SonThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 6, The Eternal Son, by reading and discussing Section 4, Attributes of the Eternal Son.  So far in this study, we've reviewed the Eternal Son's identity and nature as well as the Father's ministry. But there is much more to be discovered about The Second Source and Center of Creation. This week we'll be exploring the Eternal Son as a co-equal and co-eternal with the Father who shares God's omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence. He is also the personal source of the universal gravity circuit of spirit. In addition, we'll learn that the Eternal Son is infinite in love, graciousness, patience, and understanding. He is always accessible to all who seek him and desire to know him. He is friendly and approachable, but also majestic and divine. He is the eternal friend and father of all who love truth and righteousness. Consider these marvelous statements from Section 4: 6:4.7.The Original Son is universally and spiritually self-conscious. In wisdom the Son is the full equal of the Father. In the realms of knowledge, omniscience, we cannot distinguish between the First and Second Sources; like the Father, the Son knows all; he is never surprised by any universe event; he comprehends the end from the beginning. 6:4.8.The Father and the Son really know the number and whereabouts of all the spirits and spiritualized beings in the universe of universes. Not only does the Son know all things by virtue of his own omnipresent spirit, but the Son, equally with the Father and the Conjoint Actor, is fully cognizant of the vast reflectivity intelligence of the Supreme Being, which intelligence is at all times aware of all things that transpire on all the worlds of the seven superuniverses. And there are other ways in which the Paradise Son is omniscient. We hope you will join us for another deep dive into The Urantia Papers! 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEternal Son,The Son,Second Source,Spirit,SpiritualThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 6, The Eternal Son, by reading and discussing Section 4, Attributes of the Eternal Son.1322fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/23/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-23-4-the-fathers-lovethe-sons-attributesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/23/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-23-4-the-fathers-lovethe-sons-attributesSat, 23 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son—Pt 2:§3-4 The Father's Love—The Son's AttributesThis week we continue our study of Paper 6 - The Eternal Son. We will be studying Section 3. Ministry of the Father's Love, and Section 4. Attributes of the Eternal Son. Paper 6 of The Urantia Book is about the Eternal Son, who is the second person of the Paradise Trinity and the perfect expression of the Universal Father. The paper describes the identity, nature, attributes, and functions of the Eternal Son, as well as his relation to the other members of the Trinity and the creation. The paper also explains the origin and ministry of the various orders of the Paradise Sons of God, who are the offspring of the Eternal Son and his associates. The paper concludes with a discussion of the Paradise Sons of God as the revealers of the Father’s love and the upholders of his justice in the universes of time and space. Consider these statements from Sections 3 and 4 of Paper 6. 6:3.1.The Son shares the justice and righteousness of the Trinity but overshadows these divinity traits by the infinite personalization of the Father's love and mercy; the Son is the revelation of divine love to the universes. As God is love, so the Son is mercy. 6:3.2.The Eternal Son is the great mercy minister to all creation. Mercy is the essence of the Son's spiritual character. The mandates of the Eternal Son, as they go forth over the spirit circuits of the Second Source and Center, are keyed in tones of mercy. 6:4.7.The Original Son is universally and spiritually self-conscious. In wisdom the Son is the full equal of the Father. In the realms of knowledge, omniscience, we cannot distinguish between the First and Second Sources; like the Father, the Son knows all; he is never surprised by any universe event; he comprehends the end from the beginning. We hope you can join us for another deep dive into The Urantia Book, and a comprehensive study on The Eternal Son. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEternal Son,The Trinity,Spirituality,Truth,RevelationThis week we continue our study of Paper 6 - The Eternal Son. We will be studying Section 3. Ministry of the Father's Love, and Section 4. Attributes of the Ete1321fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/16/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-11-2-identity-nature-of-the-eternal-sonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/16/urantia-paper-6the-eternal-sonpt-11-2-identity-nature-of-the-eternal-sonSat, 16 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 6—The Eternal Son—Pt 1:§1-2 Identity & Nature of The Eternal SonAfter finishing the first five Urantia Papers on God, we decided to keep going in sequence. So, this week's episode we will study Paper 6, The Eternal Son. We will cover the first two sections, 1. Identity of the Eternal Son and 2. Nature of the Eternal Son.  The Eternal Son is the original offspring or Son of God, and the Second Great Source and Center. The Son is the spiritual center of the universe government and the personal manifestation of God the Father in the universe. The Son co-creates with the Father and shares the sonship experience with all other created beings; he loves us as both father and brother. Mercy is the essence of the Eternal Son's spiritual character. He reveals the love of God to the universes. All spiritual beings are responsive to the drawing power of the Eternal Son. He is omnipotent in the spiritual realm. Although the Son does not personally function in the physical domains, his omnipresence constitutes the spiritual unity and cohesion of all creation. The spirit of the Eternal Son is with us and around us, but not within us as is the Thought Adjuster, the indwelling Father fragment, who adjusts the human mind to divine attitudes, and such minds become increasingly responsive to the spiritual drawing power of the Son. 6:1.5.The Eternal Son is known by different names in various universes. ...The Melchizedeks speak of him as the Son of Sons. On your world, but not in your system of inhabited spheres, this Original Son has been confused with a co-ordinate Creator Son, Michael of Nebadon, who bestowed himself upon the mortal races of Urantia. 6:2.3.In nature the Son is wholly like the spirit Father. When we worship the Universal Father, actually we at the same time worship God the Son and God the Spirit. God the Son is just as divinely real and eternal in nature as God the Father. Join us as we embark on another deep and insightful study of The Urantia Book! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTrinity,God,God The Son,Spirit,SpiritualityAfter finishing the first five Urantia Papers on God, we decided to keep going in sequence. So, this week we begin a study of Paper 6, The Eternal Son.1320fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/09/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-216-the-god-of-personalitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/09/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-216-the-god-of-personalitySat, 09 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 5—God’s Relation to the Individual—Pt 21:§6 The God of PersonalityThis week we cover the final section in our study on God, Paper 5 - God's Relation of the Individual, Section 6 - The God of Personality. In this wonderful study of God, we have learned that God has many names in the Universe of Universes, but on most worlds "God is generally known by some name indicative of personal relationship, tender affection, and fatherly devotion." We've learned that "God is infinitely more than reality idealized or the universe personalized." And that "God is not simply the supreme desire of man, the mortal quest objectified." In addition, we discovered that "the true concept of the reality of God is reasonable to logic, plausible to philosophy, essential to religion, and indispensable to any hope of personality survival." We've marveled to think of God as "a universal spirit" and "the universal person."  In fact, "Without God and except for his great and central person, there would be no personality throughout all the vast universe of universes. God is personality."  But how amazing to learn that "the love of God is an intelligent and farseeing parental affection." "God is literally and eternally present in his universe of universes" "God is inherently kind, naturally compassionate, and everlastingly merciful." "God is never wrathful, vengeful, or angry." "God is revealed throughout the cosmos, but the cosmos can never contain or encompass the entirety of the infinity of God." "God is unlimited in power, divine in nature, final in will, infinite in attributes, eternal in wisdom, and absolute in reality." This study revealed wonderful things about God! We hope you'll join us for this final week.        02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,Spirit,spiritual,spirituality,truthThis week we cover the final section in our study on God, Paper 5 - God's Relation of the Individual, Section 6 - The God of Personality.1319fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/02/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-205-consciousness-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/09/02/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-205-consciousness-of-godSat, 02 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 5—God’s Relation to the Individual—Pt 20:§5 Consciousness of GodThis week on The Cosmic Citizen we are studying Section 5 (The Consciousness of God) of Paper 5 (God's Relation to the Individual). So far we have studied. Paper 1. The Universal Father, including: 1.The Father's Name, 2.The Reality of God, 3.God is a Universal Spirit, 4.The Mystery of God, 5.Personality of the Universal Father, 6.Personality in the Universe, and 7.Spiritual Value of the Personality Concept. Paper 2. The Nature of God, including: 1.The Infinity of God, 2.The Father's Eternal Perfection, 3.Justice and Righteousness, 4.The Divine Mercy, 5.The Love of God, 6.The Goodness of God and 7.Divine Truth and Beauty. Paper 3. The Attributes of God, including: 1.God's Everywhereness, 2.God's Infinite Power, 3.God's Universal Knowledge, 4.God's Limitlessness, 5.The Father's Supreme Rule, and 6.The Father's Primacy. Paper 4. God's Relation to the Universe, including: 1.The Universe Attitude of the Father, 2.God and Nature, 3.God's Unchanging Character, 4.The Realization of God, and 5.Erroneous Ideas of God. Paper 5. God's Relation to the Individual, and so far we've studied:1.The Approach to God, 2.The Presence of God, 3.True Worship, and last week was 4.God in Religion. We have two sections to go in Paper 5. They are, 5.The Consciousness of God and 6.The God of Personality. "Mortal man secures three great satisfactions from religious experience... 1. Intellectually he acquires the satisfactions of a more unified human consciousness. 2. Philosophically he enjoys the substantiation of his ideals of moral values. 3. Spiritually he thrives in the experience of divine companionship, in the spiritual satisfactions of true worship. To know God better you can read The Urantia Book, or join us in these amazing teachings on the Cosmic Citizen. All shows are available in the archive.  02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,Spirit,spirituality,spiritual,universeTwo more sections left in our study on God from The Urantia Book. This week it's Section 5 (The Consciousness of God) of Paper 5 (God's Relation to the Individu1318fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/08/26/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-194-god-in-religionrschdlSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/08/26/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-194-god-in-religionrschdlSat, 26 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 5—God’s Relation to the Individual—Pt 19:§4 God in Religion—RschdlThis week, we think, Paula, Chuck, Marvin, and Pam continue to discuss Urantia Paper 5, God’s Relation to the Individual, §4 God in Religion, and if time allows, perhaps §5 The Consciousness of God. The morality of the religions of evolution drives men forward in the God quest by the motive power of fear. The religions of revelation allure men to seek for a God of love because they crave to become like him. But religion is not merely a passive feeling of “absolute dependence” and “surety of survival”; it is a living and dynamic experience of divinity attainment predicated on humanity service. The great and immediate service of true religion is the establishment of an enduring unity in human experience, a lasting peace and a profound assurance. 5:4.1–2 (66.5–6) Christianity has elevated the concept of anthropomorphism from the ideal of the human to the transcendent and divine concept of the person of the glorified Christ. And this is the highest anthropomorphism that man can ever conceive. The Christian concept of God is an attempt to combine three separate teachings: 1. The Hebrew concept — God as a vindicator of moral values, a righteous God. 2. The Greek concept — God as a unifier, a God of wisdom. 3. Jesus’ concept — God as a living friend, a loving Father, the divine presence. It must therefore be evident that composite Christian theology encounters great difficulty in attaining consistency. 5:4.9–14 (67.7–68.2) Please join us in discovery of our Father! http://tobtr.com/12258109 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod’s Relation to the Individual,§4 God in Religio***Reattempt at a webcast of our failed, postponed August 12, 2023 episode.*** Jesus upstepped...passive love...to the higher active and creature-loving affecti1316fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/08/05/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-18-3-true-worshipSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/08/05/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-18-3-true-worshipSat, 05 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 5—God’s Relation to the Individual—Pt 18: §3 True WorshipThis week Paula, Chuck, and André continue to discuss Urantia Paper 5, God’s Relation to the Individual, §3 True Worship, and if time allows, perhaps §4 God in Religion. Sincere worship connotes the mobilization of all the powers of the human personality under the dominance of the evolving soul and subject to the divine directionization of the associated Thought Adjuster. The mind of material limitations can never become highly conscious of the real significance of true worship. Man’s realization of the reality of the worship experience is chiefly determined by the developmental status of his evolving immortal soul. The spiritual growth of the soul takes place wholly independently of the intellectual self-consciousness. The worship experience consists in the sublime attempt of the betrothed Adjuster to communicate to the divine Father the inexpressible longings and the unutterable aspirations of the human soul — the conjoint creation of the God-seeking mortal mind and the God-revealing immortal Adjuster. Worship is, therefore, the act of the material mind’s assenting to the attempt of its spiritualizing self, under the guidance of the associated spirit, to communicate with God as a faith son of the Universal Father. The mortal mind consents to worship; the immortal soul craves and initiates worship; the divine Adjuster presence conducts such worship in behalf of the mortal mind and the evolving immortal soul. True worship, in the last analysis, becomes an experience realized on four cosmic levels: the intellectual, the morontial, the spiritual, and the personal — the consciousness of mind, soul, and spirit, and their unification in personality.. 5:3.7–8 (66.3–66.4) Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12255308 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Worship,Prayer,Thanksgiving,adorationWorship is for its own sake; prayer embodies a self- or creature-interest element; that is the great difference between worship and prayer. There is absolutely1312fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/29/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-17-2-the-presence-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/29/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-17-2-the-presence-of-godSat, 29 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 5—God’s Relation to the Individual—Pt 17: §2 The Presence of GodThis week Paula, Marvin, and Pam continue to discuss Urantia Paper 5, God’s Relation to the Individual, §2 The Presence of God, and if time allows, perhaps §3 True Worship. The divine presence cannot, however, be discovered anywhere in nature or even in the lives of God-knowing mortals so fully and so certainly as in your attempted communion with the indwelling Mystery Monitor, the Paradise Thought Adjuster. What a mistake to dream of God far off in the skies when the spirit of the Universal Father lives within your own mind! It is because of this God fragment that indwells you that you can hope, ..., more fully to discern the presence and transforming power of those other spiritual influences that surround you and impinge upon you but do not function as an integral part of you. The fact that you are not intellectually conscious of close and intimate contact with the indwelling Adjuster does not in the least disprove such an exalted experience. The proof of fraternity with the divine Adjuster consists wholly in the nature and extent of the fruits of the spirit which are yielded in the life experience of the individual believer. “By their fruits you shall know them.” It is exceedingly difficult for the meagerly spiritualized, material mind of mortal man to experience marked consciousness of the spirit activities of such divine entities as the Paradise Adjusters. As the soul of joint mind and Adjuster creation becomes increasingly existent, there also evolves a new phase of soul consciousness which is capable of experiencing the presence, and of recognizing the spirit leadings and other supermaterial activities, of the Mystery Monitors. 5:2.3–5 (64.6–65.1) http://tobtr.com/12250230 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,presence of God,true worship,God's indwellingThe entire experience of Adjuster communion is one involving moral status, mental motivation, and spiritual experience. The self-realization of such an achievem1311fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/22/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-16-1-the-approach-to-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/22/urantia-paper-5gods-relation-to-the-individualpt-16-1-the-approach-to-godSat, 22 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 5—God’s Relation to the Individual—Pt 16: §1 The Approach to GodThis week Marvin, Chuck, Pam, and André begin to discuss Urantia Paper 5, God’s Relation to the Individual, Intro & §1The Approach to God. God has distributed the infinity of his eternal nature throughout the existential realities of his six absolute co-ordinates, but he may, at any time, make direct personal contact with any part or phase or kind of creation through the agency of his prepersonal fragments. And the eternal God has also reserved to himself the prerogative of bestowing personality upon the divine Creators and the living creatures of the universe of universes, while he has further reserved the prerogative of maintaining direct and parental contact with all these personal beings through the personality circuit. 5:0.2 (62.2) The inability of the finite creature to approach the infinite Father is inherent, not in the Father’s aloofness, but in the finiteness and material limitations of created beings. The magnitude of the spiritual difference between the highest personality of universe existence and the lower groups of created intelligences is inconceivable. Were it possible for the lower orders of intelligence to be transported instantly into the presence of the Father himself, they would not know they were there. They would there be just as oblivious of the presence of the Universal Father as where they now are. There is a long, long road ahead of mortal man before he can consistently and within the realms of possibility ask for safe conduct into the Paradise presence of the Universal Father. Spiritually, man must be translated many times before he can attain a plane that will yield the spiritual vision which will enable him to see even any one of the Seven Master Spirits. 5:1.1 (62.3) http://tobtr.com/12248665 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God,Father,Heavenly Father,God in your heartWhat does it matter how strong your belief in God is if that God-of-your-understanding is unapproachable? Our loving Heavenly Father is approachable.1310fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/15/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-15-5-erroneous-ideas-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/15/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-15-5-erroneous-ideas-of-godSat, 15 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 4—God’s Relation to the Universe—Pt 15: §5 Erroneous Ideas of GodThis week Paula, Chuck, and André read and discuss Urantia Paper 4. God's Relation to the Universe, §5, Erroneous Ideas of God and, perhaps, begin Paper 5 God’s Relation to the Individual, Intro & §1The Approach to God. One of the greatest sources of confusion on Urantia concerning the nature of God grows out of the failure of your sacred books clearly to distinguish between the personalities of the Paradise Trinity and between Paradise Deity and the local universe creators and administrators. During the past dispensations of partial understanding, your priests and prophets failed clearly to differentiate between Planetary Princes, System Sovereigns, Constellation Fathers, Creator Sons, Superuniverse Rulers, the Supreme Being, and the Universal Father. Many of the messages of subordinate personalities, such as Life Carriers and various orders of angels, have been, in your records, presented as coming from God himself. Urantian religious thought still confuses the associate personalities of Deity with the Universal Father himself, so that all are included under one appellation. 4:5.2 (60.1) The barbarous idea of appeasing an angry God, of propitiating an offended Lord, of winning the favor of Deity through sacrifices and penance and even by the shedding of blood, represents a religion wholly puerile and primitive, a philosophy unworthy of an enlightened age of science and truth. Such beliefs are utterly repulsive to the celestial beings and the divine rulers who serve and reign in the universes. It is an affront to God to believe, hold, or teach that innocent blood must be shed in order to win his favor or to divert the fictitious divine wrath. 4:5.4 (60.3) Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12246005 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God the Father,Universal Father,mercy,humilityThere are many erroneous ideas of God that are perpetuated in our culture because we are so isolated. Authoritarian religion has surely conserved much good mora1309fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/08/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-14-4-the-realization-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/08/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-14-4-the-realization-of-godSat, 08 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 4—God’s Relation to the Universe—Pt 14: §4 The Realization of GodThis week André, Chuck, and Pam read and discuss Urantia Paper 4. God's Relation to the Universe, §4, The Realization of God and, perhaps, §5, Erroneous Ideas of God. In this section we will learn about the immutability of God’s nature and character and that he does not change in his essence, attributes, or will. Since God is self-existent, he is absolutely independent. The very identity of God is inimical to change. “I, the Lord, change not.” God is immutable; but not until you achieve Paradise status can you even begin to understand how God can pass from simplicity to complexity, from identity to variation, from quiescence to motion, from infinity to finitude, from the divine to the human, and from unity to duality and triunity. And God can thus modify the manifestations of his absoluteness because divine immutability does not imply immobility; God has will — he is will. T]here are no limits to [God's] universe reactions save those which are self-imposed, and his freewill acts are conditioned only by those divine qualities and perfect attributes which inherently characterize his eternal nature. Therefore is God related to the universe as the being of final goodness plus a free will of creative infinity.  In God the Father, ...divine personality is ... consisting in spirit and manifesting himself to the universes as love. [I]n all his personal relations with the creature personalities of the universes, the First Source and Center is always and consistently a loving Father. God is a Father in the highest sense of the term. He is eternally motivated by the perfect idealism of divine love, and that tender nature finds its strongest expression and greatest satisfaction in loving and being loved. 4:4.2, 3, 6 (58.7, 8; 59.2)  http://tobtr.com/12245694 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God the Father,Universal Father,LoveThe Realization of God in our Lives can be fraught with many erroneous ideas. André, Chuck, and Pam explore.1308fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/01/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-13-3-gods-unchangingSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/07/01/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-13-3-gods-unchangingSat, 01 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 4—God’s Relation to the Universe—Pt 13: §3. God's Unchanging...This week we continue our study of God in The Urantia Book. So far we have read the first 3 Urantia Papers. Urantia Paper 1. The Universal Father Urantia Paper 2. The Nature of God Urantia Paper 3. The Attributes of God We are currently reading and discussing Urantia Paper 4. God's Relation to the Universe. This week we are exploring Section 3, God's Unchanging Character. In this section we will learn about the immutability of God’s nature and character and that he does not change in his essence, attributes, or will. This paper teaches us that God is consistent in his dealings with all of his creatures and creation. He does not act arbitrarily or capriciously. We discover God’s unchanging character, his perfection and reliability. We will also learn that God adjusts his plans and methods according to the changing needs and situations of his evolving universe, but never does he deviate from His eternal purpose or divine nature. Consider the following from Section 3: 4:3.2.The eternal God is incapable of wrath and anger in the sense of these human emotions and as man understands such reactions. These sentiments are mean and despicable; they are hardly worthy of being called human, much less divine; and such attitudes are utterly foreign to the perfect nature and gracious character of the Universal Father. 4:3.4.God repents of nothing he has ever done, now does, or ever will do. He is all-wise as well as all-powerful. Man's wisdom grows out of the trials and errors of human experience; God's wisdom consists in the unqualified perfection of his infinite universe insight, and this divine foreknowledge effectively directs the creative free will. This week's study will provide us with another wonderful opportunity to explore God as revealed in The Urantia Book. Please join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,Spirit,Spiritual,Spirituality,TruthWe are currently reading and discussing Urantia Paper 4. God's Relation to the Universe. This week we are exploring Section 3, God's Unchanging Character.1307fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/06/24/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-12-2-god-and-natureSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/06/24/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-12-2-god-and-natureSat, 24 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 4—God’s Relation to the Universe—Pt 12: §2. God and NatureWe continue our study of our Heavenly Father and his relatiion to the universe in Paper 4 of The Urantia Book with §2 on God and Nature. Nature is in a limited sense the physical habit of God. The conduct, or action, of God is qualified and provisionally modified by the experimental plans and the evolutionary patterns of a local universe, a constellation, a system, or a planet. God acts in accordance with a well-defined, unchanging, immutable law throughout the wide-spreading master universe; but he modifies the patterns of his action so as to contribute to the co-ordinate and balanced conduct of each universe, constellation, system, planet, and personality in accordance with the local objects, aims, and plans of the finite projects of evolutionary unfolding. 4:2.1 (56.5) The apparent defects of the natural world are not indicative of any such corresponding defects in the character of God. Rather are such observed imperfections merely the inevitable stop-moments in the exhibition of the ever-moving reel of infinity picturization. It is these very defect-interruptions of perfection-continuity which make it possible for the finite mind of material man to catch a fleeting glimpse of divine reality in time and space. The material manifestations of divinity appear defective to the evolutionary mind of man only because mortal man persists in viewing the phenomena of nature through natural eyes, human vision unaided by morontia mota or by revelation, its compensatory substitute on the worlds of time. And nature is marred, her beautiful face is scarred, her features are seared, by the rebellion, the misconduct, the misthinking of the myriads of creatures who are a part of nature, but who have contributed to her disfigurement in time. No, nature is not God. Nature is not an object of worship. 4:2.7–8  (57.4–5) Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12239944 01:59:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God,Father,Universal Father,NatureWe resume our study of our Universal Father—Urantia Paper 4—God’s Relation to the Universe. We'll study §2—God and Nature. Nature has origin in God's perfection1306fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/06/17/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-11-intro-1-gods-attitudeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/06/17/urantia-paper-4gods-relation-to-the-universept-11-intro-1-gods-attitudeSat, 17 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 4—God’s Relation to the Universe—Pt 11: Intro & §1. God's AttitudeAfter a three-week hiatus where three or more of us were unavailable for one reason or another, we are ready to resume our study of our Heavenly Father—our Good Dad! This week we start Paper 4—God’s Relation to the Universe,  which  section that many Urantia students would call a favorite, it covers the "inevitabilities" in Section 5.God's Supreme Rule.  THE Universal Father has an eternal purpose pertaining to the material, intellectual, and spiritual phenomena of the universe of universes, which he is executing throughout all time. ... It is doubtful whether anyone except the Paradise Deities and their highest associates really knows very much about the eternal purpose of God. Even the exalted citizens of Paradise hold very diverse opinions about the nature of the eternal purpose of the Deities. ... The amazing plan for perfecting evolutionary mortals and, after their attainment of Paradise and the Corps of the Finality, providing further training for some undisclosed future work, does seem to be, at present, one of the chief concerns of the seven superuniverses and their many subdivisions; but this ascension scheme for spiritualizing and training the mortals of time and space is by no means the exclusive occupation of the universe intelligences. 4:0.1,3 (54.1,3)  ...There is a providence of divine outworking on your world, but it is not the childish, arbitrary, and material ministry many mortals have conceived it to be.  Can you not advance in your concept of God’s dealing with man to that level where you recognize that the watchword of the universe is progress? ... Throughout all these millenniums Providence has been working out the plan of progressive evolution. The two thoughts are not opposed in practice, only in man’s mistaken concepts.  4:1.1,2 (54.4,5) Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12237605 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Father,Universal Father,universe,cosmosWe resume our study of our Universal Father—Urantia Paper 4—God’s Relation to the Universe. We'll study the intro & §1—The Universe Attitude of the Father. God1305fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/05/20/urantia-paper-3the-attributes-of-godpt-10-5-fathers-supreme-rule-primacySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/05/20/urantia-paper-3the-attributes-of-godpt-10-5-fathers-supreme-rule-primacySat, 20 May 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 3—The Attributes of God—Pt 10: §5. Father’s Supreme Rule & PrimacyHere is what we've covered so far in Urantia Paper 3. The Attributes of God: 1.God's Everywhereness, 2.God's Infinite Power, 3.God's Universal Knowledge, 4.God's Limitlessness. This week we hope to conclude our study of Urantia Paper 3 with sections 5 & 6, God's Supreme Rule and God's Primacy. This week we will study a section that many Urantia students would call a favorite, it covers the "inevitabilities" in Section 5.God's Supreme Rule. The uncertainties of life do not contradict the universal sovereignty of God. Creature life is beset with certain inevitabilities. To develop courage, we must grapple with hardships. To develop altruism, we must experience social inequality. Hope results from being faced with insecurity, and faith arises when we live in such a way that we know less than we can believe. The love of truth is created only in an environment where falsehood is possible. Idealism comes as we struggle for a better world. Loyalty cannot emerge unless we live with the possibility of betrayal, and unselfishness results only if we have a self-life to forsake. To appreciate pleasure we must live in a world where pain and suffering are possible. The only evolutionary world without error would be a world without free intelligence. Man must be fallible if he is to be free. We will then put a bow on this paper with The Father's Primacy! Consider: 3:6.2.The sovereignty of God is unlimited; it is the fundamental fact of all creation. The universe was not inevitable. The universe is not an accident, neither is it self-existent. The universe is a work of creation and is therefore wholly subject to the will of the Creator. The will of God is divine truth, living love; therefore are the perfecting creations of the evolutionary universes characterized by goodness—nearness to divinity; by potential evil—remoteness from divinity. Please join us!   02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God,The Father,Rule,PrimacyWe continue our study of Urantia Paper 3—The Attributes of God. We are studying Section 5 and 6: The Father’s Supreme Rule & Primacy1303fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/05/13/urantia-paper-3the-attributes-of-godpt-9-3-gods-universal-knowledge-8Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/05/13/urantia-paper-3the-attributes-of-godpt-9-3-gods-universal-knowledge-8Sat, 13 May 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 3—The Attributes of God—Pt 9: §3. God's Universal Knowledge & ∞This week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 3 - The Attributes of God. We are studying section 3, God's Universal Knowledge, and hope to get to section 4, God's Limitlessness. Some points to ponder: “God knows all things.” The divine mind is conscious of, and conversant with, the thought of all creation. His knowledge of events is universal and perfect. The divine entities going out from him are a part of him; he who “balances the clouds” is also “perfect in knowledge.” “The eyes of the Lord are in every place.” Said your great teacher of the insignificant sparrow, “One of them shall not fall to the ground without my Father’s knowledge,” and also, “The very hairs of your head are numbered.” “He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.” 3:3.1 (48.8) ... “All things are naked and open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.” And it should be a real comfort to every human being to understand that “he knows your frame; he remembers that you are dust.” Jesus, speaking of the living God, said, “Your Father knows what you have need of even before you ask him.” 3:3.2 (49.1) We are not wholly certain as to whether or not God chooses to foreknow events of sin. But even if God should foreknow the freewill acts of his children, such foreknowledge does not in the least abrogate their freedom. One thing is certain: God is never subjected to surprise. Omnipotence does not imply the power to do the nondoable, the ungodlike act. Neither does omniscience imply the knowing of the unknowable. But such statements can hardly be made comprehensible to the finite mind. The creature can hardly understand the range and limitations of the will of the Creator.  3:3.4–5 (49.3–4) Come join us! http://tobtr.com/12224669 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God,Father,God the Father,AttributesWe continue our study of Urantia Paper 3—The Attributes of God. We are studying Sections 3 and 4: God's Universal Knowledge and Limitlessness.1302fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/05/06/urantia-paper-3the-attributes-of-godpt-8-2-gods-infinite-powerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/05/06/urantia-paper-3the-attributes-of-godpt-8-2-gods-infinite-powerSat, 06 May 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 3—The Attributes of God—Pt 8: §2. God's Infinite PowerThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 3 - The Attributes of God. We are studying Section 2: God's Infinite Power.  Last week we had an amazing discussion on God's Everywhereness. We learned that, yes, God is omnipresent; he alone can be in numberless places simultaneously and that he rules in the local universes through his Creator Sons who make God visible to his creatures.  God pervades the physical universes of the past, present, and future. He is the primordial foundation of material creation. God also is present in the inner universe because humans beings are indwelt by Father fragments.  This week we will explore that God is also energy, being omnipotent as well as omnipresent. He is the cause of all physical phenomena; he controls all power. "It is eternally true, "there is no power but of God." Consider the following:  3:2.6.The Universal Father is not a transient force, a shifting power, or a fluctuating energy. The power and wisdom of the Father are wholly adequate to cope with any and all universe exigencies. As the emergencies of human experience arise, he has foreseen them all, and therefore he does not react to the affairs of the universe in a detached way but rather in accordance with the dictates of eternal wisdom and in consonance with the mandates of infinite judgment. Regardless of appearances, the power of God is not functioning in the universe as a blind force. The Urantia Book's teachings on God are as amazing as we might expect a genuine revelation of truth to be. The book tells us that, "When men search for God, they are searching for everything. When they find God, they have found everything." This week our search for everything continues. We hope you will join us as we discover and discuss God's Infinite Power.    02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,spirituality,spiritual,spirit,powerThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 3 - The Attributes of God. We are studying Section 2: God's Infinite Power.1301fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/29/urantia-paper-3the-attributes-of-godpt-7-1-gods-everywherenessSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/29/urantia-paper-3the-attributes-of-godpt-7-1-gods-everywherenessSat, 29 Apr 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 3—The Attributes of God—Pt 7: §1. God's EverywherenessThis week we begin our study of Urantia Paper 3—The Attributes of God. We will read and discuss §1: God's Everywhereness. GOD is everywhere present; the Universal Father rules the circle of eternity. But he rules in the local universes in the persons of his Paradise Creator Sons, even as he bestows life through these Sons. “God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Sons.” These Creator Sons of God are the personal expression of himself in the sectors of time and to the children of the whirling planets of the evolving universes of space. 3:0.1 (44.1) Creatorship is hardly an attribute of God; it is rather the aggregate of his acting nature. ...We sincerely doubt whether any one characteristic of the divine nature can be regarded as being antecedent to the others, but if such were the case, then the creatorship nature of Deity would take precedence over all other natures, activities, and attributes. And the creatorship of Deity culminates in the universal truth of the Fatherhood of God. 3:0.3 (44.3) The ability of the Universal Father to be everywhere present, and at the same time, constitutes his omnipresence. God alone can be in two places, in numberless places, at the same time. ... 3:1.1 (44.4)  ...The Universal Father is all the time present in all parts and in all hearts of his far-flung creation. ... The Infinite can be finally revealed only in infinity; the cause can never be fully comprehended by an analysis of effects; the living God is immeasurably greater than the sum total of creation... 3:1.2 (44.5) The fluctuations of the Father’s presence are not due to the changeableness of God. The Father does not retire in seclusion because he has been slighted; his affections are not alienated because of the creature’s wrongdoing. 3:1.12 (46.4) Come join us! http://tobtr.com/12220087 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God,Our Father,nature,attributesWe begin our study of Urantia Paper 3—The Attributes of God—Pt 7: §1. God's Everywhereness by considering that "in him, we live and move, and have our being."1300fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/22/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-6-7-divine-truth-and-beautySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/22/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-6-7-divine-truth-and-beautySat, 22 Apr 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 2—The Nature of God—Pt 6: §7. Divine Truth and BeautyThis week we conclude our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God. We will read and discuss § 7: Divine Truth and Beauty. So far, in our study of Paper 2. The Nature of God, we have covered the following sections: 1.The Infinity of God, 2.The Father's Eternal Perfection, 3.Justice and Righteousness, 4.The Divine Mercy, 5. The Love of God, and 6. The Goodness of God. We've learned that the best way to understand God is by knowing the life and teachings of Jesus. We have learned much about God's nature, love, mercy, and now goodness. This week we'll go even deeper to discover God's Goodness. Consider the following: (42.2) 2:7.1 All finite knowledge and creature understanding are relative. Information and intelligence, gleaned from even high sources, is only relatively complete, locally accurate, and personally true. 42.3) 2:7.2 ...truth is a living and flexible factor in the philosophy of the universe. ...that which apparently may be wholly true in one place may be only relatively true in another segment of creation. (42.4) 2:7.3 Divine truth, final truth, is uniform and universal, but the story of things spiritual, as it is told by numerous individuals hailing from various spheres, may sometimes vary in details owing to this relativity in the completeness of knowledge and in the repleteness of personal experience as well as in the length and extent of that experience.  If ever there was "good news" that restores faith in God, The Urantia Book provides it abundantly. We hope you can join us this week to discover God's true and loving nature in The Urantia Book! http://tobtr.com/12217895 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTruth,Beauty,Goodness,God,FatherThis week we conclude our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God by reading and discussing § 7: Divine Truth and Beauty1299fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/15/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-5-section-6-the-goodness-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/15/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-5-section-6-the-goodness-of-godSat, 15 Apr 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 2—The Nature of God—Pt 5: Section 6. The Goodness of GodThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God. We will read and discuss Section 6: The Goodness of God. So far, in our study of Paper 2. The Nature of God, we have covered the following sections: 1.The Infinity of God, 2.The Father's Eternal Perfection, 3.Justice and Righteousness, 4.The Divine Mercy and 5. The Love of God. We've learned that the best way to understand God is by knowing the life and teachings of Jesus. We have learned much about God's nature, love, mercy, and now goodness. This week we'll go even deeper to discover God's Goodness. Consider the following priceless gems: 2:6.1. In the physical universe we may see the divine beauty, in the intellectual world we may discern eternal truth, but the goodness of God is found only in the spiritual world of personal religious experience. In its true essence, religion is a faith-trust in the goodness of God. 2:6.4. The later Hebrew prophets proclaimed God to be a Father to Israel; Jesus revealed God as the Father of each human being. The entire mortal concept of God is transcendently illuminated by the life of Jesus. Selflessness is inherent in parental love. God loves not like a father, but as a father. He is the Paradise Father of every universe personality. 2:6.6.The affectionate heavenly Father, whose spirit indwells his children on earth, is not a divided personality—one of justice and one of mercy—neither does it require a mediator to secure the Father's favor or forgiveness. Divine righteousness is not dominated by strict retributive justice; God as a father transcends God as a judge If ever there was "good news" that restores faith in God, The Urantia Book provides it abundantly. We hope you can join us this week to discover God's true and loving nature in The Urantia Book!     02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,god the father,love of God,goodness of God,mercyThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God by reading and discussing Section 6: The Goodness of God.1298fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/08/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-4-section-5-the-love-of-god-at-easterSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/08/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-4-section-5-the-love-of-god-at-easterSat, 08 Apr 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 2—The Nature of God—Pt 4: Section 5. The Love of God at EasterHappy Easter from the Cosmic Citizen crew! This week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God. We will reread and discuss Section 5: The Love of God. We feel this is auspicious because it's Easter weekend, and Saturday the 8th is the "time of the tomb."  As the revelation so aptly states, "It looked dark on that day of the crucifixion, but it was gloriously bright on the resurrection morning; it was still brighter and more joyous on the day of Pentecost." This happens to be the first time in 73 years that the dates of the events of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, as given in The Urantia Book, actually line up with Easter, as the world celebrates it. Along with reading Section 5. The Love of God, we'll lovingly remember of our Father/Brother/Friend....JESUS. We may even read Section 6 - The Goodness of God. So far, in our study of Paper 2. The Nature of God, we have covered the following sections: 1.The Infinity of God, 2.The Father's Eternal Perfection, 3.Justice and Righteousness, and 4.The Divine Mercy. We have learned that humanity's understanding of God, and his nature, is handicapped because our minds are limited and that the best way to understand the nature of God is by knowing the life and teachings of Jesus. As we go deeper we'll truly discover in full, the Goodness of God. Consider: 2:6.6.The affectionate heavenly Father, whose spirit indwells his children on earth, is not a divided personality—one of justice and one of mercy—neither does it require a mediator to secure the Father's favor or forgiveness. Divine righteousness is not dominated by strict retributive justice; God as a father transcends God as a judge. We hope you can join us this week for this Easter weekend study of GOD as presented in The Urantia Book! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEaster,God,Goodness,Spirit,God's LoveHappy Easter from the Cosmic Citizen crew! This week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God. We will reread and discuss Section 5: The Lo1297fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/01/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-3-section-4-the-divine-mercySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/04/01/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-3-section-4-the-divine-mercySat, 01 Apr 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 2—The Nature of God—Pt 3: Section 4. The Divine MercyThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God. We are on Section 4: The Divine Mercy and we hope to get to Section 5. The Love of God. So far, our study has taught us that our understanding of God, and his nature, is handicapped because our minds are limited. It reveals that the best way to understand the nature of God is by knowing the life and teachings of Jesus. Also, that God is inherently kind, compassionate and merciful. It is never necessary to persuade him to love us; our need is wholly sufficient to insure the flow of his grace. In addition, we've learned that God's justice is tempered with mercy. As we go deeper into this amazing paper, we'll discover that everything good comes from God and that LOVE is the dominant characteristic of God's personality. God guides us, step by step, life by life, until we stand in his very presence. He literally sends his spirit to live and toil with us as we pursue the eternal universe career. The Urantia Book reveals the real goodness of God. He is our eternal refuge. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up the wounds of the soul. It has been said that God loves sinners but hates sin. It is true that God loves sinners, but he has no attitude toward sin because sin is not a spiritual reality. Iniquity is inherently suicidal, because when we cut ourselves off from God, we disconnect from the source of reality, which is what makes us real. Consider: 2:4.4.Mercy is the natural and inevitable offspring of goodness and love. The good nature of a loving Father could not possibly withhold the wise ministry of mercy to each member of every group of his universe children. Eternal justice and divine mercy together constitute what in human experience would be called fairness. We hope you can join us this week for another fascinating study of GOD as presented in The Urantia Book! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God the Father,Universal Father,Truth,SpiritualThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God. We are on Section 4: The Divine Mercy and we hope to get to Section 5. The Love of God.1296fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/03/25/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-2-the-fathers-eternal-perfectionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/03/25/urantia-paper-2the-nature-of-godpt-2-the-fathers-eternal-perfectionSat, 25 Mar 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 2—The Nature of God—Pt 2: The Father's Eternal PerfectionThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God. We are on Section 2: The Father's Eternal Perfection and we will likely get to Section 3: Justice and Righteousness. So far, our study has taught us that our understanding of God, and his nature, is handicapped because our minds are limited. It reveals that the best way to understand the nature of God is by knowing the life and teachings of Jesus. This week we'll discover that God the Father is infinitely perfect in all of his attributes. In the universes, perfection is relative, but on Paradise, perfection is undiluted. He is perfect in beauty and goodness; there is nothing lacking in his divine character. His justice is tempered with mercy. God is inherently kind, compassionate and merciful. It is never necessary to persuade him to love us; our need is wholly sufficient to insure the flow of his grace. Consider: 2:2.6.God is eternally and infinitely perfect, he cannot personally know imperfection as his own experience, but he does share the consciousness of all the experience of imperfectness of all the struggling creatures of the evolutionary universes of all the Paradise Creator Sons. The personal and liberating touch of the God of perfection overshadows the hearts and encircuits the natures of all those mortal creatures who have ascended to the universe level of moral discernment. 2:3.2.How futile to make puerile appeals to such a God to modify his changeless decrees so that we can avoid the just consequences of the operation of his wise natural laws and righteous spiritual mandates! "Be not deceived; God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man sows that shall he also reap." This week we welcome a new co-host to our show, Ms Pamela Chaddock will be filling in with Chuck and Paula, in the absence of Marvin and Andre. We hope you can join us!   02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God the Father,Eternal,Infinite,PerfectThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 2 - The Nature of God. We are on Section 2: The Father's Eternal Perfection and we will likely get to Section 31295fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/03/18/urantia-paper-2-the-nature-of-godpt-1-the-infinity-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/03/18/urantia-paper-2-the-nature-of-godpt-1-the-infinity-of-godSat, 18 Mar 2023 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 2— The Nature of God—Pt 1: The Infinity of GodJoin us as we begin a new study this week. It's the second in our study of the first five papers of The Urantia Book, which are all about God, our Universal Father. This week we begin Paper 2. The Nature of God! This paper teaches us that our understanding of God, and his nature, is handicapped because our minds are limited. However, it reveals that the best way to understand the nature of God is through an understanding of the life and teachings of Jesus. God the Father unfailingly meets the ever-changing demand for himself all over the universe. He knows everything. The Universal Father sees the end from the beginning. To God, all time is present, there is no past or future. He is infinite in all of his attributes. This paper will take us deeper into the masterful mystery, unfathomable beauty, resplendent nature, and divine attributes of God. 2:1.1."Touching the Infinite, we cannot find him out. The divine footsteps are not known." "His understanding is infinite and his greatness is unsearchable." The blinding light of the Father's presence is such that to his lowly creatures he apparently "dwells in the thick darkness." Not only are his thoughts and plans unsearchable, but "he does great and marvelous things without number." "God is great; we comprehend him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out." "Will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven (universe) and the heaven of heavens (universe of universes) cannot contain him." "How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out!" 2:1.5.No thing is new to God, and no cosmic event ever comes as a surprise; he inhabits the circle of eternity. He is without beginning or end of days. To God there is no past, present, or future; all time is present at any given moment. He is the great and only I AM. We hope you can join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,Spirit,Spiritual,Universal Father,Father GodJoin us as we begin a new study this week. It's the second in our study of the first five papers of The Urantia Book, which are all about God, our Universal Fat1294fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/03/11/urantia-1the-universal-father-pt-7-spiritual-value-of-the-personality-conceptSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/03/11/urantia-1the-universal-father-pt-7-spiritual-value-of-the-personality-conceptSat, 11 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia 1—The Universal Father— Pt 7. Spiritual Value of the Personality ConceptThis week is the final section in our study of Paper 1 - The Universal Father, the first source and center of all things. We will be exploring Section 7. Spiritual Value of the Personality Concept! So far, in this study we've learned that God is a creator, a controller, and an upholder, and that all enlightened beings worship God the Father and have one supreme ambition-to become like him. Also that the enlightened worlds all recognize and worship God as the eternal maker and infinite upholder of all creation. In the starry realms, God has been referred to as First Creative Source and Divine Center, Father of Universes, Divine Controller, Father of Lights, the Gift of Life, the All-powerful One, the Father of Fathers, the Paradise Father, the Havona Father, and the Spirit Father. We are blessed to know God through Jesus, and so often refer to God as "Our Father." We also learned that, "God is a universal spirit; God is the universal person." Also that we humans must strive to yield our mind to the leadings God's indwelling Spirit and discover that God is an eternal power, a majestic presence, and a glorious ideal. He is a perfect personality, a person who can know and be known. A person who can love and be loved. We've learned that God is to science a cause, to philosophy an idea, to religion a person, even the loving heavenly Father. God is to the scientist a primal force, to the philosopher a hypothesis of unity, to the religionist a living spiritual experience.  The Urantia Book presents the most profoundly beautiful teachings on God that have ever been revealed to humanity. It reveals the divine personality of God, our Universal Father, and this week's study on the foundation of Personality as a concept. Whether you believe in the reality of a Universal Creator, or not, we think you will be amazed by these thought provoking discussions! We hope you can join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,god the father,Spirit,spirituality,spiritualThis week is the final section in our study of Paper 1 - The Universal Father, the first source and center of all things. We will be exploring Section 7. Spirit1293fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/03/04/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-5-personality-in-the-universeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/03/04/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-5-personality-in-the-universeSat, 04 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 1—The Universal Father—Pt 5: Personality in the UniverseWe are back this week to continue our study of The Universal Father, the first source and center of all things. We will be exploring Section 5 of that paper, Personality in the Universe! So far, in this study we've learned that God is a creator, a controller, and an upholder, and that all enlightened beings worship God the Father and have one supreme ambition-to become like him. Also that the enlightened worlds all recognize and worship God as the eternal maker and infinite upholder of all creation. In the starry realms, God has been referred to as First Creative Source and Divine Center, Father of Universes, Divine Controller, Father of Lights, the Gift of Life, the All-powerful One, the Father of Fathers, the Paradise Father, the Havona Father, and the Spirit Father. We are blessed to know God through Jesus, and so often refer to God as "Our Father." We also learned that, "God is a universal spirit; God is the universal person." Also that we humans must strive to yield our mind to the leadings God's indwelling Spirit and discover that God is an eternal power, a majestic presence, and a glorious ideal. He is a perfect personality, a person who can know and be known. A person who can love and be loved. This week we'll explore Personality in the Universe. 1:6.2.God is to science a cause, to philosophy an idea, to religion a person, even the loving heavenly Father. God is to the scientist a primal force, to the philosopher a hypothesis of unity, to the religionist a living spiritual experience.  1:6.8.God is spirit—spirit personality; man is also a spirit—potential spirit personality.  The Urantia Book reveals the divine personality of God, our Universal Father, and no matter what you believe about God, even if you believe nothing about God, we think you will be amazed by the thought provoking discussion! We hope you can join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,Spirit,Personality,Universal Father,Universal SpiritWe are back this week to continue our study of The Universal Father, the first source and center of all things. We will be exploring Section 5 of that paper, Pe1292fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/02/18/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-4-the-mystery-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/02/18/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-4-the-mystery-of-godSat, 18 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 1—The Universal Father—Pt 4: The Mystery of GodWe are back this week to continue our study of The Universal Father, the first source and center of all things. We will be exploring Section 4 of that paper, The Mystery of God. We likely will also be able to cover Section 5, Personality of the Universal Father. So far, in this study we've learned that God is a creator, a controller, and an upholder, and that all enlightened beings worship God the Father and have one supreme ambition-to become like him. Also that the enlightened worlds all recognize and worship God as the eternal maker and infinite upholder of all creation. In the starry realms, God has been referred to as First Creative Source and Divine Center, Father of Universes, Divine Controller, Father of Lights, the Gift of Life, the All-powerful One, the Father of Fathers, the Paradise Father, the Havona Father, and the Spirit Father. We are blessed to know God through Jesus, and so often refer to God as "Our Father." We also learned that, "God is a universal spirit; God is the universal person." Also that we humans must strive to yeild our mind to the leadings God's indwelling Spirit. In this week's episode we'll discover that God is an eternal power, a majestic presence, and a glorious ideal. He is a perfect personality, a person who can know and be known, love and be loved. Personality is not just an attribute of God, it is the revelation of God to the universes. Human personality is the shadow cast by the divine personality. Mortals view personality from the finite toward the infinite, but God's perspective moves from the infinite to the finite. The Urantia Book truly reveals the divine reality and true nature of the infinite personality that we call God. Whether you are familiar with The Urantia Book or not, and whether you believe in God or not, we invite you to join us and experience this sublime revelation! We hope you can join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God the Father,Universal Spirit,Spirit,SpiritualWe are back this week to continue our study of The Universal Father, the first source and center of all things. We will be exploring Section 4 of that paper, Th1290fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/02/04/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-3-god-is-a-universal-spiritSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/02/04/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-3-god-is-a-universal-spiritSat, 04 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 1—The Universal Father—Pt 3: God is a Universal SpiritThis week we continue our study of The Universal Father, the first source and center of all things. We will be exploring Section 3 of that paper, God is a Universal Spirit. In the last two weeks, we've learned that God is a creator, a controller, and an upholder, and that all enlightened beings worship God the Father and have one supreme ambition-to become like him. Also that the enlightened worlds all recognize and worship God as the eternal maker and infinite upholder of all creation. In the starry realms, God has been referred to as First Creative Source and Divine Center, Father of Universes, Divine Controller, Father of Lights, the Gift of Life, the All-powerful One, the Father of Fathers, the Paradise Father, the Havona Father, and the Spirit Father. We are blessed to know God through Jesus, and so often refer to God as "Our Father." We learned that, "The name he is given is of little importance; the significant thing is that you should know him and aspire to be like him." This week we will continue to Section 3 of Paper 1, GOD IS A UNIVERSAL SPIRIT. 1:3.5.God is a universal spirit; God is the universal person. The supreme personal reality of the finite creation is spirit... 1:3.6.In the universes God the Father is, in potential, the overcontroller of matter, mind, and spirit. Only by means of his far-flung personality circuit does God deal directly with the personalities of his vast creation of will creatures, but he is contactable (outside of Paradise) only in the presences of his fragmented entities, the will of God abroad in the universes. The Urantia Book truly reveals the divine reality and true nature of the infinite personality that we call God. Whether you are familiar with The Urantia Book or not and whether you believe in God or not, we invite you to join us and experience this sublime revelation! We hope you can join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,spirituality,spirtual,spirit,UniversalThis week we continue our study of The Universal Father, the first source and center of all things. We will be exploring Section 3 of Urantia Paper 1 - God is a1288fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/01/28/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-2-the-reality-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/01/28/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-2-the-reality-of-godSat, 28 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 1—The Universal Father—Pt 2: The Reality of GodThis week we continue of study of The Universal Father, the first source and center of all things. We will be exploring Section 2 of that paper, The Reality of God. Last week, as we began with Paper 1 of The Urantia Book, we covered the preamble and Section 1, The Father's Name. We learned that God is a creator, a controller, and an upholder, and that all enlightened beings worship God the Father and have one supreme ambition-to become like him. Also that the enlightened worlds all recognize and worship the Universal Father as the eternal maker and infinite upholder of all creation. We also learned that the Father is known throughout creation by many names, but reveals himself only by nature. God the Father has been referred to as First Creative Source and Divine Center, Father of Universes, Divine Controller, Father of Lights, the Gift of Life, the All-powerful One, the Father of Fathers, the Paradise Father, the Havona Father, and the Spirit Father. Because we are blessed to know God through Jesus, we often refer to God as "Our Father." This week we will continue to Section 2 of Paper 1, THE REALITY OF GOD.  1:2.1 God is primal reality in the spirit world; God is the source of truth in the mind spheres; God overshadows all throughout the material realms. To all created intelligences God is a personality, and to the universe of universes he is the First Source and Center of eternal reality. God is neither manlike nor machinelike. The First Father is universal spirit, eternal truth, infinite reality, and father personality. How real is God to you? The Urantia Book's explanations and depictions of the divine reality we call "God" are transcendent and sublime. Whether you are familiar with The Urantia Book or not and whether you believe in God or not, we invite you to join us and experience, what we believe is a genuine revelation of God. We hope you can make it! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God the Father,Spirit,spirituality,ReligionThis week we will continue to Section 2 of Paper 1, THE REALITY OF GOD. How real is God to you? The Urantia Book's explanations and depictions of the divine rea1287fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/01/21/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-i-the-fathers-name-the-reality-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/01/21/urantia-paper-1the-universal-fatherpt-i-the-fathers-name-the-reality-of-godSat, 21 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 1—The Universal Father—Pt I: The Father's Name, The Reality of GodCosmic Citizens! We have, in all these long years of the webcast, never undertaken a series on our Universal Father—he, without whom, no person or thing would exist. In an age on our world, when in developing countries few can imagine the reality of the God portrayed in the Abrahamic religions, we would take a few months, with an interruption here and there, to study the first five papers of The Urantia Book depicting Our Father, who was best revealed 2,000 years ago by the life and teachings of Joshua ben Joseph, Jesus of Nazareth. These first five papers are exclusively devoted to the First Person, First Source, and Central Reality of all creation. It is a new "pentateuch" of the Father revealed authoritatively, not to create a new dogma about God but, rather, to reveal the True God of Love who is our approachable Creator Parent. Not even in a scientific age but especially do we need a rebirth of new and personal religion—the fostering of each person's relationship with God. This will be an engaging and, we hope, revealing study of the personality and character of God divested of the evolutionary "baggage" of the past millenia that tend to drive modern men and women away from relationship with God. The Urantia Book's portrayal, on the contrary, invites us in to closer relationship with Our Universal and Loving Father. 1:0.2 (21.2) The myriads of planetary systems were all made to be eventually inhabited by many different types of intelligent creatures, beings who could know God, receive the divine affection, and love him in return. The universe of universes is the work of God and the dwelling place of his diverse creatures. “God created the heavens and formed the earth; he established the universe and created this world not in vain; he formed it to be inhabited.” Please join us!  http://tobtr.com/12187587 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Father,God the Father,Trinity,Joshua ben Joseph,GodWe undertake a series on our Universal Father that has never been undertaken on the Cosmic Citizen. We simply hope to learn more about he who is responsible for1286fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/01/14/ministering-spirits-of-the-local-universepaper-38-final--the-midway-creaturesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2023/01/14/ministering-spirits-of-the-local-universepaper-38-final--the-midway-creaturesSat, 14 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMTMinistering Spirits of the Local Universe—Paper 38: Final - The Midway CreaturesWe are back this week to finish our study of Urantia Paper 38 - Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe, with Section 9: The Midway Creatures. So far, we have learned about the Seraphim, that are created by the universe Mother Spirit. We've explored how they appreciate human efforts in music, art, and humor and that they truly love human beings. Paper 38 reveals a long ladder of vital and living beings who serve in our universe. Section 9 of this paper reveals the beings who, on that ladder, come the closest to human beings. The Urantia Book calls them Midwayers, because they come midway between men and the angels. In most cases, they are vital to the success of the efforts that the spirit realm engages in on behalf of the humans who live on the inhabited worlds. They are absolutely fascinating creatures and they help humanity in countless ways. 38:9.12.The primary midwayers are the planetary historians who, from the time of the arrival of the Planetary Prince to the age of settled light and life, formulate the pageants and design the portrayals of planetary history for the exhibits of the planets on the system headquarters worlds. The Midwayers are our resident planetary custodians and historians. They work tirelessly to bring our world from chaos to order and from darkness to light. This is no easy accomplishment, and especially not on a confused world like ours.  For example, was Midwayers who authored Part IV of The Urantia Book, The Life and Teacings of Jesus. Who better to keep these records than beings who actually stay on this world through its most critical evolutionary phases. We owe them our profound gratitude and it is amazing to learn who they are and how they function.  We will no doubt have many great cross references in this episode. We hope you will join us for a fascinating discussion on the Midwayers, as revealed by The Urantia Book. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseWe are back this week to finish our study of Urantia Paper 38 - Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe, with Section 9: The Midway Creatures.1285fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/12/31/ministering-spirits-of-the-local-universepaper-38-p3seraphic-organizationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/12/31/ministering-spirits-of-the-local-universepaper-38-p3seraphic-organizationSat, 31 Dec 2022 17:00:00 GMTMinistering Spirits of the Local Universe—Paper 38: P3—Seraphic OrganizationHappy New Year from The Cosmic Citizen! This week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 38 - Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe, with Section 6: Seraphic Organization, and Section 7: Cherubim and Sanobim. So far, we have learned that Seraphim are created by the universe Mother Spirit. They are just outside the mortal range of vision and they appreciate human efforts in music, art, and humor. They truly love human beings, and only good can result from our efforts to understand them. This week we'll find out that upon the completion of their training, they are commissioned as ministering spirits of time. They gather in groups of 24, companies of 288, battalions of 3,456, units of 41,472, and legions of 497,664. Twelve legions constitute a host and twelve hosts make an army of 71,663,616 angels. In addition, we'll read about cherubim and sanobim. These angels are slightly lower than the seraphim spiritually. They assist the seraphim in routine spiritual matters on individual worlds but never attend to human beings. Every fourth cherub is nearly material. These quasi-material types are able to perform many indispensable tasks. Cherubim and sanobim may become ascension candidates; some achieve full seraphic standing. (38:7.1) In all essential endowments cherubim and sanobim are similar to seraphim. They have the same origin but not always the same destiny. They are wonderfully intelligent, marvelously efficient, touchingly affectionate, and almost human. They are the lowest order of angels, hence all the nearer of kin to the more progressive types of human beings on the evolutionary worlds. In the Urantia Papers, Mortals are considered sons of God, even if they are female, and all Angels are referred to as daughters of God. We hope you will join us for another fascinating discussion of angels as revealed by The Urantia Book. http://tobtr.com/12180891 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,cherubim,sanobim,spirituality,spiritualMinistering Spirits of the Local Universe—Urantia Paper 38: P3— Covering Section 6: Seraphic Organization and Section 7: Cherubim and Sanobim1283fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/12/17/ministering-spirits-of-the-local-universepaper-38-p2seraphic-worlds-trainingSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/12/17/ministering-spirits-of-the-local-universepaper-38-p2seraphic-worlds-trainingSat, 17 Dec 2022 17:00:00 GMTMinistering Spirits of the Local Universe—Paper 38: P2—Seraphic Worlds& TrainingWe continue our next installment of Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe! In this paper the word “angel” is purposely limited to the designation of those seraphic and associated offspring of the Universe Mother Spirit who are so largely concerned with the operation of the plans of mortal survival. There serve in the local universe six other orders of related beings, the unrevealed angels, who are not in any specific manner connected with those universe activities pertaining to the Paradise ascent of evolutionary mortals. These six groups of angelic associates are never called seraphim...38:3.1 (420.1) The ninth group of seven primary spheres in the Salvington circuit are the worlds of the seraphim. 38:4.1 (420.2) These headquarters worlds are among the magnificent realms of Nebadon; the seraphic estates are characterized by both beauty and vastness. Here each seraphim has a real home, and “home” means the domicile of two seraphim; they live in pairs.  Though not male and female as are the Material Sons and the mortal races, seraphim are negative and positive. In the majority of assignments it requires two angels to accomplish the task.(420.3, 4) 38:4.2, 3 Seraphim spend their first millennium as noncommissioned observers on Salvington and its associated world schools. The second millennium is spent on the seraphic worlds of the Salvington circuit. Their central training school is now presided over by the first one hundred thousand Nebadon seraphim, and at their head is the original or first-born angel of this local universe. The first created group of Nebadon seraphim were trained by a corps of one thousand seraphim from Avalon; subsequently our angels have been taught by their own seniors. The Melchizedeks also have a large part in the education and training of all local universe angels ... 38:5.1 (420.6) Please join us!  http://tobtr.com/12175810 02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,angels,seraphim,cherubim,sanobimThe seraphim, with the associated cherubim and sanobim, constitute the angelic corps of a local universe. The midwayers can also be classed as ministering spiri1281fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/12/10/ministering-spirits-of-the-local-universepaper-38-p1seraphic-origin-natureSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/12/10/ministering-spirits-of-the-local-universepaper-38-p1seraphic-origin-natureSat, 10 Dec 2022 17:00:00 GMTMinistering Spirits of the Local Universe—Paper 38: P1—Seraphic Origin & NatureWe begin a new study this week, Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe! The angels of the local universe are among those who come closest to us in our material and mortal sojourn. We are told that "only good can result from your efforts to understand and love them." The Creator Son and the universe representation of the Infinite Spirit collaborate in the creation of a large number of Sons and other universe personalities. Following the completion of this united effort, the Son engages in the creation of the Material Sons, the first of the sex creatures, while the Universe Mother Spirit concurrently engages in her initial solitary effort at spirit reproduction. Thus begins the creation of the seraphic hosts of a local universe. ... Seraphim are still being periodically created; the universe of Nebadon is still in the making. The Universe Mother Spirit never ceases creative activity in a growing and perfecting universe. (418.4,6) 38:1.1,3 Angels do not have material bodies, but they are definite and discrete beings; they are of spirit nature and origin. Though invisible to mortals, they perceive you as you are in the flesh without the aid of transformers or translators; they intellectually understand the mode of mortal life, and they share all of man’s nonsensuous emotions and sentiments. They appreciate and greatly enjoy your efforts in music, art, and real humor. They are fully cognizant of your moral struggles and spiritual difficulties. They love human beings... Though seraphim are very affectionate and sympathetic beings, they are not sex-emotion creatures. They are much as you will be on the mansion worlds, where you will “neither marry nor be given in marriage but will be as the angels of heaven.” (419.1,2) 38:2.1,2  Angels are...are not your judges or accusers. .” (419.4) 38:2.4  http://tobtr.com/12173377 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,angels,seraphim,cherubim,sanobimThe seraphim, with the associated cherubim and sanobim, constitute the angelic corps of a local universe. The midwayers can also be classed as ministering spiri1280fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/12/03/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-permanent-citizens-othersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/12/03/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-permanent-citizens-othersSat, 03 Dec 2022 17:00:00 GMTPersonalities of The Local Universe—Paper 37 Permanent Citizens & OthersWe conclude our study of various local universe orders, denominated the Universe Aids of Paper 37, facilitating the mortal ascension career, including the "stationary" permanent citizens of the local universe, the spironga, the sagia, well-nigh ideal animals, and others. These orders of beings are by and large neither ascending nor descending. They are all experiential creatures, but their enlarging experience continues to be available to the universe on their level of origin. While this is not wholly true of the Adamic Sons and midway creatures, it is relatively true of these orders. ... The Susatia. These marvelous beings reside and function as permanent citizens on Salvington, the headquarters of this local universe. ... The Univitatia. ...These children of the Creator Son and the Creative Spirit constitute the permanent population of the constellation headquarters worlds. They are nonreproducing beings existing on a plane of life about halfway between the semimaterial status of the Material Sons domiciled on the system headquarters and the more definitely spiritual plane of the Spirit-fused mortals and the susatia of Salvington; but the univitatia are not morontia beings. ___ As Urantia has its midwayers, Jerusem, your system capital, has the Material Sons and Daughters; Edentia, your constellation headquarters, has the univitatia, while the citizens of Salvington are twofold, the created susatia and the evolved Spirit-fused mortals. ... the Uversa headquarters spheres are continuously fostered by an amazing group of beings known as the abandonters, the creation of the unrevealed agents of the Ancients of Days and the seven Reflective Spirits resident on the capital of Orvonton. (414.11–13, 415.4) 37:9.6–8,12 Please join us for what will prove to be an intriguing study of these local universe aids. http://tobtr.com/1216918 02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,higher spirit orders,susatia,spirit-fused mortals,abandontersThe Universe Aids remaining are the Higher Spirit Orders, Permanent Citizens, Spironga, Sagia, and others who accomplish much in the facilitation of the mortal1278fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/11/19/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper37-mansion-world-teachers-highspiritsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/11/19/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper37-mansion-world-teachers-highspiritsSat, 19 Nov 2022 17:00:00 GMTPersonalities of The Local Universe—Paper37 Mansion World Teachers & HighSpiritsWe continue our study of various local universe orders facilitating the mortal ascension career, Paper 37, including some high orders who function within the local universe but are not created there, and about certain "stationary" permanent citizens of the local universe and others. (413.7) 37:8.4 The Nebadon Census Director, Salsatia, maintains headquarters within the Gabriel sector of Salvington. He is automatically cognizant of the birth and death of will and currently registers the exact number of will creatures functioning in the local universe. He works in close association with the personality recorders domiciled on the record worlds of the archangels. (414.1) 37:8.6 The Universal Conciliators are the traveling courts of the universes of time and space, functioning from the evolutionary worlds up through every section of the local universe and on beyond. These referees are registered on Uversa; the exact number operating in Nebadon is not of record, but I estimate that there are in the neighborhood of one hundred million conciliating commissions in our local universe. (414.12) 37:9.7 The Susatia. These marvelous beings reside and function as permanent citizens on Salvington, the headquarters of this local universe. They are the brilliant offspring of the Creator Son and Creative Spirit and are closely associated with the ascendant citizens of the local universe, the Spirit-fused mortals of the Nebadon Corps of Perfection. (415.4) 37:9.12 ...But the Uversa headquarters spheres are continuously fostered by an amazing group of beings known as the abandonters, the creation of the unrevealed agents of the Ancients of Days and the seven Reflective Spirits resident on the capital of Orvonton. Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12164251 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,universe aids,spornagia,susatia,abandontersThe Universe Aids remaining are Mansion World Teachers, High Spirit Orders, Permanent Citizens and others who accomplish much in the facilitation of the mortal1276fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/11/12/profound-prayer-taking-your-inner-experience-to-the-ultimate-levelSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/11/12/profound-prayer-taking-your-inner-experience-to-the-ultimate-levelSat, 12 Nov 2022 17:00:00 GMTProfound Prayer: Taking Your Inner Experience to the Ultimate LevelThis week, Paula and Chuck will interview author Chris Lepine on his important book on prayer, Profound Prayer: Taking Your Inner Experience to the Ultimate Level. This episode will be especially valuable if you are looking to have deeper inner spiritual experiences and get more power to transform yourself. So join us for this week’s show to unlock the secrets of profound prayer, the gateway to all growth. Our guest, Chris Lepine, will lead a discussion into the nature or prayer and the ideal process for the inner journey and beyond. You will learn: How to turn off the noise to go deepHow to find inner peace, security, and powerThe ideal way to pray and get answersHow to commune with GodHow to transform yourself each day Chris has been studying and exploring this subject since 1980 and is releasing a new book in December: Profound Prayer: A Modern Prayer Guide for Peace, Power, and Personal Transformation. This will be a great discussion and a practical mini-workshop that will help improve the effectiveness of your prayer and inner life. You’ll also get the inside track on a discount with the new book. You can learn more at Chris' website http://findmynewlife.com/pprayer. https://urantiabook.org/Cosmic-Citizen-Radio Please join us this Saturday! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePrayer,Praying,Spiritual,Spirituality,Self ImprovementThis week, we'll interview author Chris Lepine on his book, Profound Prayer: A Modern Prayer Guide for Peace, Power, and Personal Transformation1277fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/11/05/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-celestial-overseers-othersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/11/05/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-celestial-overseers-othersSat, 05 Nov 2022 16:00:00 GMTPersonalities of The Local Universe—Paper 37 Celestial Overseers & OthersWe continue our study of various local universe orders facilitating the mortal ascension career, Paper 37, including some high orders who function within the local universe but are not created there, and about certain "stationary" permanent citizens of the local universe and others. (412.1) 37:6.1 The Nebadon educational system is jointly administered by the Trinity Teacher Sons and the Melchizedek teaching corps, but much of the work designed to effect its maintenance and upbuilding is carried on by the Celestial Overseers. These beings are a recruited corps embracing all types of individuals connected with the scheme of educating and training the ascending mortals. There are upward of three million of them in Nebadon, and they are all volunteers who have qualified by experience to serve as educational advisers to the entire realm. ... (412.2) 37:6.2 This training of mind and education of spirit is carried on from the worlds of human origin up through the system mansion worlds and the other spheres of progress associated with Jerusem, on the seventy socializing realms attached to Edentia, and on the four hundred and ninety spheres of spirit progress encircling Salvington. On the universe headquarters itself are numerous Melchizedek schools, the colleges of the Universe Sons, the seraphic universities, and the schools of the Teacher Sons and the Union of Days.... The entire universe is one vast school. (412.3) 37:6.3 ...this is the keynote of the whole educational system: character acquired by enlightened experience. ... (412.4) 37:6.4  ...You are given a definite task to perform, and at the same time you are provided with teachers who are qualified to instruct you in the best method of executing your assignment. ... Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12161733 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,education,celestial helpers,angels,other worldsThe Universe Aids are made up of the Brilliant Evening Stars, Archangels, Most High Assistants, High Commissioners, Celestial Overseers, and others who accompli1275fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/29/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-most-high-assistants-othersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/29/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-most-high-assistants-othersSat, 29 Oct 2022 16:00:00 GMTPersonalities of The Local Universe—Paper 37 Most High Assistants & OthersWe continue our study of various local universe orders facilitating the mortal ascension career, Paper 37, including some high orders who function within the local universe but are not created there, and about certain "stationary" permanent citizens of the local universe, like our Spirit-fused brethren. (409.6) 37:4.1 The Most High Assistants are a group of volunteering beings, of origin outside the local universe, who are temporarily assigned as central and superuniverse representatives to, or observers of, the local creations. Their number varies constantly but is always far up in the millions. (409.7) 37:4.2 From time to time we thus benefit from the ministry and assistance of such Paradise-origin beings as Perfectors of Wisdom, Divine Counselors, Universal Censors, Inspired Trinity Spirits, Trinitized Sons, Solitary Messengers, supernaphim, seconaphim, tertiaphim, and other gracious ministers, who sojourn with us for the purpose of helping our native personalities in the effort to bring all Nebadon into fuller harmony with the ideas of Orvonton and the ideals of Paradise. (410.4) 37:5.1 The High Commissioners are Spirit-fused ascendant mortals; they are not Adjuster fused. ... Such mortals are never permanently joined in union with a Mystery Monitor of Paradise bestowal; nevertheless, the Adjusters do transiently indwell them, serving as guides and patterns for the duration of the life in the flesh. During this temporary sojourn they foster the evolution of an immortal soul just as in those beings with whom they hope to fuse, but when the mortal race is run, they take eternal leave of the creatures of temporary association. (411.1) 37:5.3 ...they never become finaliters, but they...become enrolled in the local universe Corps of Perfection...[they've]obeyed the Father’s command, “Be you perfect.” Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12159229 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Adjuster-fused,Divine Counselors,spirit-fusedThe Universe Aids are made up of the Brilliant Evening Stars, Archangels, Most High Assistants, High Commissioners, Celestial Overseers, and others who accompli1274fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/22/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-archangels-their-worlds-div-hqSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/22/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-archangels-their-worlds-div-hqSat, 22 Oct 2022 16:00:00 GMTPersonalities of The Local Universe—Paper 37 Archangels, Their Worlds, & Div. HQWe continue our study of various local universe orders facilitating the mortal ascension career, Paper 37, including some high orders who function within the local universe but are not created there, and about certain "stationary" permanent citizens of the local universe. Archangels are one of the few groups of local universe personalities who are not normally under the jurisdiction of Gabriel. They are not in any manner concerned with the routine administration of the universe, being dedicated to the work of creature survival and to the furtherance of the ascending career of the mortals of time and space. (408.5) 37:3.2 The archangel corps of Nebadon is directed by the first-born of this order, and in more recent times a divisional headquarters of the archangels has been maintained on Urantia. It is this unusual fact that soon arrests the attention of extra-Nebadon student visitors. Among their early observations of intrauniverse transactions is the discovery that many ascendant activities of the Brilliant Evening Stars are directed from the capital of a local system, Satania. On further examination they discover that certain archangel activities are directed from a small and apparently insignificant inhabited world called Urantia...then ensues the revelation of Michael’s bestowal on Urantia and their immediately quickened interest in you... Do you grasp the significance of the fact that your lowly and confused planet has become a divisional headquarters for the universe administration and direction of certain archangel activities having to do with the Paradise ascension scheme? This undoubtedly presages the future concentration of other ascendant activities on the bestowal world of Michael and lends a tremendous and solemn import to the Master’s personal promise, “I will come again.”  (408.6–409:1) 37:3.3,4 Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12156157 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,archangels,brilliant eventing stars,Michael,JesusThe Universe Aids are made up of the Brilliant Evening Stars Archangels, Most High Assistants, High Commissioners, Celestial Overseers, and others who accomplis1273fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/15/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-brilliant-evening-starsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/15/personalities-of-the-local-universepaper-37-brilliant-evening-starsSat, 15 Oct 2022 16:00:00 GMTPersonalities of The Local Universe—Paper 37 Brilliant Evening StarsWe continue our study of various local universe orders facilitating the mortal ascension career, Paper 37, including some high orders who function within the local universe but are not created there, and about certain "stationary" permanent citizens of the local universe. Of the first order of Universe Aids, the Bright and Morning Stars, there is just one in each local universe, and he is the first-born of all creatures native to a local universe. The Bright and Morning Star of our universe is known as Gabriel of Salvington. He is the chief executive of all Nebadon, functioning as the personal representative of the Sovereign Son and as spokesman for his creative consort. (406.11) 37:1.9 2. The Brilliant Evening Stars These brilliant creatures were planned by the Melchizedeks and were then brought into being by the Creator Son and the Creative Spirit. They serve in many capacities but chiefly as liaison officers of Gabriel, the local universe chief executive. One or more of these beings function as his representatives at the capital of every constellation and system in Nebadon. As chief executive of Nebadon, Gabriel is ex officio chairman of, or observer at, most of the Salvington conclaves, and as many as one thousand of these are often in session simultaneously. The Brilliant Evening Stars represent Gabriel on these occasions; ... (407.0–2) 37:2.0–2  The Brilliant Evening Stars are a unique twofold order, embracing some of created dignity and others of attained service. The Nebadon corps of these superangels now numbers 13,641. There are 4,832 of created dignity, while 8,809 are ascendant spirits who have attained this goal of exalted service. Many of these ascendant Evening Stars started their universe careers as seraphim; others have ascended from unrevealed levels of creature life. (407.4) 37:2.4 Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12154841 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Gabriel,Bright and Morning Star,Brilliant evening Stars,ArchangelsThe Universe Aids are made up of Brilliant Evening Stars, Archangels, Most High Assistants, and others who accomplish much in the facilitation of the mortal asc1272fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/08/comparing-the-urantia-book-the-bible-with-merritt-horn--duane-faws-paramonySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/08/comparing-the-urantia-book-the-bible-with-merritt-horn--duane-faws-paramonySat, 08 Oct 2022 16:00:00 GMTComparing The Urantia Book & The Bible With Merritt Horn & Duane Faw's ParamonyBoth Merritt Horn and Duane Faw are experts in The Bible and The Urantia Book. This week, Merritt will help guide our exploration of both, using Duane's amazing Urantia/Bible cross reference tool, The Paramony. If you are interested in how The Bible compares with The Urantia Book you will want to listen in. This study was the idea of our dear friend, and repeat guest, Diane Labrecque from Montreal. Diane feels, and we agree, that many current and future students of The Urantia Book will benefit from knowing and using Duane's amazing Urantia/Bible study aid. Duane Faw was a remarkable man and his splendid resource book, The Paramony, is a gift to anyone who will ever read and enjoy both books. For the purposes of this study you can find the online version of The Paramony here: https://urantiabook.org/additional-resources Duane was born in Texas in 1920. He entered the armed services after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was commissioned as a Marine Corps second lieutenant in 1942 after completing Naval Aviator training. He retired as a U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General in 1971, having served valiantly in three wars. Duane was not only an American lay worker, a law educator, and decorated combat veteran, he was also a scholar of both The Bible and The Urantia Book. He authored The Paramony, which contains over 60,000 cross-references paralleling and harmonizing both books. Duane loved to say, "The Urantia Book makes my Bible come alive!" Duane died in 2008, but his Paramony will serve us long into the future. Merritt Horn has been reading The Urantia Book since 1968. He recorded the first ever audio version the book. He is currently working on a book that will harmonize Urantia's Part IV, The Life and Teachings of Jesus, with the Bible's New Testament. Merritt is a beloved Urantian scholar and we are delighted to have him on the show. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,urantia,The Bible,Revelation,TruthThis week we'll compare The Urantia Book and The Bible, with our special guest Merritt Horn, using Duane Faw's amazing Paramony1271fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/01/study-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriers-part-6living-forcesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/10/01/study-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriers-part-6living-forcesSat, 01 Oct 2022 16:00:00 GMTStudy Urantia Paper 36 - The Life Carriers, Part 6—Living ForcesThis week we will complete our study of Urantia Paper 36, The Life Carriers, by recapping the Seven Adjutant Mind-spirits, and then completing with Living Forces. This has been another wonderful study of The Urantia Book. So far, in our study of Paper 36, we've covered the following sections: 1.Origin and Nature of Life Carriers, 2.The Life Carrier Worlds, 3.Life Transplantation, 4.Melchizedek Life Carriers, and 5.The Seven Adjutant Mind-Spirits This week we finish with Section 6.Living Forces. Things material may enjoy an independent existence, but life springs only from life. Mind can be derived only from pre-existent mind. Spirit takes origin only from spirit ancestors. The creature may produce the forms of life, but only a creator personality or a creative force can supply the activating living spark. (36:6.2.) We will also briefly recap the last part of Section 5 -The Seven Adjutant Mind-Spirits, since we didn't have time to adequately discuss that. The first five adjutant mind-spirits are intuition, understanding, courage, knowledge, and counsel. These function in the animal orders. The adjutants' experience in relationship to animals makes them more effective in their ministry to human beings. The final two mind‑spirits, worship and wisdom, function only in mortal candidates for spiritual ascension.  The survival of mortal creatures is wholly dependent on the evolution of an immortal soul within the mortal mind. The life bestowed on plants and animals possesses neither identity nor personality; it survives only as a part of the cosmic forces of the universe. Life is neither energy nor force; it is the animation of material, mindal, and spiritual systems of energy. Life flows from the Father, through the Son, by the Spirit. Please join us for another fascinating study of evolutionary mind capacity that bridges us toward increasingly spiritualizable mind!   02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,spirit,mind,chakrasThis week we will complete our study of Urantia Paper 36, The Life Carriers by recapping the Seven Adjutant Mind-spirits, and then completing with Living Forces1270fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/09/24/study-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriers-part-5seven-adjutant-mind-spiritsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/09/24/study-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriers-part-5seven-adjutant-mind-spiritsSat, 24 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMTStudy Urantia Paper 36 - The Life Carriers, Part 5—Seven Adjutant Mind SpiritsWe resume our study of the Life Carriers by next studying the evolutionary capacity for mind provided for by the seven adjutant mind-spirits. (401.5) 36:5.1 It is the presence of the seven adjutant mind-spirits on the primitive worlds that conditions the course of organic evolution; that explains why evolution is purposeful and not accidental. ... Wherever and whenever such [material] mind is manifest, these spirits are variously functioning. (401.6) 36:5.2 The seven adjutant mind-spirits are called by names which are the equivalents of the following designations: intuition, understanding, courage, knowledge, counsel, worship, and wisdom. These mind-spirits send forth their influence into all the inhabited worlds as a differential urge, each seeking receptivity capacity for manifestation quite apart from the degree to which its fellows may find reception and opportunity for function. (403.3) 36:5.15 Living mind, prior to the appearance of capacity to learn from experience, is the ministry domain of the Master Physical Controllers. Creature mind, before acquiring the ability to recognize divinity and worship Deity, is the exclusive domain of the adjutant spirits. With the appearance of the spiritual response of the creature intellect, such created minds at once become superminded, being instantly encircuited in the spirit cycles of the local universe Mother Spirit. (403.5) 36:5.17 Nonspiritual mind is either a spirit-energy manifestation or a physical-energy phenomenon. Even human mind, personal mind, has no survival qualities apart from spirit identification. Mind is a divinity bestowal, but it is not immortal when it functions without spirit insight, and when it is devoid of the ability to worship and crave survival. Please join us for this fascinating study of evolutionary mind capacity that bridges us toward increasingly spiritualizable mind! http://tobtr.com/12145790 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,life carriers,directed panspermia,mind,evolutionThe Seven Adjutant Mind Spirits form the basis of all teachable-nonmechanical mind. They are diverse in function and named: intuition, understanding, courage, k1269fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/09/17/study-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriers-part-4--melchizedek-life-carriersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/09/17/study-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriers-part-4--melchizedek-life-carriersSat, 17 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMTStudy Urantia Paper 36 - The Life Carriers, Part 4 - Melchizedek Life CarriersThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 36 — The Life Carriers. This is the amazing and extraordinary story of the beings who initiate life on the inhabitable worlds of space.  LIFE does not originate spontaneously. Life is constructed according to plans formulated by the (unrevealed) Architects of Being and appears on the inhabited planets either by direct importation or as a result of the operations of the Life Carriers of the local universes. These carriers of life are among the most interesting and versatile of the diverse family of universe Sons. They are intrusted with designing and carrying creature life to the planetary spheres. And after planting this life on such new worlds, they remain there for long periods to foster its development. (36:0.1) The Life Carriers are devoted to the study of universe life and are involved in new life design, life preservation, evolution of creature life, life associated with mind, the correlation of mind with spirit in living organisms, and in unrevealed domains of evolutionary creature life. So far, we've covered these sections: 1.Origin and Nature of Life Carriers 2.The Life Carrier Worlds 3.Life Transplantation This week were are on Section 4.Melchizedek Life Carriers Life does not spontaneously appear in the universes; the Life Carriers must initiate it on the barren planets. They are the carriers, disseminators, and guardians of life as it appears on the evolutionary worlds of space. All life of the order and forms known on Urantia arises with these Sons, though not all forms of planetary life are existent on Urantia. (36:3.1) Join us for another fascinating study from The Urantia Book! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMelchizedek,Melchizedeks,Life,Truth',CreationThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 36 — The Life Carriers. This is the amazing and extraordinary story of the beings who initiate life on the inha1268fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/09/10/a-study-of-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriersworlds-life-transplantationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/09/10/a-study-of-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriersworlds-life-transplantationSat, 10 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMTA Study of Urantia Paper 36 - The Life Carriers—Worlds & Life TransplantationThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 36 — The Life Carriers. This is the amazing and extraordinary story of the beings who initiate life on the inhabitable worlds of space.  The Life Carriers are devoted to the study of universe life and are involved in new life design, life preservation, evolution of creature life, life associated with mind, the correlation of mind with spirit in living organisms, and in unrevealed domains of evolutionary creature life.  Life does not spontaneously appear in the universes; the Life Carriers must initiate it on the barren planets. They are the carriers, disseminators, and guardians of life as it appears on the evolutionary worlds of space. All life of the order and forms known on Urantia arises with these Sons, though not all forms of planetary life are existent on Urantia. (399.3) 36:3.1 When, in accordance with approved formulas, the physical patterns have been provided, then do the Life Carriers catalyze this lifeless material, imparting through their persons the vital spirit spark; and forthwith do the inert patterns become living matter. The vital spark — the mystery of life — is bestowed through the Life Carriers, not by them. They do indeed supervise such transactions, they formulate the life plasm itself, but it is the Universe Mother Spirit who supplies the essential factor of the living plasm. From the Creative Daughter of the Infinite Spirit comes that energy spark which enlivens the body and presages the mind. (399.5,6) 36:3.3,4 The Life Carriers of a planetary corps are given ...approximately one-half million years of the time of that planet... [after which] they cease implantation efforts, and they may not subsequently add anything new or supplemental to the life of that planet. (400.1) 36:3.6 This will be another fascinating study from The Urantia Book. Join us! http://tobtr.com/12138235 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,life,directed panspermia,Sir Francis Crick,DNAPaper 36 - The Life Carriers. Come and explore with us how and why life was implanted on the earth and how much thought and care goes into it.1267fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/08/27/a-study-of-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/08/27/a-study-of-urantia-paper-36--the-life-carriersSat, 27 Aug 2022 16:00:00 GMTA Study of Urantia Paper 36 - The Life CarriersThis week we begin a new study of Urantia Paper 36 - The Life Carriers. This is the amazing and extraordinary story of the beings to initiate life on the inhabitable worlds of space.  Life Carriers are living catalytic presences which agitate, organize, and vitalize the otherwise inert elements of the material order of existence. They bring life to the inhabitable worlds and are the offspring of the Creator Son, the Universe Mother Spirit, and one Ancient of Days. One hundred million Life Carriers live in our local universe. Though the chemical formulas of life differ in each planetary system, and the technique of living cell reproduction is slightly different in each local universe, still, the Life Carriers are always the living catalyzers who initiate the primordial reactions of material life; they are the instigators of the energy circuits of living matter. They agitate, organize, and vitalize otherwise inert material. The Life Carriers are devoted to the study of universe life and are involved in new life design, life preservation, evolution of creature life, life associated with mind, the correlation of mind with spirit in living organisms, and in unrevealed domains of evolutionary creature life. This will be another fascinating study from The Urantia Book. We hope you will join us!     02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLife,Intelligent Life,Bringers of Life,Spirit,SpiritualThis week we begin another marvelous Urantia Paper, Paper 36 - The Life Carriers. Come and explore how and why life was implanted on the earth.1266fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/08/13/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-vi-the-final-sectionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/08/13/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-vi-the-final-sectionSat, 13 Aug 2022 16:00:00 GMTThe Local Universe Sons of God—Paper 35—Part VI: The Final SectionSo far in our study of Paper 35, The Local Universe Sons of God, we have covered the following sections: 1.            The Father Melchizedek 2.            The Melchizedek Sons 3.            The Melchizedek Worlds 4.            Special Work of the Melchizedeks 5.            The Vorondadek Sons 6.            The Constellation Fathers 7.            The Vorondadek Worlds 8.            The Lanonandek Sons This week, we'll review Section 9. The Lanonandek Rulers, and finish up with Section 10. The Lanonandek Worlds.  Last week we had a lively discussion about Lanonandeks and the unique way they can draw near to humanity, but also rebel against God. Afterall, Lucifer was a Lanonandek.  Consider:  9.6.Our local universe has been unfortunate in that over seven hundred Sons of the Lanonandek order have rebelled against the universe government, thus precipitating confusion in several systems and on numerous planets.  9.7.The large number of these Sons who have lapsed from integrity does not indicate any fault in creatorship. They could have been made divinely perfect, but they were so created that they might better understand, and draw near to, the evolutionary creatures dwelling on the worlds of time and space. 10.5.They are a noble, faithful, and loyal group, notwithstanding their tendency to fall into error through fallacies of personal liberty and fictions of self-determination. Join us! 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSons of God,truth,universe,Revelation,urantiaHelp us tie a box on our delightful study of Paper 35, The Local Universe Sons of God. We are not alone in the universe! Come and discover why.1264fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/08/06/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-v-the-lanonandek-sons-rulersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/08/06/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-v-the-lanonandek-sons-rulersSat, 06 Aug 2022 16:00:00 GMTThe Local Universe Sons of God—Paper 35—Part V: The Lanonandek Sons & RulersJoin us this week as we resume our study on Urantia Paper 35, The Local Universe Sons of God, where we will recap the Vorondadek Worlds then discuss The Lanonandek Sons and their rulership! The Lanonandeks are the continuous rulers of the planets and the rotating sovereigns of the systems. Such a Son now rules on Jerusem, the headquarters of your local system of inhabited worlds. The System Sovereigns rule in commissions of two or three on the headquarters of each system of inhabited worlds. The Constellation Father names one of these Lanonandeks as chief every dekamillennium. Sometimes no change in the head of the trio is made, the matter being entirely optional with the constellation rulers. System governments do not suddenly change in personnel unless a tragedy of some sort occurs. (393.1–2) 35:9.1–2 The System Sovereigns are ... well-nigh sovereign in the local affairs of the inhabited worlds. They are almost paternal in their direction of the Planetary Princes, the Material Sons, and the ministering spirits. ... These rulers are not supervised by Trinity observers from the central universe. They are the executive division of the local universe, and as custodians of the enforcement of legislative mandates and as executives for the application of judicial verdicts, they present the one place in all universe administration where personal disloyalty to the will of the Michael Son could most easily and readily intrench itself and seek to assert itself. Our local universe has been unfortunate in that over seven hundred Sons of the Lanonandek order have rebelled against the universe government, thus precipitating confusion in several systems and on numerous planets. ... only three were System Sovereigns; practically all ...belonged to the second and third orders, Planetary Princes and tertiary Lanonandeks. (393.5–6) 35:9.5–6  Come join us! http://tobtr.com/12123164 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Most High,System Sovereign,Planetary Prince,LanaforgeWe study the Melchizedeks, the Vorondadeks, and the Lanonandeks and determine how they are part of our "living ladder" to the Father.1262fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/07/16/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-iv-the-constellation-fathersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/07/16/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-iv-the-constellation-fathersSat, 16 Jul 2022 16:00:00 GMTThe Local Universe Sons of God—Paper 35—Part IV: The Constellation FathersJoin us this week as we resume our study on Urantia Paper 35, The Local Universe Sons of God, where we will discuss The Constellation Fathers! At least three Vorondadeks are assigned to the rulership of each of the one hundred constellations of a local universe. These Sons are selected by the Creator Son and are commissioned by Gabriel as the Most Highs of the constellations for service during one dekamillennium — 10,000 standard years, about 50,000 years of Urantia time. The reigning Most High, the Constellation Father, has two associates, a senior and a junior. At each change of administration the senior associate becomes the head of the government, the junior assumes the duties of the senior, while the unassigned Vorondadeks resident on the Salvington worlds nominate one of their number as candidate for selection to assume the responsibilities of junior associate. Thus each of the Most High rulers, in accordance with present policy, has a period of service on the headquarters of a constellation of three dekamillenniums, about 150,000 Urantia years. The one hundred Constellation Fathers, the actual presiding heads of the constellation governments, constitute the supreme advisory cabinet of the Creator Son. This council is in frequent session at universe headquarters and is unlimited in the scope and range of its deliberations but is chiefly concerned with the welfare of the constellations and with the unification of the administration of the entire local universe. (390.5–6) 35:6.1-2 (391.5) 35:7.2 The ascending mortals have observed the legislative assemblies..., but here on these Vorondadek worlds they participate in the enactment of the actual general legislation of the local universe under the tutelage of the senior Vorondadeks. We hope you can join us for another great study from this splendid paper in The Urantia Book.  http://tobtr.com/12120567 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Most High,Constellation Fathers,Vorondadeks,LanonandeksWe study the Melchizedeks, the Vorondadeks, and the Lanonandeks and determine how they are part of our "living ladder" to the Father.1261fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/07/09/special-episode-the-jesus-metaverse-featuring-gabriel-rymberg-and-gary-tongeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/07/09/special-episode-the-jesus-metaverse-featuring-gabriel-rymberg-and-gary-tongeSat, 09 Jul 2022 16:00:00 GMTSpecial Episode: The Jesus Metaverse Featuring Gabriel Rymberg and Gary TongeThis week we have a special episode highlighting a new project called The Jesus Metaverse. It is being designed and developed by Gabriel Rymberg, Gary Tonge, and others dedicated to illuminating the life and teachings of Jesus, as revealed in The Urantia Book. If you want to hear about how the “good news” of the life and teachings of Jesus as portrayed in the Urantia revelation, is being brilliantly illuminated by The Jesus Metaverse, you will want to tune in. Our guest, Gabriel Rymberg lives in Irael. He was the chief translator on the Hebrew Urantia Book and is a tireless toiler for the benefit of the Urantia Book and for Jesus. Our other guest, Gary Tonge, lives in British Columbia. He is the extraordinary and beloved artist whose images of the Urantia based cosmos are being used all over the Internet.  Gary and Gabriel are building the Jesus Metaverse to share Jesus with billions around the world. We will also have others who will join in the conversation that are also equally dedicated to this project. Please tune in to learn all about this amazing effort and also learn about the Jesus Museum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, that is being planned in conjunction with the Jesus Metaverse. Learn how you can be a part of this unprecedented effort and be instrumental in sharing Jesus with the world! Give now ❤️ to the Jesus Metaverse 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Metaverse,Truth,Revelation,Good NewsThis week we have a special episode highlighting the new Jesus Metaverse being created by Gabriel Rymberg, Gary Tonge, and others dedicated to illuminating the1260fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/07/02/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-iii-emergency-sons-and-most-highsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/07/02/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-iii-emergency-sons-and-most-highsSat, 02 Jul 2022 16:00:00 GMTThe Local Universe Sons of God—Paper 35—Part III: Emergency Sons and Most HighsJoin us this week as we continue our study on Urantia Paper 35: The Local Universe Sons of God. The types of Sons about to be considered in this study are of local universe origin; they are the offspring of a Paradise Creator Son (Michael) in varied association with the complemental Divine Universe Mother Spirit. The following orders of local universe sonship are covered in this amazing paper: Melchizedek SonsVorondadek SonsLanonandek Sons(Life Carriers are studied in Paper 36.) (388.10) 35:4.1 A highly specialized branch of Melchizedek activities has to do with the supervision of the progressive morontia career of the ascending mortals. Much of this training is conducted by the patient and wise seraphic ministers, assisted by mortals who have ascended to relatively higher levels of universe attainment, but all of this educational work is under the general supervision of the Melchizedeks in association with the Trinity Teacher Sons. (389.1) 35:4.2 While the Melchizedek orders are chiefly devoted to the vast educational system and experiential training regime of the local universe, they also function in unique assignments and in unusual circumstances. In an evolving universe eventually embracing approximately ten million inhabited worlds, many things out of the ordinary are destined to happen, and it is in such emergencies that the Melchizedeks act. On Edentia, your constellation headquarters, they are known as emergency Sons. They are always ready to serve in all exigencies — physical, intellectual, or spiritual — whether on a planet, in a system, in a constellation, or in the universe. Whenever and wherever special help is needed, there you will find one or more of the Melchizedek Sons. We hope you can join us for another great study from this splendid paper in The Urantia Book.  http://tobtr.com/12115515 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Melchizedek,Vorondadek,Lanonandek,Emergency SonsWe study the Melchizedeks, the Vorondadeks, and the Lanonandeks and determine how they are part of our "living ladder" to the Father.1259fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/06/25/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-iiSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/06/25/the-local-universe-sons-of-godpaper-35part-iiSat, 25 Jun 2022 16:00:00 GMTThe Local Universe Sons of God—Paper 35—Part IIJoin us this week as we continue our study on Urantia Paper 35: The Local Universe Sons of God. The types of Sons about to be considered in this study are of local universe origin; they are the offspring of a Paradise Creator Son (Michael) in varied association with the complemental Divine Universe Mother Spirit. The following orders of local universe sonship are covered in this amazing paper: Melchizedek SonsVorondadek SonsLanonandek SonsLife Carrier Sons We had such a fantastic study on the Melchizedeks last week, and this week we will be reading more about this firstborn order of the Creator Son and Creative Spirit. They are close enough to humans to minister directly to us. They will eternally be understanding friends, sympathetic teachers, and wise counselors to all forms of intelligent life.  This week we'll be reading Section 3. The Melchizedek Worlds and hopefully Section 4. Special Work of the Melchizedeks. Consider some samples from Section 3: 35:3.12.Ascending mortals maintain residence on the Melchizedek world while pursuing their training on the six encircling planets of specialized education. And this same method is adhered to throughout their sojourn on the seventy cultural worlds, the primary spheres of the Salvington circuit. 35:3.20.The schools of universe administration and spiritual wisdom are located on the Melchizedek home world, where also are to be found those schools devoted to a single line of research, such as energy, matter, organization, communication, records, ethics, and comparative creature existence. We hope you can join us for another great study from this splendid paper in The Urantia Book.  http://tobtr.com/12115164 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Melchizedek,Sons of God,Revelation,UniverseWe study the Melchizedeks, the Vorondadeks, and the Lanonandek1258fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/06/18/new-study-on-urantia-paper-35-the-local-universe-sons-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/06/18/new-study-on-urantia-paper-35-the-local-universe-sons-of-godSat, 18 Jun 2022 16:00:00 GMTNew Study on URANTIA PAPER 35: THE LOCAL UNIVERSE SONS OF GODJoin us this week as we begin a new study on Urantia Paper 35: The Local Universe Sons of God. The types of Sons about to be considered in this study are of local universe origin; they are the offspring of a Paradise Creator Son (Michael) in varied association with the complemental Divine Universe Mother Spirit. The following orders of local universe sonship find mention in this amazing paper: Melchizedek SonsVorondadek SonsLanonandek SonsLife Carrier Sons Here is some of what we will learn: The firstborn of the Melchizedek order, the Father Melchizedek, collaborates with the Creator Son and Creative Spirit in the creation of the rest of the Melchizedek group. The Father Melchizedek is the first executive associate of Gabriel. Melchizedeks are a self-governing order. They are the first order of divine Sons that are close enough to humans to minister directly to them. They are understanding friends, sympathetic teachers, and wise counselors to all forms of intelligent life.  Vorondadek Sons are commissioned by Gabriel to rule in the constellations. They do not possess the versatility of the Melchizedeks, but are more efficient as rulers and administrators. Vorondadeks serve as ambassadors, legislators, historians, and consuls.  Lanonandek Sons serve as Universe Coordinators, Constellation Counselors, System Sovereigns, Planetary Princes, Messenger Corps, Custodians, Recorders, and Reserves. Lanonandeks are able and versatile local universe administrators. Because they are a lower order of sonship, they are of greater service to the lower creatures than either Melchizedeks or Vorondadeks. This week we'll focus on Section 1 - THE FATHER MELCHIZEDEK and Secition 2 - THE MELCHIZEDEK SONS. We hope you can join for another study of another splendid paper from The Urantia Book.  02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMelchizedek,Sons of God,Universe,Revelation,TruthThis week we begin a new study, URANTIA PAPER 35: THE LOCAL UNIVERSE SONS OF GOD - The spirit sons of our local universe1257fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/06/11/exploring-a-new-vision-method-of-online-worship--homecomingSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/06/11/exploring-a-new-vision-method-of-online-worship--homecomingSat, 11 Jun 2022 16:00:00 GMTExploring A New Vision & Method of Online Worship - HomecomingThis week we will feature our co-host, Marvin Gawryn, who will inform us all of an exciting new vision and methodology for online worship known as: Homecoming - A Spiritual Family Gathering.  Members of the Homecoming Vision Team (Elisabeth Callahan, Marvin Gawryn, Will Rucker, Paula Thompson, Angie Thurston and Alice Wood) have worked extensively on this concept and are excited to be launching it in collaboration with Urantia University Institute (UUI). We'll be providing lots of great information about current Urantia University programs too!  The kick-off event for The Homecoming worship service will be on Sunday morning, June 12th. So this interview will be timely for anyone who is interested in online worship and might be hoping to attend.  You can read the fuller presentation on “Homecoming” at https://urantiauniversity.org/Homecoming-A-Spiritual-Family-Gathering Homecoming will be done in a way that is attractive and spiritually nourishing for sincere Urantia students, and also for a growing audience of those who know little or nothing about The Urantia Book. The hope is that it will attract progressive religionists from other traditions, people in the interfaith movement, seekers who are "spiritual but not religious," and even spiritually hungry folks in the recovery movements! We hope you will join this informative Cosmic Citizen episode and learn all about the Homecoming Spiritual Family Gatherings. Also, please join us for the worship on Sunday!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseWorship,Homecoming,seek,Religion,peaceA new worship done in a way that will be attractive and spiritually nourishing for Urantia students and everyone else!1256fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/06/04/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/06/04/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p7Sat, 04 Jun 2022 16:00:00 GMTDiscovering God The Mother—Urantia Paper 34: The Local Universe Mother Spirit P7We continue our seventh show studying the Divine Mother Spirit in our universe, the eternal companion of our Universe Sovereign, Michael, AKA Jesus of Nazareth.  This week we will explore §7. The Spirit and The Flesh. Evolutionary mortals inhabiting normal worlds of spiritual progress do not experience the acute conflicts between the spirit and the flesh which characterize the present-day Urantia races. But even on the most ideal planets, pre-Adamic man must put forth positive efforts to ascend from the purely animalistic plane of existence up through successive levels of increasingly intellectual meanings and higher spiritual values. The mortals of a normal world do not experience constant warfare between their physical and spiritual natures. They are confronted with the necessity of climbing up from the animal levels of existence to the higher planes of spiritual living, but this ascent is more like undergoing an educational training when compared with the intense conflicts of Urantia mortals in this realm of the divergent material and spiritual natures.  (382.2–3) 34:7.2–3 Those God-knowing men and women who have been born of the Spirit experience no more conflict with their mortal natures than do the inhabitants of the most normal of worlds, planets which have never been tainted with sin nor touched by rebellion. Faith sons work on intellectual levels and live on spiritual planes far above the conflicts produced by unrestrained or unnatural physical desires. The normal urges of animal beings and the natural appetites and impulses of the physical nature are not in conflict with even the highest spiritual attainment except in the minds of ignorant, mistaught, or unfortunately overconscientious persons. (383.1) 34:7.7 Please join us next week! http://tobtr.com/12105169 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual influence,right motivation,directionization,evaluation§7. The Spirit and The Flesh (382.1) 34:7.1 The flesh, the inherent nature derived from the animal-origin races, does not naturally bear the fruits of the divin1255fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/05/28/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/05/28/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p6Sat, 28 May 2022 16:00:00 GMTDiscovering God The Mother—Urantia Paper 34: The Local Universe Mother Spirit P6We continue our sixth show studying the Divine Mother Spirit in our universe, the eternal companion of our Universe Sovereign, Michael, AKA Jesus of Nazareth.  This week we will explore §6. The Spirit in Man.  (381.5) 34:6.11 The Spirit never drives, only leads. If you are a willing learner, if you want to attain spirit levels and reach divine heights, if you sincerely desire to reach the eternal goal, then the divine Spirit will gently and lovingly lead you along the pathway of sonship and spiritual progress. Every step you take must be one of willingness, intelligent and cheerful co-operation. The domination of the Spirit is never tainted with coercion nor compromised by compulsion. (381.7) 34:6.13 The consciousness of the spirit domination of a human life is presently attended by an increasing exhibition of the characteristics of the Spirit in the life reactions of such a spirit-led mortal, “for the fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.” Such spirit-guided and divinely illuminated mortals, while they yet tread the lowly paths of toil and in human faithfulness perform the duties of their earthly assignments, have already begun to discern the lights of eternal life as they glimmer on the faraway shores of another world; already have they begun to comprehend the reality of that inspiring and comforting truth, “The kingdom of God is not meat and drink but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.” And throughout every trial and in the presence of every hardship, spirit-born souls are sustained by that hope which transcends all fear because the love of God is shed abroad in all hearts by the presence of the divine Spirit. Join us! http://tobtr.com/12102773 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Creative Mother Spirit,Michael of Nebadon,Jesus of Nazareth,fruits of the spirit§6. The Spirit in Man covers how we are assisted by the Holy Spirit and associated influences and they lead to "the fruits of the spirit [which] are love, joy,1254fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/05/21/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/05/21/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p5Sat, 21 May 2022 16:00:00 GMTDiscovering God The Mother—Urantia Paper 34: The Local Universe Mother Spirit P5Several weeks ago we devoted ourselves to a study of the Divine Mother Spirit in our universe, the eternal companion of our Universe Sovereign, Michael, AKA Jesus of Nazareth.  So far, we've taken a deep dive into the follow 4 sections in Paper 34. The Local Universe Mother Spirit 1.Personalization of the Creative Spirit 2.Nature of the Divine Minister 3.The Son and Spirit in Time and Space 4.The Local Universe Circuits This week we will explore Section 5. The Ministry of the Spirit.  So far, we have learned that The Creative Mother Spirit and the Creator Son produce, uphold, and conserve every creature in their local universe home. That the Creative Spirit is independent of space but not of time and the Creator Son is usually independent of time, but not always of space. We also marveled at the three distinct spirit circuits functioning our universe: the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, and the intelligence‑ministry circuit of the adjutant mind‑spirits. That the Spirit of Truth is the spiritual force that draws all truth seekers towards Michael (Jesus). Last week we had a wonderful discussion on the ministry of mind and the 7 Adjutant Mind Spirits: the spirit of wisdom, the spirit of worship, the spirit of counsel, the spirit of knowledge, the spirit of courage, the spirit of understanding, the spirit of intuition—of quick perception.  And here's a peek at this week: "Mortal man first experiences the ministry of the Spirit in conjunction with mind when the purely animal mind of evolutionary creatures develops reception capacity for the adjutants of worship and of wisdom. This ministry of the sixth and seventh adjutants indicates mind evolution crossing the threshold of spiritual ministry." Join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirit,spiritual,Divine Feminine,God the Mother,JesusThis week, Urantia Paper 34: The Local Universe Mother Spirit, Section 5. The Ministry of the Spirit1253fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/05/14/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/05/14/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p4Sat, 14 May 2022 16:00:00 GMTDiscovering God The Mother—Urantia Paper 34: The Local Universe Mother Spirit P4On to §4. The Local Universe Circuits. (377.7) 34:4.3 2. The spirit circuit of the Divine Minister, the Holy Spirit. (377.8) 34:4.4 3. The intelligence-ministry circuit, including the more or less unified activities but diverse functioning of the seven adjutant mind-spirits. (377.10) 34:4.6 The Creator Son may come and go; his personal presence may be in the local universe or elsewhere; yet the Spirit of Truth functions undisturbed, for this divine presence, while derived from the personality of the Creator Son, is functionally centered in the person of the Divine Minister. (378.1) 34:4.7 The Universe Mother Spirit, however, never leaves the local universe headquarters world. The spirit of the Creator Son may and does function independently of the personal presence of the Son, but not so with her personal spirit. The Holy Spirit of the Divine Minister would become nonfunctional if her personal presence should be removed from Salvington. Her spirit presence seems to be fixed on the universe headquarters world, and it is this very fact that enables the spirit of the Creator Son to function independently of the whereabouts of the Son. The Universe Mother Spirit acts as the universe focus and center of the Spirit of Truth as well as of her own personal influence, the Holy Spirit. (378.4) 34:4.10 ... The seven adjutants have been given the following names: the spirit of wisdom, the spirit of worship, the spirit of counsel, the spirit of knowledge, the spirit of courage, the spirit of understanding, the spirit of intuition — of quick perception. Join us! And remember: ... in the forward struggle, the Spirit of Truth will always speak, saying, “This is the way.” http://tobtr.com/12097340 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,seven adjutants,Holy Spirit,Spirit of Truth,AdvocateThe Mother Spirit of a local universe, is also known as the Divine Minister or the Creative Spirit. Join us as we explore this revelation on God The Mother.1252fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/05/07/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/05/07/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p3Sat, 07 May 2022 16:00:00 GMTDiscovering God The Mother—Urantia Paper 34: The Local Universe Mother Spirit P3We next study §3. The Son and Spirit in Time and Space. (376.6) 34:3.3 In personal prerogatives a Creative Spirit is wholly and entirely independent of space, but not of time. There is no specialized personal presence of such a Universe Spirit on either the constellation or system headquarters. She is equally and diffusely present throughout her entire local universe and is, therefore, just as literally and personally present on one world as on any other. (377.2) 34:3.6 The Divine Minister is the understanding helper of the Creator Son, enabling him to overcome and atone for his inherent limitations regarding space, for when these two function in administrative union, they are practically independent of time and space within the confines of their local creation. Therefore, as practically observed throughout a local universe, the Creator Son and the Creative Spirit usually function independently of both time and space since there is always available to each the time and the space liberation of the other. (377.4) 34:3.8 When a Creative Spirit becomes “space conscious,” she is preparing to recognize a circumscribed “space domain” as hers, a realm in which to be space free in contradistinction to all other space by which she would be conditioned. One is free to choose and act only within the realm of one’s consciousness. (377.7) 34:4.3 2. The spirit circuit of the Divine Minister, the Holy Spirit. (377.8) 34:4.4 3. The intelligence-ministry circuit, including the more or less unified activities but diverse functioning of the seven adjutant mind-spirits. Join us!  And remember: "..., for in every dark hour and at every crossroad in the forward struggle, the Spirit of Truth will always speak, saying, 'This is the way.'"   http://tobtr.com/12096948 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Creative Mother Spirit,Holy Spirit,Divine Minister,Michael of NebadonThe Mother Spirit of a local universe, is also known as the Divine Minister or the Creative Spirit. Join us as we explore this revelation on God The Mother.1251fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/30/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/30/discovering-god-the-motherurantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spirit-p2Sat, 30 Apr 2022 16:00:00 GMTDiscovering God The Mother—Urantia Paper 34: The Local Universe Mother Spirit P2We next study §2. Nature of the Divine Minister. (375.6) 34:2.3 In each local universe the Divine Minister functions in accordance with the nature and inherent characteristics of the Infinite Spirit as embodied in one of the Seven Master Spirits of Paradise. While there is a basic uniformity of character in all Universe Spirits, there is also a diversity of function, determined by their origin through one of the Seven Master Spirits. This differential of origin accounts for the diverse techniques in the function of the local universe Mother Spirits in different superuniverses. But in all essential spiritual attributes these Spirits are identical, equally spiritual and wholly divine, irrespective of superuniverse differentiation. ... Life is ministered and maintained through the agency of the Creative Spirit. “You send forth your Spirit, and they are created. You renew the face of the earth.” (376.1) 34:2.4  While the seventh segment of the grand universe may, in many respects, be tardy in development, thoughtful students of our problems look forward to the evolution of an extraordinarily well-balanced creation in the ages to come. We predict this high degree of symmetry in Orvonton because the presiding Spirit of this superuniverse is the chief of the Master Spirits on high, being a spirit intelligence embodying the balanced union and perfect co-ordination of the traits and character of all three of the eternal Deities. We are tardy and backward in comparison with other sectors, but there undoubtedly awaits us a transcendent development and an unprecedented achievement sometime in the eternal ages of the future. (376.3) 34:2.6  Join us!  And remember: "..., for in every dark hour and at every crossroad in the forward struggle, the Spirit of Truth will always speak, saying, 'This is the way.'"   http://tobtr.com/12091334 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Creative Mother Spirit,Michael of Nebadon,Holy Spirit,MindThe Mother Spirit of a local universe, is also known as the Divine Minister or the Creative Spirit. Join us as we explore this revelation on God The Mother.1250fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/23/discovering-god-the-mother--urantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spiritSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/23/discovering-god-the-mother--urantia-paper-34-the-local-universe-mother-spiritSat, 23 Apr 2022 16:00:00 GMTDiscovering God The Mother - Urantia Paper 34: The Local Universe Mother SpiritThe Mother Spirit of a local universe, is also known as the Divine Minister or the Creative Spirit. The Creative Spirit and the Creator Son produce, uphold, and conserve every creature in their local universe home. In personal prerogatives, the Creative Spirit is independent of space but not of time; she is omnipresent throughout her entire local universe. The Creator Son is usually independent of time, but not always of space. He cannot be in two places at once. When working together, the Creative Spirit and the Creator Son are essentially independent of both time and space. Three distinct spirit circuits function in Nebadon: the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, and the intelligence‑ministry circuit of the adjutant mind‑spirits. The Spirit of Truth is the spiritual force that draws all truth seekers towards Michael (Jesus). It comes from the Creator Son, but functions within the Divine Mother. The Creative Mother Spirit serves as the universe focus of the Spirit of Truth and The Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Truth and the Holy Spirit work as one, hovering over the worlds, seeking to enlighten the minds of the ascending creatures. The Spirit of Truth is limited by man's personal reception and understanding of the Son's bestowal mission. The Holy Spirit functions most effectively when mortals willingly obey divine leadings. The Father Fragments work in perfect harmony with the Creator Son and the Creative Spirit. There is a conspiracy of spiritual forces that guide us, and when such guidance is freely accepted, the human mind develops consciousness of divine contact and spirit communion, and produces the fruits of the spirit: love, joy, peace, long‑suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance. A marvelous conspiracy of spirit forces show us that in every dark hour and at every crossroad in the forward struggle, the Spirit of Truth will always speak, saying, "This is the way." Join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGoddess,Divine Femine,God The Mother,Creative Mother,SpiritualThe Mother Spirit of a local universe, is also known as the Divine Minister or the Creative Spirit. Join us as we explore this revelation on God The Mother.1249fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/16/a-remembrance-of-joshua-ben-joseph-on-holy-saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/16/a-remembrance-of-joshua-ben-joseph-on-holy-saturdaySat, 16 Apr 2022 16:00:00 GMTA Remembrance of Joshua ben Joseph on Holy SaturdayThis week, in honor of Easter, we will remember Jesus during what is known as the "Time of the Tomb." We'll share poignant remembrances and reflections on the extraordinary life of our Master, Joshua ben Joseph, also known as... JESUS. Join us while we explore and remember the Master's legacy of living light, fearless friendship, and undying faith.           http://tobtr.com/12086030 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,spirituality,Michael of Neabodon,Joshua ben Joseph,YeshuaAccording to the Western Rite calendar of Christianity, it is Holy Saturday. We will remember some poignant moments from the Master's life that underscores his1248fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/09/a-personal-religious-philosophy-faith-belief-religion-morality-final-takeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/09/a-personal-religious-philosophy-faith-belief-religion-morality-final-takeSat, 09 Apr 2022 16:00:00 GMTA Personal Religious Philosophy: Faith & Belief, Religion & Morality, Final TakeThis week we will complete our impromptu study of religion, that is, we'll finish Paper 101. The Real Nature of Religion. So far here is some of what we have discovered: Religion lives and prospers by faith and insight, eventually resulting in the consciousness of God and assurance of everlasting life.  True religion cannot be observed or understood from the outside.  Genuine spiritual faith engenders moral progress, sublime trust in God, profound courage, inexplicable poise, and unswerving faith-in spite of adversity, calamity, disappointment, suffering, injustice, and defeat.  A personal religious philosophy is derived from both inner and outer experiences. Social status, economic conditions, education, moral trends, politics, racial tendencies, religious teachings, temperament, intellect, vocation, marriage, and kin all influence personal standards of life.  Belief becomes faith when it motivates life and shapes behavior. Living religious faith is more than a set of noble beliefs; it is a living experience concerned with spiritual meanings, divine ideals, and supreme values. Faith is God-knowing and man-serving. Living faith never fosters bigotry, persecution, or intolerance. This week we'll explore the final section of Paper 101, Section 10: Religion as Man's Liberator. Jesus said, "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free."  101:10.7.Religion effectually cures man's sense of idealistic isolation or spiritual loneliness; it enfranchises the believer as a son of God, a citizen of a new and meaningful universe. Religion assures man that, in following the gleam of righteousness discernible in his soul, he is thereby identifying himself with the plan of the Infinite and the purpose of the Eternal. Such a liberated soul immediately begins to feel at home in this new universe, his universe. We hope you can join in! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseReligion,faith,liberation,spirit,spiritualityA Personal Philosophy of Religion, Faith and Belief, Religion and Morality - Final Episode1247fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/02/a-personal-philosophy-of-religion-faith-and-belief-religion-and-moralitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/04/02/a-personal-philosophy-of-religion-faith-and-belief-religion-and-moralitySat, 02 Apr 2022 16:00:00 GMTA Personal Philosophy of Religion, Faith and Belief, Religion and MoralityWe continue our third week on a study of religion. A philosophy of religion evolves out of a basic growth of ideas plus experimental living as both are modified by the tendency to imitate associates. The soundness of philosophic conclusions depends on keen, honest, and discriminating thinking in connection with sensitivity to meanings and accuracy of evaluation. Moral cowards never achieve high planes of philosophic thinking; it requires courage to invade new levels of experience and to attempt the exploration of unknown realms of intellectual living. ... (1113.8) 101:7.2  ...There are four phases in the evolution of religious philosophy: Such an experience may become merely conformative, resigned to submission to tradition and authority. Or it may be satisfied with slight attainments, just enough to stabilize the daily living, and therefore becomes early arrested on such an adventitious level. Such mortals believe in letting well enough alone. A third group progress to the level of logical intellectuality but there stagnate in consequence of cultural slavery. It is indeed pitiful to behold giant intellects held so securely within the cruel grasp of cultural bondage. It is equally pathetic to observe those who trade their cultural bondage for the materialistic fetters of a science, falsely so called. The fourth level of philosophy attains freedom from all conventional and traditional handicaps and dares to think, act, and live honestly, loyally, fearlessly, and truthfully.  The acid test for any religious philosophy consists in whether or not it distinguishes between the realities of the material and the spiritual worlds while at the same moment recognizing their unification in intellectual striving and in social serving. (1114.2,3) 101:7.4,5 Please join Paula (she's back!) Chuck, Marvin, and André for a discussion on the philosophy of religion!   http://tobtr.com/12080495 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,philosophy of religion,morality,Jesus,GodPaper 101 §7. A Personal Philosophy of Religion in The Urantia Book explores the importance of bringing religious faith to bear on a new art of living that att1246fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/03/26/the-ways-we-are-saved-by-the-faith-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/03/26/the-ways-we-are-saved-by-the-faith-of-jesusSat, 26 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMTThe Ways We are Saved by The Faith of JesusThe faith of Jesus pointed the way to finality of human salvation, to the ultimate of mortal universe attainment, since it provided for: ... 5. Salvation from self, deliverance from the limitations of self-consciousness through the attainment of the cosmic levels of the Supreme mind and by co-ordination with the attainments of all other self-conscious beings. 6. Salvation from time, the achievement of an eternal life of unending progression in God-recognition and God-service. 7. Salvation from the finite, the perfected oneness with Deity in and through the Supreme by which the creature attempts the transcendental discovery of the Ultimate on the postfinaliter levels of the absonite. Such a sevenfold salvation is the equivalent of the completeness and perfection of the realization of the ultimate experience of the Universal Father. And all this, in potential, is contained within the reality of the faith of the human experience of religion. And it can be so contained since the faith of Jesus was nourished by, and was revelatory of, even realities beyond the ultimate; the faith of Jesus approached the status of a universe absolute in so far as such is possible of manifestation in the evolving cosmos of time and space. (1112.4,1113.2–5) 101:6.8,13–16  (1113.8) 101:7.2 A philosophy of religion evolves out of a basic growth of ideas plus experimental living as both are modified by the tendency to imitate associates. The soundness of philosophic conclusions depends on keen, honest, and discriminating thinking in connection with sensitivity to meanings and accuracy of evaluation. Moral cowards never achieve high planes of philosophic thinking; it requires courage to invade new levels of experience and to attempt the exploration of unknown realms of intellectual living. Join Chuck, Marvin, and André for a discussion of the philosophy of religion! http://tobtr.com/12080170 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,philosophy,religion,salvation,finitePaper 101 §6. Progressive Religious Experience in The Urantia Book teaches us about seven ways of salvation through striving to have the faith of Jesus.1245fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/03/19/our-progressive-religious-experience7-ways-we-are-saved-by-the-faith-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/03/19/our-progressive-religious-experience7-ways-we-are-saved-by-the-faith-of-jesusSat, 19 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMTOur Progressive Religious Experience—7 Ways We are Saved by The Faith of JesusThe teachings of Jesus constituted the first Urantian religion which so fully embraced a harmonious co-ordination of knowledge, wisdom, faith, truth, and love as completely and simultaneously to provide temporal tranquillity, intellectual certainty, moral enlightenment, philosophic stability, ethical sensitivity, God-consciousness, and the positive assurance of personal survival. The faith of Jesus pointed the way to finality of human salvation, to the ultimate of mortal universe attainment, since it provided for: 1. Salvation from material fetters in the personal realization of sonship with God, who is spirit. 2. Salvation from intellectual bondage: man shall know the truth, and the truth shall set him free. 3. Salvation from spiritual blindness, the human realization of the fraternity of mortal beings and the morontian awareness of the brotherhood of all universe creatures; the service-discovery of spiritual reality and the ministry-revelation of the goodness of spirit values. 4. Salvation from incompleteness of self through the attainment of the spirit levels of the universe and through the eventual realization of the harmony of Havona and the perfection of Paradise. 5. Salvation from self, deliverance from the limitations of self-consciousness through the attainment of the cosmic levels of the Supreme mind and by co-ordination with the attainments of all other self-conscious beings. 6. Salvation from time, the achievement of an eternal life of unending progression in God-recognition and God-service. 7. Salvation from the finite, the perfected oneness with Deity in and through the Supreme by which the creature attempts the transcendental discovery of the Ultimate on the postfinaliter levels of the absonite. (1112.4–1113.4) 101:6.8–15 Come join Chuck, Marvin, and André toexplore these ways of salvation made possible by Jesus. http://tobtr.com/12076053 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,salvation,Jesus,Michael,progressionPaper 101 §6. Progressive Religious Experience in The Urantia Book teaches us about seven ways of salvation through striving to have the faith of Jesus.1244fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/03/12/the-evolution-of-human-governmentearly-human-associations-clans-tribesp3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/03/12/the-evolution-of-human-governmentearly-human-associations-clans-tribesp3Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:00:00 GMTThe Evolution of Human Government—Early Human Associations, Clans, & Tribes—P3This week, we continue our study of Paper 70, The Evolution of Human Government with §3. Early Human Associations and possibly §4. Clans and Tribes. How did our earliest aggregations of humanity develop to move us toward greater and greater need for even simple forms of government? Families became united by blood ties in clans, aggregations of kinsmen; and these subsequently evolved into tribes, territorial communities. Warfare and external pressure forced the tribal organization upon the kinship clans, but it was commerce and trade that held these early and primitive groups together with some degree of internal peace. The peace of Urantia will be promoted far more by international trade organizations than by all the sentimental sophistry of visionary peace planning. Trade relations have been facilitated by development of language and by improved methods of communication as well as by better transportation.  The absence of a common language has always impeded the growth of peace groups, but money has become the universal language of modern trade. Modern society is largely held together by the industrial market. The gain motive is a mighty civilizer when augmented by the desire to serve. (787.3–5) 70:3.3–5 The first peace group was the family, then the clan, the tribe, and later on the nation, which eventually became the modern territorial state. The fact that the present-day peace groups have long since expanded beyond blood ties to embrace nations is most encouraging, despite the fact that Urantia nations are still spending vast sums on war preparations. (788.3) 70:4.1 The clan headmen were always subordinate to the tribal chief, the early tribal governments being a loose confederation of clans. The native Australians never developed a tribal form of government. (788.11) 70:4.9  Please come join us! http://tobtr.com/12071704 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Family,Clan,Tribe,NationPrivate property necessitated government. It evolves to attempt to meet the challenges that humans contacting with the smaller and larger groupings of human bei1243fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/03/05/the-evolution-of-human-governmentthe-social-value-of-warp2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/03/05/the-evolution-of-human-governmentthe-social-value-of-warp2Sat, 05 Mar 2022 17:00:00 GMTThe Evolution of Human Government—The Social Value of War—P2This week, we continue our study of Paper 70, The Evolution of Human Government with §2. The Social Value of War.  Wars seem never to cease on our world and their consequences to each society so engaged is ever more devastating.  Still, in more primitive times war and its organizational imperatives were a decided step forward.  Let's examine some of those social values together. In past ages a fierce war would institute social changes and facilitate the adoption of new ideas such as would not have occurred naturally in ten thousand years. The terrible price paid for these certain war advantages was that society was temporarily thrown back into savagery; civilized reason had to abdicate. War is strong medicine, very costly and most dangerous; while often curative of certain social disorders, it sometimes kills the patient, destroys the society. (785.6) 70:2.1 During past ages war was a social ferment which pushed civilization forward; this result is now better attained by ambition and invention. Ancient warfare supported the concept of a God of battles, but modern man has been told that God is love. War has served many valuable purposes in the past, it has been an indispensable scaffolding in the building of civilization, but it is rapidly becoming culturally bankrupt — incapable of producing dividends of social gain in any way commensurate with the terrible losses attendant upon its invocation. At one time physicians believed in bloodletting as a cure for many diseases, but they have since discovered better remedies for most of these disorders. And so must the international bloodletting of war certainly give place to the discovery of better methods for curing the ills of nations. (785.14–786.1) 70:2.9–10 Please come join us for what ought to be a relevant discussion of recent developments in our current affairs! http://tobtr.com/12068652 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,war,peace,industrialism,materialismPrivate property necessitated government. It evolves to attempt to meet the challenges that humans contacting with the smaller and larger groupings of human bei1242fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/02/26/the-evolution-of-human-governmentthe-genesis-of-warp1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/02/26/the-evolution-of-human-governmentthe-genesis-of-warp1Sat, 26 Feb 2022 17:00:00 GMTThe Evolution of Human Government—The Genesis of War—P1This week, we commence our study of Paper 70, The Evolution of Human Government.  Our times demand knowing more about how our adaptations and maladaptations regulating our human contacts with each other, in smaller but progressively, larger and larger groupings, had their origins, have evolved, and where they seem to be going. On an evolutionary world, antagonisms are natural; peace is secured only by some sort of social regulative system. Social regulation is inseparable from social organization; association implies some controlling authority. Government compels the co-ordination of the antagonisms of the tribes, clans, families, and individuals. Government is an unconscious development; it evolves by trial and error. It does have survival value; therefore it becomes traditional. Anarchy augmented misery; therefore government, comparative law and order, slowly emerged or is emerging. The coercive demands of the struggle for existence literally drove the human race along the progressive road to civilization. (783.2–3) 70:0.2–3 War is the natural state and heritage of evolving man; peace is the social yardstick measuring civilization’s advancement....And wherever and whenever the fabric of civilization becomes stressed by the complications of society’s advancement, there is always an immediate and ruinous reversion to these early methods of violent adjustment of the irritations of human interassociations. (783.4) 70:1.1 Military mercy has been slow in coming to mankind. Even when a woman, Deborah, ruled the Hebrews, the same wholesale cruelty persisted. Her general in his victory over the gentiles caused “all the host to fall upon the sword; there was not one left.” (784.13) 70:1.17 Please join us for what should be a relevant discussion of recent developments in our current affairs. http://tobtr.com/12068337 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirtuality,industry,war,peace,militaryPrivate property necessitated government. It evolves to attempt to meet the challenges that humans contacting with the smaller and larger groupings of human bei1241fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/02/12/marriage-family-life-p7the-dangers-of-self-gratificationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/02/12/marriage-family-life-p7the-dangers-of-self-gratificationSat, 12 Feb 2022 17:00:00 GMTMarriage & Family Life: P7—The Dangers of Self-GratificationWe conclude our study of Paper 84, Marriage and Family Life with §8. Dangers of Self-Gratification and a reprise of the final paragraphs of §7. The great threat against family life is the menacing rising tide of self-gratification, the modern pleasure mania. The prime incentive to marriage used to be economic; sex attraction was secondary. Marriage, founded on self-maintenance, led to self-perpetuation and concomitantly provided one of the most desirable forms of self-gratification. It is the only institution of human society which embraces all three of the great incentives for living.  ... it remains a fact that the evolving mores have failed to build any distinct institution of self-gratification. And it is due to this failure to evolve specialized techniques of pleasurable enjoyment that all human institutions are so completely shot through with this pleasure pursuit. Property accumulation is becoming an instrument for augmenting all forms of self-gratification, while marriage is often viewed only as a means of pleasure. And this overindulgence, this widely spread pleasure mania, now constitutes the greatest threat that has ever been leveled at the social evolutionary institution of family life, the home. (942.2–3) 84:8.1–2 ...Man has well earned some of his present-day joys and pleasures. ...Vanity and fashion cannot minister to home building and child culture; pride and rivalry are powerless to enhance the survival qualities of succeeding generations. ... Pleasures are indeed suicidal if they succeed in destroying property, which has become the institution of self-maintenance; and self-gratifications have indeed cost a fatal price if they bring about the collapse of marriage, the decadence of family life, and the destruction of the home — man’s supreme evolutionary acquirement and civilization’s only hope of survival. (942.5,943.1) 84:8.4,6 Join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,family,home life,marriage,self-maintenanceThere are few social ills or wellnesses that cannot be traced back to a root cause of deficient or rich family life. Paper 84 in The Urantia Book underscores th1239fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/02/05/marriage-family-life-p6the-ideals-of-family-lifeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/02/05/marriage-family-life-p6the-ideals-of-family-lifeSat, 05 Feb 2022 17:00:00 GMTMarriage & Family Life: P6—The Ideals of Family LifeWe continue our study of Paper 84, Marriage and Family Life with §7. The Ideals of Family Life. Sex mating is instinctive, children are the natural result, and the family thus automatically comes into existence. As are the families of the race or nation, so is its society. If the families are good, the society is likewise good. The great cultural stability of the Jewish and of the Chinese peoples lies in the strength of their family groups. (939.4) 84:7.1 ... new mores are emerging designed to stabilize the marriage-home institution: 1. The new role of religion — the teaching that parental experience is essential, the idea of procreating cosmic citizens, the enlarged understanding of the privilege of procreation — giving sons to the Father. 2. The new role of science — procreation is becoming more and more voluntary, subject to man’s control. In ancient times lack of understanding insured the appearance of children in the absence of all desire therefor. 3. The new function of pleasure lures — this introduces a new factor into racial survival; ancient man exposed undesired children to die; moderns refuse to bear them. 4. The enhancement of parental instinct — each generation now tends to eliminate from the reproductive stream of the race those individuals in whom parental instinct is insufficiently strong to insure the procreation of children, the prospective parents of the next generation. (939.6–940.3) 84:7.3–7 ...In an ideal family filial and parental affection are both augmented by fraternal devotion. (941.10) 84:7.29 ... The enforced associations of family life stabilize personality and stimulate [true morality's] growth through the compulsion of necessitous adjustment to other and diverse personalities. (942.1) 84:7.30 Come join us!  http://tobtr.com/12057227 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,family life,true morality,fraternal devotion,marriageThere are few social ills or wellnesses that cannot be traced back to a root cause of deficient or rich family life. Paper 84 in The Urantia Book underscores th1238fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/29/marriage-family-life-p5partnership-of-man-and-womanSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/29/marriage-family-life-p5partnership-of-man-and-womanSat, 29 Jan 2022 17:00:00 GMTMarriage & Family Life: P5—Partnership of Man and WomanWe continue our study of Paper 84, Marriage and Family Life with §6. The Partnership of Man and Woman and, time allowing, may proceed to §7. The Ideals of Family Life. The reproductive urge unfailingly brings men and women together for self-perpetuation but, alone, does not insure their remaining together in mutual co-operation — the founding of a home. Every successful human institution embraces antagonisms of personal interest which have been adjusted to practical working harmony, and homemaking is no exception. Marriage, the basis of home building, is the highest manifestation of that antagonistic co-operation which so often characterizes the contacts of nature and society. The conflict is inevitable. Mating is inherent; it is natural. But marriage is not biologic; it is sociologic. Passion insures that man and woman will come together, but the weaker parental instinct and the social mores hold them together. Male and female are, practically regarded, two distinct varieties of the same species living in close and intimate association. Their viewpoints and entire life reactions are essentially different; they are wholly incapable of full and real comprehension of each other. Complete understanding between the sexes is not attainable. (938.5–7) 84:6.1–3 The differences of nature, reaction, viewpoint, and thinking between men and women, far from occasioning concern, should be regarded as highly beneficial to mankind, both individually and collectively. ... Such dual associations greatly multiply versatility and overcome inherent limitations,... (938.9) 84:6.5 Men and women need each other in their morontial and spiritual as well as in their mortal careers. The differences in viewpoint between male and female persist even beyond the first life and throughout the local and superuniverse ascensions. (939.1) 84:6.6 Come join us! http://tobtr.com/12054474 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Urantia Book,men,women,marriageThere are few social ills or wellnesses that cannot be traced back to a root cause of deficient or rich family life. Paper 84 in The Urantia Book underscores th1237fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/22/marriage-family-life-p4woman-under-the-developing-moresSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/22/marriage-family-life-p4woman-under-the-developing-moresSat, 22 Jan 2022 17:00:00 GMTMarriage & Family Life: P4—Woman under the Developing MoresWe continue our study of Paper 84, Marriage and Family Life with §5, Woman under the Developing Mores and, time allowing, may proceed to §6 The Partnership of Man and Woman. In self-perpetuation woman is man’s equal, but in the partnership of self-maintenance she labors at a decided disadvantage, and this handicap of enforced maternity can only be compensated by the enlightened mores of advancing civilization and by man’s increasing sense of acquired fairness. (936.5) 84:5.1 The modern idea of sex equality is beautiful and worthy of an expanding civilization, but it is not found in nature. When might is right, man lords it over woman; when more justice, peace, and fairness prevail, she gradually emerges from slavery and obscurity. Woman’s social position has generally varied inversely with the degree of militarism in any nation or age. But man did not consciously nor intentionally seize woman’s rights and then gradually and grudgingly give them back to her; all this was an unconscious and unplanned episode of social evolution. When the time really came for woman to enjoy added rights, she got them, and all quite regardless of man’s conscious attitude. Slowly but surely the mores change so as to provide for those social adjustments which are a part of the persistent evolution of civilization. The advancing mores slowly provided increasingly better treatment for females; those tribes which persisted in cruelty to them did not survive. (936.7–937.1) 84:5.3–4  Science, not religion, really emancipated woman; it was the modern factory which largely set her free...    ...Thus has industry won its unconscious and unintended fight for woman’s social and economic emancipation. And again has evolution succeeded in doing what even revelation failed to accomplish. (937.4–5) 84:5.7–8 Join us! http://tobtr.com/12051558 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,gender equality,sociology,evolution of society,women's rightsThere are few social ills or wellnesses that cannot be traced back to a root cause of deficient or rich family life. Paper 84 in The Urantia Book underscores th1236fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/15/marriage-family-life-p3womans-status-in-early-society-and-under-the-moresSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/15/marriage-family-life-p3womans-status-in-early-society-and-under-the-moresSat, 15 Jan 2022 17:00:00 GMTMarriage & Family Life: P3—Woman’s Status in Early Society and under the MoresWe continue our study of Paper 84, Marriage and Family Life with §4, Woman’s Status in Early Society and may proceed to §5, Woman under the Developing Mores. Generally speaking, during any age woman’s status is a fair criterion of the evolutionary progress of marriage as a social institution, while the progress of marriage itself is a reasonably accurate gauge registering the advances of human civilization. (935.1) 84:4.1 The sexes have had great difficulty in understanding each other. Man found it hard to understand woman, regarding her with a strange mixture of ignorant mistrust and fearful fascination, if not with suspicion and contempt. Many tribal and racial traditions relegate trouble to Eve, Pandora, or some other representative of womankind. These narratives were always distorted so as to make it appear that the woman brought evil upon man; and all this indicates the onetime universal distrust of woman. Among the reasons cited in support of a celibate priesthood, the chief was the baseness of woman. The fact that most supposed witches were women did not improve the olden reputation of the sex. (935.4) 84:4.4 (936.4) 84:4.11 But primitive women did not pity themselves as their more recently liberated sisters are wont to do. They were, after all, fairly happy and contented; they did not dare to envision a better or different mode of existence. (936.4) 84:4.11 (937.4) 84:5.7 Science, not religion, really emancipated woman; it was the modern factory which largely set her free from the confines of the home. Man’s physical abilities became no longer a vital essential in the new maintenance mechanism; science so changed the conditions of living that man power was no longer so superior to woman power. Please join us on Saturday!  http://tobtr.com/12048951 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,women,men,marriage,social evolutionThere are few social ills or wellnesses that cannot be traced back to a root cause of deficient or rich family life. Paper 84 in The Urantia Book underscores th1235fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/08/marriage-family-life-p2from-the-early-mother-family-to-father-dominanceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/08/marriage-family-life-p2from-the-early-mother-family-to-father-dominanceSat, 08 Jan 2022 17:00:00 GMTMarriage & Family Life: P2—From the Early Mother-Family to Father DominanceWe continue our study of Paper 84, Marriage and Family Life with §2, The Mother Family and may procede to §3, The Family under Father Dominance. The woman’s periodic hemorrhage and her further loss of blood at childbirth early suggested blood as the creator of the child (even as the seat of the soul) and gave origin to the blood-bond concept of human relationships. In early times all descent was reckoned in the female line, that being the only part of inheritance which was at all certain. (932.7) 84:2.1  Under the mother-family mores the wife’s mother enjoyed virtually supreme authority in the home; even the wife’s brothers and their sons were more active in family supervision than was the husband. Fathers were often renamed after their own children. (933.1) 84:2.3 The earliest races gave little credit to the father, looking upon the child as coming altogether from the mother. They believed that children resembled the father as a result of association, or that they were “marked” in this manner because the mother desired them to look like the father. (933.2) 84:2.4 The transition from the mother-family to the father-family explains the otherwise meaningless prohibitions of some types of cousin marriages while others of equal kinship are approved.(933.3) 84:2.5 The stupendous change from the mother-family to the father-family is one of the most radical and complete right-about-face adjustments ever executed by the human race. This change led at once to greater social expression and increased family adventure. (933.5) 84:2.7 The scant courtesy paid womankind during the Old Testament era is a true reflection of the mores of the herdsmen. The Hebrew patriarchs were all herdsmen, as is witnessed by the saying, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” (934.1) 84:3.2 Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12045967 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,matriarchy,patriarchy,family,marriageThere are few social ills or wellnesses that cannot be traced back to a root cause of deficient or rich family life. Paper 84 in The Urantia Book underscores th1234fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/01/marriage-family-life-p1from-primitive-pairs-to-the-early-mother-familySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2022/01/01/marriage-family-life-p1from-primitive-pairs-to-the-early-mother-familySat, 01 Jan 2022 17:00:00 GMTMarriage & Family Life: P1—From Primitive Pairs to The Early Mother-FamilyHappy New Year cosmic citizens! We kick of the New Year with a study of Paper 84, Marriage and Family Life. That family and marriage are evolutionary institutions deserving our full appreciation and study is poorly understood.  Like much in our society, we do not truly comprehend the fundamental building block of wider society and civilzation that makes for a good or poorly functioning society.  The primary supernaphim who is our second chief of seraphim on this planet to function since the bestowal of Michael, is more than conversant with our social evolution. Material necessity founded marriage, sex hunger embellished it, religion sanctioned and exalted it, the state demanded and regulated it, while in later times evolving love is beginning to justify and glorify marriage as the ancestor and creator of civilization’s most useful and sublime institution, the home. And home building should be the center and essence of all educational effort. Mating is purely an act of self-perpetuation associated with varying degrees of self-gratification; marriage, home building, is largely a matter of self-maintenance, and it implies the evolution of society. Society itself is the aggregated structure of family units. Individuals are very temporary as planetary factors — only families are continuing agencies in social evolution. The family is the channel through which the river of culture and knowledge flows from one generation to another. (931.1–2) 84:0.1–2  Marriage was not needed by primitive man, who indulged his sex appetite freely without encumbering himself with the responsibilities of wife, children, and home. (931.4) 84:1.1  In early times all descent was reckoned in the female line, that being the only part of inheritance which was at all certain. (932.7) 84:2.1 Please join us as we start this study! http://tobtr.com/12041117 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,marriage,family,civilization,mother-familyThere are few social ills or wellnesses that cannot be traced back to a root cause of deficient or rich family life. Paper 84 in The Urantia Book underscores th1233fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/12/18/interview-career-police-officer-mike-butler-on-restorative-justiceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/12/18/interview-career-police-officer-mike-butler-on-restorative-justiceSat, 18 Dec 2021 17:00:00 GMTInterview: Career Police Officer Mike Butler on Restorative JusticeThis week we are featuring a special interview on an important topic, Restorative Justice. Our guest expert is Officer Mike Butler.  Restorative justice (RJ) leverages the principles of forgiveness, apology, relationship, respect, chosen accountability and repair in responding to those who have committed crimes and those who have been victimized by crimes. It redefines the nature of the meaning of justice as it seeks to see people through the lens of their goodness rather than the lens of their deficiencies. It is a viable alternative to the worn out and ineffective criminal justice system.  Mike Butler's career with the police spans 42 years. It began as a police officer with the Boulder Police Department in Colorado. He later transferred to the Longmont Police Department, where he eventually became Chief of Police. While serving as Chief of Police in Longmont, and then as Public Safety Chief, he has heavily emphasized the importance of community policing and its role in bringing together the public and the police to improve public safety. As the Public Safety Chief for the city of Longmont, Mike oversees police, fire, and support services. Under his leadership, Longmont pioneered mental health programs such as the Edge Program, which pairs mental health professionals with police officers to reduce ER visits and jail time, and the Angel Program, which prevents overdoses by providing opioid blocking medication and helps people struggling with addiction find treatment.  Mike raised his five daughters in Longmont, Colorado, where he still lives with his partner, Carol. He has been a student of The Urantia Book since 1978. He continues to work passionately for restorative justice.  02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRestorative Justice,Criminal Justice,Forgiveness,Understanding,SpiritMike Butler's life work is in public safety. He is a champion of restorative justice. He has also studied the Urantia Book for more than 40 years. Join us for s1231fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/12/11/a-tribute-to-our-beloved-bestowal-son-jesus-christ-michaelSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/12/11/a-tribute-to-our-beloved-bestowal-son-jesus-christ-michaelSat, 11 Dec 2021 17:00:00 GMTA Tribute To Our Beloved Bestowal Son, Jesus Christ MichaelBetween our interview on Restorative Justice, with Mike Butler, on Saturday the 18th, and because we will be off on Christmas, we thought it would be great to have a special Tribute to Jesus show this week, in honor of the Holiday Season and Christmas.  We'll be reading from primarily two very important sections in The Urantia Book.  *  Paper 171, Section 7: "As Jesus Passed By" "Jesus spread good cheer everywhere he went. He was full of grace and truth. His associates never ceased to wonder at the gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth. You can cultivate gracefulness, but graciousness is the aroma of friendliness which emanates from a love-saturated soul." *  Paper 100, Section 7: The Acme of Religious Living "The unfailing kindness of Jesus touched the hearts of men, but his stalwart strength of character amazed his followers. He was truly sincere; there was nothing of the hypocrite in him. He was free from affectation; he was always so refreshingly genuine." As always, there will be many spontaneous cross references on the nature and mission of Jesus, and we want to invite our listeners to please join in. If you wish to share a loving tribute to Jesus, call 646-716-8158, then press the "1" key to raise your hand. This lets us know that you wish to comment on air, during the live show. Otherwise, we'll think you just want to listen.  We hope you can join us for this joyful tribute to our beloved Father/Brother....Jesus.   Happy Holidays from the Cosmic Citizen crew!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Christmas,Tribute,Christ,MichaelThis week is a special tribute to the real super hero, Jesus.1232fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/12/04/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p11-minor-major-superuniverse-stagesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/12/04/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p11-minor-major-superuniverse-stagesSat, 04 Dec 2021 17:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P11: Minor, Major, & Superuniverse StagesWe're back Saturday with Part 11 of our study of Urantia Paper 55 - The Spheres of Light and Life, and we'll be reading Section 11. The Minor and Major Sector Stages. The minor sector age. As far as observations can penetrate, the fifth or minor sector stage of stabilization has exclusively to do with physical status and with the co-ordinate settling of the one hundred associated local universes in the established circuits of the superuniverse. Apparently none but the power centers and their associates are concerned in these realignments of the material creation. The major sector age. Concerning the sixth stage, or major sector stabilization, we can only conjecture since none of us have witnessed such an event. Nevertheless, we can postulate much concerning the administrative and other readjustments which would probably accompany such an advanced status of inhabited worlds and their universe groupings.  Since the minor sector status has to do with co-ordinate physical equilibrium, we infer that major sector unification will be concerned with certain new intellectual levels of attainment, possibly some advanced achievements in the supreme realization of cosmic wisdom. (635.4–6) 55:11.2–4  It is by observing what takes place on long-settled worlds that we arrive at fairly reliable conclusions as to what will happen when a whole superuniverse is settled in light, even if we cannot safely postulate the event of the stabilization of the seven superuniverses. (636.1) 55:11.8 Please join us this week as we explore what it looks like when one billion and one hundred billion inhabited worlds reach their apex of evolution, that is, when they reach Light and Life. http://tobtr.com/12034923 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,light and life,utopia,advanced civilizations,the futurePlease join us this week as we explore what it looks like when a trillion inhabited worlds reach their apex of evolution, that is, when they reach Light and Lif1230fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/11/20/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p10-the-fourth-or-local-universe-stageSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/11/20/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p10-the-fourth-or-local-universe-stageSat, 20 Nov 2021 17:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P10: The Fourth or Local Universe StageWe're back this weekend with Part 10 of our study of Urantia Paper 55 - The Spheres of Light and Life, and we'll be reading Section 10. The Fourth or Local Universe Stage. Scientists are still speculating whether or not there is life on other planets. The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has gone on in earnest for decades. Perhaps soon, the James Webb Space Telescope will be able to show us what we've never seen, other inhabited worlds. Sooner or later, irrefutable evidence of life on other worlds will be presented to on our world. What changes will that revelation bring about on earth? Stop to consider that before Hubble showed us how big the cosmos is, The Urantia Book explained its immensity in great detail. The Urantia Book explains that there are millions of universes and trillions of inhabited planets, but that was not commonly believed in the early part of the 20th Century. The Urantia Book has depicted a cosmos that is bigger than ever imagined and is unequivocally teaming with growing, evolving, and intelligent life. Urantia Paper 55 describes the evolution of this living universe. Showing evolution of each part and the whole, to the apex stages of LIGHT and LIFE.  In our study we have so far explored these sections: 1.The Morontia Temple, 2.Death and Translation, 3.The Golden Ages, 4.Administrative Readjustments, 5.The Acme of Material Development, 6.The Individual Mortal, 7.The First or Planetary Stage, 8.The Second or System Stage, 9.The Third or Constellation Stage and this week it will be 10.The Fourth or Local Universe Stage. We may get to 11.The Minor and Major Sector Stages too. That will leave only 12.The Seventh or Superuniverse Stage to be explored.  Please join us this week as we explore what it looks like when 10 million inhabited worlds reach their apex of evolution, that is, when they reach Light and Life.      02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLife on other Planets,Inhabited Worlds,Evolution,Spiritual,SpiritPlease join us this week as we explore what it looks like when 10 million inhabited worlds reach their apex of evolution, that is, when they reach Light and Lif1228fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/11/06/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p9-constellation-local-universe-stagesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/11/06/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p9-constellation-local-universe-stagesSat, 06 Nov 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P9: Constellation & Local Universe StagesWe continue §7 with a study of the constellation and local universe stages of light and life and their implications for the new adjustments made possible by such mutual attainment of the high planetary civilizations by these larger organizations of inhabited worlds.  What developments might humanity anticipate both within and without the realms of our present abilities to conceive? When a constellation is thus settled in light, the legislative function ceases, and the house of System Sovereigns, presided over by the Most Highs, functions instead. Now, for the first time, such administrative groups deal directly with the superuniverse government in matters pertaining to Havona and Paradise relationships. Otherwise the constellation remains related to the local universe as before. From stage to stage in the settled life the univitatia continue to administer the constellation morontia worlds. (633.5) 55:9.2 When a universe becomes settled in light and life, it soon swings into the established superuniverse circuits, and the Ancients of Days proclaim the establishment of the supreme council of unlimited authority. This new governing body consists of the one hundred Faithfuls of Days, presided over by the Union of Days, and the first act of this supreme council is to acknowledge the continued sovereignty of the Master Creator Son. (634.1) 55:10.1 The Creator Sons of such settled universes spend much of their time on Paradise and its associated worlds and in counseling the numerous finaliter groups ... In this way the man of Michael will find a fuller fraternity of association with the glorified finaliter mortals. ...There seems to be evolving a new and sublime relationship between the Creator Son, the Creative Spirit, the Evening Stars, the Teacher Sons, and the ever-increasing finaliter corps. (634.8,9) 55:10.8,9 Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12020941 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Light and Life,Utopia,progressive evolution,high civilizationOur study of the sphere of light and life far transcends any conception of the utopia of human dreams and is the reality of the normal and assured evolutionary1226fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/30/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p8-the-planetary-and-system-stagesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/30/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p8-the-planetary-and-system-stagesSat, 30 Oct 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P8: The Planetary and System StagesWe are fully immersed in our study of Paper 55, The Spheres of Light and Life. So far, we've covered the first 6 sections of this marvelous paper. We've studied 1.The Morontia Temple, 2.Death and Translation, 3.The Golden Ages, 4.Administrative Readjustments, 5.The Acme of Material Development and 6.The Individual Mortal.  The final attainment of an evolutionary world is the age of light and life. Once attained, the era of light and life continues forever. Most people who live on worlds in the advanced stages of light and life do not die; they are translated directly to the next phase of existence through fusion.  Entire universes pass through stages of light and life. The first stage begins when a single planet settles in light and life; the second stage occurs when a whole system is settled. The third is the constellation stage and the fourth is the local universe stage. The fifth and sixth stages (minor and major sectors) are relatively insignificant, but the seventh stage when an entire superuniverse settles in light and life may trigger sweeping changes in the entire superuniverse. The Mighty Messenger that authored this paper speculates that Machiventa Melchizedek, now the vicegerent Planetary Prince of Urantia, will occupy the seat of the Planetary Sovereign; and hints that he may be accompanied by a son and daughter of our own Adam and Eve who are currently on Edentia. This is just some of the intrigue this wonderful paper presents. Please join us as we explore together the marvelous discoveries to be made in The Urantia Book. Teachings that assure us that we are all evolving together, and though we cannot cause growth, we can supply favorable conditions for it. Evolution is the cosmic technique of growth. We're on our way to Light and Life, and Paper 55 shows us this. It may be far into the future but it's a destiny we CAN and WILL achieve.  02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEvolution,Light and Life,Growth,Perfection,Intelligent LifeThe week we will study Sections 7 and 8: 7. The Planetary Stage and 8. The System Stage1225fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/23/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p7-individual-mortals-in-light-and-lifeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/23/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p7-individual-mortals-in-light-and-lifeSat, 23 Oct 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P7: Individual Mortals in Light and LifeWe begin §6. The Individual Mortal in Paper 55, The Spheres of Light and Life, and will surely recap §5. The Acme of Material Development before proceeding. As worlds advance in the settled status of light and life, society becomes increasingly peaceful. The individual, while no less independent and devoted to his family, has become more altruistic and fraternal. On Urantia, and as you are, you can have little appreciation of the advanced status and progressive nature of the enlightened races of these perfected worlds. These people are the flowering of the evolutionary races. But such beings are still mortal; they continue to breathe, eat, sleep, and drink. This great evolution is not heaven, but it is a sublime foreshadowing of the divine worlds of the Paradise ascent. (630.4–5) 55:6.1–2 We conceive that physical evolution will have attained its full development by the end of the fifth epoch of the light-and-life era. We observe that the upper limits of spiritual development associated with evolving human mind are determined by the Adjuster-fusion level of conjoint morontia values and cosmic meanings. But concerning wisdom: While we do not really know, we conjecture that there can never be a limit to intellectual evolution and the attainment of wisdom. On a seventh-stage world, wisdom can exhaust the material potentials, enter upon mota insight, and eventually even taste of absonite grandeur. We observe that on these highly evolved and long seventh-stage worlds human beings fully learn the local universe language before they are translated; and I have visited a few very old planets where abandonters were teaching the older mortals the tongue of the superuniverse. And on these worlds I have observed the technique whereby the absonite personalities reveal the presence of the finaliters in the morontia temple. (631.1–2) 55:6.5–6 Join us! http://tobtr.com/12015054 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Light and Life,Utopia,Planetary Destiny,World UnityHumankind has envisioned various versions of Utopia. But never has that vision embraced an "Era of Light and Life" which culminates as the destiny of all of hum1224fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/16/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p6-the-acme-of-material-developmentSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/16/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p6-the-acme-of-material-developmentSat, 16 Oct 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P6: The Acme of Material DevelopmentWe resume with ¶20 of §4. Administrative Readjustments, continuing into §5. The Acme of Material Development and §6. The Individual Mortal. On the evolutionary worlds a being must humanize to receive a Thought Adjuster. All ascendant members of the Mortal Corps of Finaliters have been Adjuster indwelt and fused except seraphim, and they are Father indwelt by another type of spirit at the time of being mustered into this corps. (629.9) 55:4.31 Mortal creatures living on a sin-stricken, evil-dominated, self-seeking, isolated world, such as Urantia, can hardly conceive of the physical perfection, the intellectual attainment, and the spiritual development which characterize these advanced epochs of evolution on a sinless sphere. (629.10) 55:5.1  War has become a matter of history, and there are no more armies or police forces. Government is gradually disappearing. Self-control is slowly rendering laws of human enactment obsolete. The extent of civil government and statutory regulation, in an intermediate state of advancing civilization, is in inverse proportion to the morality and spirituality of the citizenship. Schools are vastly improved and are devoted to the training of mind and the expansion of soul. The art centers are exquisite and the musical organizations superb. The temples of worship with their associated schools of philosophy and experiential religion are creations of beauty and grandeur. The open-air arenas of worship assembly are equally sublime in the simplicity of their artistic appointment. (630.1–2) 55:5.4–5 As worlds advance in the settled status of light and life, society becomes increasingly peaceful. The individual, while no less independent and devoted to his family, has become more altruistic and fraternal. (630.4) 55:6.1 Please join us!  http://tobtr.com/12014482 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Utopia,Light and Life,Adam and Eve,stages of Light and LifeHumankind has envisioned various versions of Utopia. But never has that vision embraced an "Era of Light and Life" which culminates as the destiny of all of hum1223fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/09/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p5-administrative-readjustmentsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/09/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p5-administrative-readjustmentsSat, 09 Oct 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P5: Administrative ReadjustmentsWe resume our series on Paper 55 The Spheres of Light and Life with §4. Administrative Readjustments. (627.2) 55:4.4 1. The first stage of light and life. A world in this initial settled stage is being administered by three rulers: (627.3) 55:4.5 a. The Planetary Sovereign, presently to be advised by a counseling Trinity Teacher Son, in all probability the chief of the terminal corps of such Sons to function on the planet. (627.4) 55:4.6 b. The chief of the planetary corps of finaliters. (627.5) 55:4.7 c. Adam and Eve, who function jointly as the unifiers of the dual leadership of the Prince-Sovereign and the chief of finaliters. (627.6) 55:4.8 Acting as interpreters for the seraphic guardians and the finaliters are the exalted and liberated midway creatures. One of the last acts of the Trinity Teacher Sons on their terminal mission is to liberate the midwayers of the realm and to promote (or restore) them to advanced planetary status, assigning them to responsible places in the new administration of the settled sphere. Such changes have already been made in the range of human vision as enable mortals to recognize these heretofore invisible cousins of the early Adamic regime. This is made possible by the final discoveries of physical science in liaison with the enlarged planetary functions of the Master Physical Controllers. (628.7) 55:4.19 The finaliters are chiefly engaged in initiating the new and supermaterial activities of society — social, cultural, philosophic, cosmic, and spiritual.  (628.8) 55:4.20 5. The fifth stage of light and life. The readjustments of this stage of settled existence pertain almost entirely to the physical domains and are of primary concern to the Master Physical Controllers. Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12008924 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,light and life,utopia,ordered society,settled existenceHumankind has envisioned various versions of Utopia. But never has that vision embraced an "Era of Light and Life" which culminates as the destiny of all of hum1222fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/02/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p4-the-golden-agesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/10/02/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p4-the-golden-agesSat, 02 Oct 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P4: The Golden Ages  (625.1) 55:3.2 Human government in the conduct of material affairs continues to function throughout this age of relative progress and perfection. The public activities of a world in the first stage of light and life which I recently visited were financed by the tithing technique. Every adult worker — and all able-bodied citizens worked at something — paid ten per cent of his income or increase to the public treasury, and it was disbursed as follows: (625.2) 55:3.3 1. Three per cent was expended in the promotion of truth — science, education, and philosophy. (625.3) 55:3.4 2. Three per cent was devoted to beauty — play, social leisure, and art. (625.4) 55:3.5 3. Three per cent was dedicated to goodness — social service, altruism, and religion. (625.5) 55:3.6 4. One per cent was assigned to the insurance reserves against the risk of incapacity for labor resultant from accident, disease, old age, or unpreventable disasters. (625.7) 55:3.8 On this world the highest honor conferred upon a citizen was the order of “supreme service,” being the only degree of recognition ever to be granted in the morontia temple. This recognition was bestowed upon those who had long distinguished themselves in some phase of supermaterial discovery or planetary social service. (625.8) 55:3.9 The majority of social and administrative posts were held jointly by men and women. Most of the teaching was also done jointly; likewise all judicial trusts were discharged by similar associated couples. (625.10) 55:3.11 When a settled world progresses beyond the third stage of light and life, all ascenders are destined, before attaining the minor sector, to receive some sort of transient assignment on a planet passing through the earlier stages of evolution. Please join us! http://tobtr.com/12005831 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,utopia,era of light and life,evolutionary attainment,civilizationHumankind has envisioned various versions of Utopia. But never has that vision embraced an "Era of Light and Life" which culminates as the destiny of all of hum1221fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/09/25/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p3-death-and-translationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/09/25/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p3-death-and-translationSat, 25 Sep 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P3: Death and TranslationThis week we persist with our study of Urantia Paper 55: The Spheres of Light and Life and sections 2 and 3: Death and Translation and The Golden Ages. This paper reveals that the apex of attainment for an evolutionary world is the golden age of Light and Life. Once attained, the era of light and life continues FOREVER. Natural, physical death is not a mortal inevitability. The majority of advanced evolutionary beings, citizens on worlds existing in the final era of light and life, do not die; they are translated directly from the life in the flesh to the morontia existence. (623.1) 55:2.1 Farther along in the era of light and life the midway creatures or their associates sense the approaching status of probable soul-Adjuster union and signify this to the destiny guardians, who in turn communicate these matters to the finaliter group under whose jurisdiction this mortal may be functioning; then there is issued the summons of the Planetary Sovereign for such a mortal to resign all planetary duties, bid farewell to the world of his origin, and repair to the inner temple of the Planetary Sovereign, there to await morontia transit, the translation flash, from the material domain of evolution to the morontia level of prespirit progression. (623.3) 55:2.3 Please join us!  http://tobtr.com/12005584 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Civilization,Utopia,Evolutionary progress,theistic evolutionHumankind has envisioned various versions of Utopia. But never has that vision embraced an "Era of Light and Life" which culminates as the destiny of all of hum1220fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/09/18/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p2-the-morontia-templeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/09/18/the-spheres-of-light-and-lifepaper-55p2-the-morontia-templeSat, 18 Sep 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Spheres of Light and Life—Paper 55–P2: The Morontia TempleLast week we began a new study of Urantia Paper 55: The Spheres of Light and Life.  Urantia Paper 55 reveals that the apex of attainment for an evolutionary world is the golden age of Light and Life. Once attained, the era of light and life continues FOREVER. 55:1.1.The presence of a morontia temple at the capital of an inhabited world is the certificate of the admission of such a sphere to the settled ages of light and life.  The end result of ages of planetary progress and social evolution finds a world in which disease has been largely eliminated. Also virtually gone are idleness, poverty, degeneracy, insanity, and delinquency. Science, art, and industry flourish; economic life becomes ethical. War is known only in history; there are no armies or police forces. Government fades away in inverse proportion to morality and spirituality. Life is refreshingly simple. 55:2.1.Natural, physical death is not a mortal inevitability. The majority of advanced evolutionary beings, citizens on worlds existing in the final era of light and life, do not die; they are translated directly from the life in the flesh to the morontia existence. The story of life after death from the Urantia Papers is the most compelling account ever told of how human beings can evolve and ascend. In the stages of Light and Life, natural death is gone. Most people who live on worlds in the advanced stages of light and life do not die; they are "translated" directly to the next stage of existence through a process called fusion. This paper provides an astonishing look at evolution in the inhabited universe. It spells out the best possible news in terms of human destiny and teaches that our world is truly destined for sublime joy and peace. Do you think we can get there? It may be hard to imagine, but join us as we discover together an amazing journey from darkness and death to the realization of LIGHT and LIFE!  02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAscension,Evolution,Spiritual,Spirit,EternalLast week we began a new study of Urantia Paper 55: The Spheres of Light and Life. This week with continue with sections 1: The Morontia Temple & 2: Death and T1219fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/09/11/new-study-paper-55-the-spheres-of-light-and-life--part-iSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/09/11/new-study-paper-55-the-spheres-of-light-and-life--part-iSat, 11 Sep 2021 16:00:00 GMTNew Study: Paper 55. The Spheres of Light and Life - Part I This week we begin a study of Urantia Paper 55: The Spheres of Light and Life. The final attainment of an evolutionary world is the age of light and life. Once attained, the era of light and life continues FOREVER. A planet in the golden ages of light and life has achieved one language, one religion, and one race. This is the end result of ages of planetary progress and social evolution, in which disease has been largely eliminated, hospitals exist to treat accidental injuries and the infirmities of old age, and human government continues to evolve. In the advanced stages of light and life on a planet, idleness, poverty, degeneracy, insanity, and delinquency are virtually gone. Science, art, and industry flourish; economic life becomes ethical. War is known only in history; there are no armies or police forces. Government fades away in inverse proportion to morality and spirituality. Life is refreshingly simple. Most people who live on worlds in the advanced stages of light and life do not die; they are translated directly to the next stage of existence through a process called fusion. Entire universes also pass through stages of light and life. The first stage begins when a single planet settles in light and life; the second stage occurs when a whole system is settled. The third is the constellation stage and the fourth is the local universe stage. The fifth and sixth stages (minor and major sectors) are relatively insignificant, but the seventh stage when an entire superuniverse settles in light and life may trigger sweeping changes in the entire superuniverse. This paper provides an amazing look at the saga of evolution in the inhabited universe. It spells out the best possible news, that our world is truly destined for sublime joy and peace. Does it sound too good to be true? Come and let's discover together the amazing journey from darkness and death to the realization of LIGHT and LIFE!  02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJoy,peace,life,light,evolutionThis week we begin a study of Urantia Paper 55: The Spheres of Light and Life. The final attainment of an evolutionary world is the age of light and life. O1218fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/08/28/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p5-the-ultimate-adventureSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/08/28/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p5-the-ultimate-adventureSat, 28 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Corps of The Finality—Paper 31–P5: The Ultimate AdventureThis week we will complete our study of Urantia Paper 31, The Corps of the Finality! We'll devote our time to the last section, Section 10: The Ultimate Adventure With this study we have completed a thorough exploration of these amazing ascendent beings that all contribute to the Corps of the Finality: 1-The Havona Natives, 2-Gravity Messengers, 3-Glorified Mortals, 4-Adopted Seraphim, 5-Glorified Material Sons, 6-Glorified Midway Creatures, 7-The Evangels of Light, 8-The Transcendentalers, and 9-Architects of the Master Universe. Wow!  And if that's not glorious enough, we get to cap it off with THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE!  This paper actually completes Part I of The Urantia Book, that being The Central and Super Universes.  Consider these intriguing paragraphs from Section 10 concerning our ascending adventure: 12) During the present universe age the evolving personalities of the grand universe suffer many difficulties due to the incomplete actualization of the sovereignty of God the Supreme, but we are all sharing the unique experience of his evolution. We evolve in him and he evolves in us. Sometime in the eternal future the evolution of Supreme Deity will become a completed fact of universe history, and the opportunity to participate in this wonderful experience will have passed from the stage of cosmic action. 13) But those of us who have acquired this unique experience during the youth of the universe will treasure it throughout all future eternity. And many of us speculate that it may be the mission of the gradually accumulating reserves of the ascendant and perfected mortals of the Corps of the Finality, in association with the other six similarly recruiting corps, to administer these outer universes in an effort to compensate their experiential deficiencies in not having participated in the time-space evolution of the Supreme Being. Please join us!   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,spirit,Ascension,destinyThis week we will complete our study of Urantia Paper 31, The Corps of the Finality! We'll devote our time to the last section, Section 10: The Ultimate Adventu1216fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/08/14/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p4-transcendentalers-master-architectsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/08/14/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p4-transcendentalers-master-architectsSat, 14 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Corps of The Finality—Paper 31–P4: Transcendentalers & Master ArchitectsHaving learned the sevenfold composition of the Corps of Mortal Finaliters, We now undertake to imagine and learn about our first direct encounters, as finaliters, with those superpersons—the transcendentalers and Architects of the Master Universe—who function on the seven levels of the absonite and the four levels of ultimate reality Part of the perfected mortal’s experience on Paradise as a finaliter consists in the effort to achieve comprehension of the nature and function of more than one thousand groups of the transcendental supercitizens of Paradise, eventuated beings of absonite attributes. ...The entire order of the Transcendentalers live in the west of Paradise in a vast area which they exclusively occupy. ...The vast host of the Paradise Transcendentalers have nothing whatever to do with the affairs of either Havona or the seven superuniverses, being concerned only with the superadministration of the affairs of the master universe. You, being a creature, can conceive of a Creator, but you can hardly comprehend that there exists an enormous and diversified aggregation of intelligent beings who are neither Creators nor creatures. These Transcendentalers create no beings, neither were they ever created. In speaking of their origin, in order to avoid using a new term — an arbitrary and meaningless designation — we deem it best to say that Transcendentalers simply eventuate.  (350.4–6) 31:8.1–3 The Architects of the Master Universe are the governing corps of the Paradise Transcendentalers. This governing corps numbers 28,011 personalities possessing master minds, superb spirits, and supernal absonites. The presiding officer of this magnificent group, the senior Master Architect, is the co-ordinating head of all Paradise intelligences below the level of Deity. (351.2) 31:9.1 Come join us! http://tobtr.com/11983535 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,transcendent reality,absonite,Ultimate Reality,Architects of The Master UniverseJoin us as we continue our exploration of Urantia Paper 31: The Corps of Finality and discover the ultimate destiny of ascending1214fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/08/07/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p3-adopted-seraphim-glorified-material-sonsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/08/07/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p3-adopted-seraphim-glorified-material-sonsSat, 07 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Corps of The Finality—Paper 31–P3: Adopted Seraphim, Glorified Material SonsWe continue our exploration of the members of the Mortal Corps of the Finality.   Many of the faithful seraphic guardians of mortals are permitted to go through the ascendant career with their human wards, and many of these guardian angels, after becoming Father fused, join their subjects in taking the finaliter oath of eternity and forever accept the destiny of their mortal associates. Angels who pass through the ascending experience of mortal beings may share the destiny of human nature; they may equally and eternally be mustered into this Corps of the Finality. Large numbers of the adopted and glorified seraphim are attached to the various nonmortal finaliter corps. (348.6) 31:4.1 These Material Sons are not to be found in many finaliter companies. Their presence lends great potential to the possibilities of high service for such a group, and they are invariably chosen as its leaders. If both of the Edenic pair are attached to the same group, they are usually permitted to function jointly, as one personality. (349.3) 31:5.3   [T]he midway creatures are produced in large numbers, but they seldom tarry on their native world subsequent to its being settled in light and life. Then, or soon thereafter, they are released from permanent-citizenship status and start on the ascension to Paradise, passing through the morontia worlds, the superuniverse, and Havona in company with the mortals of time and space. The midway creatures from various universes differ greatly in origin and nature, but they are all destined to one or another of the Paradise finality corps. The secondary midwayers are all eventually Adjuster fused and are mustered into the mortal corps. Many finaliter companies have one of these glorified beings in their group. (349.4–5) 31:6.1–2 Please join us Saturday for this intriguing exploration of our ultimate destiny! http://tobtr.com/11980518 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJoin us as we continue our exploration of Urantia Paper 31: The Corps of Finality and discover the ultimate destiny of ascending humans.1213fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/07/31/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p2-gravity-messengers-and-glorified-mortalsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/07/31/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p2-gravity-messengers-and-glorified-mortalsSat, 31 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Corps of The Finality—Paper 31–P2: Gravity Messengers and Glorified MortalsLast time, our study of The Corps of Mortal Finality revealed that there are seven finaliter corps. Their destiny is assumed to be service in the vast outer realms of creation. During the present universe age, finaliters serve in the superuniverses, never returning to their native superuniverse until they have served in all the others. Mortal finaliters are always in service on Urantia. Finaliters are self‑governing, bearing allegiance only to the Paradise Trinity. They  are forever secure against sin. Finaliter corps are composed from six groups of beings. Last time,we coverecd the intro to this paper and Section 1, Havona Natives. They serve as teachers in the training schools of the central universe. This week we study Gravity Messengers, personalized Adjusters hailing from Divinington who are able to transcend time and space. They are superspirit beings; divine, intelligent and touchingly understanding. Gravity Messengers and glorified mortals have a profound affection for one another; one being a personalization of a fragment of the Father and the other an immortal soul fused with a Father fragment. We will cover them this time. In addition, we hope to look atGlorified Mortals. They make up the bulk of each finaliter company. It is conjectured that the lengthy universe training ascendant mortals receive is designed to qualify them for greater tests of future service. Glorified mortals have ascended through every step of possible intelligent existence, and have been trained in every possible detail of administration of the superuniverses.  In coming weeks we will study Adopted Seraphim, Glorified Material Sons and Daughters, and Glorified Midway Creatures.  The finaliter corps are destined to serve the future needs of the vast new universes now organizing in the domains of outer space. Please join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,Spirits,God,universeJoin us as we continue our exploration of Urantia Paper 31: The Corps of Finality and discover the ultimate destiny of ascending humans.1212fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/07/17/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p1-intro-havona-natives-gravity-messengersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/07/17/the-corps-of-the-finalitypaper-31p1-intro-havona-natives-gravity-messengersSat, 17 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMTThe Corps of The Finality—Paper 31–P1: Intro, Havona Natives, Gravity MessengersWe concluded with the last section of Paper 40, The Ascending Sons of God, §10. Ascendant Destinies last week and were inspired by that discussion to look at the high and noble destiny of Adjuster-fused sons of God, as we are destined to be, in the Corps of The Finality.  So, the last paper in Part I of the Urantia Book it is! While the Corps of the Mortal Finality is mobilizing on Paradise, and while they now so extensively minister to the universes of space and administer the worlds settled in light and life, their future destination must be the now-organizing universes of outer space. At least that is the conjecture of Uversa. The corps is organized in accordance with the working associations of the worlds of space and in keeping with the associative experience acquired throughout the long and eventful ascendant career. (345.8,9) 31:0.8,9 During the present universe age the finaliters return to serve in the universes of time. They are assigned to labor successively in the different superuniverses and never in their native superuniverses until after they have served in all the other six supercreations. Thus may they acquire the sevenfold concept of the Supreme Being. (345.10) 31:0.10 ...the finaliters are now wholly a self-governing body. They choose their own permanent, periodic, and assignment leaders and directors. No outside influence can ever be brought to bear upon their policies, and their oath of allegiance is only to the Paradise Trinity. ...We do not directly manage them or control them, and yet they are absolutely loyal and always co-operative with all our plans. They are indeed the accumulating tried and true souls of time and space — the evolutionary salt of the universe — and they are forever proof against evil and secure against sin.  (345.12,13) 31:0.12,13 Join us for a thrilling study of our future! http://tobtr.com/11970764 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,human destiny,Urantia,afterlife,immortalityOur ascendant destiny is in the Corps of the Finality. Depictions of our destiny heaven barely begin to approach for what we are in store as a universe destiny.1210fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/07/10/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpt7-ascendant-destinySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/07/10/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpt7-ascendant-destinySat, 10 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMTURANTIA PAPER 40: THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD—Pt.7 Ascendant DestinyWe resume and conclude with §10. Ascendant Destinies. Father-fused mortals are potential finaliters; their destination is the Universal Father, and him they do attain, but within the purview of the present universe age, finaliters, as such, are not destiny attainers. They remain unfinished creatures — sixth-stage spirits — and hence nonactive in the evolutionary domains of prelight-and-life status. 453.6) 40:10.11 Thus, in the final analysis, it would be hardly proper to use the words “greater” or “lesser” in contrasting the destinies of the ascending orders of sonship. Every such son of God shares the fatherhood of God, and God loves each of his creature sons alike; he is no more a respecter of ascendant destinies than is he of the creatures who may attain such destinies. The Father loves each of his sons, and that affection is not less than true, holy, divine, unlimited, eternal, and unique — a love bestowed upon this son and upon that son, individually, personally, and exclusively. And such a love utterly eclipses all other facts. Sonship is the supreme relationship of the creature to the Creator. (454.2) 40:10.13 As mortals you can now recognize your place in the family of divine sonship and begin to sense the obligation to avail yourselves of the advantages so freely provided in and by the Paradise plan for mortal survival, which plan has been so enhanced and illuminated by the life experience of a bestowal Son. Every facility and all power have been provided for insuring your ultimate attainment of the Paradise goal of divine perfection.  (454.3) 40:10.14   Come join us for an interesting study of our unusual ascendant bretheren and their diverse destinies! http://tobtr.com/11967827 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,mortal ascension plan,Destiny,Jesus,afterlifeThe ascending sons of God are noteworthy, not just because it is the order we belong to but also because of what it means to start from the point of experientia1209fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/07/03/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpt6-spirit-fusersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/07/03/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpt6-spirit-fusersSat, 03 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMTURANTIA PAPER 40: THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD—Pt.6 Spirit-FusersWe resume with §9. Spirit-Fused Mortals and may conclude (if we don't wax loquacious and time allows) with §10. Ascendant Destinies. There is, however, one particular in which Spirit-fused mortals differ from their ascendant brethren: Mortal memory of human experience on the material worlds of origin survives death in the flesh because the indwelling Adjuster has acquired a spirit counterpart, or transcript, of those events of human life which were of spiritual significance. But with Spirit-fused mortals there exists no such mechanism whereby human memory may persist. The Adjuster transcripts of memory are full and intact, but these acquisitions are experiential possessions of the departed Adjusters and are not available to the creatures of their former indwelling, who therefore awaken in the resurrection halls of the morontia spheres of Nebadon as if they were newly created beings, creatures without consciousness of former existence. (450.6) 40:9.4 Even with Adjuster-fusion candidates, only those human experiences which were of spiritual value are common possessions of the surviving mortal and the returning Adjuster and hence are immediately remembered subsequent to mortal survival. Concerning those happenings which were not of spiritual significance, even these Adjuster-fusers must depend upon the attribute of recognition-response in the surviving soul.  (451.3) 40:9.7 While we understand such techniques of memory reconstruction fairly well, we do not grasp the technique of personality recognition. Personalities of onetime association mutually respond quite independently of the operation of memory, albeit, memory itself and the techniques of its reconstruction are necessary to invest such mutual personality response with the fullness of recognition. (451.4) 40:9.8 Come join us for an interesting study of our unusual ascendant bretheren! http://tobtr.com/11964685 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Thought Adjusters,Mortal Ascenders,One with God,ParadisewardThe ascending sons of God are noteworthy, not just because it is the order we belong to but also because of what it means to start from the point of experientia1208fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/26/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpt5-father--and-son-fusersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/26/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpt5-father--and-son-fusersSat, 26 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMTURANTIA PAPER 40: THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD—Pt.5, Father- and Son-FusersWe resume with §7. Father-Fused Mortals, §8. Son-Fused Mortals, and §9. Spirit-Fused Mortals.  Should time allow, we may continue with §10. Ascendant Destinies. When you and your Adjusters are finally and forever fused, when you two are made one, even as in Christ Michael the Son of God and the Son of Man are one, then in fact have you become the ascending sons of God. (448.9) 40:7.2 Fusion with a fragment of the Universal Father is equivalent to a divine validation of eventual Paradise attainment, and such Adjuster-fused mortals are the only class of human beings who all traverse the Havona circuits and find God on Paradise. To the Adjuster-fused mortal the career of universal service is wide open. What dignity of destiny and glory of attainment await every one of you! Do you fully appreciate what has been done for you? Do you comprehend the grandeur of the heights of eternal achievement which are spread out before you? — even you who now trudge on in the lowly path of life through your so-called “vale of tears”? (449.3) 40:7.5 ...Such beings have ascended through a system, a constellation, and through the educational worlds of the Salvington circuit; they have enjoyed the “seventy times seven” opportunities for fusion and still have been unable to attain oneness with their Adjusters. Much as the morontia spheres of Nebadon are shared with the Spirit-fused mortals, so do these Son-fused creatures share the services of Orvonton with their Adjuster-fused brethren who are journeying inward towards the far-distant Isle of Paradise. They are truly your brethren, and you will greatly enjoy their association as you pass through the training worlds of the superuniverse. (449.5) 40:8.2,4 Please come and join us for a good study of three destinies of ascending mortals! http://tobtr.com/11961540 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Thought Adjuster,Creative Mother Spirit,Master Son,Jesus of NazarethThe Ascending sons of God are noteworthy, not just because it is the order we belong to but also because of what it means to start from the point of experientia1207fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/19/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpart-4-faith-sons-of-god-1-of-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/19/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpart-4-faith-sons-of-god-1-of-3Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMTURANTIA PAPER 40: THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD—Part 4, Faith Sons of God 1 of 3In the past few weeks we've covered the following sections: Evolutionary Seraphim, Ascending Material Sons, Translated Midwayers, Personalized Adjusters, and Mortals of Time and Space. This week we continue our study with: The Faith Sons of God. What does it mean to be a "Faith Son of God?" Consider the following: 40:6.1.The mortal races stand as the representatives of the lowest order of intelligent and personal creation. You mortals are divinely beloved, and every one of you may choose to accept the certain destiny of a glorious experience, but you are not yet by nature of the divine order; you are wholly mortal. You will be reckoned as ascending sons the instant fusion takes place, but the status of the mortals of time and space is that of faith sons prior to the event of the final amalgamation of the surviving mortal soul with some type of eternal and immortal spirit. 40:6.2.It is a solemn and supernal fact that such lowly and material creatures as Urantia human beings are the sons of God, faith children of the Highest. "Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God." "As many as received him, to them gave he the power to recognize that they are the sons of God." While "it does not yet appear what you shall be," even now "you are the faith sons of God"; "for you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship, whereby you cry, 'our Father.'" Spoke the prophet of old in the name of the eternal God: "Even to them will I give in my house a place and a name better than sons; I will give them an everlasting name, one that shall not be cut off." "And because you are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts." Come join us as we continue our exploration of the high destiny of lowly human beings. 00:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Ascension,ascended masters,faith,GodJoin us as we continue our study of URANTIA PAPER 40: THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD—Part 4, Faith Sons of God1205fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/19/ascending-sonsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/19/ascending-sonsSat, 19 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMTAscending Sonsckldasjaksj 01:52:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsejackal1206fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/12/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpart-3-mortal-ascendersfaith-sonsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/12/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpart-3-mortal-ascendersfaith-sonsSat, 12 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMTURANTIA PAPER 40: THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD—Part 3 Mortal Ascenders—Faith SonsWe continue our study of the ascending sons of God with §5. Mortals of Time and Space and §6. The Faith Sons of God. Mortals represent the last link in the chain of those beings who are called sons of God. The personal touch of the Original and Eternal Son passes on down through a series of decreasingly divine and increasingly human personalizations until there arrives a being much like yourselves, one you can see, hear, and touch. And then you are made spiritually aware of the great truth which your faith may grasp — sonship with the eternal God! (445.2) 40:5.1 Spirit identification constitutes the secret of personal survival and determines the destiny of spiritual ascension. And since the Thought Adjusters are the only spirits of fusion potential to be identified with man during the life in the flesh, the mortals of time and space are primarily classified in accordance with their relation to these divine gifts, the indwelling Mystery Monitors. (445.5) 40:5.4 The Gods who ordained that mortal man should climb to higher levels of spiritual intelligence through long ages of evolutionary trials and tribulations, take note of his status and needs at every stage of the ascent; and always are they divinely fair and just, even charmingly merciful, in the final judgments of these struggling mortals of the early days of the evolving races. (446.2) 40:5.11 It is a solemn and supernal fact that such lowly and material creatures as Urantia human beings are the sons of God, faith children of the Highest. “Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God.” “As many as received him, to them gave he the power to recognize that they are the sons of God.” (448.1) 40:6.2 Come join us to discuss the high destiny of lowly humankind. http://tobtr.com/11954880 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Human Potential,faith sons,faith daughters,Thought AdjustersThe Ascending sons of God are noteworthy, not just because it is the order we belong to but also because of what it means to start from the point of experientia1204fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/05/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpart-2-non-mortal-ascendersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/06/05/urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godpart-2-non-mortal-ascendersSat, 05 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMTURANTIA PAPER 40: THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD—Part 2 Non-mortal AscendersAs mortal beings, we start out as far away from Paradise perfection as one can get. We then ascend through time and space to the portals of eternity. However, other beings ascend as well. This paper reveals the ascension of the following fellow ascenders:  Evolutionary Seraphim, Ascending Material Sons, Translated Midwayers, Personalized Adjusters, Mortals of Time and Space, The Faith Sons of God, Father-Fused Mortals, Son-Fused Mortals, Spirit-Fused Mortals, and Ascendant Destinies. We have discussed many of these personalities in past episodes. This paper begins the narrative of the ascendant adventure that begins at mortal death.  After having begun with the last section of Paper 30 and read the first two sections of Paper 40, we resume with §2. Ascending Material Sons, §3. Translated Midwayers, and §4. Personalized Adjusters.  Should time allow, we will continue with §5. Mortals of Time and Space. (444.2) 40:2.2 When such a world is settled in the advanced stages of light and life, [and l]ikewise, when planetary assignment is long delayed, may the Material Sons of stationary status — the citizens of the local systems — withdraw from the activities of their status spheres and similarly register as perfected Material Sons. After these formalities such liberated Adams and Eves are accredited as ascending Sons of God and may immediately begin the long journey to Havona and Paradise, starting at the exact point of their then present status and spiritual attainment. And they make this journey in company with the mortal and other ascending Sons, continuing until they have found God and have achieved the Corps of Mortal Finality in the eternal service of the Paradise Deities. Please join us for this fascinating study of the ascending sons of God. http://tobtr.com/11950919 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,ascension,ascending sons,afterlife,seraphimThe Ascending sons of God are noteworthy, not just because it is the order we belong to but also because of what it means to start from the point of experientia1203fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/29/new-study-beginning--urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/29/new-study-beginning--urantia-paper-40-the-ascending-sons-of-godSat, 29 May 2021 16:00:00 GMTNew Study Beginning - URANTIA PAPER 40: THE ASCENDING SONS OF GODThis week we begin Urantia Paper 40: The Ascending Sons of God. Do you want to ascend? The author of this amazing paper is a Mighty Messenger who makes this astonishing statement: "These presentations began with a description of the Deities, and group by group, the narrative has descended the universal scale of living beings until it has reached the lowest order of life endowed with the potential of immortality; and now am I dispatched from Salvington—onetime a mortal of origin on an evolutionary world of space—to elaborate and continue the recital of the eternal purpose of the Gods respecting the ascending orders of sonship, more particularly with regard to the mortal creatures of time and space." As mortal beings, we start out as far away from Paradise perfection as one can get. We then ascend through time and space to the portals of eternity. However, others beings ascend as well. This paper reveals the ascension of the following: Evolutionary Seraphim, Ascending Material Sons, Translated Midwayers, Personalized Adjusters, Mortals of Time and Space, The Faith Sons of God, Father-Fused Mortals, Son-Fused Mortals, Spirit-Fused Mortals, and Ascendant Destinies. We have discussed many of these personalities in past episodes. This paper begins the narrative of the ascendant adventure that begins at mortal death.  The Mighty Messenger tells us, "Mortals represent the last link in the chain of those beings who are called sons of God. The personal touch of the Original and Eternal Son passes on down through a series of decreasingly divine and increasingly human personalizations until there arrives a being much like yourselves, one you can see, hear, and touch. And then you are made spiritually aware of the great truth which your faith may grasp—sonship with the eternal God! We hope you will tune in!     02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAscension,spirituality,Spiritual,Hope,LifePlease join us as we begin a new study of URANTIA PAPER 40: THE ASCENDING SONS OF GOD1202fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/22/paper-114seraphic-planetary-governmentp4the-reserve-corps-of-destinySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/22/paper-114seraphic-planetary-governmentp4the-reserve-corps-of-destinySat, 22 May 2021 16:00:00 GMTPaper 114—Seraphic Planetary Government—P4:The Reserve Corps of DestinyThis week we finish our study of Urantia Paper 114: The Seraphic Planetary Government. We started our current study by reading about the sovereignty of our world. We then went on to read about the Spiritual Government that actively and currently serves this world. We've also covered the Planetary Board of Supervisors, the Resident Governor General, the Most High Observer, the Planetary Government, and last week we read about the amazing Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision. Did you ever imagine that there is a highly organized spiritual government on our world? If you've been reading along with us in the last few weeks, you know that the spiritual realm that coexists with us is highly organized. Even so, it can't bridge the gap between the human and the spiritual realms without the help of amazing human beings. We humans are the boots on the ground for the Angels. Human beings can and do work with them, if we choose.  The reserve corps of destiny consists of living men and women who have been admitted to the special service of the superhuman administration of world affairs. This corps is made up of the men and women of each generation who are chosen by the spirit directors of the realm to assist in the conduct of the ministry of mercy and wisdom to the children of time on the evolutionary worlds. It is the general practice in the conduct of the affairs of the ascension plans to begin this liaison utilization of mortal will creatures immediately they are competent and trustworthy to assume such responsibilities. Accordingly, as soon as men and women appear on the stage of temporal action with sufficient mental capacity, adequate moral status, and requisite spirituality, they are quickly assigned to the appropriate celestial group of planetary personalities as human liaisons, mortal assistants.114:7.1  Please join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,Spiritual Helpers,Spirit,Spiritual,AngelicWe are back this week with our study on the Angelic Government and their invaluable human counterpart, The Reserve Corps of Destiny.1201fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/15/paper-114seraphic-planetary-governmentp3master-seraphim-of-world-supervisionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/15/paper-114seraphic-planetary-governmentp3master-seraphim-of-world-supervisionSat, 15 May 2021 16:00:00 GMTPaper 114—Seraphic Planetary Government—P3:Master Seraphim of World SupervisionWe continue our study of Paper 114 and seraphic planetary government—our unseen government—with §6. The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and continue our discussion regarding the question:  How do we accomplish re-establishing the human or "visible" connection we have with seraphic planetary governors?  How do we become their hands?  [Hint:  Read §7.]   http://tobtr.com/11940572 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,seraphim,Celestial BeingsOur world, Urantia, is unique in its origin, history, and destiny and, as a result is unique in how its governance and sovereignty manifest and function in wisd1200fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/08/paper-114seraphic-planetary-governmentp2governor-general-most-high-observerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/08/paper-114seraphic-planetary-governmentp2governor-general-most-high-observerSat, 08 May 2021 16:00:00 GMTPaper 114—Seraphic Planetary Government—P2:Governor General & Most High ObserverWe resume our study of Paper 114 and seraphic planetary government—our unseen government—with a reprise of §3. The Resident Governor General.  We'll continue on with §4. The Most High Observer, and, possibly §5. The Planetary Government. (1253.1) 114:3.3 Although the governor general does not possess actual and personal authority on the planet, he hands down scores of rulings and decisions each day which are accepted as final by all personalities concerned. He is much more of a fatherly adviser than a technical ruler. In certain ways he functions as would a Planetary Prince, but his administration much more closely resembles that of the Material Sons. (1253.4,5) 114:4.1,2 The sovereignty of Urantia is further complicated by the onetime arbitrary seizure of planetary authority by the government of Norlatiadek shortly after the planetary rebellion. There is still resident on Urantia a Vorondadek Son, an observer for the Most Highs of Edentia and, in the absence of direct action by Michael, trustee of planetary sovereignty. The present Most High observer (and sometime regent) is the twenty-third thus to serve on Urantia.    There are certain groups of planetary problems which are still under the control of the Most Highs of Edentia, jurisdiction over them having been seized at the time of the Lucifer rebellion. (1253.7) 114:4.4 A Most High observer is empowered, at his discretion, to seize the planetary government in times of grave planetary crises, and it is of record that this has happened thirty-three times in the history of Urantia. At such times the Most High observer functions as the Most High regent, exercising unquestioned authority over all ministers and administrators resident on the planet excepting only the divisional organization of the archangels. Please join us for this behind-the scenes study! http://tobtr.com/11936994 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,celestial beings,celestial governance,planetary overcontrol,Urantia BookOur world, Urantia, is unique in its origin, history, and destiny and, as a result is unique in how its governance and sovereignty manifest and function in wisd1199fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/01/paper-114seraphic-planetary-governmentp1-our-unique-world-and-its-sovereigntySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/05/01/paper-114seraphic-planetary-governmentp1-our-unique-world-and-its-sovereigntySat, 01 May 2021 16:00:00 GMTPaper 114—Seraphic Planetary Government—P1: Our Unique World and Its SovereigntyWe commence our study of Paper 114 and seraphic planetary government—our unseen government—overcontrol and loving overcare by our celestial sisters, brothers, and friends. Seraphim and their associated cherubim have much to do with the details of the superhuman government of a planet, especially of worlds which have been isolated by rebellion. The angels, ably assisted by the midwayers, function on Urantia as the actual supermaterial ministers who execute the mandates of the resident governor general and all his associates and subordinates. Seraphim as a class are occupied with many assignments other than those of personal and group guardianship. Urantia['s] ...planetary government is unlike that of any other world in the Satania system, even in all Nebadon. This uniqueness in your plan of supervision is due to a number of unusual circumstances: 1. The life modification status of Urantia. 2. The exigencies of the Lucifer rebellion. 3. The disruptions of the Adamic default. 4. The irregularities growing out of the fact that Urantia was one of the bestowal worlds of the Universe Sovereign. Michael of Nebadon is the Planetary Prince of Urantia. 5. The special function of the twenty-four planetary directors. 6. The location on the planet of an archangels’ circuit. 7. The more recent designation of the onetime incarnated Machiventa Melchizedek as vicegerent Planetary Prince. (1250.3–11) 114:0.3–11 http://tobtr.com/11926347 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,kingdom of heaven,Celestial Beings,overcareOur world, Urantia, is unique in its origin, history, and destiny and, as a result is unique in how its governance and sovereignty manifest and function in wisd1196fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/04/10/paper-113seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-p5seraphim-and-the-ascendant-careerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/04/10/paper-113seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-p5seraphim-and-the-ascendant-careerSat, 10 Apr 2021 16:00:00 GMTPaper 113—Seraphic Guardians of Destiny: P5—Seraphim and the Ascendant CareerWe conclude our study of the seraphic guardians of destiny—our "guardian angels"—with §7. Seraphim and the Ascendent Career.  We may reprise the last few paragraphs of §6. Guardian Angels after Death and begin our discussion there. The guardian seraphim is the custodial trustee of the survival values of mortal man’s slumbering soul as the absent Adjuster is the identity of such an immortal universe being. When these two collaborate in the resurrection halls of mansonia in conjunction with the newly fabricated morontia form, there occurs the reassembly of the constituent factors of the personality of the mortal ascender. The Adjuster will identify you; the guardian seraphim will repersonalize you and then re-present you to the faithful Monitor of your earth days. (1247.3,4) 113:6.5,6 It is indeed an epoch in the career of an ascending mortal, this first awakening on the shores of the mansion world; there, for the first time, actually to see your long-loved and ever-present angelic companions of earth days; there also to become truly conscious of the identity and presence of the divine Monitor who so long indwelt your mind on earth. Such an experience constitutes a glorious awakening, a real resurrection. (1248.1) 113:7.1 The human race was created just a little lower than the more simple types of the angelic orders. Therefore will your first assignment of the morontia life be as assistants to the seraphim in the immediate work awaiting at the time you attain personality consciousness subsequent to your liberation from the bonds of the flesh. (1248.3) 113:7.3 (1248.4) 113:7.4 Before leaving the mansion worlds, all mortals will have permanent seraphic associates or guardians. Please come and join us for a discussion of life with our angels hereafter! http://tobtr.com/11925915 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,guardian angels,Michael of Nebadon,Creative Mother Spirit,seraphimThese attending seraphim have functioned as the spiritual helpers of mortal man in all the great events of the past and the present. In many a revelation 'the w1195fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/04/03/paper-113seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-p4ministry-in-this-life-and-afterlifeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/04/03/paper-113seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-p4ministry-in-this-life-and-afterlifeSat, 03 Apr 2021 16:00:00 GMTPaper 113—Seraphic Guardians of Destiny: P4—Ministry in This Life and AfterlifeWe continue our study of the seraphic guardians of destiny—our "guardian angels."  We move on to §5. Seraphic Ministry to Mortals and continue with §6. Guardian Angels after Death. Angels do not invade the sanctity of the human mind; they do not manipulate the will of mortals; neither do they directly contact with the indwelling Adjusters. The guardian of destiny influences you in every possible manner consistent with the dignity of your personality; under no circumstances do these angels interfere with the free action of the human will. Neither angels nor any other order of universe personality have power or authority to curtail or abridge the prerogatives of human choosing. Angels are so near you and care so feelingly for you that they figuratively “weep because of your willful intolerance and stubbornness.” Seraphim do not shed physical tears; they do not have physical bodies; neither do they possess wings. But they do have spiritual emotions, and they do experience feelings and sentiments of a spiritual nature which are in certain ways comparable to human emotions. (1245.7, 1246.1) 113:5.1,2  Upon your death, your records, identity specifications, and the morontia entity of the human soul — conjointly evolved by the ministry of mortal mind and the divine Adjuster — are faithfully conserved by the destiny guardian together with all other values related to your future existence, everything that constitutes you, the real you, except the identity of continuing existence represented by the departing Adjuster and the actuality of personality. (1246.5) 113:6.1 (1247.4) 113:6.6 The Adjuster will identify you; the guardian seraphim will repersonalize you and then re-present you to the faithful Monitor of your earth days. Please join us for another fascinating study of our guardian seraphim! http://tobtr.com/11919165 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,The Urantia Book,guardian angels,seraphim,GodThese attending seraphim have functioned as the spiritual helpers of mortal man in all the great events of the past and the present. In many a revelation 'the w1194fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/03/27/urantia-paper-113-seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-p3domains-of-actionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/03/27/urantia-paper-113-seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-p3domains-of-actionSat, 27 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 113: Seraphic Guardians of Destiny: P3—Domains of ActionDo you believe in Guardian Angels? If you have read the Urantia Book, you probably do. Urantia Paper 113 is the definitive resource on these marvelous spirit guides and helpers. The book tells us who they are and how they function in their work.   In the last two episodes we learned that guardian angels (seraphim) serve mortals who strive for spiritual advancement. Only the most experienced angels volunteer and are assigned to be Seraphic Guardians of Destiny. Seraphim only occasionally work singly but usually work in pairs. We learned about their profound affection for human beings and that they share most of our human emotions as well as some additional ones. However, the emotions that they find hardest to understand are fear, dread, and anxiety. In our study this week, we will learn that one of the most important things angelic guardians do for us is coordinate the spirit influences, which indwell and surround us. Being directly from the Creative Spirit, they are uniquely able to correlate other spirit influences, like the Infinite Spirit, the Indwelling Spirit, and the Spirit of Truth. They interpret spirit reality to the human mind and manipulate the physical environment through liaison with their spiritual counterparts. We will also cover Section 4. Seraphic Domains of Action to learn that seraphim work through our social, ethical, and moral environments and they labor independently of human appeals; they perform their tasks as they are directed by their superiors, regardless of the changing whims of their mortal charges. The seraphic mission is to guard rather than to influence. Human beings chart their own courses, and the seraphim act to make the best possible use of the chosen course. The urge to pray is often the result of seraphic influence. This is another great study on Angels. We hope you will listen in! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,Guardian Angels,seraphim,spirituality,spiritualDo you believe in Guardian Angels? Urantia Paper 113 is the definitive resource on these marvelous spirit guides and helpers. Join in and discover who they are,1193fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/03/20/paper-113seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-the-destiny-guardiansSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/03/20/paper-113seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-the-destiny-guardiansSat, 20 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMTPaper 113—Seraphic Guardians of Destiny: The Destiny GuardiansWe continue our study of the seraphic guardians of destiny or "guardian angels."  We intensively discussed §1. The Guardian Angels and continue with §2. The Destiny Guardians. All angelic assignments are made from a group of volunteering seraphim, and these appointments are always in accordance with human needs and with regard to the status of the angelic pair — in the light of seraphic experience, skill, and wisdom. Only seraphim of long service, the more experienced and tested types, are assigned as destiny guards. (1242.6) 113:2.3 The angels develop an abiding affection for their human associates; and you would, if you could only visualize the seraphim, develop a warm affection for them. Divested of material bodies, given spirit forms, you would be very near the angels in many attributes of personality. They share most of your emotions and experience some additional ones. The only emotion actuating you which is somewhat difficult for them to comprehend is the legacy of animal fear that bulks so large in the mental life of the average inhabitant of Urantia. The angels really find it hard to understand why you will so persistently allow your higher intellectual powers, even your religious faith, to be so dominated by fear, so thoroughly demoralized by the thoughtless panic of dread and anxiety. (1243.2) 113:2.5 One of the most important things a destiny guardian does for her mortal subject is to effect a personal co-ordination of the numerous impersonal spirit influences which indwell, surround, and impinge upon the mind and soul of the evolving material creature. Human beings are personalities, and it is exceedingly difficult for nonpersonal spirits and prepersonal entities to make direct contact with such highly material and discretely personal minds. (1244.2) 113:3.1 Come join us!  http://tobtr.com/11912481 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,guardian angels,angels,seraphim,GodThese attending seraphim have functioned as the spiritual helpers of mortal man in all the great events of the past and the present. In many a revelation 'the w1192fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/03/13/paper-113seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-guardian-angels-are-destiny-guardiansSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/03/13/paper-113seraphic-guardians-of-destiny-guardian-angels-are-destiny-guardiansSat, 13 Mar 2021 17:00:00 GMTPaper 113—Seraphic Guardians of Destiny: Guardian Angels Are Destiny GuardiansWe begin a new study of our outward spiritual helpers—the seraphic guardians of destiny or "guardian angels."  This is a fitting segué from our more than half-year study of the Thought Adjuster papers in The Urantia Book. Some coming attractions: The teaching about guardian angels is not a myth; certain groups of human beings do actually have personal angels. It was in recognition of this that Jesus, in speaking of the children of the heavenly kingdom, said: “Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones, for I say to you, their angels do always behold the presence of the spirit of my Father.” (1241.3) 113:1.1 When a mortal mind breaks through the inertia of animal legacy and attains the third circle of human intellectuality and acquired spirituality, a personal angel (in reality two) will henceforth be wholly and exclusively devoted to this ascending mortal. And thus these human souls, in addition to the ever-present and increasingly efficient indwelling Thought Adjusters, receive the undivided assistance of these personal guardians of destiny in all their efforts to finish the third circle, traverse the second, and attain the first. (1242.3) 113:1.8 All angelic assignments are made from a group of volunteering seraphim, and these appointments are always in accordance with human needs and with regard to the status of the angelic pair — in the light of seraphic experience, skill, and wisdom. Only seraphim of long service, the more experienced and tested types, are assigned as destiny guards. (1242.6) 113:2.3  http://tobtr.com/11908104 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,Guardian Angels,Spirit Guides,Spiritual,SpiritThese attending seraphim have functioned as the spiritual helpers of mortal man in all the great events of the past and the present. In many a revelation 'the w1191fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/03/06/paper-112personality-survival-p7section-7-adjuster-fusionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/03/06/paper-112personality-survival-p7section-7-adjuster-fusionSat, 06 Mar 2021 17:00:00 GMTPaper 112—Personality Survival: P7—Section 7. Adjuster FusionThis week we'll finish our study of Paper 112, Personality Survival. We'll be covering Section 7. Adjuster Fusion. The Urantia Book teaches that there dwells within the human mind a fragment of God, and that there sojourns with the human soul the Spirit of Truth; and further that these spirit forces conspire to enable material man to grasp the reality of spiritual values and to comprehend the philosophy of universe meanings. This week's show is about how we come to fuse with the fragment of God that dwells within our minds. Consider these reference quotes: (1:4.1) The infinity of the perfection of God is such that it eternally constitutes him mystery. And the greatest of all the unfathomable mysteries of God is the phenomenon of the divine indwelling of mortal minds. The manner in which the Universal Father sojourns with the creatures of time is the most profound of all universe mysteries; the divine presence in the mind of man is the mystery of mysteries. (109:3.4) On worlds such as Urantia (the series three group) there is a real betrothal with the divine gifts, a life and death engagement. If you survive, there is to be an eternal union, an everlasting fusion, the making of man and Adjuster one being. (112:7.2) When your earthly course in temporary form has been run, you are to awaken on the shores of a better world, and eventually you will be united with your faithful Adjuster in an eternal embrace. And this fusion constitutes the mystery of making God and man one, the mystery of finite creature evolution, but it is eternally true. Upon fusion, mortal beings become members of a unique order of ascending personalities who are ever serviceable, faithful, and efficient; never ceasing to ascend until they stand in the presence of the Father on Paradise. Please join us this week as we take another deep dive into the ever thought provoking teachings of The Urantia Book!   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseeternity,truth,Revelation,spirituality,spiritualWhen your earthly course has been run, you are to awaken on the shores of a better world, and eventually to unite with the Divine Indweller for a faithful and e1190fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/02/27/paper-112personality-survival-p6section-6-from-human-to-morontia-selfSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/02/27/paper-112personality-survival-p6section-6-from-human-to-morontia-selfSat, 27 Feb 2021 17:00:00 GMTPaper 112—Personality Survival: P6—Section 6: From Human to Morontia SelfThis week we move on to §6. The Morontia Self with a brief reprise of ¶ 15-22 of § 5, Survival of the Human Self. And when you thus awaken on the mansion worlds of Jerusem, you will be so changed, the spiritual transformation will be so great that, were it not for your Thought Adjuster and the destiny guardian, who so fully connect up your new life in the new worlds with your old life in the first world, you would at first have difficulty in connecting the new morontia consciousness with the reviving memory of your previous identity. Notwithstanding the continuity of personal selfhood, much of the mortal life would at first seem to be a vague and hazy dream. But time will clarify many mortal associations. (1235.3) 112:5.21  ... personality and the relationships between personalities are never scaffolding; mortal memory of personality relationships has cosmic value and will persist. On the mansion worlds you will know and be known, and more, you will remember, and be remembered by, your onetime associates in the short but intriguing life on Urantia.  (1235.4) 112:5.22 Just as a butterfly emerges from the caterpillar stage, so will the true personalities of human beings emerge on the mansion worlds, for the first time revealed apart from their onetime enshroudment in the material flesh. The morontia career in the local universe has to do with the continued elevation of the personality mechanism from the beginning morontia level of soul existence up to the final morontia level of progressive spirituality. (1235.5) 112:6.1  (1235.6) 112:6.2 It is difficult to instruct you regarding your morontia personality forms for the local universe career. You will be endowed with morontia patterns of personality manifestability, and these are investments which, in the last analysis, are beyond your comprehension. Join us for The Cosmic Citizen! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,The Urantia Book,personality survival,afterlife,soulHave you ever wondered about life after death? It's the ultimate goal of human survival and the biggest of the big questions a human being can have. Tune in to1189fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/02/13/paper-112personality-survival-p6section-5-survival-of-the-human-selfSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/02/13/paper-112personality-survival-p6section-5-survival-of-the-human-selfSat, 13 Feb 2021 17:00:00 GMTPaper 112—Personality Survival: P6—Section 5: Survival of the Human SelfThis week we're back to study Section 5 of Urantia Paper 112, SURVIVAL OF THE HUMAN SELF. In our previous studies, we discovered that after physical death, two nonmaterial pieces of a surviving personality persist: memory transcripts and the immortal soul.  The indwelling presence of God, the Thought Adjuster, carries the mortal's memory transcripts to Divinington, while the soul is remanded to the care of the seraphim. Temporarily after death, the Thought Adjuster loses personality and the mortal loses identity until they can be reunited in a new manifestation on the mansion worlds. A mortal is repersonalized on the mansion worlds either at the end of a dispensation or within three "periods." Reassembly of the parts of a onetime material being involves the fabrication of a suitable form, the return of the Adjuster, and the bestowal of the soul into the awaiting morontia form by the seraphic custodian. This week we look at how the self persists in spite of a continuous change in all of the factors of self. Human life is endless change unified by the stability of the unchanging personality. The universe always manifests patience, tolerance, and mercy. If there is ever any doubt as to the advisability of allowing a mortal to advance, our universe overseers invariably rule in favor of the individual. Will creatures must be given one true opportunity to make their final choice about eternal life; the soul of each person is allowed to fully reveal its true intent and purpose. 112:5.22 ... personality and the relationships between personalities are never scaffolding; mortal memory of personality relationships has cosmic value and will persist. On the mansion worlds you will know and be known, and more, you will remember, and be remembered by, your onetime associates in the short but intriguing life on Urantia. We hope you'll join us for The Cosmic Citizen! 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalselife after death,Survival,truth,spirituality,spiritHave you ever wondered about life after death? It's the ultimate goal of human survival and the biggest of the big questions a human being can have. Tune in to1187fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/30/paper-112personality-survival-p5adjusters-after-death-human-self-survivalSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/30/paper-112personality-survival-p5adjusters-after-death-human-self-survivalSat, 30 Jan 2021 17:00:00 GMTPaper 112—Personality Survival: P5—Adjusters after Death & Human Self SurvivalWe continue our study of Paper 112 Personality Survival, with §4. Adjusters after Death and §5. Survival of the Human Self. We study what the Thought Adjusters do after death followed by just how and what of the human "self" survives. In some way not fully understood, the Universal Censors are able to gain possession of an epitome of the human life as it is embodied in the Adjuster’s duplicate transcription of the spiritual values and morontia meanings of the indwelt mind. The Censors are able to appropriate the Adjuster’s version of the deceased human’s survival character and spiritual qualities, and all this data, together with the seraphic records, is available for presentation at the time of the adjudication of the individual concerned. This information is also used to confirm those superuniverse mandates which make it possible for certain ascenders immediately to begin their morontia careers, upon mortal dissolution to proceed to the mansion worlds ahead of the formal termination of a planetary dispensation. (1231.2) 112:4.2  Selfhood is a cosmic reality whether material, morontial, or spiritual. The actuality of the personal is the bestowal of the Universal Father acting in and of himself or through his manifold universe agencies. To say that a being is personal is to recognize the relative individuation of such a being within the cosmic organism. The living cosmos is an all but infinitely integrated aggregation of real units, all of which are relatively subject to the destiny of the whole. But those that are personal have been endowed with the actual choice of destiny acceptance or of destiny rejection. http://tobtr.com/11884088 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,soul,death,afterlife,Immanent GodPersonality is a superordinate reality difficult to define but, arguably the highest order reality we experience in this life. Its highest prerogative is to exe1185fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/23/paper-112personality-survival-p4the-phenomenon-of-deathSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/23/paper-112personality-survival-p4the-phenomenon-of-deathSat, 23 Jan 2021 17:00:00 GMTPaper 112—Personality Survival: P4—The Phenomenon of Death We continue our study of Paper 112 Personality Survival, §2. The Phenomenon of Death. Here we learn something about the different ways in which a human person can die. 1. Spiritual (soul) death. If and when mortal man has finally rejected survival, when he has been pronounced spiritually insolvent, morontially bankrupt, in the conjoint opinion of the Adjuster and the surviving seraphim, when such co-ordinate advice has been recorded on Uversa, and after the Censors and their reflective associates have verified these findings, thereupon do the rulers of Orvonton order the immediate release of the indwelling Monitor. But this release of the Adjuster in no way affects the duties of the personal or group seraphim concerned with that Adjuster-abandoned individual. This kind of death is final in its significance irrespective of the temporary continuation of the living energies of the physical and mind mechanisms. From the cosmic standpoint the mortal is already dead; the continuing life merely indicates the persistence of the material momentum of cosmic energies.  (1229.9) 112:3.2 After death the material body returns to the elemental world from which it was derived, but two nonmaterial factors of surviving personality persist: The pre-existent Thought Adjuster, with the memory transcription of the mortal career, proceeds to Divinington; and there also remains, in the custody of the destiny guardian, the immortal morontia soul of the deceased human. These phases and forms of soul, these once kinetic but now static formulas of identity, are essential to repersonalization on the morontia worlds; and it is the reunion of the Adjuster and the soul that reassembles the surviving personality, that reconsciousizes you at the time of the morontia awakening. (1230.3) 112:3.5  http://tobtr.com/11883801 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,death,personality,Personality Survival,God withinWe continue our study of Paper 112 Personality Survival, §2. The Phenomenon of Death. Here we learn something about the different ways in which a human pers1184fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/16/paper-112personality-survival-p3the-selfSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/16/paper-112personality-survival-p3the-selfSat, 16 Jan 2021 17:00:00 GMTPaper 112—Personality Survival: P3—The SelfWe continue or study of Paper 112 Personality Survival, §2. The Self. Here we learn something about the association of disparate realities which compose the human self; enabling its potential survival beyond this life. It would be helpful in the study of selfhood to remember:    1. That physical systems are subordinate.    2. That intellectual systems are co-ordinate.    3. That personality is superordinate.    4. That the indwelling spiritual force is potentially directive. In all concepts of selfhood it should be recognized that the fact of life comes first, its evaluation or interpretation later. The human child first lives and subsequently thinks about his living. In the cosmic economy insight precedes foresight.  (1227.10–1228.1) 112:2.1–6 Everything nonspiritual in human experience, excepting personality, is a means to an end. Every true relationship of mortal man with other persons—human or divine—is an end in itself. And such fellowship with the personality of Deity is the eternal goal of universe ascension. (1228.3) 112:2.8 As mind pursues reality to its ultimate analysis, matter vanishes to the material senses but may still remain real to mind. When spiritual insight pursues that reality which remains after the disappearance of matter and pursues it to an ultimate analysis, it vanishes to mind, but the insight of spirit can still perceive cosmic realities and supreme values of a spiritual nature. (1228.6) 112:2.11 http://tobtr.com/11876474 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,personality,soul,spirit,characterPersonality is a superordinate reality difficult to define but, arguably the highest order reality we experience in this life. Its highest prerogative is to exe1183fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/09/paper-112personality-survival-p2personality-reality-the-selfSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/09/paper-112personality-survival-p2personality-reality-the-selfSat, 09 Jan 2021 17:00:00 GMTPaper 112—Personality Survival: P2—Personality, Reality, & The SelfWe continue or study of Paper 112 Personality Survival, moving on to §1. Personality and Reality, and §2. The Self. Personality has a perfected range of cosmic dimensional performance. The dimensions of finite personality are three, and they are roughly functional as follows: 1. Length represents direction and nature of progression — movement through space and according to time — evolution. 2. Vertical depth embraces the organismal drives and attitudes, the varying levels of self-realization and the general phenomenon of reaction to environment.* 3. Breadth embraces the domain of co-ordination, association, and selfhood organization. The finite dimensions of personality have to do with cosmic length, depth, and breadth. Length denotes meaning; depth signifies value; breadth embraces insight — the capacity to experience unchallengeable consciousness of cosmic reality. (1226.9–12, 14) 112:1.5–8, 10 It is through the mediation of mind that the self and the environment establish meaningful contact. The ability and willingness of the organism to make such significant contacts with environment (response to a drive) represents the attitude of the whole personality. (1227.5) 112:1.15 The human child first lives and subsequently thinks about his living. In the cosmic economy insight precedes foresight. (1228.1) 112:2.6 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePersonality,selfhood,character,identity,mindPersonality is a superordinate reality difficult to define but, arguably the highest order reality we experience in this life. Its highest prerogative is to exe1182fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/02/paper-112personality-survival-p1personalitys-nature-reality-the-selfSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2021/01/02/paper-112personality-survival-p1personalitys-nature-reality-the-selfSat, 02 Jan 2021 17:00:00 GMTPaper 112—Personality Survival: P1—Personality's Nature, Reality, & The SelfThis week we segué from our serial study of the Mystery Monitors to Paper 112 Personality Survival.  We'll start with the introductory section with its 14 points known about personality; then move to §1. Personality and Reality, and §2. The Self. 3. It [the personality] is not wholly subject to the fetters of antecedent causation. It is relatively creative or cocreative. 7. Personality is changeless in the presence of change. 10. Personality is unique, absolutely unique: It is unique in time and space; it is unique in eternity and on Paradise; it is unique when bestowed — there are no duplicates; it is unique during every moment of existence; it is unique in relation to God — he is no respecter of persons, but neither does he add them together, for they are nonaddable — they are associable but nontotalable.  (1225.5, 9, 12) 112:0.3,7, 12 . Physical life is a process taking place not so much within the organism as between the organism and the environment. And every such process tends to create and establish organismal patterns of reaction to such an environment. And all such directive patterns are highly influential in goal choosing. It is through the mediation of mind that the self and the environment establish meaningful contact. The ability and willingness of the organism to make such significant contacts with environment (response to a drive) represents the attitude of the whole personality. Personality cannot very well perform in isolation. Man is innately a social creature; he is dominated by the craving of belongingness. It is literally true, “No man lives unto himself.”  (1227.4–6) 112:1.14–16 That personality is superordinate.  (1227.13) 112:2.4 3. http://tobtr.com/11866017 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,personality,life after death,God,Thought AdjusterPersonality is a superordinate reality difficult to define but, arguably the highest order reality we experience in this life. Its highest prerogative is to exe1180fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/12/19/christmasbirth-infancy-of-jesusculture-and-times-of-his-urantia-bestowalSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/12/19/christmasbirth-infancy-of-jesusculture-and-times-of-his-urantia-bestowalSat, 19 Dec 2020 17:00:00 GMTChristmas—Birth & Infancy of Jesus—Culture and Times of His Urantia BestowalWe concluded a study of Urantia Papers 119—The Bestowals of Christ Michael and 120—The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia. We continue to the nativity story of Jesus of Nazareth, Joshua ben Joseph, born in 7 BCE and the life and times of the peoples of his native land just in time for the Christmas season. Jesus did not come to this world during an age of spiritual decadence; at the time of his birth Urantia was experiencing such a revival of spiritual thinking and religious living as it had not known in all its previous post-Adamic history nor has experienced in any era since. When Michael incarnated on Urantia, the world presented the most favorable condition for the Creator Son’s bestowal that had ever previously prevailed or has since obtained. In the centuries just prior to these times Greek culture and the Greek language had spread over Occident and near Orient, and the Jews, being a Levantine race, in nature part Occidental and part Oriental, were eminently fitted to utilize such cultural and linguistic settings for the effective spread of a new religion to both East and West. These most favorable circumstances were further enhanced by the tolerant political rule of the Mediterranean world by the Romans.  (1332.2) 121:1.1 Joseph and Mary were poor, and since they had only one beast of burden, Mary, being large with child, rode on the animal with the provisions while Joseph walked, leading the beast. The building and furnishing of a home had been a great drain on Joseph since he had also to contribute to the support of his parents, as his father had been recently disabled. And so this Jewish couple went forth from their humble home early on the morning of August 18, 7 B.C., on their journey to Bethlehem. (1350.6) 122:7.4 Please join us to share the miracle of Jesus birth into human life and learn what made it so remarkable.   http://tobtr.com/11862371 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Jesus of Nazareth,Joshua ben Joseph,Israel,PalestineThe nativity story of Jesus of Nazareth in Bethlehem is richly illuminated by The Urantia Book's depiction of these events. The stage is further set by the Book1179fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/12/12/paper-120the-bestowal-of-michael-on-urantiapart-3-further-counsel-and-adviceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/12/12/paper-120the-bestowal-of-michael-on-urantiapart-3-further-counsel-and-adviceSat, 12 Dec 2020 17:00:00 GMTPaper 120—The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia—Part 3: Further Counsel and AdviceThree weeks ago we began a study of Urantia Paper 120—The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia. This segués from Paper 119—The Bestowals of Christ Michael. Jesus came to this world to experience his final bestowal, life as a mortal being—the lowest of his personal creatures. The 6 previous bestowals were as various higher spiritual creatures in this universe.  As ruler of this creation, Michael (Jesus) stated succinctly that he came to live life on this world in order to be about His Father’s business. Said Jesus, "I am only doing the pleasure of the Paradise Sons who love and crave to understand their creatures."  Jesus "was not God in association with man, but ...God incarnate in man." Jesus "did not progressively become God. God did not at some...moment...become man. Jesus was God and man—always..." "[T]he supreme spiritual purpose of [his] bestowal was to enhance the revelation of God." Through Jesus, "the Father chose to manifest himself as he always does— in the usual way — in the normal, natural, and dependable way of divine acting."  (1331.2-4,6) 120:4.2-4,6 Michael receives further counsel and advice from his elder brother Immanuel, before he began his life as a human on Urantia. Among other counsel, "While you will live the normal and average social life of the planet, being a normal individual of the male sex, you will probably not enter the marriage relation, which relation would be wholly honorable and consistent with your bestowal; but I must remind you that one of the incarnation mandates...forbids the leaving of human offspring behind on any planet by a bestowal Son of Paradise origin. (1330.3) 120:3.8 Please join us to share this miracle and learn what made it so.  02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,spirituality,Urantia,Immanuel,EmmanuelThe life of Jesus on this world was a miracle—the miraculous mystery of a divine Son of God incarnate in and as a human being. Please join us to share this mir1178fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/12/05/paper-120the-bestowal-of-michael-on-urantiapart-2-instructions-from-immanuelSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/12/05/paper-120the-bestowal-of-michael-on-urantiapart-2-instructions-from-immanuelSat, 05 Dec 2020 17:00:00 GMTPaper 120—The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia—Part 2: Instructions From ImmanuelTwo weeks ago we began the first part of a study of Urantia Paper 120—The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia. We previously completed Paper 119—The Bestowals of Christ Michael. It seemed only right that we should read this account of the 7th and final adventure that our Universal Sovereign made here on our world. This Paper introduces the time immediately before the beginning of His life and work on Earth. Jesus came to this world to experience his final bestowal, life as a mortal being. The 6 previous bestowals were as various higher spiritual creatures in this universe.  As ruler of this creation, Michael (Jesus) stated succinctly that he came to live life on this world in order to be about His Father’s business. Said Jesus, "I am only doing the pleasure of the Paradise Sons who love and crave to understand their creatures."  Jesus was not God in association with man, but God incarnate in man. Jesus did not progressively become God; God did not at some moment become man. Jesus was God and man, always. The supreme spiritual purpose of Michael's bestowal on Urantia was to enhance the revelation of God. Through Jesus, the Father chose to manifest himself as he always does-in a  usual, normal, dependable way. This paper candidly and touchingly portrays the words of counsel and wisdom given to Michael by his elder brother Immanuel, before he began his life as a human on Urantia. That he descended from Paradise and bestowed himself as a babe of this world, is miraculous. As the spiritual hosts proclaim, "The appearance in and on your world, by apparently natural processes, of a divine Son, we regard as a miracle—the operation of universal laws beyond our understanding. Jesus of Nazareth was a miraculous person." (120:4.5) Please join us to share this miracle and learn what made it so.  02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJelsus,spirituality,spiritual,spirit,soulThe life of Jesus on this world was a miracle. Please join us to share this miracle and learn what made it so.1177fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/11/21/paper-120the-bestowal-of-michael-on-urantiapart-1-the-bestowal-commissionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/11/21/paper-120the-bestowal-of-michael-on-urantiapart-1-the-bestowal-commissionSat, 21 Nov 2020 17:00:00 GMTPaper 120—The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia—Part 1: The Bestowal CommissionThis week begins the first week of a new study, Paper 120—The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia—following on after our four week series on Paper 119—The Bestowals of Christ Michael.  Jesus of Nazareth came to our planet to experience the seventh of a series of creature bestowals; all of them celestial before he came to our world.  As ruler of this creation, he stated succinctly that he came to live life on this world in order to “have simply been about my Father’s business. I am only doing the pleasure of the Paradise Sons who love and crave to understand their creatures.'” [119:6.5] and "'I have come to proclaim spiritual liberty, teach eternal truth, and foster living faith.'" [153:2.6] This Paper introduces the time immediately before the beginning of Michael's life here on Earth. Having determined the time of his final bestowal and having selected the planet whereon this extraordinary event would take place, Michael held the usual prebestowal conference with Gabriel and then presented himself before his elder brother and Paradise counselor, ...Immanuel, in accepting the custody of the universe during the time of the Urantia bestowal, proceeded to impart the bestowal counsel which would serve as the incarnation guide for Michael when he would presently grow up on Urantia as a mortal of the realm. (1324.3) 120:0.6 (1326.1) 120:1.4 “Throughout your Urantia bestowal you need be concerned with but one thing, the unbroken communion between you and your Paradise Father; and it will be by the perfection of such a relationship that the world of your bestowal, even all the universe of your creation, will behold a new and more understandable revelation of your Father and my Father, the Universal Father of all. Come Join us for this intriguing study of Jesus' true purpose for coming here. http://tobtr.com/11847301 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus of Nazareth,Joshua ben Joseph,Michael of Nebadon,Urantia,bestowalIn the 1,990 years since Jesus of Nazareth's resurrection, few of Christianity's 2.4 billion adherents have known the true nature of this Son of God and Son of1175fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/11/14/the-bestowals-of-christ-michaelour-creators-journey-to-universe-sovereigntyp4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/11/14/the-bestowals-of-christ-michaelour-creators-journey-to-universe-sovereigntyp4Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:00:00 GMTThe Bestowals of Christ Michael—Our Creator's Journey to Universe Sovereignty:P4This week, we’ll finish our study of Paper 119, The Bestowals of Christ Michael, from The Urantia Book. We've followed the bestowals of our own Creator Son as he descended in his universe to achieve supremacy.  The ability for bestowal is an inherent gift of the Creator Sons. Divine Sons learn to become sympathetic, merciful, and understanding sovereigns by incarnating as lower beings. The Paradise Father requires that each Creator Son bestow himself seven times in creature likeness. From the highest order of being to the lowest order of being in his universe. This gives a Creator Son an experiential perspective of all of his creatures high and low. He is in all things, as they are, tried and tested. Creator Sons are never certified as sovereigns of their local universes by the Ancients of Days until they have acquired creature viewpoint through this actual bestowal experience. Our local universe sovereign, Christ Michael, made his first bestowal nearly one billion years ago (as time is reckoned on our world) and embarked on a new bestowal mission every 1,500,000 years thereafter. So far, we have studied six of seven incarnations: 1. A Melchizedek Son, during which he displayed matchless wisdom and superb devotion to duty. 2. A Lanonandek Son serving as a temporary replacement for a rebel system sovereign in constellation 37. 3. A Material Son in constellation 61, where he became an acting Planetary Prince. 4. A Seraphim in the corps of teaching counselors. 5. An ascendant mortal of spirit status on Uversa. Michael was sure to eventually incarnate as a mortal on an evolutionary world. 6. A morontia mortal in constellation five. Please join us tomorrow for the all important 7th Bestowal, as Jesus of Nazareth, a human on this very world.  02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Christ,Religion,Religious,spiritualityJoin us as we complete our study of The Bestowals of Christ Michael, Paper 119 of The Urantia Book.1174fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/11/07/the-bestowals-of-christ-michaelour-creators-journey-to-universe-sovereigntyp3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/11/07/the-bestowals-of-christ-michaelour-creators-journey-to-universe-sovereigntyp3Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:00:00 GMTThe Bestowals of Christ Michael—Our Creator's Journey to Universe Sovereignty:P3This week, we’ll be continuing our third episode of study of Paper 119, The Bestowals of Christ Michael, from The Urantia Book. We've been learning these past two weeks that Michael, our local universe Creator Son, has "..acquired the viewpoint of his own creatures by actual experience in the environment of their existence and as these very creatures themselves. In this way such Sons become intelligent and understanding rulers; they come to know the various groups over which they rule and exercise universe authority." [(1308.6) 119:0.6] Last week we read about the third and fourth bestowals and noticed that Michael again did not choose to place himself in easy circumstances. On his third bestowal, as a Material Son, he functioned as an acting Planetary Prince and served in in the wake of the rebellion of a planet's Planetary Prince during the second system rebellion in the local universe and under a generation of his rule "effected the repentance and reclamation of the defaulting Planetary Prince and his entire staff and witnessed the restoration of the planet to the loyal service of the Paradise rule as established in the local universes." [(1312.5) 119:3.4] Michael's fourth bestowal was in the living actuality and likeness of teaching counselor of the order of supreme seraphim.  We had a fascinating discussion about this bestowal comprising 26 assignments over two centuries of Urantia time. This week we will cover his next fifth bestowal as Eventod of Uversa and sixth bestowal as "the morontia mortal of Endantum" and study their relationship to his seventh Urantian bestowal as Jesus of Nazareth. Join us for what will be an intriguing study of Michael's creature sojourns! http://tobtr.com/11839473 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Urantia,The Urantia Book,Jesus of Nazareth,Michael of NebadonMichael of Nebadon, our Master Son, has completed his seven bestowals in the actual likeness of his various personal creatures. It is this experiential acquisit1173fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/31/the-bestowals-of-christ-michaelour-creators-journey-to-universe-sovereigntyp2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/31/the-bestowals-of-christ-michaelour-creators-journey-to-universe-sovereigntyp2Sat, 31 Oct 2020 16:00:00 GMTThe Bestowals of Christ Michael—Our Creator's Journey to Universe Sovereignty:P2This week, we’ll be continuing our study of Paper 119, The Bestowals of Christ Michael, from The Urantia Book. Last week we learned that Michael, our local universe Creator Son, has "..acquired the viewpoint of his own creatures by actual experience in the environment of their existence and as these very creatures themselves. In this way such Sons become intelligent and understanding rulers; they come to know the various groups over which they rule and exercise universe authority." (119:0.6) This is accomplished through a series of seven bestowal incarnations. Last week we read about the first two of these and noticed that Michael did not choose to place himself in easy circumstances. As a Melchizedek he served in a variety of emergency situations, and as a Lanonandek Son he stepped into a system rebellion and took the reins as a temporary System Sovereign. As we go forward with this study, we’ll see that this pattern continues. As our loving brother-father-Creator, Christ Michael wants to experience and master the most difficult challenges that his creature children could possibly face. Come join us for what is sure to be a stimulating discussion of how our, now, sovereign experientially achieved that sovereignty. http://tobtr.com/11839245 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Christ,Jesus of Nazareth,Michael of Nebadon,AdamMichael of Nebadon, our Master Son, has completed his seven bestowals in the actual likeness of his various personal creatures. It is this experiential acquisit1172fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/24/the-bestowals-of-christ-michaelour-creators-journey-to-universe-sovereigntyp1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/24/the-bestowals-of-christ-michaelour-creators-journey-to-universe-sovereigntyp1Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:00:00 GMTThe Bestowals of Christ Michael—Our Creator's Journey to Universe Sovereignty:P1We begin a several week study of Paper 119—The Bestowals of Christ Michael.  The Urantia Book reveals, for the first time, that Jesus of Nazareth is Michael of Nebadon—a Creator Son of God whose divine parents are the Universal Father and the Eternal Mother-Son.  The local universe of his and the Creative Mother Spirit's creation could only be ruled with unqualified sovereignty after Michael completed seven bestowals in the form and nature of various creatures of origin in his local universe.  His last seventh bestowal, of which we are familiar as his life as Joshua ben Joseph (Jesus of Nazareth), was preceded by six others.  This last paper of Part III reveals that background history and puts his life here on Urantia in its true broad context—giving us knowledge of its full experiential significance for the first time in human history. (1308.2) 119:0.2 The attribute of bestowal is inherent in the Paradise Sons of the Universal Father. In their desire to come close to the life experiences of their subordinate living creatures, the various orders of the Paradise Sons are reflecting the divine nature of their Paradise parents. (1308.4) 119:0.4 The purpose of these creature incarnations is to enable such Creators to become wise, sympathetic, just, and understanding sovereigns. These divine Sons are innately just, but they become understandingly merciful as a result of these successive bestowal experiences; they are naturally merciful, but these experiences make them merciful in new and additional ways. These bestowals are the last steps in their education and training for the sublime tasks of ruling the local universes in divine righteousness and by just judgment. (1308.6) 119:0.6 ...such Sons...come to know the various groups over which they rule and exercise universe authority. http://tobtr.com/11831605 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Jesus of Nazareth,Joshua ben Joseph,Michael of Nebadon,bestowalsMichael of Nebadon, our Master Son, has completed his seven bestowals in the actual likeness of his various personal creatures. It is this experiential acquisit1171fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/17/our-thought-adjusterspart-24-the-adjusters-problem-personality-survivalSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/17/our-thought-adjusterspart-24-the-adjusters-problem-personality-survivalSat, 17 Oct 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 24: The Adjuster's Problem & Personality SurvivalThis week we continue our study with our final episode on the fifth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors. We'll be reading Paper 111, The Adjuster and The Soul, §7. The Adjuster's Problem. (1223.3) 111:7.1 Uncertainty with security is the essence of the Paradise adventure — uncertainty in time and in mind, uncertainty as to the events of the unfolding Paradise ascent; security in spirit and in eternity, security in the unqualified trust of the creature son in the divine compassion and infinite love of the Universal Father; uncertainty as an inexperienced citizen of the universe; security as an ascending son in the universe mansions of an all-powerful, all-wise, and all-loving Father. (1223.5) 111:7.3 Why do you not aid the Adjuster in the task of showing you the spiritual counterpart of all these strenuous material efforts? Why do you not allow the Adjuster to strengthen you with the spiritual truths of cosmic power while you wrestle with the temporal difficulties of creature existence? Why do you not encourage the heavenly helper to cheer you with the clear vision of the eternal outlook of universal life as you gaze in perplexity at the problems of the passing hour? Why do you refuse to be enlightened and inspired by the universe viewpoint while you toil amidst the handicaps of time and flounder in the maze of uncertainties which beset your mortal life journey? Why not allow the Adjuster to spiritualize your thinking, even though your feet must tread the material paths of earthly endeavor? (1225.3) 112:0.3 1. Personality is that quality in reality which is bestowed by the Universal Father himself or by the Conjoint Actor, acting for the Father. Join us for this study of how we align with the will of God in the midst of our paradoxically human condition! http://tobtr.com/11831422 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Thought Adjuster,Immanence,God's Indwelling,PersonalityThis final section deals with our Thought Adjuster, our soul, and the Adjuster's problem. We will segué to Paper 112 with it's superb topic on survival after de1170fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/10/our-thought-adjusterspart-23-the-consecration-of-choice-paradox-problemSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/10/our-thought-adjusterspart-23-the-consecration-of-choice-paradox-problemSat, 10 Oct 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 23: The Consecration of Choice; Paradox & ProblemThis week we continue our study with our third episode on the fifth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors. We'll be reading Paper 111, The Adjuster and The Soul, §5. The Consecration of Choice, §6. The Human Paradox, and, time allowing, §7. The Adjuster's Problem. The imitation of God is the key to perfection; the doing of his will is the secret of survival and of perfection in survival. (1221.3) 111:5.2 Mortals live in God, and so God has willed to live in mortals. As men trust themselves to him, so has he — and first — trusted a part of himself to be with men; has consented to live in men and to indwell men subject to the human will. (1221.4) 111:5.3 Such a creature choice is not a surrender of will. It is a consecration of will, an expansion of will, a glorification of will, a perfecting of will; and such choosing raises the creature will from the level of temporal significance to that higher estate wherein the personality of the creature son communes with the personality of the spirit Father. (1221.6) 111:5.5 Man is a part of nature — he exists in nature — and yet he is able to transcend nature. Man is finite, but he is indwelt by a spark of infinity. Such a dual situation not only provides the potential for evil but also engenders many social and moral situations fraught with much uncertainty and not a little anxiety. (1221.8) 111:6.1 The finite world was made by an infinite Creator — it is the handiwork of his divine Sons — and therefore it must be good. It is the misuse, distortion, and perversion of the finite that gives origin to evil and sin. (1222.2) 111:6.3 Join us for this study of how we align with the will of God in the midst of our paradoxically human condition! http://tobtr.com/11823421 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,will of God,Thought Adjuster,Immanence,The Human ConditionThis final paper looks at how our will makes choices in our mind and the repercussions and interactions for our Thought Adjuster and of our soul.1169fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/03/our-thought-adjusterspart-22-the-inner-life-the-will-of-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/10/03/our-thought-adjusterspart-22-the-inner-life-the-will-of-godSat, 03 Oct 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 22: The Inner Life & The Will of GodThis week we continue our study with our third episode on the fifth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors. We'll be reading Paper 111, The Adjuster and The Soul, §4. The Inner Life and §5. The Consecration of Choice. The advances of true civilization are all born in this inner world of mankind. It is only the inner life that is truly creative. Civilization can hardly progress when the majority of the youth of any generation devote their interests and energies to the materialistic pursuits of the sensory or outer world. (1220.2) 111:4.3 The inner and the outer worlds have a different set of values. Any civilization is in jeopardy when three quarters of its youth enter materialistic professions and devote themselves to the pursuit of the sensory activities of the outer world. (1220.3) 111:4.4 Happiness and joy take origin in the inner life. You cannot experience real joy all by yourself. A solitary life is fatal to happiness. Even families and nations will enjoy life more if they share it with others. (1220.6) 111:4.7 Since this inner life of man is truly creative, there rests upon each person the responsibility of choosing as to whether this creativity shall be spontaneous and wholly haphazard or controlled, directed, and constructive. How can a creative imagination produce worthy children when the stage whereon it functions is already preoccupied by prejudice, hate, fears, resentments, revenge, and bigotries? (1220.8) 111:4.9 The doing of the will of God is nothing more or less than an exhibition of creature willingness to share the inner life with God — with the very God who has made such a creature life of inner meaning-value possible. Sharing is Godlike — divine. (1221.2) 111:5.1 Join us for this study of how we partner with God in furthering civilization! http://tobtr.com/11819228 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,inner life,God within,Thought Adjuster,The Urantia BookThis final paper looks at how our will makes choices in our mind and the repercussions and interactions for our Thought Adjuster and of our soul.1168fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/09/26/our-thought-adjusterspart-21-nature-of-the-soul-its-evolution-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/09/26/our-thought-adjusterspart-21-nature-of-the-soul-its-evolution-1Sat, 26 Sep 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 21: Nature of the Soul & Its EvolutionThis week we continue our study in our second installment on the fifth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors. We'll be reading Paper 111, The Adjuster and The Soul, §2. Nature of the Soul and §3. The Evolving Soul. Throughout the mind functions of cosmic intelligence, the totality of mind is dominant over the parts of intellectual function. Mind, in its essence, is functional unity; therefore does mind never fail to manifest this constitutive unity, even when hampered and hindered by the unwise actions and choices of a misguided self. And this unity of mind invariably seeks for spirit co-ordination on all levels of its association with selves of will dignity and ascension prerogatives. The material mind of mortal man is the cosmic loom that carries the morontia fabrics on which the indwelling Thought Adjuster threads the spirit patterns of a universe character of enduring values and divine meanings — a surviving soul of ultimate destiny and unending career, a potential finaliter. (1217.5,6) 111:2.1,2 The potential of such a morontia evolution [the soul or "mid-mind"] is inherent in the two universal urges of mind: the impulse of the finite mind of the creature to know God and attain the divinity of the Creator, and the impulse of the infinite mind of the Creator to know man and attain the experience of the creature.  (1218.6) 111:2.8 During the life in the flesh the evolving soul is enabled to reinforce the supermaterial decisions of the mortal mind. The soul, being supermaterial, does not of itself function on the material level of human experience. (1219.1) 111:3.2 We look forward to you joining us for this study of who we truly are and are destined to be! http://tobtr.com/11815233 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,God within,Religion,soul,MindThis final paper looks at how our will makes choices in our mind and the repercussions and interactions for our Thought Adjuster and of our soul.1166fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/09/19/our-thought-adjusterspart-20-evolutionary-concepts-of-spirit-soul-and-mindSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/09/19/our-thought-adjusterspart-20-evolutionary-concepts-of-spirit-soul-and-mindSat, 19 Sep 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 20: Evolutionary Concepts of Spirit, Soul, and Mind This week we resume our study by beginning the fifth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors, we'll be reading Paper 111, The Adjuster and The Soul, Introductory section and §1. The Mind Arena of Choice. THE presence of the divine Adjuster in the human mind makes it forever impossible for either science or philosophy to attain a satisfactory comprehension of the evolving soul of the human personality. The morontia soul is the child of the universe and may be really known only through cosmic insight and spiritual discovery. The concept of a soul and of an indwelling spirit is not new to Urantia; it has frequently appeared in the various systems of planetary beliefs. Many of the Oriental as well as some of the Occidental faiths have perceived that man is divine in heritage as well as human in inheritance. The feeling of the inner presence in addition to the external omnipresence of Deity has long formed a part of many Urantian religions. Men have long believed that there is something growing within the human nature, something vital that is destined to endure beyond the short span of temporal life. (1215.1,2) 111:0.1,2 One Egyptian ruler, speaking of the ka within his heart, said: “I did not disregard its speech; I feared to transgress its guidance. I prospered thereby greatly; I was thus successful by reason of that which it caused me to do; I was distinguished by its guidance.” Many believed that the ka was “an oracle from God in everybody.” Many believed that they were to “spend eternity in gladness of heart in the favor of the God that is in you.” Every race of evolving Urantia mortals has a word equivalent to the concept of soul. (1215.6,1216.1) 111:0.6,7  We look forward to you joining us for this study of who we truly are and are destined to be! http://tobtr.com/11812402 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Thought Adjuster,God within,soul,atmanThis final paper looks at how our will makes choices in our mind and the repercussions and interactions for our Thought Adjuster and of our soul.1165fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/09/12/our-thought-adjusterspart-19-the-attainment-of-immortalitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/09/12/our-thought-adjusterspart-19-the-attainment-of-immortalitySat, 12 Sep 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 19: The Attainment of ImmortalityThis week we resume our study with the fourth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors, we'll be reading Paper 110, Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals, §7. The Attainment of Immortality.  This last section is the study of our attainment of eternal union with our Thought Adjuster and its implications. When a human being has completed the circles of cosmic achievement, and further, when the final choosing of the mortal will permits the Adjuster to complete the association of human identity with the morontial soul during evolutionary and physical life, then do such consummated liaisons of soul and Adjuster go on independently to the mansion worlds, and there is issued the mandate from Uversa which provides for the immediate fusion of the Adjuster and the morontial soul. This fusion during physical life instantly consumes the material body; the human beings who might witness such a spectacle would only observe the translating mortal disappear “in chariots of fire.” Most Adjusters who have translated their subjects from Urantia were highly experienced and of record as previous indwellers of numerous mortals on other spheres. Remember, Adjusters gain valuable indwelling experience on planets of the loan order; it does not follow that Adjusters only gain experience for advanced work in those mortal subjects who fail to survive. Subsequent to mortal fusion the Adjusters share your destiny and experience; they are you. (1212.3–5) 110:7.2–4, The ear of the human mind is almost deaf to the spiritual pleas which the Adjuster translates from the manifold messages of the universal broadcasts of love proceeding from the Father of mercies. ...to an animal mind so completely dominated by the chemical and electrical forces inherent in your physical natures. (1213.1) 110:7.6 http://tobtr.com/11802600   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,immortality,oneness,Thought Adjuster,Urantia BookThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 110 Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals teaches us how the God within navigates our1163fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/09/05/author-chris-lepine-on-how-to-super-charge-your-soul-in-a-digital-ageSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/09/05/author-chris-lepine-on-how-to-super-charge-your-soul-in-a-digital-ageSat, 05 Sep 2020 16:00:00 GMTAuthor Chris Lepine on How To Super Charge Your Soul In A Digital AgeThis week author Chris Lepine will join us to discuss his new book, How to Super Charge Your Soul In A Digital Age. If you’re feeling exhausted, uninspired, and depleted, you’re not alone. Today’s digital world is remarkably complex, ceaselessly changing, and unrelenting. If you feel that the old foundations of traditional religion can’t help you, read this book: How to Supercharge Your Soul in a Digital Age delivers life-sustaining and empowering truths and specific methods that release your incredible inner spiritual resources. Part I—The Nature of Prayer—reveals the foundation for a new liberated, energized life. Your soul is a remarkable resource and can be your partner. This is the real you, the secret of happiness, adventure, and success. But, you must feed this soul and learn how to use the most powerful tool for positive personal change: independent prayer. Part II—The Essentials of Prayer—explores the underlying principles and the method for the most effective prayer and inner divine immersion. When God answers your prayers, you can experience unimagined positive transformation and happiness. This book examines the kinds of thoughts and assumptions that can contaminate and short circuit your prayer. It ends with inspiring examples of ideal prayers that apply the book’s prayer guidelines. Part III of the book—Unlimited Supercharging—revisits the secrets to effective prayer and gives a specific, proven, practical method for contacting and immersing yourself in God. You’ll need to start gradually, but will soon build a very strong life-sustaining daily habit that transforms your life. This last part of the book ends by exploring the incredible world of ideal prayer. Please join us!     02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,spirit,soul,soul healingIf you’re feeling exhausted, uninspired, and depleted, you’re not alone. Today’s digital world is remarkably complex, ceaselessly changing, and unrelenting. Joi1164fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/29/our-thought-adjusterspart-18-the-seven-psychic-circlesweek-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/29/our-thought-adjusterspart-18-the-seven-psychic-circlesweek-2Sat, 29 Aug 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 18: The Seven Psychic Circles—Week 2This week we resume our study with the fourth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors, we'll be reading Paper 110, Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals, §6. The Seven Psychic Circles, ¶12–22.  This is really the study of our ascent to true happiness and real success in life. The third circle. The Adjuster’s work is much more effective after the human ascender attains the third circle and receives a personal seraphic guardian of destiny. While there is no apparent concert of effort between the Adjuster and the seraphic guardian, nonetheless there is to be observed an unmistakable improvement in all phases of cosmic achievement and spiritual development subsequent to the assignment of the personal seraphic attendant. When the third circle is attained, the Adjuster endeavors to morontiaize the mind of man during the remainder of the mortal life span, to make the remaining circles, and achieve the final stage of the divine-human association before natural death dissolves the unique partnership.  (1210.9) 110:6.14 Perhaps these psychic circles of mortal progression would be better denominated cosmic levels — actual meaning grasps and value realizations of progressive approach to the morontia consciousness of initial relationship of the evolutionary soul with the emerging Supreme Being. And it is this very relationship that makes it forever impossible fully to explain the significance of the cosmic circles to the material mind. These circle attainments are only relatively related to God-consciousness. A seventh or sixth circler can be almost as truly God-knowing — sonship conscious — as a second or first circler, but such lower circle beings are far less conscious of experiential relation to the Supreme Being, universe citizenship.  (1211.1) 110:6.16 http://tobtr.com/11801974 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,mind,psyche,personality,progressThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 110 Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals teaches us how the God within navigates our1162fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/22/jesus-2026th-birthday-celebration-on-the-cosmic-citizen-merry-christmasSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/22/jesus-2026th-birthday-celebration-on-the-cosmic-citizen-merry-christmasSat, 22 Aug 2020 16:00:00 GMTJesus' 2026th Birthday Celebration on the Cosmic Citizen: Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas! Happy Birthday Jesus! Come join us for a Cosmic Christmas, Cosmic Citizens!  Jesus of Nazareth, Joshua ben Joseph, was born 2026 years ago according to The Urantia Book.   (1346.4) 122:3.1 One evening about sundown, before Joseph had returned home, Gabriel appeared to Mary by the side of a low stone table and, after she had recovered her composure, said: “I come at the bidding of one who is my Master and whom you shall love and nurture. To you, Mary, I bring glad tidings when I announce that the conception within you is ordained by heaven, and that in due time you will become the mother of a son; you shall call him Joshua, and he shall inaugurate the kingdom of heaven on earth and among men. ...” (1351.5) 122:8.1 All that night Mary was restless so that neither of them slept much. By the break of day the pangs of childbirth were well in evidence, and at noon, August 21, 7 B.C., with the help and kind ministrations of women fellow travelers, Mary was delivered of a male child. Jesus of Nazareth was born into the world, was wrapped in the clothes which Mary had brought along for such a possible contingency, and laid in a near-by manger. (2091.11) 196:2.2 Jesus’ life in the flesh portrays a transcendent religious growth from the early ideas of primitive awe and human reverence up through years of personal spiritual communion until he finally arrived at that advanced and exalted status of the consciousness of his oneness with the Father. And thus, in one short life, did Jesus traverse that experience of religious spiritual progression which man begins on earth and ordinarily achieves only at the conclusion of his long sojourn in the spirit training schools of the successive levels of the pre-Paradise career. Come celebrate Jesus' birthday and Christmas with us! http://tobtr.com/11794057 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChristmas,Jesus' birthday,spirituality,Religion,The Urantia BookJesus of Nazareth, Joshua ben Joseph, was born August 21, 7 B.C. on the Gregorian calendar according to The Urantia Book. Come celebrate his birthday and Chris1161fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/15/our-thought-adjusterspart-17-the-seven-psychic-circlesweek-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/15/our-thought-adjusterspart-17-the-seven-psychic-circlesweek-1Sat, 15 Aug 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 17: The Seven Psychic Circles—Week 1This week we resume our study with the fourth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors, we'll be reading Paper 110, Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals, §6. The Seven Psychic Circles.  This is really the study of our ascent to true happiness and real success in life. (1209.1) 110:6.1 Entrance upon the seventh circle marks the beginning of true human personality function. Completion of the first circle denotes the relative maturity of the mortal being. (1209.2) 110:6.2 The Adjuster is your equal partner in the attainment of the seven circles — the achievement of comparative mortal maturity.  (1209.3) 110:6.3 The psychic circles are not exclusively intellectual, neither are they wholly morontial; they have to do with personality status, mind attainment, soul growth, and Adjuster attunement. The successful traversal of these levels demands the harmonious functioning of the entire personality, not merely of some one phase thereof. The growth of the parts does not equal the true maturation of the whole; the parts really grow in proportion to the expansion of the entire self — the whole self — material, intellectual, and spiritual. (1209.4) 110:6.4 It is to the mind of perfect poise, housed in a body of clean habits, stabilized neural energies, and balanced chemical function — when the physical, mental, and spiritual powers are in triune harmony of development — that a maximum of light and truth can be imparted with a minimum of temporal danger or risk to the real welfare of such a being. (1209.5) 110:6.5 The Adjusters are always near you and of you, but rarely can they speak directly, as another being, to you. Join us in this exploration of our Father-fragments—the promise of eternity and progress to each one of us. http://tobtr.com/11790023 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Mind,Psyche,Personality,Thought AdjusterThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 110 Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals teaches us how the God within navigates our1160fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/08/our-thought-adjusterspart-16-work-in-the-mind-erroneous-concepts-of-guidanceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/08/our-thought-adjusterspart-16-work-in-the-mind-erroneous-concepts-of-guidanceSat, 08 Aug 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 16: Work in the Mind & Erroneous Concepts of GuidanceThis week we resume our study with the fourth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors, we'll be reading Paper 110, Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals, §4. The Adjuster's Work in the Mind and §5.  Erroneous Concepts of Adjuster Guidance. Adjusters are able to receive the continuous stream of cosmic intelligence coming in over the master circuits of time and space; they are in full touch with the spirit intelligence and energy of the universes. But these mighty indwellers are unable to transmit very much of this wealth of wisdom and truth to the minds of their mortal subjects because of the lack of commonness of nature and the absence of responsive recognition.  (1207.1) 110:4.1 Trust all matters of mind beyond the dead level of consciousness to the custody of the Adjusters. In due time, if not in this world then on the mansion worlds, they will give good account of their stewardship, and eventually will they bring forth those meanings and values intrusted to their care and keeping. They will resurrect every worthy treasure of the mortal mind if you survive. (1207.4) 110:4.4  You are so devoid of courageous decisions and consecrated co-operation that your indwelling Adjusters find it next to impossible to communicate directly with the human mind. Even when they do find it possible to flash a gleam of new truth to the evolving mortal soul, this spiritual revelation often so blinds the creature as to precipitate a convulsion of fanaticism or to initiate some other intellectual upheaval which results disastrously. Many a new religion and strange “ism” has arisen from the aborted, imperfect, misunderstood, and garbled communications of the Thought Adjusters. (1207.5) 110:4.5 Join us in this exploration of our Father-fragments—the promise of eternity and progress to each one of us. http://tobtr.com/11789101 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,God within,Father,God,Divine IndwellingThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 110 Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals teaches us how the God within navigates our1159fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/01/our-thought-adjusterspart-15-cooperation-with-work-in-the-mindSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/08/01/our-thought-adjusterspart-15-cooperation-with-work-in-the-mindSat, 01 Aug 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 15: Cooperation with & Work in the MindThis week we resume our study with the fourth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors, we'll be reading Paper 110, Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals,§2.  §3. Co-operation with the Adjuster and §4. The Adjuster's Work in the Mind. I cannot but observe that so many of you spend so much time and thought on mere trifles of living, while you almost wholly overlook the more essential realities of everlasting import, those very accomplishments which are concerned with the development of a more harmonious working agreement between you and your Adjusters. The great goal of human existence is to attune to the divinity of the indwelling Adjuster; the great achievement of mortal life is the attainment of a true and understanding consecration to the eternal aims of the divine spirit who waits and works within your mind. But a devoted and determined effort to realize eternal destiny is wholly compatible with a lighthearted and joyous life and with a successful and honorable career on earth. ...the ideal life is one of loving service rather than an existence of fearful apprehension. (1206.2) 110:3.4  Confusion, being puzzled, even sometimes discouraged and distracted, does not necessarily signify resistance to the leadings of the indwelling Adjuster. (1206.3) 110:3.5  You must not regard co-operation with your Adjuster as a particularly conscious process, for it is not; but your motives and your decisions, your faithful determinations and your supreme desires, do constitute real and effective co-operation. (1206.4) 110:3.6  Join us in this exploration of our Father-fragments—the promise of eternity and progress to each one of us.   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God within,Father-fragment,Thought Adjuster,mindThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 110 Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals teaches us how the God within navigates our1158fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/07/25/our-thought-adjusterspart-142-adjusters-human-will-lost-showmin-23120Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/07/25/our-thought-adjusterspart-142-adjusters-human-will-lost-showmin-23120Sat, 25 Jul 2020 16:25:31 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 14–2: Adjusters & Human Will [Lost show–Min. 23–120]This week we resume our study with the fourth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors, we'll be reading Paper 110, Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals, covering §2. Adjusters and Human Will. Jesus said, "I declare that the kingdom of heaven is the realization and acknowledgment of God's rule within the hearts of men."  That is what the 5 Thought Adjuster Papers in The Urantia Book are all about. They splendidly reveal how God rules in the inner life if we let him. Consider that, "He [Jesus] had only one objective, the further revelation of God to man, the establishment of the kingdom, the rule of the heavenly Father in the hearts of mankind. The Urantia Book reveals, as never before, exactly how God functions in the inner life of his spirit-born children. The Thought Adjuster papers are the sum and substance of this concept. Therefore, they are so sublimely powerful. These papers are thrilling, moving, deep, provocative, and transformative. Our study has been rich with meaning. If you miss any epidodes, you can always listen to them on the archive. "The great goal of human existence is to attune to the divinity of the indwelling Adjuster; the great achievement of mortal life is the attainment of a true and understanding consecration to the eternal aims of the divine spirit who waits and works within your mind" (1206.2) 110:3.4 http://tobtr.com/11781447 (156:5.11) You are destined to live a narrow and mean life if you learn to love only those who love you. Human love may indeed be reciprocal, but divine love is outgoing in all its satisfaction-seeking. The less of love in any creature's nature, the greater the love need, and the more does divine love seek to satisfy such need. Love is never self-seeking, and it cannot be self-bestowed. Divine love cannot be self-contained; it must be unselfishly bestowed. 01:37:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseurantiaBack on1157fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/07/25/our-thought-adjusterspart-141-adjusters-human-will-lost-showmin-122Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/07/25/our-thought-adjusterspart-141-adjusters-human-will-lost-showmin-122Sat, 25 Jul 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 14–1: Adjusters & Human Will [Lost show–Min. 1–22]We are BACK and ready to dive back into the Thought Adjuster Papers!  Jesus said, "I declare that the kingdom of heaven is the realization and acknowledgment of God's rule within the hearts of men."  That is what the 5 Thought Adjuster Papers in The Urantia Book are all about. They splendidly reveal how God rules in the inner life if we let hm. Consider that, "He [Jesus] had only one objective, the further revelation of God to man, the establishment of the kingdom, the rule of the heavenly Father in the hearts of mankind. The Urantia Book reveals, as never before, exactly how God functions in the inner life of his spirit-born children. The Thought Adjuster Papers are the sum and substance of this concept. Therefore, they are so sublimely powerful. These papers are thrilling, moving, deep, provocative, and transformative. So far, we've completed 3 of the 5. We've done Paper 107: Origin and Nature of Thought Adjusters, Paper 108: Mission and Ministry of Thought Adjusters, and Paper 109: Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures. Our study has been rich with meaning. If you missed any of these sessions, you could always listen to them on the archive. This week we resume our study with the fourth paper in this series on the Mystery Monitors, we'll be reading Paper 110, Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals, covering §2. Adjusters and Human Will. "The great goal of human existence is to attune to the divinity of the indwelling Adjuster; the great achievement of mortal life is the attainment of a true and understanding consecration to the eternal aims of the divine spirit who waits and works within your mind" (1206.2) 110:3.4 Please join us as we further explore the great goal of human existence... finding God within! http://tobtr.com/11768846 00:22:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEmergent Christianity,Emergent Islam,Thought Adjuster,God within,SpiritualityThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 110 Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals teaches us how the God within navigates our1156fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/07/04/our-thought-adjusterspart-13-indwelling-the-mortal-mind-navigating-human-willSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/07/04/our-thought-adjusterspart-13-indwelling-the-mortal-mind-navigating-human-willSat, 04 Jul 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 13: Indwelling The Mortal Mind &Navigating Human WillWe resume our study with the fourth paper in our study of the Mystery Monitors, Paper 110, Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals, §1. Indwelling the Mortal Mind & §2. Adjusters and Human Will. (1203.3) 110:1.1 Adjusters should not be thought of as living in the material brains of human beings. They are not organic parts of the physical creatures of the realms. The Thought Adjuster may more properly be envisaged as indwelling the mortal mind of man rather than as existing within the confines of a single physical organ. And indirectly and unrecognized the Adjuster is constantly communicating with the human subject, especially during those sublime experiences of the worshipful contact of mind with spirit in the superconsciousness. (1204.3) 110:1.5 The Adjuster remains with you in all disaster and through every sickness which does not wholly destroy the mentality. But how unkind knowingly to defile or otherwise deliberately to pollute the physical body, which must serve as the earthly tabernacle of this marvelous gift from God. All physical poisons greatly retard the efforts of the Adjuster to exalt the material mind, while the mental poisons of fear, anger, envy, jealousy, suspicion, and intolerance likewise tremendously interfere with the spiritual progress of the evolving soul. (1204.5) 110:2.1 When Thought Adjusters indwell human minds, they bring with them the model careers, the ideal lives, ...[t]hus they begin work with a definite and predetermined plan for the intellectual and spiritual development of their human subjects, but it is not incumbent upon any human being to accept this plan. You are all subjects of predestination, but it is not foreordained that you must accept this divine predestination; you are at full liberty to reject any part or all of the Thought Adjusters’ program. Come join us! http://tobtr.com/11766970 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Indwelling presence,God within,Immanence,God the FatherThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 110 Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals teaches us how the God within navigates our1155fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/06/27/our-thought-adjusterspart-12-truevalues-persistence--personalized-adjustersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/06/27/our-thought-adjusterspart-12-truevalues-persistence--personalized-adjustersSat, 27 Jun 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 12: TrueValues' Persistence & Personalized AdjustersWe resume our study with the third, middle, paper in our study of the Mystery Monitors, Paper 109, Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures, §6. The Persistence of True Values & §7. Destiny of Personalized Adjusters. This [Personalized] Adjuster [of Michael of Nebadon] did indeed triumph in Jesus’ human mind — that mind which in each of life’s recurring situations maintained a consecrated dedication to the Father’s will, saying, “Not my will, but yours, be done.” Such decisive consecration constitutes the true passport from the limitations of human nature to the finality of divine attainment. (1200.5) 109:6.5 Personalized Thought Adjusters are the untrammeled, unassigned, and sovereign stabilizers and compensators of the far-flung universe of universes. They combine the Creator and creature experience — existential and experiential. They are conjoint time and eternity beings. They associate the prepersonal and the personal in universe administration. (1201.3) 109:7.2  (1201.8) 109:7.7 When the planetary Vorondadek observer of Urantia ...asserted his authority in the presence of the resident governor general, he began his emergency administration of Urantia with a full staff of his own choosing. He immediately assigned to all his associates and assistants their planetary duties. But he did not choose the three Personalized Adjusters who appeared in his presence the instant he assumed the regency. He did not even know they would thus appear, for they did not so manifest their divine presence at the time of a previous regency. ...these three omnipersonal beings were among the most active of the numerous orders of celestial beings then serving on Urantia. Come join us! http://tobtr.com/11760595 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Existential reality,experiential reality,transcedental reality,God within usThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 109 Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures explores how values are conserved and how G1154fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/06/20/our-thought-adjusterspart-11-material-handicaps-to-adjuster-indwellingSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/06/20/our-thought-adjusterspart-11-material-handicaps-to-adjuster-indwellingSat, 20 Jun 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 11: Material Handicaps to Adjuster IndwellingWe resume our study with the third, middle, paper in our study of the Mystery Monitors, Paper 109, Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures, §5. Material Handicaps to Adjuster Indwelling. But your unsteady and rapidly shifting mental attitudes often result in thwarting the plans and interrupting the work of the Adjusters. Their work is not only interfered with by the innate natures of the mortal races, but this ministry is also greatly retarded by your own preconceived opinions, settled ideas, and long-standing prejudices. (1199.4) 109:5.3 The great problem of life is the adjustment of the ancestral tendencies of living to the demands of the spiritual urges initiated by the divine presence of the Mystery Monitor. While in the universe and superuniverse careers no man can serve two masters, in the life you now live on Urantia every man must perforce serve two masters. (1199.5) 109:5.4 If you will co-operate with your Adjuster, the divine gift will, sooner or later, evolve the immortal morontia soul and, subsequent to fusion therewith, will present the new creature to the sovereign Master Son of the local universe and eventually to the Father of Adjusters on Paradise. (1199.6) 109:5.5 This [Personalized] Adjuster [of Michael of Nebadon] did indeed triumph in Jesus’ human mind — that mind which in each of life’s recurring situations maintained a consecrated dedication to the Father’s will, saying, “Not my will, but yours, be done.” Such decisive consecration constitutes the true passport from the limitations of human nature to the finality of divine attainment. (1200.5) 109:6.5 Everything of permanent value which is intrusted to an Adjuster is assured eternal survival. (1201.1) 109:6.7 Come join us! http://tobtr.com/11757176 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Indwelling Presence,Immanent God,Problems of "Channeling",Thought AdjustersThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 109 Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures explores how they relate to us as types and1153fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/06/13/our-thought-adjusterspart-10-mortal-types-human-personality-and-handicapsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/06/13/our-thought-adjusterspart-10-mortal-types-human-personality-and-handicapsSat, 13 Jun 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 10: Mortal Types, Human Personality, and HandicapsWe resume our study with the third, middle, paper in our study of the Mystery Monitors, Paper 109, Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures, §3. Relation of Adjusters to Mortal Types, §4. Adjusters and Human Personality, and §5. Material Handicaps to Adjuster Indwelling. Nothing of survival value is ever lost in all the wide universe. (1197.4) 109:3.2 The type of Adjuster has much to do with the potential for expression of the human personality. On down through the ages, many of the great intellectual and spiritual leaders of Urantia have exerted their influence chiefly because of the superiority and previous experience of their indwelling Adjusters. The indwelling Adjusters have in no small measure co-operated with other spiritual influences in transforming and humanizing the descendants of the primitive men of olden ages. If the Adjusters indwelling the minds of the inhabitants of Urantia were to be withdrawn, the world would slowly return to many of the scenes and practices of the men of primitive times; the divine Monitors are one of the real potentials of advancing civilization. (1198.6,7) 109:4.3,4 In a sense the Adjusters may be fostering a certain degree of planetary cross-fertilization in the domains of truth, beauty, and goodness. But they are seldom given two indwelling experiences on the same planet; there is no Adjuster now serving on Urantia who has been on this world previously. (1199.1) 109:4.6 But your unsteady and rapidly shifting mental attitudes often result in thwarting the plans and interrupting the work of the Adjusters. Their work is not only interfered with by the innate natures of the mortal races, but this ministry is also greatly retarded by your own preconceived opinions, settled ideas, and long-standing prejudices. (1199.4) 109:5.3 Join us! http://tobtr.com/11751885 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,spirit of God,Indwelling Spirit,Immanent God,God within usThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 109 Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures explores how they relate to us as types and1152fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/06/06/our-thought-adjusterspart-9-development-of-adjusters-self-acting-adjustersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/06/06/our-thought-adjusterspart-9-development-of-adjusters-self-acting-adjustersSat, 06 Jun 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 9: Development of Adjusters & Self-Acting AdjustersWe resume our study with the third, middle, paper in our study of the Mystery Monitors, Paper 109, Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures, §1. Development of Adjusters, and §2. Self-Acting Adjusters. Actual living experience has no cosmic substitute. ...Experience is inseparable from a living existence; ... Thought Adjusters must acquire experience; they must evolve from the lower, inexperienced, to the higher, more experienced, groups. (1195.4) 109:1.3  A self-acting Adjuster is one who: 1. Has had certain requisite experience in the evolving life of a will creature, either as a temporary indweller on a type of world where Adjusters are only loaned to mortal subjects or on an actual fusion planet where the human failed of survival. Such a Monitor is either an advanced or a supreme Adjuster. 2. Has acquired the balance of spiritual power in a human who has made the third psychic circle and has had assigned to him a personal seraphic guardian. 3. Has a subject who has made the supreme decision, has entered into a solemn and sincere betrothal with the Adjuster. The Adjuster looks beforehand to the time of actual fusion and reckons the union as an event of fact. 4. Has a subject who has been mustered into one of the reserve corps of destiny on an evolutionary world of mortal ascension. ... 6. Has served in a time of crisis in the experience of some human being who was the material complement of a spirit personality intrusted with the enactment of some cosmic achievement essential to the spiritual economy of the planet. (1196.3-7,9) 109:2.7 http://tobtr.com/11747474 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirit,spiritual,God the Father,Indwelling spirit,Immanent GodThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Paper 109 Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures explores the spectrum of initial developmen1151fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/30/our-thought-adjusterspart-8-god-in-manSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/30/our-thought-adjusterspart-8-god-in-manSat, 30 May 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 8: God in Man!This week's we finish one Urantia Paper, and start a new Paper. We will finish Paper 108, the last section of which is simply...GOD IN MAN! We'll consider that the God within, "...is the wellspring of spiritual attainment and the hope of divine character within you. He is the power, privilege, and the possibility of survival, which so fully and forever distinguishes you from mere animal creatures." We will then begin Paper 109, Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures. We'll cover Section 1. Development of Adjusters, and hopefully Secion 2. Self-Acting Adjusters. Paper 109 reveals that life experience has no cosmic substitute. In common with all living beings in the superuniverse, Thought Adjusters must acquire experience. Thought Adjusters acquire skill and ability through contact with the material races, and are classified according to their experience. Virgin Adjusters are on their first assignment. They are usually sent to worlds during early epochs when people are so primitive that few will attain higher levels of spirituality. Others are on loan to individuals on worlds whose mortals are destined to attain eternal life through Spirit fusion. Advanced Adjusters have served on one or more worlds where the mortals are destined for Spirit-fusion. Supreme Adjusters are those which previously indwelt mortals who failed to choose survival, and have subsequently been reassigned to another mortal. Adjusters are seldom given two indwelling experiences on the same planet-there are no Adjusters on Urantia now who have been here previously. Self-acting Adjusters are the most versatile group. They are capable of carrying out extraordinary missions. Supreme and self-acting Adjusters are able to leave the human body at will, although they rarely do so. We hope you can join us!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,faith,spirituality,spiritualThis week's we finish one Urantia Paper, and start a new Paper. We will finish Paper 108, the last section of which is simply...GOD IN MAN!1150fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/23/our-thought-adjusterspart-7-relation-to-other-spiritual-influences-missionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/23/our-thought-adjusterspart-7-relation-to-other-spiritual-influences-missionSat, 23 May 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 7: Relation to Other Spiritual Influences & MissionWe resume with our third discussion of the second Urantia Paper of our study on Thought Adjusters this week: Paper 108, Mission and Ministry of Thought Adjusters, With §4. Relation to Other Spiritual Influences & §5.The Adjuster’s Mission. Apart from possible co-ordination with other Deity fragments, the Adjusters are quite alone in their sphere of activity in the mortal mind. The Mystery Monitors eloquently bespeak the fact that, though the Father may have apparently resigned the exercise of all direct personal power and authority throughout the grand universe, notwithstanding this act of abnegation in behalf of the Supreme Creator children of the Paradise Deities, the Father has certainly reserved to himself the unchallengeable right to be present in the minds and souls of his evolving creatures to the end that he may so act as to draw all creature creation to himself... (1190.2) 108:4.1 The Adjusters accept a difficult assignment when they volunteer to indwell such composite beings as live on Urantia. But they have assumed the task of existing in your minds, there to receive the admonitions of the spiritual intelligences of the realms and then to undertake to redictate or translate these spiritual messages to the material mind; they are indispensable to the Paradise ascension. What the Thought Adjuster cannot utilize in your present life, ... he will faithfully preserve for use in the next stage of existence, just as he now carries over from circle to circle those items which he fails to register in the experience of the human subject, owing to the creature’s inability, or failure, to give a sufficient degree of co-operation.  One thing you can depend upon: The Adjusters will never lose anything committed to their care; ...Adjusters never falter. (1191.2-4) 108:5.1-3 Please join our discussion of the Kingdom of Heaven within. http://tobtr.com/11737891 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Thought Adjuster,God's indwelling,immanence,transcendenceThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Please join us while we take another deep dive into the reality of God's presence within.1149fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/16/our-thought-adjusterspart-6-prerequisites-organization-and-administrationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/16/our-thought-adjusterspart-6-prerequisites-organization-and-administrationSat, 16 May 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 6: Prerequisites, Organization and AdministrationWe continue on the second Urantia Paper of our study on Thought Adjusters this week. We are in Paper 108, Mission and Ministry of Thought Adjusters, and we'll be reading Section 2. Prerequisites of Adjuster Indwelling and Section 3. Organization and Administration. When Thought Adjusters (a fragment of God's divine nature that indwells mortal beings) are sent out from Divinington to indwell mortals, they are identical in divinity endowment but may vary in experience. An Adjuster volunteers for assignments after reviewing data concerning the mortal candidate's heredity, intellect, and spiritual capacity. Adjusters volunteer for service as soon as personality forecasts are received, but are not dispatched until the first time a mortal subject makes a moral decision-usually just prior to the sixth birthday on our world. Mortal minds are not ready for Adjuster bestowal until they have been prepared by the ministry of the adjutant mind-spirits and the Holy Spirit. On Urantia, Adjusters have been universally bestowed on all normal minds since the day of Pentecost. Adjusters truly become "the kingdom of Heaven" within us; they are wellsprings of spiritual attainment and the hope of divine character. Because they exist within our minds, they are distressed when subjected to sordid   thoughts, selfishness, or irreverence for that which is beautiful and good. Human fears and anxieties delay their work. An Adjuster is the divine parent, as we are the mortal parent, of our own evolving immortal souls. Come join us for this study of who we are truly becoming and how we shall truly become what our Father conceives us to be in partnership with that Selfsame God.  (108:0.2) Therefore does the spirit of the Father descend from Paradise to participate with finite mortals in every bona fide experience of the ascending career... Please join our discussion of the Kingdom of Heaven within. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,Kingdom of God,God within,truthThere is a fragment of God that lives within each human being. Please join us while we take another deep dive into the reality of God's presence within.1148fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/09/our-thought-adjusterspart-5-selection-assignment-prerequisitesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/09/our-thought-adjusterspart-5-selection-assignment-prerequisitesSat, 09 May 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 5: Selection, Assignment, & PrerequisitesWe continue our study of the Thought Adjusters this week, beginning the second paper, Paper 108, Mission and Ministry of Thought Adjusters. THE mission of the Thought Adjusters to the human races is to represent, to be, the Universal Father to the mortal creatures of time and space; that is the fundamental work of the divine gifts. (1185.1) 108:0.1 ...[I]t is only by such a method[,] ...participat[ing] with finite mortals in every bona fide experience of the ascending career[,]... that the existential God could become in truth and in fact man’s experiential Father. (1185.2) 108:0.2 When Adjusters are dispatched for mortal service from Divinington, they are identical in the endowment of existential divinity, but they vary in experiential qualities proportional to previous contact in and with evolutionary creatures. We cannot explain the basis of Adjuster assignment, but we conjecture that these divine gifts are bestowed in accordance with some wise and efficient policy of eternal fitness of adaptation to the indwelt personality. 1185.3) 108:1.1 ...Probably more than one Adjuster volunteers; perhaps the supervising personalized orders select from this group of volunteering Adjusters the one best suited to the task of spiritualizing and eternalizing the personality of the mortal candidate. (In the assignment and service of the Adjusters the sex of the creature is of no consideration.) (1186.5) 108:1.7 ...In the present generation[, Adjusters reach their human subjects on Urantia, at] five years, ten months, and four days; that is, on the 2,134th day of terrestrial life. (1186.8) 108:2.1 Come join us for this study of who we are truly becoming and how we shall truly become what our Father conceives us to be in partnership with that Selfsame God.   Call in.  Let's talk! http://tobtr.com/11732898 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Thought Adjuster,God within,Indwelling Presence,Immanent GodThe Thought Adjusters are God's making mortals "in God's image" through his mysterious indwelling of our minds and inception and evolution of our souls—our bett1147fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/02/our-thought-adjusterspart-4-as-pure-spirits-relationship-to-personalitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/05/02/our-thought-adjusterspart-4-as-pure-spirits-relationship-to-personalitySat, 02 May 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 4: As Pure Spirits & Relationship to PersonalityWe continue our study of the Thought Adjusters this week, resuming with the Nature and Presence of Thought Adjusters: The Adjuster is man’s eternity possibility; man is the Adjuster’s personality possibility. (1182.4) 107:6.2 We know that Thought Adjusters are spirits, pure spirits, presumably absolute spirits. But the Adjuster must also be something more than exclusive spirit reality. In addition to conjectured mindedness, factors of pure energy are also present. If you will remember that God is the source of pure energy and of pure spirit, it will not be so difficult to perceive that his fragments would be both. It is a fact that the Adjusters traverse space over the instantaneous and universal gravity circuits of the Paradise Isle. (1182.6) 107:6.4 Thought Adjusters have no relaxation from the time of their bestowal until the day of their release to start for Divinington upon the natural death of their mortal subjects. And those whose subjects do not pass through the portals of natural death do not even experience this temporary respite. Thought Adjusters do not require energy intake; they are energy, energy of the highest and most divine order. (1183.2) 107:6.7 (1183.6) 107:7.4 Why then, if Thought Adjusters possess volition, are they subservient to the mortal will? We believe it is because Adjuster volition, though absolute in nature, is prepersonal in manifestation. Human will functions on the personality level of universe reality, and throughout the cosmos the impersonal — the nonpersonal, the subpersonal, and the prepersonal — is ever responsive to the will and acts of existent personality. Come join us for this study of who we are truly becoming and how we shall truly become what our Father conceives us to be in partnership with that Selfsame God.   Call in, let's talk! http://tobtr.com/11723430 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Thought Adjuster,Divine gift,prepersonal entity,Mystery MonitorThe Thought Adjusters are God's making mortals "in God's image" through his mysterious indwelling of our minds and inception and evolution of our souls—our bett1146fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/04/25/our-thought-adjustersnature-and-presence-mindedness-as-pure-spiritsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/04/25/our-thought-adjustersnature-and-presence-mindedness-as-pure-spiritsSat, 25 Apr 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Nature and Presence, Mindedness, & as Pure SpiritsWe continue our study of the Thought Adjusters this week, resuming with the Nature and Presence of Thought Adjusters: To say that a Thought Adjuster is divine is merely to recognize the nature of origin. It is highly probable that such purity of divinity embraces the essence of the potential of all attributes of Deity which can be contained within such a fragment of the absolute essence of the universal presence of the eternal and infinite Paradise Father.  (1180.4) 107:4.1 There is a characteristic light, a spirit luminosity, which accompanies this divine presence, and which has become generally associated with Thought Adjusters. In the universe of Nebadon this Paradise luminosity is widespreadly known as the “pilot light”; on Uversa it is called the “light of life.” On Urantia this phenomenon has sometimes been referred to as that “true light which lights every man who comes into the world.”  (1181.1) 107:4.5 Can you really realize the true significance of the Adjuster’s indwelling? Do you really fathom what it means to have an absolute fragment of the absolute and infinite Deity, the Universal Father, indwelling and fusing with your finite mortal natures? (1181.3) 107:4.7 When a Thought Adjuster is fused with the evolving immortal morontia soul of the surviving human, the mind of the Adjuster can only be identified as persisting apart from the creature’s mind until the ascending mortal attains spirit levels of universe progression. (1182.1) 107:5.5 The Adjuster is man’s eternity possibility; man is the Adjuster’s personality possibility. (1182.4) 107:6.2  Come join us for this study of who we are truly becoming and how we shall truly become what our Father conceives us to be in partnership with that Selfsame God.   Call in, let's talk! http://tobtr.com/11718396 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God within,Thought Adjuster,Immanent God,God's indwellingThe Thought Adjusters are God's making mortals "in God's image" through his mysterious indwelling of our minds and inception and evolution of our souls—our bett1145fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/04/18/our-thought-adjusterspart-2-classification-divinington-home-nature-presenceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/04/18/our-thought-adjusterspart-2-classification-divinington-home-nature-presenceSat, 18 Apr 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 2: Classification, Divinington Home, Nature, PresenceWe continue our study of the Thought Adjusters this week, resuming with how Thought Adjusters are classified: Adjusters are individuated as virgin entities, and all are destined to become either liberated, fused, or Personalized Monitors. We understand that there are seven orders of Thought Adjusters, although we do not altogether comprehend these divisions. (1178.2) 107:2.1 There are many ways in which these mysterious God fragments can be classified: according to universe assignment, by the measure of success in the indwelling of an individual mortal, or even by the racial ancestry of the mortal candidate for fusion.  (1179.3) 107:2.9 Should time permit, we will go on to study the Nature and Presence of Adjusters.   The actual source of the Adjuster must be infinite, and before fusion with the immortal soul of an evolving mortal, the reality of the Adjuster must border on absoluteness. Adjusters are not absolutes in the universal sense, in the Deity sense, but they are probably true absolutes within the potentialities of their fragmented nature. They are qualified as to universality but not as to nature; in extensiveness they are limited, but in intensiveness of meaning, value, and fact they are absolute. For this reason we sometimes denominate the divine gifts as the qualified absolute fragments of the Father.  (1180.5) 107:4.2 This is  study of who we are truly becoming and how we shall truly become that in partnership with God.  Call in, let's talk.    http://tobtr.com/117141288 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Thought Adjuster,God within,spirituality,spiritualhe Thought Adjusters are God's making mortals "in God's image" through his mysterious indwelling of our minds and inception and evolution of our souls—our bette1144fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/04/11/our-thought-adjusterspart-1-origin-nature-classification-diviningtonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/04/11/our-thought-adjusterspart-1-origin-nature-classification-diviningtonSat, 11 Apr 2020 16:00:00 GMTOur Thought Adjusters—Part 1: Origin, Nature, Classification, & Divinington  We begin our study of the Thought Adjusters this week as we celebrate Easter week.  Another pentateuch of Papers, from 107 to 111, we start with consideration of the origin of the Mystery Monitors, our Divine Indwellers--the Father Fragments.  These prepersonal gifts from the Father's sphere will be our primary study these next several weeks. The eternal Father is at one and the same time farthest removed from, and most intimately associated with, his planetary mortal sons. (1176.1) 107:0.1 The fragment of God which indwells the mind of man is the absolute and unqualified assurance that man can find the Universal Father in association with this divine Adjuster, which came forth from God to find man and sonship him even in the days of the flesh.  (1176.3) 107:0.3 The Adjuster is an absolute essence of an infinite being imprisoned within the mind of a finite creature which, depending on the choosing of such a mortal, can eventually consummate this temporary union of God and man and veritably actualize a new order of being for unending universe service. (1176.6) 107:0.6 They are not created beings; they are fragmentized entities constituting the factual presence of the infinite God. ...the Adjusters are undiluted and unmixed divinity, unqualified and unattenuated parts of Deity; they are of God, and as far as we are able to discern, they are God.  (1177.3) 107:1.2 In their relationship to fusion creatures they reveal a supernal love and spiritual ministry that is profoundly confirmative of the declaration that God is spirit.  (1177.7) 107:1.6  This is  study of who we are truly becoming and how we shall truly become that in partnership with God.  Call in, let's talk.    http://tobtr.com/11708673 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,God,Father,immanence,Thought AdjusterThe Thought Adjusters are God's making mortals "in God's image" through his mysterious indwelling of our minds and inception and evolution of our souls—our bett1143fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/04/04/religion-from-jesus-viewpoint-part-2the-second-discourse-on-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/04/04/religion-from-jesus-viewpoint-part-2the-second-discourse-on-religionSat, 04 Apr 2020 16:00:00 GMTReligion from Jesus' Viewpoint: Part 2—The Second Discourse on ReligionThis is the second episode in a segué from "the religion papers" which fall in the heart of The Urantia Revelation. After reading Jesus' Discourse on True Religion from Paper 155 §5 of The Urantia Book, we read The Second Discourse on Religion where Jesus more fully expounds on his first discourse, hours before. Jesus contrasts "authoritative" religion and its bondage as a religion of creedal belief with the liberty in sonship that living faith in the Master's gospel of personal relationship with the Father vouchsafes all who have the courage to pursue such living personal religion. Jesus said: "Our Father did indeed speak through Moses, Elijah, Isaiah, Amos, and Hosea, but he did not cease to minister words of truth to the world when these prophets of old made an end of their utterances. My Father is no respecter of races or generations in that the word of truth is vouchsafed one age and withheld from another."  (1730.6) 155:6.2 "I have called upon you to be born again, to be born of the spirit. I have called you out of the darkness of authority and the lethargy of tradition into the transcendent light of the realization of the possibility of making for yourselves the greatest discovery possible for the human soul to make — the supernal experience of finding God for yourself, in yourself, and of yourself, and of doing all this as a fact in your own personal experience.” (1731.1) 155:6.3 "The religion of the mind ties you hopelessly to the past; the religion of the spirit consists in progressive revelation and ever beckons you on toward higher and holier achievements in spiritual ideals and eternal realities." (1731.2) 155:6.4 Call in, let's talk.  Tune in for some GOOD NEWS that Jesus willingly shared with us! http://tobtr.com/11704380 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Jesus' teaching,truth,personal religion,religion of authorityJesus' Second Discourse on Religion from Paper 155 §6 of The Urantia Book continues his seminal treatise on religion contracting more fully the bondage of "auth1142fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/03/28/religion-from-jesus-viewpoint-part-1the-discourse-on-true-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/03/28/religion-from-jesus-viewpoint-part-1the-discourse-on-true-religionSat, 28 Mar 2020 16:00:00 GMTReligion from Jesus' Viewpoint: Part 1—The Discourse on True ReligionThis is the first episode in a segué from "the religion papers" which fall in the heart of The Urantia Revelation. This was religion from a Melchizedek viewpoint full of insights. Jesus' Discourse on True Religion from Paper 155 §5 of The Urantia Book is one of the seminal treatises on religion on our world.  Jesus discourse to his apostles contextualizes personal religious experience with primitive and "authoritative" religion.  He develops an evolutionary viewpoint in the mids of his apostles. Here is just some of what Jesus says to the apostles and to us today: Until the human race progresses to the level of a higher and more general recognition of the realities of spiritual experience, large numbers of men and women will continue to show a personal preference for those religions of authority which require only intellectual assent, in contrast to the religion of the spirit, which entails active participation of mind and soul in the faith adventure of grappling with the rigorous realities of progressive human experience.  (1729.3) 155:5.8 And Jesus went on to say: “...And now are we about to enter upon a deadly conflict with such a religion since we will so shortly begin the bold proclamation of a new religion — a religion which is not a religion in the present-day meaning of that word, a religion that makes its chief appeal to the divine spirit of my Father which resides in the mind of man; a religion which shall derive its authority from the fruits of its acceptance that will so certainly appear in the personal experience of all who really and truly become believers in the truths of this higher spiritual communion.” (1729.7) 155:5.12 Call in, let's talk.  Tune in for some GOOD NEWS that Jesus willingly shared with us! http://tobtr.com/11703067 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Spirituality,True religion,personal religion,Jesus' teachingJesus' Discourse on True Religion from Paper 155 §5 of The Urantia Book is one of the seminal treatises on religion on our world. Jesus discourse to his apostl1141fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/03/21/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-24-the-essence-of-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/03/21/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-24-the-essence-of-religionSat, 21 Mar 2020 16:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Pt 24: The Essence of ReligionThis is the last episode in our study of "the religion papers" which fall in the heart of The Urantia Revelation. We are finishing Urantia Paper 103, The Reality of Religious Experience and covering the last section, Section 9, The Essence of Religion. It's a short study this week so we open the lines to you. How are you holding up? Call in, let's talk. Some think that a study on religion is boring. Of course, defining "religion" as a set of rigid and dogmatic rules, handed down by the priest, mystic, shaman, pastor, medicine man, etc., IS boring. Some think of God as an offended monarch, whose chief delight is to detect human beings in wrongdoing and see that they are adequately punished, so it's no wonder they don't like religion. Such ideas are not only boring, they are senseless, cruel, and inconsistent with enlightened teachings. In truth, religion provides us with the essentials of human happiness, faith, trust, and assurance. Here are just a few key concepts we've covered in this study: Religion is not a slavish belief in threats of punishment or magical promises of future mystical rewards.True religion is a matter of personal spiritual experience.Religion is a living love, a life of service.True religion is an insight into reality, the faith-child of the moral consciousness.Religion is so vital that it persists in the absence of learning.Religion is man's experience with the cosmos of spirit values. In these trying times, we need wisdom like this: "When the flood tides of human adversity, selfishness, cruelty, hate, malice, and jealousy beat about the mortal soul, you may rest in the assurance that there is one inner bastion, the citadel of the spirit, which is absolutely unassailable..." So, since you're stuck at home, perhaps you can tune in for some GOOD NEWS! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsetruth,good news,faith,Revelation,ReligionIn these trying times, we need the wisdom, truth, peace and assurance provided by true religion. We need to hear the GOOD NEWS!1140fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/03/14/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-23-science-philosophy-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/03/14/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-23-science-philosophy-religionSat, 14 Mar 2020 16:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Pt 23: Science, Philosophy, & ReligionLikely, our second-to-last show in our study of religion with the fifth of the "religion papers, The Reality of Religious Experience with §7 & §8, Science and Religion and Philosophy and Religion. But as ascending man reaches inward and Paradiseward for the God experience, he will likewise be reaching outward and spaceward for an energy understanding of the material cosmos. The progression of science is not limited to the terrestrial life of man; his universe and superuniverse ascension experience will to no small degree be the study of energy transmutation and material metamorphosis. (1138.1) 103:7.3 The teachers of both science and religion are often altogether too self-confident and dogmatic. Science and religion can only be self-critical of their facts. (1138.5) 103:7.7 A good and noble man may be consummately in love with his wife but utterly unable to pass a satisfactory written examination on the psychology of marital love. Another man, having little or no love for his spouse, might pass such an examination most acceptably. The imperfection of the lover’s insight into the true nature of the beloved does not in the least invalidate either the reality or sincerity of his love. If you truly believe in God — by faith know him and love him — do not permit the reality of such an experience to be in any way lessened or detracted from by the doubting insinuations of science, the caviling of logic, the postulates of philosophy, or the clever suggestions of well-meaning souls who would create a religion without God. (1140.3,4) 103:8.3,4  Join us as we continue this splendid exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion. We'll have many great cross references and commentary enhancing our study.  http://tobtr.com/11689242 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Religion,God,Science,PhilosophyOur penultimate show in this study of the 5th and last of the "religion papers." Where ideals come from, how we coordinate science and religion, and how philoso1139fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/03/07/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-22-individual-philosophy-coordinatedSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/03/07/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-22-individual-philosophy-coordinatedSat, 07 Mar 2020 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Pt 22, Individual & Philosophy CoordinatedThis week we continue our study on Religion from The Urantia Book. We've covered 4 of the 5 papers that are the seminal papers about human religion.  We've learned so far that although religious awakening is a gradual process, some spiritual births are accompanied by crisis and anguish while others can be a natural growth of the recognition of spiritual values. Because personalities are unique, no two individuals interpret divine leadings the same way. People tend to agree more easily on religious goals rather than on beliefs or creeds. Every human being experiences conflict between self-seeking and altruistic impulses. An unselfish choice in the face of a desire to be selfish constitutes a primitive religious experience. God-consciousness is sometimes attained as the result of seeking for help in the resolution of such moral conflicts.  As we continue our study of Paper 103 §2 (Reprised) & 6: We'll see that our human ideals tend to grow by geometric progression, while our ability to live up to those ideals grows only arithmetically. Rather than hoping to live up to our highest ideals, we might do better to try to seek God and become more like him. The pursuit of the ideal (striving to be Godlike) is a continuous effort before and after death. The good accomplished in mortal life carries over to the enhancement of the next life and directly contributes to the first stages of immortalexperience. Every person is truly the architect of his or her own eternal destiny. Our highest human philosophy should be based on the reason of science, the faith of religion, and the insight of revelation. Genuine religion is not merely thinking, but is also feeling, acting, and living. The earmarks of true religion are faith in a supreme Deity, hope of eternal survival, and love-especially love of one's fellows. Please join us on The Cosmic Citizen.    02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseReligion,Religious,personal development,Philosophy,GodThis week we continue our study on Religion from The Urantia Book. We've covered 4 of the 5 papers that are the seminal papers about human religion.1138fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/29/special-guests-from-urantia-university-discuss-exciting-new-course-studiesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/29/special-guests-from-urantia-university-discuss-exciting-new-course-studiesSat, 29 Feb 2020 17:00:00 GMTSpecial Guests From Urantia University Discuss Exciting New Course StudiesThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will take a one week break in our in-depth study of the the “religion papers.” We'll be resuming that fascinating study on March 7th.   Our special guests this Saturday will be our friends from Urantia University Institute, including Marvin Gawryn, Elizabeth Callahan, Jisoo Han and Michael Hill. Our guests will be sharing the latest on the evolving vision of UUI, as well as exciting details of the new classes currently being offered at urantiauniversity.org .  The recently developed “New Reader Course,” taught by Marvin Gawryn and Elisabeth Callahan and presented in cooperation with the Urantia Book Fellowship, is now open for registration and starts on March 14th.   The first Korean language class, UUI’s popular “A Way of Life in the Family of God,” has been developed with a dedicated team of Korean readers and will start on March 27th.  Jisoo Han will call in from Seoul, South Korea to share the latest on that front.   In addition, longtime reader Michael Hill will contribute his thoughts on the experience of teaching his current class, “Self Mastery, Circle Attainment and True Faith.” Please join us at 10 am Mountain time this Saturday for what promises to be a lively conversation, on these new fronts in the unfolding mission of the Urantia revelation!   02:05:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsefaith,Family,spirituality,spiritual,spiritThis week we will feature special guests from Urantia University Institute, including Marvin Gawryn, Elizabeth Callahan, Jisoo Han and Michael Hill.1137fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/22/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-21-ideals-philosophic-co-ordinationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/22/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-21-ideals-philosophic-co-ordinationSat, 22 Feb 2020 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Pt 21: Ideals & Philosophic Co-ordinationWe go on with our study of religion with the fifth of the "religion papers, The Reality of Religious Experience with sections 5 & 6, The Origin of Ideals and Philosophic Coordination. This idea-ideal of doing good to others — the impulse to deny the ego something for the benefit of one’s neighbor — is very circumscribed at first. Primitive man regards as neighbor only those very close to him, those who treat him neighborly; as religious civilization advances, one’s neighbor expands in concept to embrace the clan, the tribe, the nation. And then Jesus enlarged the neighbor scope to embrace the whole of humanity, even that we should love our enemies. And there is something inside of every normal human being that tells him this teaching is moral — right. Even those who practice this ideal least, admit that it is right in theory.  All men [and women] recognize the morality of this universal human urge to be unselfish and altruistic. The humanist ascribes the origin of this urge to the natural working of the material mind; the religionist more correctly recognizes that the truly unselfish drive of mortal mind is in response to the inner spirit leadings of the Thought Adjuster.  (1133.7,1134.1) 103:5.2,3 Theology is the study of the actions and reactions of the human spirit; it can never become a science since it must always be combined more or less with psychology in its personal expression and with philosophy in its systematic portrayal. Theology is always the study of your religion; the study of another’s religion is psychology. (1135.3) 103:6.1 Join us as we continue this splendid exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion. We'll have many great cross references and commentary enhancing our study.  http://tobtr.com/11676822 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Ideals,Revelation,Metaphysics,PhilosophyWe persist in our study of the 5th and last of the "religion papers." Where ideals come from, how we coordinate science and religion, and how philosophy assiste1136fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/15/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-20-religion-the-human-race-communionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/15/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-20-religion-the-human-race-communionSat, 15 Feb 2020 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Pt 20, Religion, The Human Race& CommunionWe continue our study of religion with the fifth of the "religion papers, The Reality of religious Experience With sections 3 & 4, Religion and the Human Race and Spiritual Communion. Man evolved through the superstitions of mana, magic, nature worship, spirit fear, and animal worship to the various ceremonials whereby the religious attitude of the individual became the group reactions of the clan. And then these ceremonies became focalized and crystallized into tribal beliefs, and eventually these fears and faiths became personalized into gods. But in all of this religious evolution the moral element was never wholly absent. The impulse of the God within man was always potent. And these powerful influences — one human and the other divine — insured the survival of religion throughout the vicissitudes of the ages and that notwithstanding it was so often threatened with extinction by a thousand subversive tendencies and hostile antagonisms.  (1132.5) 103:3.5 The characteristic difference between a social occasion and a religious gathering is that in contrast with the secular the religious is pervaded by the atmosphere of communion. ...The atmosphere of the communion provides a refreshing and comforting period of truce in the conflict of the self-seeking ego with the altruistic urge of the indwelling spirit Monitor. And this is the prelude to true worship — the practice of the presence of God which eventuates in the emergence of the brotherhood of man. (1133.1) 103:4.1  (1133.4) 103:4.4 Jesus swept away all of the ceremonials of sacrifice and atonement. He destroyed the basis of all this fictitious guilt... Join us as we continue this splendid exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion. We'll have many great cross references and commentary enhancing our study.  http://tobtr.com/11676648 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,communion,love,Sonship in God,God's loveWe continue our study of the 5th and last of the "religion papers." How the human race grows its morality out of individuals sharing their inner life and how sp1135fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/08/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-19-philosophy-religion-the-individualSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/08/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-19-philosophy-religion-the-individualSat, 08 Feb 2020 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Pt 19, Philosophy Religion &The IndividualWe resume our study of religion with the fifth of the "religion papers, The Reality of religious Experience With sections 1 & 2, Philosophy of Religion and Religion and the Individual. When one mortal is in full agreement with the religious philosophy of a fellow mortal, that phenomenon indicates that these two beings have had a similar religious experience touching the matters concerned in their similarity of philosophic religious interpretation. (1130.1) 103:1.2  While your religion is a matter of personal experience, it is most important that you should be exposed to the knowledge of a vast number of other religious experiences (the diverse interpretations of other and diverse mortals) to the end that you may prevent your religious life from becoming egocentric — circumscribed, selfish, and unsocial.  (1130.2) 103:1.3 You do not enter the kingdom of heaven unless you have been “born again” — born of the Spirit. Many spiritual births are accompanied by much anguish of spirit and marked psychological perturbations, as many physical births are characterized by a “stormy labor” and other abnormalities of “delivery.” Other spiritual births are a natural and normal growth of the recognition of supreme values with an enhancement of spiritual experience, albeit no religious development occurs without conscious effort and positive and individual determinations. ... [C]onversion experiences ... usually characterize religious episodes occurring later in life as a result of mental conflict, emotional repression, and temperamental upheavals.  (1130.6) 103:2.1  Join us as we continue this splendid exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion. We'll have many great cross references and commentary enhancing our study.  http://tobtr.com/11668882 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePhilosophy of Religion,spirituality,personality,Jesus,GodWe resume our study of the 5th and last of the "religion papers." Philosophy and Religion and the individual and their relationship with religion are keynotes.1134fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/01/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-18-the-reality-of-religious-experienceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/02/01/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpt-18-the-reality-of-religious-experienceSat, 01 Feb 2020 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Pt 18, The Reality of Religious ExperienceWe resume our study of religion with the fifth of these five "religion papers, The Reality of religious Experience.  We begin by considering that even biology predisposes uman beings to be religious. The religious tendencies of the human races are innate; they are universally manifested and have an apparently natural origin; primitive religions are always evolutionary in their genesis. As natural religious experience continues to progress, periodic revelations of truth punctuate the otherwise slow-moving course of planetary evolution. On Urantia, today, there are four kinds of religion: 1. Natural or evolutionary religion. 2. Supernatural or revelatory religion. 3. Practical or current religion, varying degrees of the admixture of natural and supernatural religions. 4. Philosophic religions, man-made or philosophically thought-out theologic doctrines and reason-created religions.  [(1129.2-7) 103:0.2-7] Religion is primarily a pursuit of values, and then there formulates a system of interpretative beliefs. [(1130.3) 103:1.4] What is termed the “birth of religion” is not directly associated with so-called conversion experiences which usually characterize religious episodes occurring later in life as a result of mental conflict, emotional repression, and temperamental upheavals. [(1130.6) 103:2.1] Join us as we continue this splendid exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion. We'll have many great cross references and commentary enhancing our study.  http://tobtr.com/11668599 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,religion,supernatural,revelation,PhilosophyWe begin the 5th and last of the "religion papers." Philosophy and Religion and the individual and their relationship with religion are keynotes.1133fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/01/25/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-17-paper-102-foundations-of-faithSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/01/25/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-17-paper-102-foundations-of-faithSat, 25 Jan 2020 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 17, Paper 102, Foundations of FaithIt's our 17th week studying religion from The Urantia Book. This week we'll cover the final two sections of Paper 102: 7 - The Certitude of the Divine and 8 - The Evidences of Religion. Some people may seek to escape the rigors of religious activities by retreating to the false shelter of religious dogmas; poorly disciplined souls may use religion as an escape from the demands of living; but the true mission of religion is to prepare religionists to bravely face the vicissitudes of life. True religion must act. Faith stimulates the realization that values can be translated from the material to the spiritual, from the human to the divine, from time into eternity. The certainties of science proceed from the intellect; but the certainties of religion spring from the entire personality. The Divine Indweller promotes a hunger for perfection that can be satisfied only by communion with God. 102:7.9.If the nonreligious approaches to cosmic reality presume to challenge the certainty of faith on the grounds of its unproved status, then the spirit experiencer can likewise resort to the dogmatic challenge of the facts of science and the beliefs of philosophy on the grounds that they are likewise unproved; they are likewise experiences in the consciousness of the scientist or the philosopher. 102:8.7. Religion is ever and always rooted and grounded in personal experience. And your highest religion, the life of Jesus, was just such a personal experience: man, mortal man, seeking God and finding him to the fullness during one short life in the flesh, while in the same human experience there appeared God seeking man and finding him to the full satisfaction of the perfect soul of infinite supremacy. Please join us as we continue this splendid exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion. As always, we'll have many great cross references and commentary to enhance our study. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,truth,Religion,ReligiousThis week we'll cover the final two sections of this amazing paper: 7 - The Certitude of the Divine and 8 - The Evidences of Religion.1132fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/01/18/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-16-paper-102-foundations-of-faithSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/01/18/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-16-paper-102-foundations-of-faithSat, 18 Jan 2020 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 16, Paper 102, Foundations of FAITHCan you believe it? This week is our 16th week of a study on religion from The Urantia Book. We are in Paper 102, The Foundations of Religious Faith. This week we'll cover the following sections: 5 - THE SUPREMACY OF PURPOSIVE POTENTIAL, 6 - THE CERTAINTY OF RELIGIOUS FAITH and 7 - THE CERTITUDE OF THE DIVINE Faith stimulates the realization that values can be translated from the material to the spiritual, from the human to the divine, from time into eternity. The certainties of science proceed from the intellect; but the certainties of religion spring from the entire personality. The Divine Indweller promotes a hunger for perfection that can be satisfied only by communion with God. Prayer is part of religious experience, but it has been wrongly emphasized by modern religions to the neglect of the more essential communion of worship. The reflective powers of the mind are deepened and broadened by worship. Prayer enriches life, but worship illuminates destiny. 102:6.7 Belief may not be able to resist doubt and withstand fear, but faith is always triumphant over doubting, for faith is both positive and living. The positive always has the advantage over the negative, truth over error, experience over theory, spiritual realities over the isolated facts of time and space. 102:7.10 Of God, the most inescapable of all presences, the most real of all facts, the most living of all truths, the most loving of all friends, and the most divine of all values, we have the right to be the most certain of all universe experiences. Please join us as we continue this splendid exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion and the significance of living faith. It's a delight to share Melchizedek teachings on religion with interested persons. As always, we'll have many great cross references and commentary to enhance our study. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,faith,Religion,truthThis week is our 16th week of a study on religion from The Urantia Book. We are in Paper 102, The Foundations of Religious Faith. This week we'll cover the foll1131fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/01/11/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-15-paper-102-foundations-of-faithSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/01/11/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-15-paper-102-foundations-of-faithSat, 11 Jan 2020 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 15, Paper 102, Foundations of FAITHWeek 15 of our study on religion from The Urantia Book, we recently began Paper 102, The Foundations of Religious Faith. This week we'll cover Section 3. Knowledge, Wisdom, and Insight and 4. The Fact of Experience. Religious experience requires spiritual growth, intellectual expansion, factual enlargement, and social service. No real religious growth can be accomplished without a highly active personality. Lazy people may seek to escape the rigors of religious activities by retreating to the false shelter of religious dogmas; poorly disciplined souls may use religion as an escape from the demands of living; but the true mission of religion is to prepare religionists to bravely face the vicissitudes of life. True religion must act. The pursuit of knowledge constitutes science; the search for wisdom is philosophy; the love of God is religion; the hunger for truth is revelation. Revelation unifies history and coordinates science. Religion is to morality as love is to duty, sonship is to servitude, essence is to substance. The relation between an individual and his Creator is a living experience. To isolate religion as one part of life is a disintegration of life and a distortion of religion. 102:3.15.Science is only satisfied with first causes, religion with supreme personality, and philosophy with unity. Revelation affirms that these three are one, and that all are good. The eternal real is the good of the universe and not the time illusions of space evil. In the spiritual experience of all personalities, always is it true that the real is the good and the good is the real. Please join us as we continue this exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion and the significance of living faith. It's a delight to share these amazing Melchizedek teachings on religion together. As always, many great cross references will enhance our study,   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,spirit,faith,truthWeek 15 of our study on religion from The Urantia Book, we recently began Paper 102, The Foundations of Religious Faith. This week we'll cover Section 3. Knowle1130fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/01/04/the-jubilee-of-jubilees--inaugurating-the-universal-celebration-on-earthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2020/01/04/the-jubilee-of-jubilees--inaugurating-the-universal-celebration-on-earthSat, 04 Jan 2020 17:00:00 GMTThe Jubilee of Jubilees - Inaugurating The Universal Celebration on EarthSpecial Edition of The Cosmic Citizen! Join us tomorrow as we host our good friends, Josh Wilson and Diane Labrecque, who will fill us in on the inaugural earth celebration of The Jubilee of Jubilees to take place simultaneously in Jerusalem and the United States, on May 18, 2020. The Jubilee of Jubilees is an unprecedented event in the history of our Local Universe. Itis celebrated throughout the Local Universe and is a Celebration of Celebrations! The event was combined with the official Proclamation of Equality, pronounced right after Jesus completed his ascension and earned unquestioned sovereignty of our universe as a Master Creator Son. With the official Proclamation of Equality our Divine Mother Spirit became directly contactable to each and every universe being. This milestone celebration is monumental and unique and we should join the universal celebration. A momentous inaugural celebration is planned for this May 18th. It will be streamed live from Jerusalem and the US, allowing revelation believers from around the world to join in the celebration. In America contact Josh Wilson, the initiator of this event, at musical@cox.net, for more information. Anyone who feels called to join the pilgrimage to Israel can visit The United Urantia Family website at www.tuuff.org and read all about this uniquely Urantian journey. Questions about this special trip to the Holy Land can be directed to the organizer, Diane Labrecque, at diane.labrecque@videotron.ca. She will be happy to help you join the Jubilee of Jubilees inauguration in Israel. Hallelujah! Please join Paula, Andre, Chuck, Marvin, Josh and Diane for this special episode for the Jubilee of Jubilees on The Cosmic Citizen! 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,celebration,jubilee,Divine FeminineJoin us tomorrow as we host our good friends, Josh Wilsom and Diane Labrecque, who will fill us in on the inaugural earth celebration of The Jubilee of Jubilees1129fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/12/28/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-14-paper-102-foundations-of-faithSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/12/28/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-14-paper-102-foundations-of-faithSat, 28 Dec 2019 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 14, Paper 102, Foundations of FAITHWeek 14 of our study of religion, brings us to a new Urantia Paper, Paper 102, The Foundations of Religious Faith. Please join Paula, André, Chuck and Marvin as we start our exploration of a brand new Urantia Paper on religion, written by an amazing Melchizedek, our universe brother and friend. Faith stimulates the realization that values can be translated from the material to the spiritual, from the human to the divine, from time into eternity. The certainties of science proceed from the intellect; but the certainties of religion spring from the entire personality. The indwelling fragment of God promotes a hunger for perfection that can be satisfied only by communion with God. Religious experience requires spiritual growth, intellectual expansion, factual enlargement, and social service. No real religious growth can be accomplished without a highly active personality. Lazy people may seek to escape the rigors of religious activities by retreating to the false shelter of religious dogmas; poorly disciplined souls may use religion as an escape from the demands of living; but the true mission of religion is to prepare religionists to bravely face the vicissitudes of life. True religion must act. Consider: Human things must be known in order to be loved, but divine things must be loved in order to be known. (102:1.1) This saving faith has its birth in the human heart when the moral consciousness of man realizes that human values may be translated in mortal experience from the material to the spiritual, from the human to the divine, from time to eternity. (102:0.3) As always, many great cross references will enhance our study, We hope you can join us on The Cosmic Citizen as we continue this exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion and the significance of living faith. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,Religion,religious,faith,truthPlease join the Cosmic Crew as we start our exploration of a brand new Urantia Paper on religion, written by an amazing Melchizedek, our universe brother and fr1128fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/12/21/gion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-13-morals-religion-as-mans-liberatorSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/12/21/gion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-13-morals-religion-as-mans-liberatorSat, 21 Dec 2019 17:00:00 GMTgion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 13: Morals & Religion as Man’s LiberatorWeek 13 of our study of religion, Paper 101. The Real Nature of Religion presented by a Melchizedek.  This week, Paula, André, Chuck and Marvin will be taking a look at sections 9. Religion and Morality and 10. Religion as Man’s Liberator.  The source of morality is the individual's personal relationship with God and therein lies the secret of one aspect of each human being's potential to be truly liberated in this life. When you presume to sit in critical judgment on the primitive religion of man (or on the religion of primitive man), ... Do not make the mistake of judging another’s religion by your own standards of knowledge and truth. [(1115.3) 101:9.2]  Faith becomes the connection between moral consciousness and the spiritual concept of enduring reality. [(1116.1) 101:9.9] Only in the spiritual sense is man a child of God. And this is true because it is only in the spiritual sense that man is at present endowed and indwelt by the Paradise Father. Mankind can never discover divinity except through the avenue of religious experience and by the exercise of true faith. The faith acceptance of the truth of God enables man to escape from the circumscribed confines of material limitations and affords him a rational hope of achieving safe conduct from the material realm, whereon is death, to the spiritual realm, wherein is life eternal. [(1116.5) 101:10.4] This series of rich and insightful papers are often called the Religion Papers. Many great cross references will enhance our study, We hope you can join us on The Cosmic Citizen as we continue this exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion.  http://tobtr.com/11629729 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Jesus,religion,personal religion,relationship with GodPaper 101 is a remarkable account of religion as a reality in human experience. These teachings are invaluable for anyone who questions religion and religious p1127fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/12/14/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-12-a-philosophy-of-faith-beliefSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/12/14/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-12-a-philosophy-of-faith-beliefSat, 14 Dec 2019 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 12: A Philosophy of Faith & BeliefLast week we continued our study of religion, Paper 101. The Real Nature of Religion presented by a Melchizedek.  Paper 101 is a remarkable account of religion as a reality in human experience.This week, Paula, André, Chuck and Marvin will be taking a look at sections 7. A Personal Philosophy of Religion and 8. Faith and Belief.  Religion is very personal. The acid test for any religious philosophy consists in whether or not it distinguishes between the realities of the material and the spiritual worlds while at the same moment recognizing their unification in intellectual striving and in social serving. A sound religious philosophy does not confound the things of God with the things of Caesar. Neither does it recognize the aesthetic cult of pure wonder as a substitute for religion. [101:7.5] Belief has attained the level of faith when it motivates life and shapes the mode of living. [101:8.1] Faith does not shackle the creative imagination, neither does it maintain an unreasoning prejudice toward the discoveries of scientific investigation. Faith vitalizes religion and constrains the religionist heroically to live the golden rule. The zeal of faith is according to knowledge, and its strivings are the preludes to sublime peace. [101:8.4] Do not make the mistake of judging another’s religion by your own standards of knowledge and truth. [101:9.2] This series of rich and insightful papers are often called the Religion Papers. Many great cross references will enhance our study, We hope you can join us on The Cosmic Citizen as we continue this exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion. http://tobtr.com/11622347 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,religion,personal religion,religious experience,JesusPaper 101 is a remarkable account of religion as a reality in human experience. These teachings are invaluable for anyone who questions religion and religious p1126fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/12/07/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-11-progressive-religious-experienceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/12/07/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-11-progressive-religious-experienceSat, 07 Dec 2019 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 11: Progressive Religious ExperienceLast week we continued our study of religion, Paper 101. The Real Nature of Religion presented by a Melchizedek.  Paper 101 is a remarkable account of religion as a reality in human experience.This week, Paula, André, Chuck and Marvin will be taking a look at sections  6. Progressive Religious Experience and 7. A Personal Philosophy of Religion. This paper has much to say about the necessity and importance of REVELATION in religious evolution. Sections 6 expounds on religious experience and the attainment of knowledge, wisdom, morality and salvation. Consider this: Moral will embraces decisions based on reasoned knowledge, augmented by wisdom, and sanctioned by religious faith. Such choices are acts of moral nature and evidence the existence of moral personality, the forerunner of morontia [soul-level] personality and eventually of true spirit status. [101:6.3] Revelation teaches mortal man that, to start such a magnificent and intriguing adventure through space by means of the progression of time, he should begin by the organization of knowledge into idea-decisions; next, mandate wisdom to labor unremittingly at its noble task of transforming self-possessed ideas into increasingly practical but nonetheless supernal ideals, ... as will constitute them the actual human complement thus made ready for the action of the Truth Spirit of the Sons, the time-space manifestations of Paradise truth — universal truth. [101:6.7] This series of rich and insightful papers are often called the Religion Papers. Many great cross references will enhance our study, We hope you can join us on The Cosmic Citizen as we continue this exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion. http://tobtr.com/11614405 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsereligion,ethics,morality,spirituality,The Urantia BookPaper 101 is a remarkable account of religion as a reality in human experience. These teachings are invaluable for anyone who questions religion and religious p1125fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/30/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-10-the-real-nature-of-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/30/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-10-the-real-nature-of-religionSat, 30 Nov 2019 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 10: The Real Nature of ReligionLast week we continued our study of religion, Paper 101. The Real Nature of Religion presented by a Melchizedek.  Paper 101 is a remarkable account of religion as a reality in human experience. Last week, Paula, Marvin and Chick covered the parts3. The Characteristics of Religion and 4. The Limitations of Revelation, of Paper 101, it was a great conversation. This week, Andre, Chuck and Marvin will be taking a look at sections 5. Religion Expanded by Revelation, and 6. Progressive Religious Experience. These teachings are invaluable for anyone who questions religion and religious practices. This paper has much to say about the necessity and importance of REVELATION in religious evolution. Section 5 delves into the different characteristics and distinct values of Science, Religion and Philosophy. Consider this: 101:5.9. Scientists assemble facts, philosophers co-ordinate ideas, while prophets exalt ideals. Feeling and emotion are invariable concomitants of religion, but they are not religion. Religion may be the feeling of experience, but it is hardly the experience of feeling. Sections 6 expounds on religious experience and the attainment of knowledge, wisdom, morality and salvation. Consider this: 101:6.3. Moral will embraces decisions based on reasoned knowledge, augmented by wisdom, and sanctioned by religious faith. Such choices are acts of moral nature and evidence the existence of moral personality, the forerunner of morontia personality and eventually of true spirit status. This series of Urantia Papers are often called the Religion Papers. They are amazingly rich and insightful. We'll also provide many great cross references to enhance our study, We hope you can join us on The Cosmic Citizen as we continue this exploration on how The Urantia Book defines the meaning, purpose and value of true religion. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMorality,ethics,Religion,faith,truthPaper 101 is a remarkable account of religion as a reality in human experience. These teachings are invaluable for anyone who questions religion and religious p1124fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/23/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-9-the-real-nature-of-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/23/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-9-the-real-nature-of-religionSat, 23 Nov 2019 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 9: The Real Nature of ReligionLast week we started a new paper in our study of religion, Paper 101. The Real Nature of Religion presented by a Melchizedek.  Paper 101 dives deeply into religion as a reality in human experience. Last week, Paula, Andre and Chick covered the first two parts of Paper 101, 1.True Religion, 2.The Fact of Religion. This week we'll tackle 3.The Characteristics of Religion and 4.The Limitations of Revelation. In coming weeks will study 5.Religion Expanded by Revelation, 6.Progressive Religious Experience, 7.A Personal Philosophy of Religion, 8.Faith and Belief, 9.Religion and Morality,10.Religion as Man's Liberator. This is certainly one of the longer papers. Section 3 begins with this intriguing statement: 101:3.1.Religion is so vital that it persists in the absence of learning. It lives in spite of its contamination with erroneous cosmologies and false philosophies; it survives even the confusion of metaphysics. In and through all the historic vicissitudes of religion there ever persists that which is indispensable to human progress and survival: the ethical conscience and the moral consciousness. Section 4 provides this tidbit: 101:4.3.Truth is always a revelation: autorevelation when it emerges as a result of the work of the indwelling Adjuster; epochal revelation when it is presented by the function of some other celestial agency, group, or personality. Does religion mean following rigid codes of conduct or fear based doctrines? The Urantia Book refutes that. It tells us what it really means to live a religious life and it's probably not what most people think. Consider this: "True religion is to know God as your Father and man as your brother. Religion is not a slavish belief in threats of punishment or magical promises of future mystical rewards." Please come and explore with us how The Urantia Book defines true personal religion on The Cosmic Citizen! 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseReligion,truth,spirituality,spiritual,spiritDoes religion mean following rigid codes of conduct or fear based doctrines? The Urantia Book refutes that. It tells us what it really means to live a religious1123fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/16/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-8-the-real-nature-of-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/16/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-8-the-real-nature-of-religionSat, 16 Nov 2019 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 8: The Real Nature of ReligionThis week we begin a new study of religion, Paper 101. The Real Nature of Religion presented by a Melchizedek.  Like Paper 100, Paper 101 continues to explore religion as a reality in human experience. Here are the wonderful sections we'll covering in the coming weeks: 1.True Religion, 2.The Fact of Religion, 3.The Characteristics of Religion, 4.The Limitations of Revelation, 5.Religion Expanded by Revelation, 6.Progressive Religious Experience, 7.A Personal Philosophy of Religion, 8.Faith and Belief, 9.Religion and Morality,10.Religion as Man's Liberator. Here's a taste from Section 1: 101:1.3.The divine spirit makes contact with mortal man, not by feelings or emotions, but in the realm of the highest and most spiritualized thinking. It is your thoughts, not your feelings, that lead you Godward. Here's a taste from Section 2: 101:2.13.True religion is an insight into reality, the faith-child of the moral consciousness, and not a mere intellectual assent to any body of dogmatic doctrines. True religion consists in the experience that "the Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God." Religion consists not in theologic propositions but in spiritual insight and the sublimity of the soul's trust. Please join Paula, Andre, Chuck and Marvin this week, as we dive as deep as we can into these two sections. We hope that you can come join in and plumb the depths of revelation with us. What good is it for us to understand the nature of our own religious longings? Why do we long for and strive for perfection? Why do we need to find a balance between science, religion and philosophy? What role does true religion play in all of our human struggles? Please join us and we'll explore these questions, ideas and insights together on The Cosmic Citizen. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseReligion,Religious,Melchizedek,understanding,peaceThis week we begin a new study of religion, Paper 101. The Real Nature of Religion presented by a Melchizedek.1122fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/09/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-7-jesus-the-acme-of-religious-livingSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/09/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-7-jesus-the-acme-of-religious-livingSat, 09 Nov 2019 17:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 7: Jesus The Acme of Religious LivingThis week we come to the end of our study of Paper 100, Religion in Human Experience, which is doubtless one of the most amazing papers in The Urantia Book. So far, we've covered 1.Religious Growth, 2.Spiritual Growth, 3.Concepts of Supreme Value, 4.Problems of Growth, 5.Conversion and Mysticism, and 6.Marks of Religious Living. But now, we come to Melchizedek's capstone of this remarkable paper, with Section 7.The Acme of Religious Living. Can you guess who Melchizedek offers as a prime example of The Acme of Religious Living? If you said JESUS, you're correct! Yes, Jesus was and is The Acme of Religious Living and in this day and age we really need his exquisite example of majestic poise and matchless symmetry of personality. So, we're dedicating this week to Section 7 from Paper 100, and rather than go on to Paper 101, which we will begin next week, we also plan to read another equally beautiful Section 7 from Paper 171, As Jesus Passed By. These two sections are the perfect tribute to Jesus, who he was and who he is and who he always will be. Regulars, Andre Radatus and Marvin Gawryn, will be attending a Urantia University board meeting this week, so Derek Samaras and Jeremy Daigle have agreed to join Chuck and Paula for these wonderful readings on the sublime character of Jesus. Here's a taste: "The unfailing kindness of Jesus touched the hearts of men, but his stalwart strength of character amazed his followers. He was truly sincere; there was nothing of the hypocrite in him. He was free from affectation; he was always so refreshingly genuine." "Jesus could help men so much because he loved them so sincerely. He truly loved each man, each woman, and each child.... He was an expert in the comprehension of human need, clever in detecting human longings. If you love Jesus, this episode is bound to be a feast for your soul so please tune in! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Religious Living,Spirit,Spiritual,SpiritualityIf you love Jesus, this episode is bound to be a feast for your soul so please tune in!1121fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/02/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-6-conversion-mysticism-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/11/02/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-6-conversion-mysticism-religionSat, 02 Nov 2019 16:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 6: Conversion, Mysticism, & ReligionWe're on week 6 of our multi-week series on Papers 99 through 103 of The Urantia Book—the "religion papers." We are currently on Paper 100: Religion in Human Experience. Our Melchizedek author relates the following in sections 5. Conversion and Mysticism and 6. Marks of Religious Living: "The world is filled with lost souls, not lost in the theologic sense but lost in the directional meaning, wandering about in confusion among the isms and cults of a frustrated philosophic era. Too few have learned how to install a philosophy of living in the place of religious authority. (The symbols of socialized religion are not to be despised as channels of growth, albeit the river bed is not the river.)" [(1098.4) 100:5.1] "But emotion alone is a false conversion; one must have faith as well as feeling." and the introduction of the concept of "the superconscious level." [(1099.3) 100:5.5,6] Regarding religious living: "The self has surrendered to the intriguing drive of an all-encompassing motivation which imposes heightened self-discipline, lessens emotional conflict, and makes mortal life truly worth living. The morbid recognition of human limitations is changed to the natural consciousness of mortal shortcomings, associated with moral determination and spiritual aspiration to attain the highest universe and superuniverse goals. And this intense striving for the attainment of supermortal ideals is always characterized by increasing patience, forbearance, fortitude, and tolerance." [(1100.6) 100:6.4] This will be another rich and interesting exploration of revelation. We hope you can join us on the chat board and/or in the conversation by tuning in to the live show. Archived shows are always available on demand.  http://tobtr.com/11563335 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Jesus,religion,religious living,conversionWe continue this week with a multi-week series on Papers 99 through 103 of The Urantia Book on the "religion papers." We are currently on Paper 100, section 5:1120fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/10/26/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-5-religion-in-human-experienceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/10/26/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-5-religion-in-human-experienceSat, 26 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 5: Religion in Human ExperienceLast week we began a study of Paper 100, Religion in Human Experience. We covered Religious Growth and Spiritual Growth. Yes, there is a difference. In a word, this paper is SUBLIME! Every person who has ever struggled to do the right thing for the right reasons should read Urantia Paper 100, Religion in Human Experience. It is a masterpiece of religious philosophy, but then, one could expect no less from a Melchizedek. This week we'll continue to unpack this splendid and insightful paper to uncover Supreme Values and Problems of Growth, and perhaps more. Consider the following tantalizing tidbits: "Values are not conceptual illusions; they are real, but always they depend on the fact of relationships. Values are always both actual and potential—not what was, but what is and is to be." "Religious living is devoted living, and devoted living is creative living, original and spontaneous. New religious insights arise out of conflicts which initiate the choosing of new and better reaction habits in the place of older and inferior reaction patterns. New meanings only emerge amid conflict; and conflict persists only in the face of refusal to espouse the higher values connoted in superior meanings." "Man cannot cause growth, but he can supply favorable conditions. Growth is always unconscious, be it physical, intellectual, or spiritual. Love thus grows; it cannot be created, manufactured, or purchased; it must grow. " Come and romance the universe with us! This week's study contains everyone's favorite, the Cavema paradigm, you can see a great video of it here: THE CAVEMAN Please join us as we take another deep and purposeful dive into this remarkable and uncanny revelation! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,Religion,Religious,growthReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 5: Religion in Human Experience, Supreme Values1119fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/10/19/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-4-religious-and-spiritual-growthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/10/19/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-4-religious-and-spiritual-growthSat, 19 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 4: Religious and Spiritual GrowthWe have finished Paper 99 and continue this week with our multi-week series on Papers 99 through 103 of The Urantia Book; the "religion papers." We begin Paper 100: Religion in Human Experience.  Our Melchizedek author says: "Some persons are too busy to grow and are therefore in grave danger of spiritual fixation. Provision must be made for growth of meanings at differing ages, in successive cultures, and in the passing stages of advancing civilization. The chief inhibitors of growth are prejudice and ignorance." (1094.4) 100:1.2  And, "Children are permanently impressed only by the loyalties of their adult associates; precept or even example is not lastingly influential. Loyal persons are growing persons, and growth is an impressive and inspiring reality. Live loyally today — grow — and tomorrow will attend to itself. The quickest way for a tadpole to become a frog is to live loyally each moment as a tadpole." [(1094.6) 100:1.4] His enrichinging paper intrigues us with statements like this:  "Habits which favor religious growth embrace cultivated sensitivity to divine values, recognition of religious living in others, reflective meditation on cosmic meanings, worshipful problem solving, sharing one’s spiritual life with one’s fellows, avoidance of selfishness, refusal to presume on divine mercy, living as in the presence of God." [(1095.3) 100:1.8] "Spirituality becomes at once the indicator of one’s nearness to God and the measure of one’s usefulness to fellow beings." [(1096.1) 100:2.4] This will be another stimulative and interesting exploration of revelation. We hope you can join us on the chat board and/or in the conversation by tuning in to the live show. However, archived shows are always available on demand. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Religion,personal religious experience,worship,communionWe continue this week with a multi-week series on Papers 99 through 103 of The Urantia Book on the "religion papers." We are begin Paper 100: Religion in Human1118fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/10/12/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-3-social-aspects-of-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/10/12/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-3-social-aspects-of-religionSat, 12 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 3: Social Aspects of ReligionWe continue this week with a multi-week series on Papers 99 through 103 of The Urantia Book on the "religion papers." We are currently still on Paper 99: The Social Problems of Religion. Who would have guessed that religion has social problems?  Our Melchizedek author expounds more on these social problems in sections 5. Social Aspects of Religion, 6. Institutional Religion and 7. Religion's Contribution. Yes, we will cover all three sections this week to finish up Paper 99 and move on to Paper 100. Religion in Human Experience, next week. The Melchizedek author of this amazing paper intrigues us with statements like this: "Just as certainly as men share their religious beliefs, they create a religious group of some sort which eventually creates common goals. Someday religionists will get together and actually effect co-operation on the basis of unity of ideals and purposes rather than attempting to do so on the basis of psychological opinions and theological beliefs. Goals rather than creeds should unify religionists." And this: "Sectarianism is a disease of institutional religion, and dogmatism is an enslavement of the spiritual nature. It is far better to have a religion without a church than a church without religion." And this: "Religion inspires man to live courageously and joyfully on the face of the earth; it joins patience with passion, insight to zeal, sympathy with power, and ideals with energy." He fully illuminates the wonderful benefits of socialized religion compared to the traps of institutionalized religion. There is a difference! This will be another rich and interesting exploration of revelation. We hope you can join us on the chat board and/or in the conversation by tuning in to the live show. However, archived shows are always available on demand.   02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseReligion,Religious,religions,church,JesusWe continue this week with a multi-week series on Papers 99 through 103 of The Urantia Book on the "religion papers." We are currently still on Paper 99: The So1117fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/10/05/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-2-the-religionists-difficultiesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/10/05/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-2-the-religionists-difficultiesSat, 05 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 2: The Religionist's DifficultiesWe continue a new multiweek series on Papers 99 through 103 of The Urantia Book on the "religion papers." Our Melchizedek author contunues with sections 3 and 4 on the relationship of the religionist to religion and the transition difficulties through the last and coming centuries as thinking women and men are socialized into a religious life or prone to avoid it.  We're instructed that religious pursuits ought to be consciously religious and not subsumed in social, political, or economic endeavors. "Many individual social reconstructionists, while vehemently repudiating institutionalized religion, are, after all, zealously religious in the propagation of their social reforms. And so it is that religious motivation, personal and more or less unrecognized, is playing a great part in the present-day program of social reconstruction.  "The great weakness of all this unrecognized and unconscious type of religious activity is that it is unable to profit from open religious criticism and thereby attain to profitable levels of self-correction. It is a fact that religion does not grow unless it is disciplined by constructive criticism, amplified by philosophy, purified by science, and nourished by loyal fellowship." [(1088.7,8) 99:3.6,7] And we are told:  " Genuine religion renders the religionist socially fragrant and creates insights into human fellowship. But the formalization of religious groups many times destroys the very values for the promotion of which the group was organized." and that, "[s]ocial leadership is transformed by spiritual insight; religion prevents all collective movements from losing sight of their true objectives." [(1089.9,10) 99:4.1,2] Please join us for another enriching discussion! http://tobtr.com/11533567 02:04:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,social reconstruction,Personal Religion,Jesus,GodThis is multiweek series on religion as encountered in the outer life and the spiritual inner life of the individual person.1116fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/09/28/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-1-social-reconstructioninstitutionsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/09/28/religion-from-a-melchizedek-viewpointpart-1-social-reconstructioninstitutionsSat, 28 Sep 2019 16:00:00 GMTReligion from A Melchizedek Viewpoint—Part 1: Social Reconstruction/InstitutionsWe begin a new multiweek series on Papers 99 through 103 of The Urantia Book.  Affectionately, many students of the papers refer to these as the "religion papers."  A Melchizedek of Nebadon reveals the true nature of religion in these five papers.  He starts where most of us find ourselves:  thinking of religion in terms of how we are socialized into a religious life.  But there's the rub:  What truly is a religious life?  We're told that, "...religion should not be directly concerned either with the creation of new social orders or with the preservation of old ones. True religion does oppose violence as a technique of social evolution, but it does not oppose the intelligent efforts of society to adapt its usages and adjust its institutions to new economic conditions and cultural requirements." [99:0.2] Among others, we're given this insight into social reconstruction:  "A godless humanitarianism is, humanly speaking, a noble gesture, but true religion is the only power which can lastingly increase the responsiveness of one social group to the needs and sufferings of other groups. In the past, institutional religion could remain passive while the upper strata of society turned a deaf ear to the sufferings and oppression of the helpless lower strata, but in modern times these lower social orders are no longer so abjectly ignorant nor so politically helpless." [99:1.5] And we are led to realize this catch-22:  "Institutional religion is now caught in the stalemate of a vicious circle. It cannot reconstruct society without first reconstructing itself; and being so much an integral part of the established order, it cannot reconstruct itself until society has been radically reconstructed." [99:2.2] Please join us! http://tobtr.com/11523935 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Religion,Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction,ecclesiasticism,institutional religionThis is multiweek series on religion as encountered in the outer life and the spiritual inner life of the individual person.1115fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/09/14/the-nature-of-cultism-part-4--an-in-depth-study-of-urantia-paper-87-section-7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/09/14/the-nature-of-cultism-part-4--an-in-depth-study-of-urantia-paper-87-section-7Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Nature of Cultism Part 4 - An In-depth Study of Urantia Paper 87, Section 7For the past three weeks, we have been engaged in a study of The Nature of Cultism, with our good friend and regular caller, Marvin Gawryn. This study is focused on Section 7 of Urantia Paper 87, The Ghost Cults—one facet of a decades-long study Marvin has pursued. We have read, Section 7, The Nature of Cultism, from Urantia Paper 87, and pondered terms like "masterful mystery" and "worthful unattainable" and words like "cult," "symbols" and "symbolism."  The last three episodes have setup inter-connected topics, that are part of a larger whole. They are like a great chamber that can be entered through a number of doorways. This week we may ponder the following: How can we best understand, conceptualize, the core spiritual truths of the gospel?  Jesus original gospel, and the up-stepped core spiritual truths of the UB? How can we best retain them in our awareness and put them into practice, shape our lives around them (spiritual formation)?How can we form effective spiritual community, and a strong spiritual culture around these core truths? How can we best share these soul-saving truths with the countless spiritually hungry sisters and brothers in our modern culture? How can we best contribute to the evolution of the next higher stage of human civilization? "Regardless of the drawbacks and handicaps, every new revelation of truth has given rise to a new cult...and even the restatement of the religion of Jesus must develop a new and appropriate symbolism." (87:7.6) Marvin Gawryn has created the following comprehensive course for Urantia University Inc: A Way of Life in the Family of God: A Course in Spiritual Formation, set to run from Sept 21 - Nov 23. This study on the Cosmic Citizen, is in a way, a promo and precursor to that course. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,spiritual,Culture,truth,ReligionMarvin Gawryn has created the following comprehensive course for Urantia University Inc: A Way of Life in the Family of God: A Course in Spiritual Formation, se1113fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/09/07/the-nature-of-cultism-part-3--an-in-depth-study-of-urantia-paper-87-section-7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/09/07/the-nature-of-cultism-part-3--an-in-depth-study-of-urantia-paper-87-section-7Sat, 07 Sep 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Nature of Cultism Part 3 - An In-depth Study of Urantia Paper 87, Section 7The past two weeks, our good friend and regular caller, we have been engaged in a study of The Nature of Cultism, with Marvin Gawryn. This study is focused on Section 7 of Urantia Paper 87, The Ghost Cults—one facet of a decades-long study Marvin has pursued. We read Paper 87, Section 7, The Nature of Cultism, and barely began to unpack the Brilliant Evening Star's statements regarding religious social evolution on our world. This quote peaked our interest: But the great difficulty of finding a new and satisfying symbolism is because modern men, as a group, adhere to the scientific attitude, eschew superstition, and abhor ignorance, while as individuals they all crave mystery and venerate the unknown. No cult can survive unless it embodies some masterful mystery and conceals some worthful unattainable. Again, the new symbolism must not only be significant for the group but also meaningful to the individual. The forms of any serviceable symbolism must be those which the individual can carry out on his own initiative, and which he can also enjoy with his fellows. If the new cult could only be dynamic instead of static, it might really contribute something worth while to the progress of mankind, both temporal and spiritual. [87:7.9 The Urantia Book] If only to get us to ask, "What could that 'masterful mystery' be?"  What mystery would be plausible and satisfying to both scientific minds and others?  This is one of the challenges of our age. Marvin Gawryn has created the following comprehensive course for Urantia University Inc: A Way of Life in the Family of God: A Course in Spiritual Formation. The course is set to run from Sept 21 - Nov 23. Our study on The Nature of Cultism, on the Cosmic Citizen, is in a way, a promo and precursor to that course. Please tune in and join us!  http://tobtr.com/11494893 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God,religion,socialization,revelationMarvin Gawryn has created the following comprehensive course for Urantia University Inc: A Way of Life in the Family of God: A Course in Spiritual Formation. Th1112fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/31/the-nature-of-cultism-part-2--an-indepth-study-of-urantia-paper-87-section-7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/31/the-nature-of-cultism-part-2--an-indepth-study-of-urantia-paper-87-section-7Sat, 31 Aug 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Nature of Cultism Part 2 - An Indepth Study of Urantia Paper 87, Section 7Last week, our good friend and regular caller, Marvin Gawryn, began a study of The Nature of Cultism, with us. This study is something he's spent years on, and it is especially focused on Section 7 of Urantia Paper 87, The Ghost Cults. The authors of The Urantia Book state that we have just entered a massive societal transition that will carry us from the current materialistic and nationalist cultures (that have developed over the past 500 years) to the beginnings of a higher stage of civilization which entails the end of war, the establishment of a global government, a global language, and a unified culture that primarily values spiritual goals. This stage of our evolution is predicted to last for 1,000 years. They warn us that this next 1000 years will be a whirlwind of non-stop change and turbulence — both for societies and the individuals within them. Far from utopian, this period in human evolution may be one of confusion, dislocation and even regression. Indeed, it is precisely in preparation for this stormy millennium of danger and opportunity that the authors brought a revelation to fortify and prepare us.  It is in Paper 87, Section 7, The Nature of Cultism, that they urge us to evolve a new spiritual culture from the up-stepped truths contained in the revelation to create a more meaningful, compelling, and higher symbolism, as well as an idealistic vision for ourselves and our society that will help provide the guidance, solace and stability greatly needed by humanity during this oncoming hurricane of transition. Marvin Gawryn has created the following comprehensive course for Urantia University Inc: A Way of Life in the Family of God: A Course in Spiritual Formation. The course is set to run from Sept 21 - Nov 23. Our study on The Nature of Cultism, on the Cosmic Citizen, is in a way, a promo and precursor to that course. We hope you can tune in!   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,Culture,Cult,GodMarvin Gawryn has created the following comprehensive course for Urantia University Inc: A Way of Life in the Family of God: A Course in Spiritual Formation. Th1111fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/24/the-nature-of-cultism--an-indepth-study-of-urantia-paper-87-section-7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/24/the-nature-of-cultism--an-indepth-study-of-urantia-paper-87-section-7Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Nature of Cultism - An Indepth Study of Urantia Paper 87, Section 7This week, our good friend and regular caller, Marvin Gawryn, will lead us in a study of The Nature of Cultism, Section 7 of Urantia Paper 87, The Ghost Cults. The authors of The Urantia Book state that we have just entered a massive societal transition that will carry us from the current materialistic and nationalist cultures (that have developed over the past 500 years) to the beginnings of a higher stage of civilization which entails the end of war, the establishment of a global government, a global language, and a unified culture that primarily values spiritual goals. This stage of our evolution is predicted to last for 1,000 years. They warn us that this next 1000 years will be a whirlwind of non-stop change and turbulence — both for societies and the individuals within them. Far from utopian, this period in human evolution may be one of confusion, dislocation and even regression. Indeed, it is precisely in preparation for this stormy millennium of danger and opportunity that the authors brought a revelation to fortify and prepare us.  It is in Paper 87, Section 7, The Nature of Cultism, that they urge us to evolve a new spiritual culture from the up-stepped truths contained in the revelation to create a more meaningful, compelling, and higher symbolism, as well as an idealistic vision for ourselves and our society that will help provide the guidance, solace and stability greatly needed by humanity during this oncoming hurricane of transition. Consider this quote: "Modern man must find some adequate symbolism for his new and expanding ideas, ideals, and loyalties. This enhanced symbol must arise out of religious living, spiritual experience." Marvin has painstakingly created and cross-referenced the study of this intriguing section with many other quotes and sections within The Urantia Book. We expect to spend a few weeks on this study and it will surely be fascinating. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsecults,symbols,truth,civilization,Social ChangeThis week, our good friend and regular caller, Marvin Gawryn, will lead us in a study of The Nature of Cultism, Section 7 of Urantia Paper 87, The Ghost Cults.1110fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/17/emergent-christians-and-the-wildgoose-festival--recapping-a-faith-adventureSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/17/emergent-christians-and-the-wildgoose-festival--recapping-a-faith-adventureSat, 17 Aug 2019 16:00:00 GMTEmergent Christians and The WildGoose Festival - Recapping A Faith AdventureRecently, a group of dedicated seekers of truth, inspired by revelation and sponsored by The Urantia Book Fellowship, went on a pilgrimage to The Wildgoose Festival in North Carolina. They went to share their own understanding of truth and to be a part of the emerging truths that are blossoming in the lives of all who ask sincere questions, seek honest answers, and have meaningful conversations about traditional Christian beliefs. A few of these dedicated souls and pioneers on the new human frontier will join us this week on The Cosmic Citizen. We will be discussing the Wildgoose experience with Pamela Chaddock, Geoff Taylor, Susan Meyer, Ann Biggs and hopefully Cristian Seaborn. The Wild Goose is another term for the Holy Spirit or as we call it, The Spirit of Truth. It awakens the hearts of all who participate in God’s love and transforming power. This is the love that is revealed to us by Jesus and that leads us to God. The Wildgoose Festival is an art, music, and story-driven transformational experience grounded in faith-inspired social justice. It’s a place where all kinds of people come together to dive into lively conversations with progressive leaders, writers, dreamers, artists, visionaries, social justice activists and peace-makers. It’s also a place where all can affirm the creativity in every person, and to express this creativity with stories, art and music that tell a tale of spiritual transformation. The Urantia Book Fellowship actively participates in, and explore ways in which to interact with events where fearless religionists venture into the great expanses of unexplored religious territories. These are the places where true seekers find the real meaning, purpose and value of life, guided ever by Jesus' Spirit of Truth and loved and watched over by The Holy Spirit, also known as The Wild Goose. Please join us for a great recap of their wonderful adventures. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEmergent,Christian,Christianity,spirituality,spiritualJoin us and other dedicated souls and pioneers on the new human frontier this week on The Cosmic Citizen where we will be discussing the Wildgoose experience.1109fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/10/urantia-paper-44--the-celestial-artisans--part-ivSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/10/urantia-paper-44--the-celestial-artisans--part-ivSat, 10 Aug 2019 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 44 - The Celestial Artisans - Part IVThis week, we continue our study of Urantia Paper 44, The Celestial Artisans. So far we've explored the following Artisans: Celestial Musicians - who manipulate spiritual forces of sound, light, energy, color, thought, music, and orders of beings to produce celestial harmony. Heavenly Reproducers - who can present dramas that re-enact an entire age. Divine Builders - who create homes, industrial buildings, recreational facilities, temples of worship, schools, and public building. Thought Recorders - who preserve thoughts, idea patterns, oratory, broadcasts, rhythm, poetry and much more. Energy Manipulators - who work with physical, mind, and spiritual energy. This week we will explore Designers and Embellishers - who work with color, sound, emotion, odor, and taste, and finally,Harmony Workers - who deal with forces and energies that are unrecognized by mortals. We won't rush though, because Celetial Artisans are too amazing, interesting and diverse for us to do that. Consider this: "Nevertheless, those things which you so earnestly longed to do on earth and which circumstances so persistently denied you, if, after acquiring true mota insight in the morontia career, you still desire to do, then will you most certainly be granted every opportunity fully to satisfy your long-cherished desires." Please join us as once again we contemplate the myriad creative possibilities of the universe on The Cosmic Citizen!  02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseArt,Creativity,artisans,spirituality,spiritualThis week, we continue our study of Urantia Paper 44, The Celestial Artisans, a true revelation about the nature of art and creativity.1108fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/03/urantia-paper-44--the-celestial-artisans--part-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/08/03/urantia-paper-44--the-celestial-artisans--part-3Sat, 03 Aug 2019 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 44 - The Celestial Artisans - Part 3This week, we continue our study of the fascinating and intriguing Urantia Paper on Celestial Artisans, Paper 44. In the first two weeks of this series, we've learned the basics about Celestial Artisans and then specifically covered Celestial Musicians - who manipulate spiritual forces of sound, light, energy, color, thought, music, and orders of beings to produce celestial harmony. Heavenly Reproducers - who can present dramas using one million actors and one thousand scenes and are able to re-enact an entire age, or portray the eternal values of the spirit world. And Divine Builders - who create homes, industrial buildings, recreational facilities, temples of worship, schools, and public buildings. This week, we hope to learn about Thought Recorders - who preserve thoughts, idea patterns, oratory, broadcasts, rhythm, poetry, and something like group photographs, and Energy Manipulators - including physical energy manipulators, mind energy manipulators, and spiritual energy manipulators. We may get to Designers and Embellishers - who work with color, sound, emotion, odor, and taste, and hopefully Harmony Workers - who deal with forces and energies that are unrecognized by mortals. We won't rush though, because Celetial Artisans are too amazing, interesting and diverse for us to do that. Here's what the Archangel author of Paper 44 states about cosmic poetry: "I only wish you might be privileged to hear some of the poetic broadcasts of the Edentia assemblies and to enjoy the richness of the color and tone of the constellation geniuses who are masters of this exquisite form of self-expression and social harmonization." Please join to romance the Universe on again, on Cosmic Citizen 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,The Urantia Book,art,Cosmic,spiritualityThis week, we continue our study of the fascinating and intriguing Urantia Paper on Celestial Artisans, Paper 44 of The Urantia Papers1107fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/07/27/urantia-paper-44--the-celestial-artisans--part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/07/27/urantia-paper-44--the-celestial-artisans--part-2Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 44 - The Celestial Artisans - Part 2This week, we continue our study of one of the most fascinating and intriguing parts of the Urantia Papers, Paper 44 - The Celestial Artisans. Last week we discussed the concept of Celestial Artisans and then specifically covered Section 1, The Celestial Musicians. We read, "Forever, music will remain the universal language of men, angels, and spirits." And that "Harmony is the speech of Havona." We marveled to ponder this amazing statement, "...someday a real musician may appear on Urantia, and whole peoples will be enthralled by the magnificent strains of his melodies. One such human being could forever change the course of a whole nation, even the entire civilized world." Have you ever heard music that beautiful? Celestial Musicians manipulate spiritual forces of sound, light, energy, color, thought, music, and orders of beings to produce celestial harmony. (Covered last week.) Heavenly Reproducers can present dramas using one million actors and one thousand scenes and are able to re-enact an entire age, or portray the eternal values of the spirit world. (Hope to cover this week.) Divine Builders create homes, industrial buildings, recreational facilities, temples of worship, schools, and public buildings. (This week.) Thought Recorders preserve thoughts, idea patterns, oratory, broadcasts, rhythm, poetry, and something like group photographs. Energy Manipulators include physical energy manipulators, mind energy manipulators, and spiritual energy manipulators. Designers and Embellishers work with color, sound, emotion, odor, and taste. Harmony Workers deal with forces and energies that are unrecognized by mortals. Please join to romance the Universe on again, on Cosmic Citizen 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,Celestial,music,artistsLast week we began our study of Urantia Paper 44, The Celestial Artisans, this week we continue with this fascinating study.1106fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/07/20/urantia-paper-44--the-celestial-artisansSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/07/20/urantia-paper-44--the-celestial-artisansSat, 20 Jul 2019 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Paper 44 - The Celestial ArtisansOne of the most intriguing of the Urantia Papers is Paper 44 - The Celestial Artisans. These amazing beings devote themselves to embellishment and beautification throughout the grand universe. Celestial artisans are selected from various celestial groups. They work with all levels of spiritual reality, and there are seven divisions of celestial artisans. Celestial Musicians manipulate spiritual forces of sound, light, energy, color, thought, music, and orders of beings to produce celestial harmony. Harmony is the universal code of spirit communication; it is the universal language of men, angels and spirits. Heavenly Reproducers work in areas that are mostly unknown to us. They can present dramas using one million actors and one thousand scenes. They are able to re-enact an entire age, or portray the eternal values of the spirit world. Divine Builders create homes, industrial buildings, recreational facilities, temples of worship, schools, and public buildings. Thought Recorders preserve thoughts, idea patterns, oratory, broadcasts, rhythm, poetry, and something like group photographs. Energy Manipulators include physical energy manipulators, mind energy manipulators, and spiritual energy manipulators. Compound manipulators work with all three energies in their attempt to discover God the Supreme, in whom occurs the unification of divine energy. Designers and Embellishers work with color, sound, emotion, odor, and taste. Harmony Workers deal with forces and energies that are unrecognized by mortals. Join us as we explore together this amazing and fascinating Urantia Paper. 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCelestial,angels,musicians,artists,designersIs art universal? According to The Urantia Book it is. There are scores of Cosmic Artisans who promote artistry through out the universe. Join us as we read an1105fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/07/13/apostolic-ideas-of-jesus-divinity-urantia-paper-161rodan-of-alexandria-part-6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/07/13/apostolic-ideas-of-jesus-divinity-urantia-paper-161rodan-of-alexandria-part-6Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:00:00 GMTApostolic Ideas of Jesus' Divinity, Urantia Paper 161—Rodan of Alexandria Part 6We're back again this week with more from the remarkable meeting between Thomas Didymus and Nathaniel bin Bartholomew (the apostolic philosopher) and Rodan of Alexandria. After listening to all of Rodan's musings on "the art of living" and the "lures of maturity," Thomas and Nathaniel turn about and begin giving Rodan some teaching on the personality of God and the divinity of Jesus, and they scored major points with Rodan, the Greek philosopher. At least, that's what we learned last week. This week we look and the last two sections in Urantia Paper 161. Further Discussions with Rodan. This week, we'll be discussing how Nathaniel and Thomas divulge The Divine Nature of Jesus and Jesus' Human and Divine Minds. They offer Rodan nine different points as to why they believe Jesus's has a divine nature. Consider this one: "In his prayer life he appears to communicate directly with his Father. We have heard few of his prayers, but these few would indicate that he talks with God, as it were, face to face. He seems to know the future as well as the past. He simply could not be all of this and do all of these extraordinary things unless he were something more than human. We know he is human, we are sure of that, but we are almost equally sure that he is also divine. We believe that he is divine. We are convinced that he is the Son of Man and the Son of God." Please join us this Saturday for another lively discussion concerning on Jesus' divinity and other deeply thought provoking matters. 02:04:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsephilosophy,wisdom,Jesus,God,LifeWe're back this week with more from the remarkable meeting between Thomas Didymus and Nathaniel bin Bartholomew (the apostolic philosopher) and Rodan of Alexand1104fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/07/06/the-personality-of-god-jesus-divinity-in-paper-161rodan-of-alexandria-part-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/07/06/the-personality-of-god-jesus-divinity-in-paper-161rodan-of-alexandria-part-5Sat, 06 Jul 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Personality of God & Jesus' Divinity in Paper 161—Rodan of Alexandria Part 5We're back, Cosmic Citizens! with more from the remarkable meeting of Thomas Didymus and Nathaniel bin Bartholomew with Rodan of Alexandria. Now, after having listened to all Rodan has had to say about philosophy which he defined dynamically as "the art of living," Thomas and Nathaniel turn about and begin giving Rodan some teaching on the personality of God and the divinity of Jesus.  Rodan, the philosopher, "contended that the Father in heaven is not, cannot be, a person as man conceives personality." "Said Rodan: 'In order to be a person, God must have symbols of spirit communication which would enable him to become fully understood by those who make contact with him. But since God is infinite and eternal, the Creator of all other beings, it follows that, as regards beings of equality, God is alone in the universe. There are none equal to him; there are none with whom he can communicate as an equal. God indeed may be the source of all personality, but as such he is transcendent to personality, even as the Creator is above and beyond the creature.'” [(1783.4) 161:1.2] A lively discussion took place which we are privileged to have had synopsized by our celestial friends, the midwayers.  Rodan came around to Thomas and Nathaniel's way of seeing God.  See what convinced Rodan. Among eight other points, in discussing Jesus' divinity, Thomas an Nathaniel said this: 2. His life association with us exemplifies the ideal of human friendship; only a divine being could possibly be such a human friend. He is the most truly unselfish person we have ever known. He is the friend even of sinners; he dares to love his enemies. He is very loyal to us. While he does not hesitate to reprove us, it is plain to all that he truly loves us.  [(1785.3) 161:2.3 2] Please join us this Saturday! http://tobtr.com/11409039 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Jesus of Nazareth,Rodan of Alexandria,Nathaniel,BartholomewTo human philosophy, a personal God seems to be anthropomorphic projection while Jesus' combined divinity and humanity seems an impossible paradoxical juxtaposi1103fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/06/22/another-deep-dive-into-rodan-of-alexandria-urantia-book-philosophySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/06/22/another-deep-dive-into-rodan-of-alexandria-urantia-book-philosophySat, 22 Jun 2019 16:00:00 GMTAnother Deep Dive Into Rodan of Alexandria & Urantia Book PhilosophyDo you have a life philosophy? Do words of wisdom thrill you to the marrow? Are you a person that loves wise old sayings? If so, you'll love our resuming of this series. This week, we continue the magnificent philosophy offered by The Urantia Papers in Paper 160, Rodan of Alexandria and then we move on to Paper 161, Further Discussions with Rodan. A splendid example of Urantian philosophy, it contains words that stay with you forever and come back to you in times of need. These are words that you can base your life on. This week we'll start with Secion 5, of Paper 160, The Religion of the Ideal. Which is the final section in Paper 160, then it's on to Paper 161, Section 1. The Personality of God Consider this from the former: 160:5.12.The religion of Jesus demands living and spiritual experience. Other religions may consist in traditional beliefs, emotional feelings, philosophic consciousness, and all of that, but the teaching of the Master requires the attainment of actual levels of real spirit progression. And this from the latter: 161:1.11.When Rodan heard these arguments, he said: "I am convinced. I will confess God as a person if you will permit me to qualify my confession of such a belief by attaching to the meaning of personality a group of extended values, such as superhuman, transcendent, supreme, infinite, eternal, final, and universal. I am now convinced that, while God must be infinitely more than a personality, he cannot be anything less. I am satisfied to end the argument and to accept Jesus as the personal revelation of the Father and the satisfaction of all unsatisfied factors in logic, reason, and philosophy." The Urantia Book tells us that, "Philosophy is man's attempt at the unification of human experience."  Come and listen in this week as we take a deep dive into Urantia Book philosophy.    02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePhilosophy,philosopher,Religion,Religious,spiritualityDo you have a life philosophy? Do words of wisdom thrill you to the marrow? Are you a person that loves wise old sayings? If so, you'll love our resuming of thi1101fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/06/15/the-art-of-living--a-master-philosophy-inspirationrodan-of-alexandria-part-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/06/15/the-art-of-living--a-master-philosophy-inspirationrodan-of-alexandria-part-3Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Art of Living - A Master Philosophy & Inspiration—Rodan of Alexandria Part 3Do you have a life philosophy? Do words of wisdom thrill you to the marrow? Are you a person that loves wise old sayings? If so, you'll love our resuming of this series. This week, we continue the magnificent philosophy offered by The Urantia Papers in Paper 160, Rodan of Alexandria. A splendid example of Urantian philosophy, it contains words that stay with you forever and come back to you in times of need. These are words that you can base your life on. "The essentials of the temporal life, as I see them, are: 1. Good physical health. 2. Clear and clean thinking. 3. Ability and skill. 4. Wealth — the goods of life. 5. Ability to withstand defeat. 6. Culture — education and wisdom." (1778.5) 160:4.2-8 The Urantia Book tells us that, "Philosophy is man's attempt at the unification of human experience."  Listen in this week as we take a deep dive into Urantia Book philosophy.  http://tobtr.com/11373379 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePhilosophy,philosopher,life,living,truthJoin us this week as we take a deep dive into Urantia Book philosophy. Do you have a life philosophy? Do words of wisdom thrill you to the marrow? Are you a pe1100fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/06/08/the-art-of-living--a-master-philosophy-inspirationrodan-of-alexandria-part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/06/08/the-art-of-living--a-master-philosophy-inspirationrodan-of-alexandria-part-2Sat, 08 Jun 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Art of Living - A Master Philosophy & Inspiration—Rodan of Alexandria Part 2Do you have a life philosophy? Do words of wisdom thrill you to the marrow? Are you a person that loves wise old sayings? If so, you'll love our us resuming this series. This week, we continue the magnificent philosophy offered by The Urantia Papers in Paper 160, Rodan of Alexandria. A splendid example of Urantian philosophy, it contains words that stay with you forever and come back to you in times of need. These are words that you can base your life on. "There are just two ways in which mortals may live together: the material or animal way and the spiritual or human way." "It is this ability to communicate and share meanings that constitutes human culture and enables man, through social associations, to build civilizations. Knowledge and wisdom become cumulative because of man’s ability to communicate these possessions to succeeding generations. " "Many noble human impulses die because there is no one to hear their expression. Truly, it is not good for man to be alone. Some degree of recognition and a certain amount of appreciation are essential to the development of human character. Without the genuine love of a home, no child can achieve the full development of normal character. " "...through personality association, ...does the mind of one augment its spiritual values by gaining much of the insight of the other. ...by pooling their respective spiritual possessions. ...[and] avoid[s] that ever-present tendency to fall victim to distortion of vision, prejudice of viewpoint, and narrowness of judgment. Fear, envy, and conceit can be prevented only by intimate contact with other minds. The Urantia Book tells us that, "Philosophy is man's attempt at the unification of human experience."  Listen in this week as we take a deep dive into Urantia Book philosophy.  http://tobtr.com/11363447 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,The Urantia Book,philosophy,etthics,moralityJoin us this week as we take a deep dive into Urantia Book philosophy. Do you have a life philosophy? Do words of wisdom thrill you to the marrow? Are you a pe199fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/06/01/our-local-universe-mother-spiritpart-3-of-a-3-week-seriesher-mighty-angelsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/06/01/our-local-universe-mother-spiritpart-3-of-a-3-week-seriesher-mighty-angelsSat, 01 Jun 2019 16:00:00 GMTOur Local Universe Mother Spirit—Part 3 of a 3-Week Series—Her Mighty AngelsThe Cosmic Citizen concludes with Part 3—Her Mighty Angels for its 3-week series on "Our Local Universe Mother Spirit." We will explore just some of the many orders of angels that our Creative Mother Spirit brings into being to serve our local universe and to minister to our soul and spiritual progress in it. Seraphim are created by the Universe Mother Spirit...— ever since the creation of the “pattern angels” and certain angelic archetypes in the early times of Nebadon. ...the Universe Mother Spirit ...engages in her initial solitary effort at spirit reproduction. Thus begins the creation of the seraphic hosts of a local universe.  [38:1.1] Archangels ...are the highest type of high spirit being produced in large numbers in a local universe, and at the time of the last registry there were almost eight hundred thousand in Nebadon.  [37:3.1] David Bradley and Winnie Hunt's book recapitulates what The Urantia Book reveals on many topics, including the Local Universe Mother Spirit, His book can be found on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Local-Universe-Mother-Spirit/dp/0966327039/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=the+local+universe+mother+spirit+by+david+bradley+and+winnie+hunt&qid=1558113499&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull David is a retired civil (geotechnical) engineer who practiced professionally in northern California and Oregon and is a long-time student of The Urantia Book. Join us in discovery of our Divine Mother. http://tobtr.com/11354489 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseangels,seraphim,archangels,cherubim,sanobimDavid Bradley has made a decades-long study of our local universe Creative Mother Spirit. He will share insights with us and some of our guests.198fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/05/25/our-local-universe-mother-spiritpart-2-of-a-3-week-seriesher-deity-attributesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/05/25/our-local-universe-mother-spiritpart-2-of-a-3-week-seriesher-deity-attributesSat, 25 May 2019 16:00:00 GMTOur Local Universe Mother Spirit—Part 2 of a 3-Week Series—Her Deity AttributesThe Cosmic Citizen continues with Part 2—Her Deity Attributes for its 3-week series on "Our Local Universe Mother Spirit." We will delve into an understanding of the Divine Spirit's being, with the Creator Son, the first rung of that ladder of Deity through which we climb to Our Heavenly Father,  "Time-space evolution begins on a planet with the first expression of God the Sevenfold— the Creator Son-Creative Spirit association — in control. With the settling of a system in light, this Son-Spirit liaison attains the fullness of function;" [56:7.2] Among the unique revelations found in The Urantia Book are the feminine attributes of Deity, as described of our Local Universe Mother Spirit. She is an offspring of the Paradise Infinite Spirit, who, along with the Paradise Father and the Eternal Son, form the Paradise Trinity.  David Bradley and Winnie Hunt's book recapitulates what The Urantia Book reveals on many topics, including the Local Universe Mother Spirit, His book can be found on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Local-Universe-Mother-Spirit/dp/0966327039/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=the+local+universe+mother+spirit+by+david+bradley+and+winnie+hunt&qid=1558113499&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull David is a retired civil (geotechnical) engineer who practiced professionally in northern California and Oregon and is a long-time student of The Urantia Book. Join us in discovery of our Divine Mother. http://tobtr.com/11353563 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Creative Mother Spirit,Divine Feminine,Holy SpiritDavid Bradley has made a decades-long study of our local universe Creative Mother Spirit. He will share insights with us and some of our guests.197fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/05/18/our-local-universe-mother-spiritpart-1-of-a-3-week-series-with-david-bradleySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/05/18/our-local-universe-mother-spiritpart-1-of-a-3-week-series-with-david-bradleySat, 18 May 2019 16:00:00 GMTOur Local Universe Mother Spirit—Part 1 of a 3-Week Series with David BradleyThe Cosmic Citizen is running a 3-week series on "Our Local Universe Mother Spirit." David Bradley co-authored a book of this title with Winnie Hunt. Over the three weeks we will focus on The Ministry (of the Holy Spirit) and her relationship to Universe Mind, The Adjutant Mind Spirits, and her offspring, the Angels. David is a retired civil (geotechnical) engineer who practiced professionally in northern California and Oregon.  David is a ‘seeker’ who is happy to have found The Urantia Book, an epochal revelation. One of the unique revelations found in The Urantia Book is the feminine attributes of Deity, as described of our Local Universe Mother Spirit. She is an offspring of the Paradise Infinite Spirit, who, along with the Paradise Father and the Eternal Son, form the Paradise Trinity.  David and Winnie's book recapitulates what The Urantia Book reveals on many topics, including the Local Universe Mother Spirit, His book can be found on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Local-Universe-Mother-Spirit/dp/0966327039/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=the+local+universe+mother+spirit+by+david+bradley+and+winnie+hunt&qid=1558113499&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull Please join us for this interesting journey in discovery of our Mother—the Divine Spirit. http://tobtr.com/11339769 02:05:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Creative Mother Spirit,HOLY SPIRIT,feminineDavid Bradley has made a decades-long study of our local universe Creative Mother Spirit. He will share insights with us and some of our guests.196fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/05/11/the-art-of-living--a-master-philosophy-real-inspiration-for-mothers-daySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/05/11/the-art-of-living--a-master-philosophy-real-inspiration-for-mothers-daySat, 11 May 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Art of Living - A Master Philosophy & Real Inspiration for Mother's DayDo you have a life philosophy? Do words of wisdom thrill you to the marrow? Are you a person that loves wise old sayings? If so, you'll love our show this week. This week, we thought it would be nice, in honor of Mother's Day, to cover some of the magnificent philosophy offered by The Urantia Papers. Paper 160, Rodan of Alexandria, is a splendid example of Urantian philosophy. It contains words that stay with you forever and come back to you in times of need. These are words that you can base your life on. Here's an example: "Prejudice blinds the soul to the recognition of truth, and prejudice can be removed only by the sincere devotion of the soul to the adoration of a cause that is all-embracing and all-inclusive of one's fellow men. Prejudice is inseparably linked to selfishness. Prejudice can be eliminated only by the abandonment of self-seeking and by substituting therefor the quest of the satisfaction of the service of a cause that is not only greater than self, but one that is even greater than all humanity—the search for God, the attainment of divinity. The evidence of maturity of personality consists in the transformation of human desire so that it constantly seeks for the realization of those values which are highest and most divinely real." Here's another: "In the realm of religious experience, spiritual possibility is potential reality. Man's forward spiritual urge is not a psychic illusion. All of man's universe romancing may not be fact, but much, very much, is truth." And one more: "Be not discouraged; human evolution is still in progress, and the revelation of God to the world, in and through Jesus, shall not fail." The Urantia Book tells us that, "Philosophy is man's attempt at the unification of human experience."  Join us this week as we take a deep dive into Urantia Book philosophy. We hope you can listen in. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePhilosophy,truth,Enlightenment,understanding,joyJoin us this week as we take a deep dive into Urantia Book philosophy. Do you have a life philosophy? Do words of wisdom thrill you to the marrow? Are you a pe195fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/05/04/jesus-last-temple-discourse--the-final-courageous-act-that-got-him-assasinatedSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/05/04/jesus-last-temple-discourse--the-final-courageous-act-that-got-him-assasinatedSat, 04 May 2019 16:00:00 GMTJesus' Last Temple Discourse - The Final Courageous Act That Got Him AssasinatedPolitics is nothing new to this world; Jesus would certainly tell us that. The Urantia Book teaches that it was politics and not God's will that brought on Jesus' assasination. Judas is not the hero of the Jesus story, forcing the death of Jesus because that's what God wanted. Judas was a traitor, who betrayed Jesus to his political and religious enemies. He did so for his own political purposes. It was no secret to Jesus that the religious rulers of his day wanted him dead. They might not have sought his death so fervently had he not had this habit of telling the truth. But Jesus was truth for his generation and for all generations. And so, he cleared the temple, and sealed the determination of the religious leaders to assassinate him. The domination and control of religious leaders on this world is also nothing new. For most of history, religious leaders and political leaders have been one and the same. Religious leaders have used religion to control the populace. They dominate and control the average person with fear. Especially fear of the punishment of an angry and offended God, However, if the teachings of Jesus are to be believed, that God never existed, nor ever shall. The Urantia Book's account of the Last Temple Discourse is Jesus calling out the sinful acts of these wicked religious leaders. In short, he tells them exactly how it is, in no uncertain terms. He does not equivocate. This is the righteousness of God in action, Jesus dressing down the sinful leaders of this world. Makes one wish he would come again and do the same thing now. Maybe he will. When you hear the strength and the power of his words, it makes you want to cheer, "You tell them Master!" There is no greater story of the shellacking of the wicked in all of world literature. Please join us this week as we discuss the amazing Urantia Paper 175 - The Last Temple Discourse, and it's relevance in our modern lives. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,temple,discussion,teachings,wisdomJoin us as we look at the real reasons that Jesus was assasinated by the religious rulers of his day.194fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/04/20/announcement-from-the-christ-experiment-the-discovery-that-changed-history-7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/04/20/announcement-from-the-christ-experiment-the-discovery-that-changed-history-7Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:00:00 GMTAnnouncement From The Christ Experiment & The Discovery That Changed HistoryThis week, in honor of Easter and as the world celebrates Jesus' resurrection and the promise of life eternal, we will begin the episode with return guests Zshonette and Don from The Christ Experiment. They will be here to talk about their new School of Evangelists that they launched earlier this month. The purpose of the school is to help Urantia Book students develop the art of teaching and the skill of ministry. They will briefly discuss the school and will then welcome questions from our listeners, so please be sure to listen and call in during the first half hour. The first session of the school starts May 1, 2019, and enrollment closes April 30, 2019. The second half of the episode this week will be devoted to the last two sections of Urantia Paper 189, 4. Discovery of the Empty Tomb and 5. Peter and John at the Tomb. Mary Magdalene initially discovers the empty tomb followed by the two apostles who also discover it. If you haven't heard The Urantia Book's unique and detailed account of their amazing discovery, you'll certainly want to tune in. In addition to this, we'll take time to read at least one of the accounts of what Jesus said to those he appeared to after he was resurrected. The Urantia Book explains that he made 19 separate appearance to evangels, apostles and believers after his death and resurrection. What he had to say during these appearances provides the essence of what he tried to teach them all during his life. The accounts are exquisite and his words absolutely unforgettable. One of the most memorable is The Walk With Two Brothers, Paper 190, Section 5. The message he gives to the two brothers is remarkable and sublime. Please join Christilyn, Paula and Andre, and hopefully Jeanette and Don (if they can stay on), as we explore the resurrection event and Jesus' blessed words of hope. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEaster,Jesus,resurrection,life,hopeThis week, in honor of Easter and as the world celebrates Jesus' resurrection and the promise of life eternal, we will begin the episode with return guests Zsho192fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/04/13/holy-week-cosmic-musings-with-derek-samaras--chuck-thurstonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/04/13/holy-week-cosmic-musings-with-derek-samaras--chuck-thurstonSat, 13 Apr 2019 16:00:00 GMTHoly Week Cosmic Musings with Derek Samaras & Chuck ThurstonIts a busy weekend for the Fellowship here in Colorado: The Executive Committee is gathering here. Paula will be super busy and won't be able to join us.  So this week will be hosted by Derek Samaras and Chuck Thurston. Derek and Chuck have been working on creating a video podcast together that will be launching in the next few weeks, broadcast from Boulder, CO. In this episode, We will reflect on the holy week and how the master Jesus lived his final days in the flesh on Urantia. We will also go over all the exciting opportunities that this podcast brings, as well as all the exciting things currently happening in the Urantia community both here in Boulder and around the world!.  Join us this Saturday at 10AM mountain time as we discuss all things new and exciting developments on the world of Urantia. It will be a bit of a free form style but there will be tons of revelation thoroughly discussed.  Please join us and call in to talk to the hosts live: (646) 716-8158   02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,urantia book,revelation,truth,spiritTune in as Derek and Chuck shoot the Cosmic breeze while they brief the community on all things new and exciting in the Urantia-sphere especially regarding tech191fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/04/06/the-resurrection-and-the-crossa-new-understanding-of-jesus-and-ourselvespart-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/04/06/the-resurrection-and-the-crossa-new-understanding-of-jesus-and-ourselvespart-2Sat, 06 Apr 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Resurrection and The Cross—A New Understanding of Jesus and Ourselves—Part 2Join us Saturday as we continue the second of episode of a four-part study of the resurrection of Jesus and its implications for a new understanding of his death on the cross, the meaning and value of his life on Earth, and what that means for each of us. We will peruse a thumbnail sketch of the true nature of Jesus, Michael of Nebadon, before ever he began his seventh bestowal on our world. From The Urantia Book: THE Creator Sons are the makers and rulers of the local universes of time and space. These universe creators and sovereigns are of dual origin, embodying the characteristics of God the Father and God the Son. [21:0.1 (234.1)] The fact of creatorship implies the fullness of sovereignty, but the Michaels choose to experientially earn it, [21:3.3 (237.5)] [Michael is] ...a Sovereign so vitally interested in his creatures, he only replied [when asked about his prior bestowals]: “I have simply been about my Father’s business. I am only doing the pleasure of the Paradise Sons who love and crave to understand their creatures.” [119:6.5 (1316.2)] JESUS ...experienced the ordinary ups and downs of mortal existence, but he never religiously doubted the certainty of God’s watchcare and guidance. [196:0.1 (2087.1)] We'll discuss the true import of Jesus' life and teachings on our world and how this leads to a broader, deeper, and more forward-looking view of our relationship with our Loving Father and how Jesus illuminated those through his manner of life, manner of death, and resurrection. What might we hope to enjoy as a progressive ascension in greater and greater knowledge, faith, and love for God as a result of the nature of this Son of God and Son of Man? Come join us in this interesting exploration! http://tobtr.com/11278701 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Jesus,Michael of Nebadon,Urantia,Life and Teachings of JesusThe Urantia Book gives us a nondogmatic, rejuvenated view of Jesus, man and Son of God and, therefore, a new reason to rejoice in our present lives and universe190fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/03/30/the-resurrection-and-the-crossa-new-understanding-of-jesus-and-ourselvespart-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/03/30/the-resurrection-and-the-crossa-new-understanding-of-jesus-and-ourselvespart-1Sat, 30 Mar 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Resurrection and The Cross—A New Understanding of Jesus and Ourselves—Part 1Join us Saturday as we commence a new four-part study of the resurrection of Jesus and its implications for a new understanding of his death on the cross, the meaning and value of his life on Earth, and what that means for each of us. We start with a fresh look at the meaning of the cross.  Was the death on the cross a required ransom, hearkening back to the olden practices of blood sacrifice?  An ultimate sacrifice?  What does such a dogma say imply about the nature of God?  Are such views of God consistent with Jesus' life portrayal of the love of "Our Father" for his children?  For us? Consider this quote from The Urantia Book: Mortal man was never the property of the archdeceivers. Jesus did not die to ransom man from the clutch of the apostate rulers and fallen princes of the spheres. The Father in heaven never conceived of such crass injustice as damning a mortal soul because of the evil-doing of his ancestors. Neither was the Master’s death on the cross a sacrifice which consisted in an effort to pay God a debt which the race of mankind had come to owe him. [188:4.3 (2016.8)] Why did Jesus die such an ignoble death and what new understanding might we take from his manner of dying? The great thing about the death of Jesus, as it is related to the enrichment of human experience and the enlargement of the way of salvation, is not the fact of his death but rather the superb manner and the matchless spirit in which he met death. [188:4.12 (2017.7)] We'll discuss how this changes our relationship with our Loving Father and what we might hope to enjoy as a progressive ascension in greater and greater knowledge, faith, and love for God. Come join us in this interesting exploration! http://tobtr.com/11267757 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,God,Jesus,Jesus of Nazareth,ResurrectionThe Urantia Book gives us a nondogmatic, rejuvenated view of Jesus, man and Son of God and, therefore, a new reason to rejoice in our present lives and universe189fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/03/23/the-planetary-rebellion-part-5remote-repercussions-of-sin-our-heroamadonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/03/23/the-planetary-rebellion-part-5remote-repercussions-of-sin-our-heroamadonSat, 23 Mar 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Planetary Rebellion Part 5—Remote Repercussions of Sin & Our Hero—AmadonJoin us this week as we conclude this study of the planetary rebellion with our fifth episode.  "Sin is never purely local in its effects. The administrative sectors of the universes are organismal; the plight of one personality must to a certain extent be shared by all. Sin, being an attitude of the person toward reality, is destined to exhibit its inherent negativistic harvest upon any and all related levels of universe values. But the full consequences of erroneous thinking, evil-doing, or sinful planning are experienced only on the level of actual performance. The transgression of universe law may be fatal in the physical realm without seriously involving the mind or impairing the spiritual experience. Sin is fraught with fatal consequences to personality survival only when it is the attitude of the whole being, when it stands for the choosing of the mind and the willing of the soul." [67:7.4] (761.3) A disordered and somewhat chaotic world is some of our legacy of the Caligastic betrayal.  We'll discuss some of the ramifications and how our world has, in certain respects, remained backward, while having made definite progress in other ways. What are we to make of the extraordinary premium, from our perspective, that they put on, not blind, but unswerving faith?  What's so important about this? "...[W]eigh the effect of the far-flung presentation of the inspiring performance of this one child of nature and his determined band of 143 comrades in standing steadfast for the higher concepts of universe management and administration in the face of such tremendous and adverse pressure exerted by his disloyal superiors." All celestial intelligences, high and low, asked:  “What of Amadon of Urantia, does he still stand unmoved?” Please join us! http://tobtr.com/11248417 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Faith,Loyalty,Sin,RebellionThe deranging disaster of mismanagenet by our celestial administrators retarded us greatly but allowed certain personalities to heroically shine by their outsta188fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/03/16/the-planetary-rebellion-part-4--immediate-results-of-rebellionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/03/16/the-planetary-rebellion-part-4--immediate-results-of-rebellionSat, 16 Mar 2019 16:00:00 GMTThe Planetary Rebellion Part 4 - Immediate Results of RebellionJoin us this week as we tackle the planetary rebellion for the 4th week. In this episode we will discuss the Immediate repercussions of the rebellion. 67:5.1 Great confusion reigned in Dalamatia and thereabout for almost fifty years after the instigation of rebellion. The complete and radical reorganization of the whole world was attempted; revolution displaced evolution as the policy of cultural advancement and racial improvement. Among the superior and partially trained sojourners in and near Dalamatia there appeared a sudden advancement in cultural status, but when these new and radical methods were attempted on the outlying peoples, indescribable confusion and racial pandemonium was the immediate result. Liberty was quickly translated into license by the half-evolved primitive men of those days. What would the sudden advancements in cultural status be? 67:5.3 The Caligastia scheme for the immediate reconstruction of human society in accordance with his ideas of individual freedom and group liberties, proved a swift and more or less complete failure. Society quickly sank back to its old biologic level, and the forward struggle began all over, starting not very far in advance of where it was at the beginning of the Caligastia regime, this upheaval having left the world in confusion worse confounded. What shortcuts are we currently taking as a society that might seem intelligent but might prove to be a result of impatience and prove to be unsustainable? This should be a fun discussion tune in live @ 10 AM MTN   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,Urantia Book,Rebellion,history,REVELATIONThis week we tackle the Planetary Rebellion for the 4th time. Join us as we discuss the Immediate results of the Rebellion187fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/03/02/the-planetary-rebellion-part-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/03/02/the-planetary-rebellion-part-3Sat, 02 Mar 2019 17:00:00 GMTThe Planetary Rebellion Part 3This week we dive into the Planetary rebellion for the third straight week. We enjoyed a great show last week and this show looks to be even better, as we welcome back Paula from her trip to California. We hope to cover pp 63:1 "The Seven Crucial Years" In this section we learn that upon the outbreak of Rebellion and Caligastia's announcement of his personal planetary authority, and the subsequent objection from the loyal Van resulted in the necessity for every being involved with celestial activity on the planet at that time having to choose between following the authority of Caligastia and his chosen leader Nod, or the leadership of Van "the Steadfast"  Seven years passed by until the the loyal personalities stationed on Urantia were finally addressed by celestial administrative authority. During that time many fantastic events occurred. Tales that remain in our scriptures and mythology to this very day. Concepts like Nephelim, Anunnaki, the Land of Nod, the Tree of Life, and many more intriguing legends. One specific character who stands above the rest is Amadon, the Loyal modified Andonic staff member and assistant to Van.  67:3.8 Amadon elected to stand with his chief throughout the long and trying struggle. And it was an inspiring sight to behold this child of the evolutionary races standing unmoved by the sophistries of Daligastia while throughout the seven-year struggle he and his loyal associates resisted with unyielding fortitude all of the deceptive teachings of the brilliant Caligastia 67:3.9 Caligastia, with a maximum of intelligence and a vast experience in universe affairs, went astray — embraced sin. Amadon, with a minimum of intelligence and utterly devoid of universe experience, remained steadfast in the service of the universe and in loyalty to his associate. This should be a fun discussion tune in live @ 10 AM MTN     02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,Urantia Book,Rebellion,devil,NephelimJoin us this week as we discuss the third installment of the Planetary Rebellion and all of its implications on Urantia.185fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/02/23/the-planetary-rebellion-part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/02/23/the-planetary-rebellion-part-2Sat, 23 Feb 2019 17:00:00 GMTThe Planetary Rebellion Part 2This week we continue our study on the Planetary Rebellion on Urantia. Last week we spent a good amount of time setting the stage for our listeners regarding exactly what brought Caligastia to the decisions that resulted in an enormous betrayal. A betrayal so great that our planet is still recovering, and will continue to do so for thousands of years. Although Michael's sojourn on urantia in the flesh as Jesus technically ended the System rebellion on an administrative level, The rebellion still continues on a human level on this planet until all sympathy for the rebels has been extinguished. In this section we will learn about the difference between error, evil, and sin:   67:1.5 Error suggests lack of intellectual keenness; evil, deficiency of wisdom; sin, abject spiritual poverty; but iniquity is indicative of vanishing personality control. 67:1.6 And when sin has so many times been chosen and so often been repeated, it may become habitual. Habitual sinners can easily become iniquitous, become wholehearted rebels against the universe and all of its divine realities. While all manner of sins may be forgiven, we doubt whether the established iniquiter would ever sincerely experience sorrow for his misdeeds or accept forgiveness for his sins. We will also talk about the literal outbreak of rebellion that was issues by Caligastia from Dalamatia to the evolving mortals 200,000 years ago. Immediately this declaration was the Abjection from Van and the subsequent period of 7 years, during which all celestial beings stationed on Urantia at that time were to choose between rebellion and Loyalty. 67:2.6 For more than seven years this struggle continued. Not until every personality concerned had made a final decision, would or did the authorities of Edentia interfere or intervene.  This will be a great episode Please Join us at 10 AM MTN    02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,Urantia Book,Urantia Revelation,devil,Rebellion Against GodJoin us this week as we continue to discuss the Planetary Rebellion. We will be joined by Chuck Thurston.184fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/02/16/the-planetary-rebellion-part-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/02/16/the-planetary-rebellion-part-1Sat, 16 Feb 2019 17:00:00 GMTThe Planetary Rebellion Part 1200,000 years ago, Urantia was purposefully thrown into planetary rebellion. This created such challenges on this planet, that we are still recovering from this great disaster. Many tales of "The Devil" have been passed down throughout the ages and all of them have a real source, the person we have come to know as the devil, is in actuality the former Planetary Prince of Urantia: Caligastia. 67:1.1 For three hundred thousand years Caligastia had been in charge of Urantia when Satan, Lucifer’s assistant, made one of his periodic inspection calls. And when Satan arrived on the planet, his appearance in no way resembled your caricatures of his nefarious majesty. He was, and still is, a Lanonandek Son of great brilliance. “And no marvel, for Satan himself is a brilliant creature of light.” In this study, which will last a few weeks; we will introduce a few characters that have been part of our planetary folk tales for very long. These characters include: Satan, Lucifer, Caligastia, and Daligastia. Much information has been shared regarding Satan and Lucifer, while the information pertaining to Caligastia and his assistant Daligastia is rather new to this planet and thanks to the 5th Epochal revelation, we humans on Urantia can now learn and study the effects on this planet resulting from the decisions made by these nefarious personalities. We will also learn about the remarkable heroism performed by 2 loyal followers of truth: Van and Amadon. These 2 heroes of the rebellion stood steadfastly loyal to God during these crucial times of planetary upheaval. Please Join us at 10 AM MTN Time   Call in to speak with the hosts live: (646) 716-8158   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalserebellion,urantia book,urantia,history,angelsSo many strange things have happened on this planet as the result of the planetary rebellion. Join us and here about it all!183fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/02/10/angie-thurston-returns-to-discuss-her-latest-spiritual-community-projectsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/02/10/angie-thurston-returns-to-discuss-her-latest-spiritual-community-projectsSun, 10 Feb 2019 17:00:00 GMTAngie Thurston Returns to Discuss Her Latest Spiritual Community ProjectsThis week on Cosmic Citizen we’ll explore the topic of individual spiritual growth in relation to community, with one of our most popular return guests, Harvard Divinity School Graduate, Angie Thurston. This has been a well-established focus of Angie’s nationally recognized research efforts, and ongoing projects. We look forward to hearing more about her efforts in this important realm. This is an exciting arena of exploration for youth who are looking for new approaches to personal growth and spirituality. We’ll supplement our discussion with selected readings from the Urantia Book from Paper 101, The Real Nature of Religion, which describe God-knowing responses to difficult life situations. We will also look at a few passages from the book that address spiritual community as a relationship between “the part and the whole,” as in this example: 2:7.11. "Brotherhood constitutes a fact of relationship between every personality in universal existence. No person can escape the benefits or the penalties that may come as a result of relationship to other persons. The part profits or suffers in measure with the whole. The good effort of each man benefits all men; the error or evil of each man augments the tribulation of all men. As moves the part, so moves the whole. As the progress of the whole, so the progress of the part. The relative velocities of part and whole determine whether the part is retarded by the inertia of the whole or is carried forward by the momentum of the cosmic brotherhood." Angie will be in conversation with her dad, Chuck Thurston, and we will welcome invited callers to join the discussion. Please join us. 02:04:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseformation,spiritual formation,spiritual growth,personal growth,personal transformationTune in to hear this amazing young woman who has been a leader in spiritual community building and research182fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/02/02/the-universal-spiritual-way-with-author-chris-lepineSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/02/02/the-universal-spiritual-way-with-author-chris-lepineSat, 02 Feb 2019 17:00:00 GMTThe Universal Spiritual Way With Author Chris Lepine Today, people hunger for God more than ever, but often don’t know it’s God that they need. Most don’t know where to look or how to begin. How can they find the spiritual food that will inspire and transform them? With an increasingly diverse and challenging world, how can we unify humankind for a safe and flourishing future? Many Urantia Book readers believe that the book is the answer for most spiritual seekers, but it is not. The truths are certainly valid, but, as the Master taught, we must gradually lead people to more advanced spiritual truth. This is why Chris Lepine wrote The Universal Spiritual Way. Today he’ll share his journey in writing the book, as well as some of its most important spiritual truths. The book is a map for gradual, guided discovery with four parts: Waking Up, Finding the Real God, Finding Others, and Finding Your New Life. This book is filled with every important spiritual truth and principle from The Urantia Book, based on Chris’s research of thousands of Urantia Book quotations, as well as interviews with Urantia Book readers. Based on over 35 years of Chris’s spiritual study and living, The Universal Spiritual Way gives clear, practical answers independent of any religion, race, or country. It’s a vision for the modern global world, not the ancient tribal landscape. Please join us this week for a lively conversation with Chris Lepine as we explore The Universal Spiritual Way. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,spiritual,Universal,truth,RevelationToday, people hunger for God more than ever, but often don’t know it’s God that they need. Most don’t know where to look or how to begin. How can they find the180fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/01/26/the-lucifer-rebellion-part-7--the-triumph-of-loveSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/01/26/the-lucifer-rebellion-part-7--the-triumph-of-loveSat, 26 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTThe Lucifer Rebellion: Part 7 - The Triumph of LoveThis week we are back with our 7th installment of this great study. So far we have discussed the outbreak of rebellion, the Lucifer Manifesto, the theft of liberty, the mercy, justice and wisdom in the delay of adjudication, and now we will discuss "The Triumph of Love" 54:6.2 In all their dealings with intelligent beings, both the Creator Son and his Paradise Father are love dominated. It is impossible to comprehend many phases of the attitude of the universe rulers toward rebels and rebellion — sin and sinners — unless it be remembered that God as a Father takes precedence over all other phases of Deity manifestation in all the dealings of divinity with humanity. It should also be recalled that the Paradise Creator Sons are all mercy motivated. In this study we will also talk about the fact that, although ascending mortals may at one point or another actually experience rebellion, we are to be rest assured that if we are made to suffer evil in our lives as a result of the sins of others, no matter how terrible the situation one must endure: 54:6.4 ...you may rest secure in the eternal assurance that such tribulations are transient afflictions. None of these fraternal consequences of misbehavior in the group can ever jeopardize your eternal prospects or in the least degree deprive you of your divine right of Paradise ascension and God attainment. No one said this ascension career thing was going to be easy but if we are truly to become Agondonters we must learn to be highly perceptive, receptive, and discerning. The pursuit for truth is not an easy and relaxing path, there will be disappointment, failure, and confusion. But as we learn to live by the example of the master Jesus, we can then receive truth into our hearts and practice real faith. The faith that leads to peace that surpasses all understanding. Please Join us @ 10AM MTN Time     02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsejesus,urantia,Urantia Book,history,luciferWhatever the difficulties evolutionary mortals may encounter in their efforts to understand the Lucifer rebellion, it should be clear to all reflective thinkers179fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/01/19/the-lucifer-rebellion-part-6--the-time-lag-of-justice-mercySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/01/19/the-lucifer-rebellion-part-6--the-time-lag-of-justice-mercySat, 19 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTThe Lucifer Rebellion: Part 6 - The Time Lag of Justice & MercyThis Planet, Urantia has endured much confusion since the ourbreak of the rebellion over 200,000 years ago. Many mortals are left asking questions as to why such evil and sin can persist for so long on our planet? The Urantia Book tells us that all of creation is one great family, starting from God the first source and center, and descending down to mortals. This very fact of cosmic relation between personalities can give some insight into why a loving parent would be slow to punish their erring child.  54:4.2 Parents, those who have borne and reared children, are better able to understand why Michael, a Creator-father, might be slow to condemn and destroy his own Sons. Jesus’ story of the prodigal son well illustrates how a loving father can long wait for the repentance of an erring child. Also in this study we will talk about the importance of free will. How the very fact that an evil-doing creature can actually choose to do wrong, commit sin, or choose to do good establishes the fact of free-will. The universe administrators sit back and give humans free liberty to choose. These merciful administrators even delay such execution of justice so that the erring creature might see the error of their ways and seek nigher ways of living that reflect a nature more reflective of truth, beauty and goodness. Divinity is truly merciful, and forgiving. 54:4.6 ...This restraint of justice by mercy proves that God is love, and that such a God of love dominates the universes and in mercy controls the fate and judgment of all his creatures. Lucifer showed impatience and made choices that resulted in great challenges for the rest of the universe family. We all have an ethical obligation to respect the rights and liberties of all other beings.This is the responsibility of every Cosmic Citizen.  Please Join us Saturday @ 10AM MT (646) 716-8158 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,Urantia Book,lucifer,luciferian rebellion,truthThe Lucifer Rebellion: Part 6 - The Time Lag of Justice & Mercy Joim us as we discuss the wisdom the divine rulers show when dealing with even the most rebellio178fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/01/12/the-lucifer-rebellion-problemspart-5true-false-and-the-theft-of-libertySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/01/12/the-lucifer-rebellion-problemspart-5true-false-and-the-theft-of-libertySat, 12 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTThe Lucifer Rebellion: Problems—Part 5—True, False, and The Theft of LibertyThis week we continue our study of the Lucifer Rebellion with Paper 54—Problems of The Lucifer Rebellion: We naturally wonder how God can allow sin to go unstopped and unpunished. 54:0.2  "The Gods neither create evil nor permit sin and rebellion. Potential evil is time-existent in a universe embracing differential levels of perfection meanings and values. Sin is potential in all realms where imperfect beings are endowed with the ability to choose between good and evil. The very conflicting presence of truth and untruth, fact and falsehood, constitutes the potentiality of error. The deliberate choice of evil constitutes sin; the willful rejection of truth is error; the persistent pursuit of sin and error is iniquity." What is wrong with focusing on our selves? 54:1.5  "Unbridled self-will and unregulated self-expression equal unmitigated selfishness, the acme of ungodliness. Liberty without the associated and ever-increasing conquest of self is a figment of egoistic mortal imagination. Self-motivated liberty is a conceptual illusion, a cruel deception. License masquerading in the garments of liberty is the forerunner of abject bondage." 54:1.8  “There is no error greater than that species of self-deception which leads intelligent beings to crave the exercise of power over other beings for the purpose of depriving these persons of their natural liberties. The golden rule of human fairness cries out against all such fraud, unfairness, selfishness, and unrighteousness. Only true and genuine liberty is compatible with the reign of love and the ministry of mercy.” Let's discuss the true liberty of "doing unto others as we would have done unto us; even as Jesus would do unto us" versus the false liberty of licentious self-assertion.  http://tobtr.com/11141401 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,spirituality,JesusLiberty is not license. It can be argued that self-assertive licentiousness robs one of the true liberty to search for and discover God for oneself.177fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/01/05/the-lucifer-rebellion--part-4-the-son-of-man-on-urantiaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2019/01/05/the-lucifer-rebellion--part-4-the-son-of-man-on-urantiaSat, 05 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTThe Lucifer Rebellion - Part 4, The Son of Man on UrantiaThis week we continue our study of the Lucifer Rebellion with the forth installment: "The Son of Man on Urantia." Join us as we dive into deep study of the repercussions of Jesus' life on this planet and how it terminated the Lucifer rebellion on this planet, and all other planets in this system, but it wasn't easy of course: 53:8.1 Lucifer and Satan freely roamed the Satania system until the completion of the bestowal mission of Michael on Urantia. They were last on your world together during the time of their combined assault upon the Son of Man The Human Jesus had many challenges laid before him by Lucifer, Satan, and Caligastia while he lived on this planet. Although Jesus might have been outnumbered, he was never outmatched. He showed great resolve and courage when confronted by these evil traitors: 53:8.4...There was survival for mortals and security for angels when your Master, in reply to the Lucifer proposals, calmly and with divine assurance replied, “Get you behind me, Satan.”  In this episode we will discuss further the actual benefits that we as humans experience, as a result of the incredibly successful life bestowal of Christ Michael, Jesus. 53:8.7 ...But since the day of Pentecost this traitorous Caligastia and his equally contemptible associate, Daligastia, are servile before the divine majesty of the Paradise Thought Adjusters and the protective Spirit of Truth, the spirit of Michael, which has been poured out upon all flesh.  “He who is born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one touches him not.” Join us as we talk all about the heroic acts of Jesus with regards to ending the Lucifer rebellion while here in the flesh. He set the bar high for us mortals to follow but that is why we call him master. He confronted the darkness first and continues to show us the way. Tune In 10am!  02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,jesus christ,lucifer,Rebellion,satanThe bestowal of Michael as Jesus terminated the Lucifer rebellion in all Satania. Join us as we discuss what this means to our planet specifically.176fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/29/the-lucifer-rebellion--part-3-the-history-and-present-status-of-the-rebellionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/29/the-lucifer-rebellion--part-3-the-history-and-present-status-of-the-rebellionSat, 29 Dec 2018 17:00:00 GMTThe Lucifer Rebellion - Part 3, The History and Present Status of the RebellionThis week we go back to our study of The Lucifer Rebellion. This is the third week we will have spent on this subject and there are bound to be several more installments. Like so many of the subjects covered by the amazing Urantia Book, this subject is one that has been handed down as a planetary legend and it shows up in ancient teachings around the world, as well as in the Bible. However, The Urantia Book makes crystal clear what it was, who it impacted, why it happened, its ramifications for evolving beings like us, its nature and gravity, and its ultimate resolution. The Urantia Papers covering Lucifer's rebellion really do answer the age old question as to why our world has been so confused, barbaric and violent. Whether or not you have The Urantia Book and have read these papers, we think you'll get a lot out of this in depth study.  So far, we've read these amazing sections from Paper 53 The Lucifer Rebellion, 1.The Leaders of Rebellion, 2.The Causes of Rebellion, 3.The Lucifer Manifesto, 4.Outbreak of the Rebellion, 5.Nature of the Conflict, and 6.A Loyal Seraphic Commander. This week we hope to tackle 7.History of the Rebellion,:8.The Son of Man on Urantia, and 9.Present Status of the Rebellion. Next we'll be off to Paper 54. Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion.  For instance, we'll be reading this: "Of the planetary angelic helpers, those assigned to the Material Sons, about one third were deceived, and almost ten per cent of the transition ministers were ensnared. In symbol John saw this when he wrote of the great red dragon, saying: "And his tail drew a third part of the stars of heaven and cast them down in darkness." And this: "But even so, no fallen spirit ever did have the power to invade the minds or to harass the souls of the children of God." We hope you join us in this astonishing and insightful study and we invite you to call in as well. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalselucifer,Rebellion,fallen angels,satan,RevelationThis week we go back to our study of the Lucifer Rebellion. This is the third week we will have spent on this subject and there are bound to be several more ins175fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/22/live-from-jerusalem-a-christmas-sojourn-in-israelSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/22/live-from-jerusalem-a-christmas-sojourn-in-israelSat, 22 Dec 2018 17:00:00 GMTLive From Jerusalem: A Christmas Sojourn In IsraelThis week we have a special Christmas edition of The Cosmic Citizen. Live from Jerusalem and Bethlehem, come discover the true meaning of Christmas at the eve of this special yearly event! Please join the regular CC hosts as we interview Diane Labrecque, Jackie Koury, Chuck Thurston and Francisco Fuentes, who will share their delight in meeting Eli Shukron, top archeologist who discovered the Melchizedek Stone, Abraham’s altar of worship, the Pool of Siloam, and the original Temple Wall underground, just to name a few. These four wonderful guest and Jesus sojourners will recount for us the fascinating journey they are experiencing while visiting many of the important places near Jerusalem that are directly related to the Life and Teachings of Jesus. In honor of Jesus and Christmas, please join Diane and friends live from the Holy Land on an incredible journey of discovery. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Melchizedek,Christmas,Revelation,archeologyThis week we have a special Christmas edition of The Cosmic Citizen. Live from Jerusalem and Bethlehem, come discover the true meaning of Christmas at the eve o174fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/15/the-lucifer-rebellion-part-2-the-outbreak-nature-and-history-of-the-rebellionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/15/the-lucifer-rebellion-part-2-the-outbreak-nature-and-history-of-the-rebellionSat, 15 Dec 2018 17:00:00 GMTThe Lucifer Rebellion Part 2: The Outbreak, Nature, and History of The RebellionThis week we continue our study of The Lucifer Rebellion and how self-assertion came to dominate the conduct of our world. “Self-assertion was the battle cry of the Lucifer rebellion.” [53:4.2]  "He contended that 'majorities rule,' that 'mind is infallible.'” [53:4.4]  "Lucifer was permitted fully to establish and thoroughly to organize his rebel government before Gabriel made any effort to contest the right of secession or to counterwork the rebel propaganda." [53:4.7] The influences of rebellion still leave a mark on this planet. Everyday we are presented with the choice of self-assertion or selfless service. According to the Urantia Book we on this planet are to be called Agondonters - those who believe without seeing.  It takes a rare type of human to thrive on this rebellion-seared planet. "Christ Michael now has ample power and authority to deal promptly, even summarily, with such outbreaks of disloyalty, but we doubt that this sovereign authority would lead him to act differently if another such upheaval should occur.?" [53:5.3]  This raises the question in any reflective person:  Why does God not interfere with evil when it appears in the world? We'll explore the scope of the rebellion and discuss how loyalty stands out:  "The Lucifer rebellion was system wide. Thirty-seven seceding Planetary Princes swung their world administrations largely to the side of the archrebel. Only on Panoptia did the Planetary Prince fail to carry his people with him." [53:7.1]   Join us as we discuss these fascinating papers: Saturday @10AM  (646) 716-8158 http://tobtr.com/11106141 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Spirituality,Lucifer Rebellion,loyalty,historyThis week we will explore more of papers 53, 54, and 67 of the Urantia book about the Lucifer Rebellion and how this horrible tragedy unfolded that continues to173fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/08/the-lucifer-rebellion-part-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/08/the-lucifer-rebellion-part-1Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:00:00 GMTThe Lucifer Rebellion Part 1This week we start our study of The Lucifer Rebellion and the interesting repercussions of this horrible tragedy. “How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cast down, you who dared to confuse the worlds!” The Lucifer Rebellion was the fulcrum for the Caligastia betrayal and the subsequent quarantine of Planet #606 of Satania aka Urantia aka Earth. Many things on this planet still carry the mark of the rebellion. (53:5.5) The Lucifer emblem was a banner of white with one red circle, in the center of which a black solid circle appeared. This was the emblem Lucifer chose to represent his ideology of self assertion and unbridled liberty. He declared that God the creator was a lie fabricated by the celestial administration in an attempt to limit the development of the individual by the very trap we all must learn to not fall prey to: Unbridled liberty.  53:4.1 The Lucifer manifesto was issued at the annual conclave of Satania on the sea of glass, in the presence of the assembled hosts of Jerusem, on the last day of the year, about two hundred thousand years ago, Urantia time. Satan proclaimed that worship could be accorded the universal forces — physical, intellectual, and spiritual — but that allegiance could be acknowledged only to the actual and present ruler, Lucifer, the “friend of men and angels” and the “God of liberty.” The influences of rebellion still leave a mark on this planet. Everyday we are presented with the choice of self assertion or selfless service. According to the Urantia Book we on this planet are called to be Agondonters - those who believe without seeing. It takes a rare type of human to thrive on this rebellion seared planet, exactly the reason why we were given a revelation. Join us as we discuss these fascinating papers: Saturday @10AM  (646) 716-8158   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalselucifer,Rebellion,urantia,Urantia Book,historyThis week we will dive into the most notorious papers of the Urantia book: 53, 54, and 67 the Lucifer Rebellion and all the interesting repercussions of this ho172fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/01/melchizedek--earths-hero-part-14-the-salem-teachings-in-iran-and-arabiaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/12/01/melchizedek--earths-hero-part-14-the-salem-teachings-in-iran-and-arabiaSat, 01 Dec 2018 17:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - Earth's Hero! Part 14: The Salem Teachings in Iran and ArabiaMelchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Melchizedek lived and taught on earth for 94 years. Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. We're deeply engaged in a fascinating study of Melchizedek, the Third Epochal Revelation of God to our world. We've learned that Melchizedek came to earth on an emergency mission to rekindle the light of truth on Urantia. He thoroughly trained his messengers and dispatched them to the four corners of earth from Salem, now Jerusalem. These extraordinary papers examine how his teachings spread and recount the profound effect Melchizedek had on our world. We will continue to follow this with a study of The Melchizedek teachings in ancient Iran and Arabia: 95:6.1 ...For more than five hundred years the Salem teachers made headway in Iran, and the whole nation was swinging to the Melchizedek religion when a change of rulers precipitated a bitter persecution which practically ended the monotheistic teachings of the Salem cult. The doctrine of the Abrahamic covenant was virtually extinct in Persia when, in that great century of moral renaissance, the sixth before Christ, Zoroaster appeared to revive the smouldering embers of the Salem gospel. 95:7.4 Despite the fact that the great Levantine monotheisms failed to take root in Arabia, this desert land was capable of producing a faith which, though less demanding in its social requirements, was nonetheless monotheistic. Join us as we talk about the challenges and Victories of the great teachers from Salem. @10AM MTN Time Call in to speak with the hosts  (646) 716-8158 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsehistory,Melchizedek,urantia,Urantia Book,persia5:06 PM This week we talk about the Melchizedek teachings in ancient Iran and Arabia.171fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/11/24/true-religion-can-change-the-world--the-parliament-of-world-religionsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/11/24/true-religion-can-change-the-world--the-parliament-of-world-religionsSat, 24 Nov 2018 17:00:00 GMTTrue Religion CAN Change The World - The Parliament of World ReligionsThere have been several events referred to as a Parliament of the World's Religions, the first being the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. This first ever gathering of great faith traditions from around the globe was historic. The original Religious Parliament was celebrated 100 years later with a second Parliament in 1993. Both events were held at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, IL. The 1993 Parliament was attended over 8,000 people from all over the world and many diverse religions. They gathered to celebrate, discuss, and explore how religious traditions can work together on the critical issues which confront the world. A document, "Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration" set the tone for the subsequent ten days of discussion and it was endorsed by the delegates who attended the parliament assembly. Since 1993, The Parliament has convened 5 more times, including: 1999 - Cape Town, South Africa, 2004 - Barcelona, Spain, 2009 - Melbourne, Australia, 2015 - Salt Lake City, Utah, and just a few weeks ago, 2018 - Toronto, Ontario. That's a total of 7 times in known history that the diverse religions of the world have come together to get to know each other and  explore issues of mutual import to all people of faith. Most who attend these events agree that they are life changing.  A few weeks ago, over 100 Urantia Book readers gathered in Toronto to take our place among the world's faithful. We had a very real presence there. Four Urantia organizations (Urantia Foundation, Urantia Book Fellowship, Urantia Association International and Truthbook.com) collaborated to present The Urantia Book's teachings there. The Urantia Book has been present at 6 of the 7 Parliaments, but this recent endeavor was the best ever. Join us as we recap this amazing effort with dear friends who attended! 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseWorld Religions,Religion,Interfaith,Religious Dialogue,SpiritJoin us in the spirit of religious peace and understanding as we discuss the recent Parliament of World Religions in Toronto and the magic that happens when peo170fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/11/17/machiventa-melchizedek--earths-hero-part-13-teachings-in-egypt-continuedSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/11/17/machiventa-melchizedek--earths-hero-part-13-teachings-in-egypt-continuedSat, 17 Nov 2018 17:00:00 GMTMACHIVENTA MELCHIZEDEK - Earth's Hero! Part 13: Teachings in Egypt continuedJoin us on the Cosmic Citizen as we dive into the Melchizedek teachings through the Levant and how the Salem teachers carried these teachings to Egypt. The Urantia Book talks about 3 important prophets rising out of Egypt as a result of the message from Salem: "Salvation through faith" This Week we will discuss 2 of these prophets: Amenemope and Akhenaton 95:4.1 In due time there grew up in Egypt a teacher called by many the “son of man” and by others Amenemope. This seer exalted conscience to its highest pinnacle of arbitrament between right and wrong, taught punishment for sin, and proclaimed salvation through calling upon the solar deity. The UB tells us the high moral concepts of Amenemope eventually became verses in the old testament. Amenemope wasn't given credit for them bu this truths still hold influence to this day. Then we meet Akhenaten, who brought a new Religion, Capitol, and Culture all founded on the worship of One God. 95:5.4Never in all history did any king so methodically proceed to swing a whole nation from polytheism to monotheism as did this extraordinary Ikhnaton. With the most amazing determination this young ruler broke with the past, changed his name, abandoned his capital, built an entirely new city, and created a new art and literature for a whole people. This new capitol and culture in Egypt went right back to the worship of Isis and Osiris and steeped in rituals. Being a prophet isn't easy, we read that most prophets were rejected for the most part. As Moses will later discover, sometimes compromises are made when revealing the such great truths to the simple minded so that seeds will be planted for enhanced truth in the future. Join us live as we study and share the exciting story of the era of moral and spiritual development in the ancient Nile valley. Tune in @ 10AM MTN Time Call in to speak with the hosts  (646) 716-8158 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEgypt,urantia,Urantia Book,History,MelchizedekJoin us on the Cosmic Citizen as we dive into the Melchizedek teachings through the Levant and how the Salem teachers carried these teachings to Egypt.169fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/11/10/machiventa-melchizedek--earths-hero-part-12-the-salem-teachings-in-egyptSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/11/10/machiventa-melchizedek--earths-hero-part-12-the-salem-teachings-in-egyptSat, 10 Nov 2018 17:00:00 GMTMACHIVENTA MELCHIZEDEK - Earth's Hero! Part 12: The Salem Teachings in EgyptThis week we continue our study of Melchizedek, King of Salem. Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Melchizedek lived and taught on earth for 94 years. Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. The Salem teachers made their deepest influences in Egypt and it was much to the advantage of the subsequent religious teachers of the time. From Egypt alone sprang the teachings of Amenemope, Ikhnaton, and Moses. Many of the former writings becoming credited to Hebrew authorship within the Old Testament.  [95:2.1 As India in these days harbored the highest mixture of the world races, so Egypt fostered the most thoroughly blended type of religious philosophy to be found on Urantia, and from the Nile valley it spread to many parts of the world. The Jews received much of their idea of the creation of the world from the Babylonians, but they derived the concept of divine Providence from the Egyptians.] In the ancient Nile Valley we can trace the evolution of morality and ethics, from blatant nature worship up to the exhaltaion of the One true God of all.  [95:2.10 The concept of judgment in the hereafter for the sins of one’s life in the flesh on earth was carried over into Hebrew theology from Egypt. The word judgment appears only once in the entire Book of Hebrew Psalms, and that particular psalm was written by an Egyptian.] It will be another great show filled with insightful questions and wonderful conversation. Please Join us this Saturday @ 10AM Mountain Time Call in to speak with the hosts  (646) 716-8158     02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMelchizedek,Urantia Book,urantia,Egypt,BibleJoin us this week as we explore the teachings of the Salem priests in the ancient Nile Valley168fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/10/27/melchizedek--earths-hero-part-11-the-melchizedek-teachings-in-the-levantSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/10/27/melchizedek--earths-hero-part-11-the-melchizedek-teachings-in-the-levantSat, 27 Oct 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - Earth's Hero! Part 11: The Melchizedek Teachings in the LevantMELCHIZEDEK - Earth's Hero! Part 11: The Melchizedek Teachings in the Levant This week we continue our study of Melchizedek, King of Salem. Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Melchizedek lived and taught on earth for 94 years. Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. 2,000 BC was a wild time in ancient Mesopotamia. Multiple gods who required sacrifices. deeply warring tribes, and highly questionable religious practices. All these challenges and more, were laid before the Salem priests as they set off to enlighten the fertile crescent. 95:1.1 By 2000 B.C. the religions of Mesopotamia had just about lost the teachings of the Sethites and were largely under the influence of the primitive beliefs of two groups of invaders, the Bedouin Semites who had filtered in from the western desert and the barbarian horsemen who had come down from the north. Thanks to loyal work by the Salem missionaries, much of the sacred writings in the bible are either written by or directly influenced from the teachings of the Salem priests. 95:1.11 Much of the Mesopotamian religious culture found its way into Hebrew literature and liturgy by way of Egypt through the work of Amenemope and Ikhnaton. The Egyptians remarkably preserved the teachings of social obligation derived from the earlier Andite Mesopotamians and so largely lost by the later Babylonians who occupied the Euphrates valley. http://www.urantiabook.org/newbook/papers/p095.htm We hope to be joined by good friends  like Bro Joshua and Chuck Thurston, who have contributed so much to this wonderful study. Please Join us @10AM Mountain time! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,Melchizedek,mesopotamia,History,BibleMELCHIZEDEK - Earth's Hero! Part 11: The Melchizedek Teachings in the Levant - this week we learn about the salem influences in the ancient land between the Med167fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/10/20/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-10-the-god-concept-of-buddhismSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/10/20/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-10-the-god-concept-of-buddhismSat, 20 Oct 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero! Part 10: The God Concept of BuddhismThis week we continue our study of Melchizedek, King of Salem. Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time."  Melchizedek lived and taught on earth for 94 years. Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. The Urantia Book states that Melchizedek's visitation is a significan revelation of the truth for humanity. In our study, we've learned that Melchizedek came to earth on an emergency mission to rekindle the light of truth on earth. He thoroughly trained messengers and dispatched them to the four corners of earth from Salem, now Jerusalem. These extraordinary papers examine how his teachings spread to influence and create nearly every major religion on earth. They effectively recount the profound effect Melchizedek had on our world. We will continue our study of Paper 94, with Section 12: The God Concept of Buddhism. UB 94:12.4.The great strength of Buddhism is that its adherents are free to choose truth from all religions; such freedom of choice has seldom characterized a Urantian faith. 95:1.3.Although the Salem teachers did much to refine and uplift the religions of Mesopotamia, they did not succeed in bringing the various peoples to the permanent recognition of one God. We hope to finish Paper 94 this week and continue on with Paper 95. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Levant, which further explores the spread of Melchizedek's teachings in Mesopotamia. We hope to again be joined by good friends and regular callers like Bro Joshua and Chuck Thurston, who have contributed so much to this wonderful study. Please Join us @10AM Mountain time! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,spirituality,God,Melchizedek,truthMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero! Part 10: The God Concept of Buddhism, take a deeper dive into Melchizedek's influence over Buddhism with us this wee166fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/10/13/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-9-the-buddhist-faithSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/10/13/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-9-the-buddhist-faithSat, 13 Oct 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero! Part 9: The Buddhist FaithMelchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Melchizedek lived and taught on earth for 94 years. Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. We're deeply engaged in a fascinating study of Melchizedek, the Third Epochal Revelation of God to our world. We've learned that Melchizedek came to earth on an emergency mission to rekindle the light of truth on Urantia. He thoroughly trained his messengers and dispatched them to the four corners of earth from Salem, now Jerusalem. These extraordinary papers examine how his teachings spread and recount the profound effect Melchizedek had on our world. We will continue to follow this with a study of The Buddhist Faith: UB 94:8.1 To become a Buddhist, one merely made public profession of the faith by reciting the Refuge: “I take my refuge in the Buddha; I take my refuge in the Doctrine; I take my refuge in the Brotherhood.” UB94:8.18 The great truth of Siddhartha’s teaching was his proclamation of a universe of absolute justice. He taught the best godless philosophy ever invented by mortal man; it was the ideal humanism and most effectively removed all grounds for superstition, magical rituals, and fear of ghosts or demons. It should be a great show. Hopefully Bro Joshua will join us again for a wonderful study. Please Join us @10AM Mountain time! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBuddhism,buddha,Buddhist,urantia,Urantia BookThis Saturday we continue our intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. Last week we studied Paper 94, Section 7. Gautama Siddhartha aka (Buddha) This week165fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/10/06/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-8-gautama-siddhartha-buddhaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/10/06/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-8-gautama-siddhartha-buddhaSat, 06 Oct 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero! Part 8: Gautama Siddhartha (Buddha)Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Melchizedek lived and taught on earth for 94 years. Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. We're deeply engaged in a fascinating study of Melchizedek, the Third Epochal Revelation of God to our world. We've learned that Melchizedek came to earth on an emergency mission to rekindle the light of truth on Urantia. He thoroughly trained his messengers and dispatched them to the four corners of earth from Salem, now Jerusalem. These extraordinary papers examine how his teachings spread and recount the profound effect Melchizedek had on our world. We will continue to follow this with a study of Gautama Siddhartha aka Buddha and the subsequent fostering, teaching, and spreading of a new religion, Buddhism. UB 94:8.2 Buddhism took origin in a historic person, not in a myth. Gautama’s followers called him Sasta, meaning master or teacher. While he made no superhuman claims for either himself or his teachings, his disciples early began to call him the enlightened one,the Buddha; later on, Sakyamuni Buddha. 94:7.2 ...Siddhartha made a determined but unavailing fight against the growing caste system. There was a lofty sincerity and a unique unselfishness about this young prophet prince that greatly appealed to the men of those days. He detracted from the practice of seeking individual salvation through physical affliction and personal pain. And he exhorted his followers to carry his gospel to all the world. It should be a great show. Please Join us @10AM Mountain time! 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,urantia book,spirituality,buddha,buddhismThis Saturday we continue our intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. Last week we studied Paper 94, Section 6. Lao-Tse and Confucius. This week we study S164fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/29/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-7-lao-tse-confucius-buddhaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/29/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-7-lao-tse-confucius-buddhaSat, 29 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero! Part 7: Lao Tse, Confucius, BuddhaWe're deeply engaged in a fascinating study of Melchizedek, the Third Epochal Revelation of God to our world. We've learned that Melchizedek came to earth on an emergency mission to rekindle the light of truth on Urantia. He thoroughly trained his messengers and dispatched them to the four corners of earth from Salem, now Jerusalem. These extraordinary papers examine how his teachings spread and recount the profound effect Melchizedek had on our world. This week we dive deeper into his influence in China and India as we discuss great teachers of the past like Lao Tse, Confucius, and Buddha. The UB says this about these great teachers of truth: Lao Tse: 94:6.4 Lao-tse also made one of the earliest presentations of the doctrine of returning good for evil: “Goodness begets goodness, but to the one who is truly good, evil also begets goodness.” Confucius: 94:6.9 Confucius (Kung Fu-tze) was a younger contemporary of Lao in sixth-century China. Confucius based his doctrines upon the better moral traditions of the long history of the yellow race, and he was also somewhat influenced by the lingering traditions of the Salem missionaries. His chief work consisted in the compilation of the wise sayings of ancient philosophers. He was a rejected teacher during his lifetime, but his writings and teachings have ever since exerted a great influence in China and Japan.  Buddha: 94:7.5 At Benares Gautama founded his school, and it was during its second year that a pupil, Bautan, imparted to his teacher the traditions of the Salem missionaries about the Melchizedek covenant with Abraham; and while Siddhartha did not have a very clear concept of the Universal Father, he took an advanced stand on salvation through faith — simple belief. Join us This Saturday@ 10AM MTN Time on The Cosmic Citizen 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,melchizedek,spirit,truth,religionThis Saturday we continue with an intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. Last week we studied Paper 94, The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient. This week163fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/22/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-6-the-hindu-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/22/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-part-6-the-hindu-religionSat, 22 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero! Part 6: The Hindu ReligionThis Saturday we continue with an intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. Last week we began our study of Urantia Paper 94, The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient. This week we continue Sections 3. Brahmanic Philosophy, 4.The Hindu Religion and if we're lucky and efficient, Section 5. The Struggle for Truth in China. Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Melchizedek lived and taught on earth for 94 years. Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. We're deeply engaged in a fascinating study of Melchizedek, the Third Epochal Revelation of God to our world. We've learned that Melchizedek came to earth on an emergency mission to rekindle the light of truth on Urantia. He thoroughly trained his messengers and dispatched them to the four corners of earth from Salem, now Jerusalem. These extraordinary papers examine how his teachings spread and recount the profound effect Melchizedek had on our world. We will continue to follow this with a study of the "Salem" or "Melchizedek missionaries" and their work, from nearly 4,000 years ago, to prepare the way, not only for the Hebrew prophets, but also the teachers of the 6th century B.C., and ultimately the bestowal of Christ Michael, our own beloved Jesus of Nazareth, who himself was the Fourth Epochal Revelation to our troubled world.               Please join us again for this rich and enlightening study of the remarkable Machiventa Melchizedek and his amazing revelation of simple faith and trust in God. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseHinduism,Brahmanic Philosophy,Melchizedek,Truth,JerusalemThis week we continue Melchizedek Paper 94, Sections 3. Brahmanic Philosophy, 4.The Hindu Religion and 5. The Struggle for Truth in China.161fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/15/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-years-part-5-the-orientSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/15/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-years-part-5-the-orientSat, 15 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero for 200,000 Years! Part 5: The OrientThis Saturday we continue our intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. We ended our opening study of Paper 93 and we will begin this week with Paper 94, The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient. Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Melchizedek lived and taught on earth for 94 years. Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. Join us as we continue this amazing saga of Melchizedek, the Third Epochal Revelation of God to our world. In the last few weeks we learned that Melchizedek came to earth on an emergency mission because of the light of truth was nearly out on our world. He trained his messengers and dispatched them from Salem, now Jerusalem. This paper examines how his teachings spread in the Orient, and had a profound effect on the eastern religions. We will follow this with a study of the "Salem" or "Melchizedek missionaries" and their work from almost 4,000 years ago that prepared the way for the the Hebrew prophets, the teachers of the 6th century B.C., and the bestowal of Christ Michael, our own Jesus of Nazareth.                  Please join us for this rich and enlightening study of the remarkable Machiventa Melchizedek and his amazing revelation of simple faith and trust in God. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMelchizedek,Spirit,Spiritual,Revelation,Religionhis Saturday we continue our intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. We ended our opening study of Paper 93 and we will begin this week with Paper 94, The M160fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/08/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-years-part-4-aftermathSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/08/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-years-part-4-aftermathSat, 08 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero for 200,000 Years! Part 4: AftermathThis Saturday we continue our intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. We last explored the nature of Abraham's covenant which is truly "the great Urantian agreement between divinity and humanity whereby God agrees to do everything; man only agrees to believe God's promises and to follow his instructions[!]" [(1020.7) 93:6.4]  We followed with a discussion of what we can learn from the program of Melchizedek's missionaries going out to the four corners of the earth. Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. This week we concluded paper 93 with a study of Melchizedek's departure, the aftermath, and his present status. Melchizedek lived and taught on earth for 94 years.  Despite preparing his pupils for his eventual departure, "[t[]he loss of Melchizedek produced a sadness in the heart of Abraham which he never fully overcame."  We will follow this with a study of the "Salem" or "Melchizedek missionaries" and their work from almost 4,000 years ago that prepared the way for the the Hebrew prophets, the teachers of the 6th century B.C., and the bestowal of Christ Michael to our benighted world.                  Please join us for this rich and enlightening study of the remarkable Machiventa Melchizedek and his third epochal revelation of simple faith and trust in God. http://tobtr.com/10960483 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Urantia,The Urantia Book,Melchizedek,MachiventaMachiventa Melchizedek taught Abraham and left after 94 years. What was his real legacy? What can we learn from how he prepared the way for Michael of Nebadon159fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/01/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-years-part-3-covenantSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/09/01/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-years-part-3-covenantSat, 01 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero for 200,000 Years! Part 3: Covenant This Saturday we continue our intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. Last time, Brother Joshua led us in an in-depth study about the religion of simple faith, the "Salem religion," initiated by Melchizedek and the selection of Abraham--a "behind the scenes" look. He will join us again this week along with the same cast of cosmic thinkers! Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Urantia Papers 93-98 are devoted to Melchizedek with Papers 96 and 97 treating the Hebrew religion's evolution--the world religion most heavily influenced, at least initiated, by his teachings. This week we consider the "covenant of Melchizedek with Abraham [which] represents the great Urantian agreement between divinity and humanity whereby God agrees to do everything; man only agrees to believe God’s promises and follow his instructions."   We will follow this with a study of the "Salem" or "Melchizedek missionaries" and their work almost 4,000 years ago that prepared the way for the the Hebrew prophets, the teachers of the 6th century B.C., and the bestowal of Christ Michael to our benighted world.                  He departed after 94 years of teaching and we look at his work here in-depth.   Please join us for this rich and enlightening study of the remarkable Melchizedek this Saturday, as we continue reading Paper 93, "Machiventa Melchizedek!"   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Melchizedek,Jesus,prophets,revelationThis Saturday we continue our intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. Last time, Brother Joshua led us in an in-depth study about the religion of simple fa158fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/08/25/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-years-part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/08/25/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-years-part-2Sat, 25 Aug 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero for 200,000 Years! Part 2 This Saturday we continue our intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. Last time, Brother Joshua led us in an indepth study about the many influences left behind by Melchizedek. He will join us again this week along with the same cast of cosmic thinkers! Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Several Urantia Papers are devoted exclusively to Melchizedek and we'll be studying him together for the next several weeks. Even if you have, and especially if you haven't, read the remarkable story of the emergency mission of Machiventa Melchizedek, to ensure that "provision be made for maintaining the light of truth" on our world, we think you will want to join this study.  Consider this: "It was 1,973 years before the birth of Jesus that Machiventa was bestowed upon the human races of Urantia. His coming was unspectacular; his materialization was not witnessed by human eyes. He was first observed by mortal man on that eventful day when he entered the tent of Amdon, a Chaldean herder of Sumerian extraction. And the proclamation of his mission was embodied in the simple statement which he made to this shepherd, "I am Melchizedek, priest of El Elyon, the Most High, the one and only God." We invite you to join us again in a great study of the remarkable Melchizedek this Saturday, as we continue reading Paper 93, "Machiventa Melchizedek" and then continue on with Urantia Paper 94, "The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient" and Urantia Paper 95, "The Melchizedek Teachings in the Levant"    02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsemelchisedek,order of melchizedek,god,truth,urantia bookThis Saturday we continue our intriguing study on Machiventa Melchizedek. Last time, Brother Joshua led us in an indepth study about the many influences left b157fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/08/11/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-yearsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/08/11/melchizedek--king-of-salem--earths-hero-for-200000-yearsSat, 11 Aug 2018 16:00:00 GMTMELCHIZEDEK - King of Salem - Earth's Hero for 200,000 Years!If you haven't spent much time pondering the teachings of Melchizedek, as revealed by the remarkable Urantia Papers, you may want to tune in this week, as we plan to begin a study of this remarkable hero. Recently, archaeologist Eli Shukron uncovered the remains of an ancient sacred site that dates from the time of Melchizedek up to the time of the kingdom of Judah. They believe this site contains Melchizedek's "standing stone." Melchizedek is counted in the Bible, Hebrews 7:3, as one, "Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time." Several Urantia Papers are devoted exclusively to Melchizedek and we'll be studying him together for the next several weeks. Even if you have, and especially if you haven't, read the remarkable story of the emergency mission of Machiventa Melchizedek, to ensure that "provision be made for maintaining the light of truth" on our world, we think you will want to join this study.  Consider this: "It was 1,973 years before the birth of Jesus that Machiventa was bestowed upon the human races of Urantia. His coming was unspectacular; his materialization was not witnessed by human eyes. He was first observed by mortal man on that eventful day when he entered the tent of Amdon, a Chaldean herder of Sumerian extraction. And the proclamation of his mission was embodied in the simple statement which he made to this shepherd, "I am Melchizedek, priest of El Elyon, the Most High, the one and only God." We invite you to join in a great study of the remarkable Melchizedek with us this Saturday as we begin Urantia Paper 93, Machiventa Melchizedek and then continue on with Urantia Paper 94, The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient and Urantia Paper 95, The Melchizedek Teachings in the Levant.       02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMelchizedek,Order of Melchizedek,God,Truth,LightIf you haven't spent much time pondering the teachings of Melchizedek, as revealed by the remarkable Urantia Papers, you may want to tune in this week, as we pl155fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/08/04/the-urantia-book-and-emergent-christiansSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/08/04/the-urantia-book-and-emergent-christiansSat, 04 Aug 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Book and Emergent ChristiansThis week on the Cosmic Citizen! We will be reflecting on The 2018 Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina that just concluded. Our Co-host Derek Samaras and regular listener, Pamela Chaddock, will be here to share their experiences. We hope to have others who were there representing The Urantia Book join us on the show. This Progressive Christian gathering is modeled after the 40+ year Greenbelt Festival in the U.K.  “Wild Goose” is Celtic for “Holy Spirit” – and WOW--was ‘Mother’ ever present there!  The outreach booth was sponsored this year by both The Urantia Book Fellowship and The Urantia Foundation.  This was Derek’s first time and he will be sharing his impressions as videographer and first-time attendee.  The crew included Thomas Orjala, local North Carolinian, Isadora Galjour, and Byron Belitsos, who presented from his book, “Your Evolving Soul.”    Among other things, we’ll be sharing our experiences in the Urantia booth, interactive Festival activities, meet-ups with leading Christian figures, the rousing evening of Beer and Hymns, and our interview on Goose Media.   A good time was had by all!  We hope you will join in and share the fun with us on Saturday, August 4th, 10am mountain time. http://tobtr.com/10914741 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Christianity,Emergent Christians,Urantia,SpiritualityThe Wild Goose Festival is an annual Emergent Christian Fellowship gathering which met July 11-14 in Hot Springs, North Carolina.154fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/28/gods-gumshoe-and-the-urantia-book-for-dummys-part-3-introduces-ub-the-gameSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/28/gods-gumshoe-and-the-urantia-book-for-dummys-part-3-introduces-ub-the-gameSat, 28 Jul 2018 16:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe and The Urantia Book for Dummys, part 3 Introduces UB THE GAME:Let us apologise for the Technical problem we had last week with the sound variations and the lack of the Chat board. Last week GG (God’s Gumshoe) shared with us a behind-the-scenes look at the production of “THE URANTIA BOOK for DUMMYS.” (UBFD) at this address:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/21/gods-gumshoe-continues-the-urantia-book-for-dummys-part-2--july-21-2018 This week he will accelerate these ideas and plans further as we listen to more stories and learn more about  The Game untitled UB THE GAME. And  “HOW TO” see The Urantia Book as a set of guidelines for     Re-framing our own lives by playing the GAME- “ UB THE WAY. “ Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. A social group of human beings in co-ordinated working harmony stands for a force far greater than the simple sum of its parts. THX: GG gg@godsgumshoe.org Please assist us in bring this to the world.  A LOVE OFFERING WOULD BE SOOOOO APPRECIATED               CONTRIBUTIONS AT THIS ADDRESS   http://www.urantiabookfordummies.org/contribute Always in Love GG Email: gg@godsgumshoe.org God's Gumshoe: on the WEB:  www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee UB for Dummys: http://www.urantiabookfordummies.org/contribute 01:55:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmic Briefing,Science,Philosophy,Collapse of Civilization,AnomieGod's Gumshoe and The Urantia Book for Dummys, part 3 Introduces UB THE GAME.153fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/21/gods-gumshoe-continues-the-urantia-book-for-dummys-part-2--july-21-2018Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/21/gods-gumshoe-continues-the-urantia-book-for-dummys-part-2--july-21-2018Sat, 21 Jul 2018 16:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe continues The Urantia Book for Dummys, part 2 - July 21, 2018Last week GG (God’s Gumshoe) shared with us a behind-the-scenes look at the production of “THE URANTIA BOOK for DUMMYS.” (UBFD) at this address:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/14/the-urantia-book-for-dummys-for-the-awakening-world-of-today This week he will accelerate these ideas and plans further as we listen to more stories and learn more about LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF CONSCIOUSNESS, and BREAKING THE COSMIC CODE OF REALITY, by FRAMING OUR LIFE in a different kind of (VIRTUAL) REALITY GAME, guided by the ideas, ideals, meanings and values presented in The Urantia Papers. We will also discuss the motivations and intentions for this amazing series, and “HOW TO” see The Urantia Book as a set of guidelines for     Re-framing our own lives by playing the GAME- “ UB THE WAY. “ Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. A social group of human beings in co-ordinated working harmony stands for a force far greater than the simple sum of its parts. THX: GG Always in Love GG God's Gumshoe: on the WEB:  www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee God's Gumshoe: Investigating the New Testament and The Urantia Book http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   Consciousness creates  culture, ..Culture creates consciousness. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmic Briefing,Science,Philosophy,Collapse of Civilization,AnomieGod's Gumshoe continues The Urantia Book for Dummys152fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/14/the-urantia-book-for-dummys-for-the-awakening-world-of-todaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/14/the-urantia-book-for-dummys-for-the-awakening-world-of-todaySat, 14 Jul 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Book for Dummys for THE AWAKENING WORLD of TODAYToday God's Gumshoe brings forward a few audio clips, a few quotes a few ideas, and a plan for another approach to outreach; THE URANTIA BOOK FOR DUMMIES.  He asks this question, Are the authors of The Urantia Book telling us that life on this planet, and thru this Time-Space Universe is a Game, using this phrase: "(110:3.1) Adjusters are playing the sacred and superb game of the ages; they are engaged in one of the supreme adventures of time in space. And how happy they are when your co-operation permits them to lend assistance in your short struggles of time as they continue to prosecute their larger tasks of eternity. What's All the Excitement About?  A COSMIC BRIEFING We are the first generation of human beings to glimpse the full sweep of cosmic history, from the universe’s origin to the silent, stately flight of galaxies through the intergalactic night. Humankind continues its own journey into the future with a new depth of understanding and appreciation for the forces that shape our destiny.  This Cosmic research briefing format is intended to provide updating and information to teachers, leaders, program managers and policy makers on the opportunities for spiritual scientific advances in a frontier field of Spiritual Cosmology as an exciting frontier where astronomy, nuclear physics, and astrophysics meet with Spiritual and Mindal energy systems. HELP KEEP THIS PROJECT ALIVE .. Donate at www.urantiabookfordummies.org TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD God's Gumshoe YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe/videos?sort=p&view=0&flow=grid 01:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmic Briefing,Science,Philosophy,Collapse of Civilization,AnomieThe Urantia Book for Dummys for THE AWAKENING WORLD of TODAY151fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/07/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-10Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/07/07/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-10Sat, 07 Jul 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part 10 This week we complete our study of Urantia Paper 195 – “After Pentecost” by reading section 10 – “The Future” We will dive into the complexities surrounding the evolution of Christianity within society. One relevant topic, is the tendency for humans to glorify the customs of the past but in doing so, they stifle the required advancements and adaptations required for fostering new methods for meeting the mental and spiritual needs present within our current society and into the future. "The praiseworthy desire to preserve traditions of past achievement often leads to the defense of outgrown systems of worship." We will also discuss how The Urantia Book tells us that our planet needs a new and updated presentation of Jesus’ life and teachings. This new presentation of the master’s message would bring forward many new followers and strengthen the unity of current followers. "The great hope of Urantia lies in the possibility of a new revelation of Jesus with a new and enlarged presentation of his saving message which would spiritually unite in loving service the numerous families of his present-day professed followers." What would this new revelation of the life of Jesus look like? How might each of us play a significant role in this new revelation? Is there still room for Christianity to exist? How will it need to evolve in order to last? Please join us! The show airs Saturdays at 10 AM Mountain time. You can join the chat and listen to the show live www.blogtalkradio.com or call into the live show (646) 716-8158.   02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsejesus,spirit,christianity,church,religionThis week we complete our study of Urantia Paper 195 – “After Pentecost” by reading section 10 – “The Future” We will dive into the complexities surrounding th150fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/30/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-9Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/30/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-9Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part 9 This week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus and some of the difficulties that Christianity has overcome since Jesus walked on earth. Also recounted is its amazing resilience and strength. Last week we completed Section 8. Secular Totalitarianism. Our regular quest caller and resident historian, Charles Olivea, provided invaluable insights to this study. Regular callers like Charles, or Chuck Thurston and Marvin Gawryn, add so much depth to our discussion, We hope that you too will call in and/or join in the lively chats with other great friends and faithful listeners. This week we take a dive into Section 9, Christianity's Problem. If you were an angel or a visitor from another world who had painstakingly studied the history of religions and civilizations on earth, what problems would you identify? Christianity is the largest religion on earth and a potent force for good, but it has fallen short in some ways and as always the authors of The Urantia Book reveal this in a masterful way, helping all who love Jesus see a new vision of where Christianity might go and how it can achieve a greater destiny. As has been said, "Old things are passing away; behold, all things are becoming new." Ponder this amazing statement: "Do not overlook the value of your spiritual heritage, the river of truth running down through the centuries, even to the barren times of a materialistic and secular age. In all your worthy efforts to rid yourselves of the superstitious creeds of past ages, make sure that you hold fast the eternal truth. But be patient! when the present superstition revolt is over, the truths of Jesus' gospel will persist gloriously to illuminate a new and better way. Please join us!   02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChristianity,Christian,materialism,Religion,ReligiousThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus a149fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/23/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-8Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/23/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-8Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part 8This week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus and some of the difficulties that Christianity has overcome since Jesus walked on earth. Also recounted is its amazing resilience and strength. Last week we completed Section 7. The Vulnerability of Materialism. We again enjoyed the invaluable participation of regular callers, Chuck Thurston and Charles Olivea. There is an open invitation to them this week and we also look forward to the participation of other guest callers like YOU, so please don't hesitate to call or join in the lively chat board with other great friends and faithful listeners. This week we take a dive into Section 8. Secular Totalitarianism. Considering statements like this, "Modern secularism has been fostered by two world-wide influences. The father of secularism was the narrow-minded and godless attitude of nineteenth- and twentieth-century so-called science—atheistic science. The mother of modern secularism was the totalitarian medieval Christian church. Secularism had its inception as a rising protest against the almost complete domination of Western civilization by the institutionalized Christian church." And these thought provoking statements, "Secular social and political optimism is an illusion. Without God, neither freedom and liberty, nor property and wealth will lead to peace." And, "Twentieth-century secularism tends to affirm that man does not need God. But beware! this godless philosophy of human society will lead only to unrest, animosity, unhappiness, war, and world-wide disaster. If we are lucky, we'll get into Section 9. Christianity's Problem. Wow! We hope you will join us for another fascinating study of the revelations in The Urantia Book! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsematerialism,science,Secularism,Religion,spiritualityLast week we completed Section 7. The Vulnerability of Materialism, this week we take a dive into Section 8. Secular Totalitarianism.148fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/16/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/16/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-7Sat, 16 Jun 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part 7   We resume our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus and some of the difficulties that Christianity has overcome since Jesus walked on earth. Also recounted is its amazing resilience and strength. Before our hiatus, 3 weeks ago, week we read Section Section 6. Materialism. What an amazing blessing to have the help of scholars like Chuck Thurston and Charles Olivea with this amazing and important paper. We've invited them back this week and also look forward to the participation of our regular callers like Marvin Gawryn as well as the lively chats that occur on our chat board with great friends and faithful listeners. We now look at materialism's weakness and its relationship to totalitarianism. "Facts never quarrel with real spiritual faith; theories may. Better that science should be devoted to the destruction of superstition rather than attempting the overthrow of religious faith — human belief in spiritual realities and divine values."   And it states, "True science can have no lasting quarrel with true religion." ..."But being material and wholly intellectual, it is utterly useless in the evaluation of spiritual realities and religious experiences." Consider, "The inconsistency of the modern mechanist is:  If this were merely a material universe and man only a machine, such a man would be wholly unable to recognize himself as such a machine, and likewise would such a machine-man be wholly unconscious of the fact of the existence of such a material universe." The creation by humankind of increasingly better emulating artificial intelligence has give rise to concepts of machine consciousness. Can machines become conscious?  Brains are, aren't they?  Tune in! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,The Urantia Book,Urantia,materialism,totalitarianismWe resume our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus and some147fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/09/unraveling-atheistic-arguments-separating-atheistic-science-from-true-scienceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/09/unraveling-atheistic-arguments-separating-atheistic-science-from-true-scienceSat, 09 Jun 2018 16:00:00 GMTUnraveling Atheistic Arguments: Separating Atheistic-science From True ScienceLast month, we dedicated several shows to a discussion of Science and Materialism (“atheistic science”) v. Religion based on Paper 195, which is a study that we will pick back up soon.  One paragraph drew special attention: “true religion cannot become involved in any controversy with science; it is in no way concerned with material things. Religion is simply indifferent to, but sympathetic with, science, while it supremely concerns itself with the scientist.” (195:6.2)  But how can we avoid controversies with science (including “atheistic science”) yet concern ourselves with the scientist? How do we strike that balance? This week, our good friends Don and Zshonette at TheChristExperiment.org will help us to answer these questions and share with us their interesting perspectives on these matters. They believe the key is to separate atheistic-science from true science and then unravel the atheistic arguments, without delving deeply into science, leaving a pathway for the true scientist and the honest atheist to find God.  They will discuss with us several topics including atheism, the mature believer, strawman arguments of atheism, religion’s contribution to atheism, and the importance of perspective.  They will also touch on some of the hot button issues such as evolution/creation, a universe from nothing, and abiogenesis in a way that is easily understandable without resorting to complicated scientific discussions that most lay people are not interested in debating. The objective is to provide a clear path for the scientist to find God and to fortify the faith of the believer so that he or she is not persuaded by atheistic arguments. Consider this quote: "The finite universe of matter would eventually become uniform and deterministic but for the combined presence of mind and spirit." Please join us for this important and interesting discussion.  02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseatheism,god,science,Religion,ReligiousThis week, our good friends Don and Zshonette at TheChristExperiment.org will help us to answer important questions on outreach to Atheists.146fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/02/the-edenatlantis-project-a-new-expedition-to-antiquity-with-captain-bob-batesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/06/02/the-edenatlantis-project-a-new-expedition-to-antiquity-with-captain-bob-batesSat, 02 Jun 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe Eden/Atlantis Project: A New Expedition to Antiquity With Captain Bob BatesTwo extraordinary expeditions were initiated in 2004 & 2006 to find what remains of the First Garden of Eden, on the bottom of the ocean near Cyprus. These expeditions, which sent sensitive probes one mile down into the eastern Mediterranean, were led by Urantian scholar Robert Sarmast with the crucial assistance of our guest, Captain Robert Bates. The results of this research were detailed in Sarmast’s book, Discovery of Atlantis. Few people are aware of important new discoveries since these earlier efforts. Bates takes a fresh look at these artifacts in his new book, Eden-Atlantis Project. The 2004 expedition was privately funded. The second was funded, filmed, and broadcast by the History Channel. Bates lead the expedition in 2004 and consulted with History Channel in 2006. After 15 years of combing through the results, Bates offers a remarkable new picture of the data acquired. The marine archeology department of Scripps Institute is "excited" by the discoveries made so far. Capt. Robert Bates has led a distinguished 60 year career as an officer in the Coast Guard and U.S. Merchant Marine. Among his many activities at sea, he has served as captain on the University of Rhode Island research vessel ENDEAVOR, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute research vessel OCEANUS, and as captain of the survey vessel USNS HARKNESS for bottom mapping in the Persian Gulf. He served on the adjunct faculty at the University of Connecticut, the United States Coast Guard Academy and the STAR Center in Dania Beach, Florida. He founded Batek Marine, a maritime consulting firm and published the book: The Authority to Sail: The History of US Maritime Licenses and Documents (www.theauthoritytosail.com). For more see http://edenatlantisproject.org. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAtlantis,Lost Civilizations,The Garden of Eden,Eden,ExpeditionWhere are the remains of the original Garden of Eden? Please join us and Captain Robert Bates for the remarkable details of a brand new expedition to find them.145fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/05/26/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/05/26/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-6Sat, 26 May 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part 6Happy Memorial Day Weekend!  We continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus and some of the difficulties that Christianity has overcome since Jesus walked on earth. Also recounted is its amazing resilience and strength. Last week we read Section 5. The Modern Problem, this week we'll unpack,Section 6. Materialism. What an amazing blessing to have the help of scholars like Chuck Thurston and Charles Olivea with this amazing and important paper. We've invited them back this week and also look forward to the participation of our regular callers like Marvin Gawryn as well as the lively chats that occur on our chat board with great friends and faithful listeners. Certainly we all have thoughts about materialism. But this section starts out saying this, "Scientists have unintentionally precipitated mankind into a materialistic panic; they have started an unthinking run on the moral bank of the ages..."   Later, it dramatically states, "Materialism reduces man to a soulless automaton and constitutes him merely an arithmetical symbol finding a helpless place in the mathematical formula of an unromantic and mechanistic universe."  It goes on to say, "To say that mind "emerged" from matter explains nothing. If the universe were merely a mechanism and mind were unapart from matter, we would never have two differing interpretations of any observed phenomenon. The concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness are not inherent in either physics or chemistry. A machine cannot know, much less know truth, hunger for righteousness, and cherish goodness." This paper and this section are beyond thought provoking. Please join us for another great study of this remarkable paper! 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual,spirituality,materialism,science,ReligionScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part 5144fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/05/19/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/05/19/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-5Sat, 19 May 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part 5This week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus. Last week we read Section 4. The European Dark Ages, this week we will tackle Section 5. The Modern Problem. This has been a slow and methodical study, but Urantia Paper 195 certainly warrants that. This section reveals that "The higher a civilization climbs, the more necessitous becomes the duty to "seek first the realities of heaven" in all of man's efforts to stabilize society and facilitate the solution of its material problems."  It also states, "A lasting social system without a morality predicated on spiritual realities can no more be maintained than could the solar system without gravity."  We'll explore this question of the realities of heaven and morality and what they mean to modern people. This section dramatically states, "Be patient! be not tempted to indulge in a lawless plunge into cheap and sordid adventure. Harness your energies and bridle your passions; be calm while you await the majestic unfolding of an endless career of progressive adventure and thrilling discovery." We ponder, how might the lure of adventure drive us for good or evil? This section also states, "When there is so much good truth to publish and proclaim, why should men dwell so much upon the evil in the world just because it appears to be a fact? The beauties of the spiritual values of truth are more pleasurable and uplifting than is the phenomenon of evil." How are our modern lives poisoned by our penchant for sharing mostly the bad news and the negative events that affect our world? It is reasonable to want to stay informed but have we become so addicted to darkness that we have no desire for light? Please join us for another great study of this remarkable paper! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChristianity,Christian,history,news,goodThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus. L143fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/05/12/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/05/12/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-4Sat, 12 May 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part 4This week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus. Last week we read Section 3: Under the Roman Empire, this week we will tackle Section 4: The European Dark Ages. This section reveals that "The individual was almost lost before the overshadowing authority, tradition, and dictation of the church." Why does the individual matter? It also states that "A new spiritual menace arose in the creation of a galaxy of “saints” who were assumed to have special influence at the divine courts, and who, therefore, if effectively appealed to, would be able to intercede in man’s behalf before the Gods."  We ponder where authority, tradition, and dictation exist today? Do our media and celebrities provide us with a modern-day galaxy of saints? This section tells us that, "Christianity was sufficiently socialized and paganized that, while it was impotent to stay the oncoming dark ages, it was the better prepared to survive this long period of moral darkness and spiritual stagnation." We wonder how socialization and paganization prepared Christianity to survive and how the Renaissance was able to dawn amid the authority, tradition, and dictation of the dark ages? This section also states that Christianity originated out of the unintended transformation of the religion of Jesus into the religion about Jesus, going through "Hellenization, paganization, secularization, institutionalization, intellectual deterioration, spiritual decadence, moral hibernation, threatened extinction, later rejuvenation, fragmentation, and more recent relative rehabilitation." Can we adopt a positive view that turns a “checkered past” into a pedigree? Please join us for more great study of this remarkable paper! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,spirit,pentecost,paganismThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus.142fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/05/05/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/05/05/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-3Sat, 05 May 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part 3This week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus and some of the problems that has created. We invited back some of our favorite guests, Charles Olivea and Chuck Thurston. Last week we covered Sections 1 and 2 on the influence of the Greeks and the Romans. This week we'll cover the Roman Empire and the European Dark Ages. This paper reveals the struggle that Christianity faces, one more difficult than any it has known throughout history. The rise of science and materialism challenges religion. The higher a civilization evolves, the more it needs the stability of spiritual reality. Society without a morality based on spiritual reality cannot survive. True science has no conflict with true religion; but the change from an age of miracles to an age of machines has been upsetting to modern man. Religious leaders are mistaken when they try to lure people to spiritual practice with methods used in the middle ages and they must find new methods. Modern secularism sprang from two influences: atheistic science and the protest against the domination of western civilization by the medieval Christian church. For centuries Western thinking has been progressively secularized. Secularism is barren of spiritual values and satisfactions. It freed humankind from ecclesiastical slavery only to lead them into political and economic slavery. Christianity stands in need of the teachings of Jesus. Our world "is now quivering on the very brink of one of its most amazing and enthralling epochs of social readjustment, moral quickening, and spiritual enlightenment." Religion needs new leaders who will depend solely on Jesus and his teachings. The world must see Jesus living again in the experience of spirit-born mortals who reveal the Master to all people. Please join us more great study of this remarkable paper! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,pentecost,Jesus,historyThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus an141fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/04/28/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-iiSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/04/28/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-both-part-iiSat, 28 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of Both, Part IIThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus and some of the problems that has created. We will be joined by one of our favorite historians, Charles Olivea. Last week we covered only the opening section so this week we'll begin with Section 1 of that paper, Influence of the Greeks. This paper reveals that Christianity currently faces a struggle more difficult than any it has known throughout history. The rise of science and materialism challenges religion. The higher a civilization evolves, the more it needs the stability of spiritual reality. Society without a morality based on spiritual reality cannot survive. True science has no conflict with true religion; but the change from an age of miracles to an age of machines has been upsetting to modern man. Religious leaders are mistaken when they try to lure people to spiritual practice with methods that were used in the middle ages and must find new ways to approach modern people. Modern secularism sprang from two influences: atheistic science and the protest against the domination of western civilization by the medieval Christian church. For centuries Western thinking has been progressively secularized. Secularism is barren of spiritual values and satisfactions. It freed humankind from ecclesiastical slavery only to lead them into political and economic slavery. Christianity stands in need of the teachings of Jesus. Our world "is now quivering on the very brink of one of its most amazing and enthralling epochs of social readjustment, moral quickening, and spiritual enlightenment." Religion needs new leaders who will depend solely on Jesus and his teachings. The world must see Jesus living again in the experience of spirit-born mortals who reveal the Master to all people. Please join us as we undertake this great study! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsescience,Religion,Secularism,Religious,ChristianityThis week we continue our study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost, which is a succinct summation of the spread of Christianity as a religion about Jesus an140fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/04/21/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-bothSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/04/21/science-materialism-vs-a-religion-about-jesus-the-weakness-of-bothSat, 21 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMTScience & Materialism Vs. A Religion About Jesus & The Weakness of BothThis week we begin a study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost. This paper essentially sums up the spread of Christianity and touches on both its strengths and its weaknesses. This paper reveals that Christianity faces a struggle more difficult than any it has known throughout history. The rise of science and materialism challenges religion. The higher a civilization evolves, the more necessary it becomes that people seek spiritual reality to help stabilize society and solve material problems. Society without a morality based on spiritual reality cannot survive. True science has no conflict with true religion; but the change from an age of miracles to an age of machines has been upsetting to modern man. Religious leaders are mistaken when they try to lure people to spiritual practice with methods that were used in the middle ages. Religion must renew itself and find new ways to approach modern people. Modern secularism sprang from two influences: atheistic science and the protest against the domination of western civilization by the medieval Christian church. For centuries Western thinking has been progressively secularized. Secularism is barren of spiritual values and satisfactions. It freed humankind from ecclesiastical slavery only to lead them into political and economic slavery, unrest, unhappiness, and disaster. The blessings of secularism-tolerance, social service, democracy, and civil liberty-can be had without sacrificing faith in God. Christianity stands in need of the teachings of Jesus. Our world "is now quivering on the very brink of one of its most amazing and enthralling epochs of social readjustment, moral quickening, and spiritual enlightenment." Religion needs leaders who will depend solely on Jesus and his teachings. The world must see Jesus living again in the experience of spirit-born mortals who reveal the Master to all people. Please join us as we undertake this study!   02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsescience,Religion,Christianity,Revelation,truthThis week we begin a study of Urantia Paper 195 - After Pentecost. This paper essentially sums up the spread of Christianity and touches on both its strengths a139fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/04/07/jesus-spirit-of-truth--part-iv-what-happened-after-pentecostSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/04/07/jesus-spirit-of-truth--part-iv-what-happened-after-pentecostSat, 07 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMTJesus' Spirit of Truth - Part IV & What Happened After PentecostThis week we will return to finish exploring Paper 194 - Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth. We will read the last section of this paper, Section 4. Beginnings of the Christian Church. This section provides a fascinating, insightful and candid narrative of the beginnings of Christianity. Then, we'll go on to Paper 195: After Pentecost. This is where the Urantia Book allows us to take a bold and revealing look at Christianity in the modern world. We'll begin a study of these intriguing topics: 1.Influence of the Greeks 2.The Roman Influence 3.Under the Roman Empire 4.The European Dark Ages 5.The Modern Problem 6.Materialism 7.The Vulnerability of Materialism 8.Secular Totalitarianism 9.Christianity's Problem and 10.The Future Consider this: Wisely or unwisely, these early leaders of Christianity deliberately compromised the ideals of Jesus in an effort to save and further many of his ideas. And they were eminently successful. But mistake not! these compromised ideals of the Master are still latent in his gospel, and they will eventually assert their full power upon the world. By this paganization of Christianity the old order won many minor victories of a ritualistic nature, but the Christians gained the ascendancy in that: 1. A new and enormously higher note in human morals was struck. 2. A new and greatly enlarged concept of God was given to the world. 3. The hope of immortality became a part of the assurance of a recognized religion. 4. Jesus of Nazareth was given to man's hungry soul. Many of the great truths taught by Jesus were almost lost in these early compromises, but they yet slumber in this religion of paganized Christianity, which was in turn the Pauline version of the life and teachings of the Son of Man. And Christianity, even before it was paganized, was first thoroughly Hellenized. Christianity owes much, very much, to the Greeks. Please join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePentecost,spirituality,spiritual,Christianity,ChristianThis week we finish Paper 194 and then move on to Paper 195 of The Urantia Book. We will essentially explore the beginnings and challenges of the Christian Chur137fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/31/easter-blessings-live-with-sojourners-of-sacred-remembrance-in-israelSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/31/easter-blessings-live-with-sojourners-of-sacred-remembrance-in-israelSat, 31 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTEaster Blessings Live With Sojourners of Sacred Remembrance in IsraelEaster Greetings from The Cosmic Citizen! Easter is a special time for those who love and believe in Jesus and his promises. It's a celebration of life in so many ways and even nature joins in. Easter is as sacred a promise to our hope of eternal life and renewal as springtime is a promise of the new life that springs from the soil each year. What a joy it is to see that, which to all outward appearances is dead, spring to vibrant life again. How could our eternal souls have any less assurance of renewal than the trees and flowers? How can the children of an eternal God not live on? Jesus showed us forevermore that indeed we do and so this time of year becomes a sacred remembrance of him. Our special guest this week is a longtime Cosmic Citizen friend, guest, and listener, Ms. Diane Labrecque. She is currently in Israel, taking yet another group of truth seeking pilgrims to the places where Jesus traveled and taught. She and her friends will join us live this Saturday to tell us about their amazing journey of remembrance. Says Diane, "I would like to inform everyone that a group of us Urantia students are presently in Jerusalem as part of The United Urantia Family Easter Retreat, and for that reason, we will be having our Remembrance Supper right here in Jerusalem while celebrating Easter along with all the pilgrims that come from different parts of the world to celebrate the Resurrection of our Beloved Jesus Christ Michael. I invite everyone to join us as we broadcast live from Jerusalem on The Cosmic Citizen, where every participant will share their personal thoughts and feelings about being here where Jesus worked, played, loved, laughed and delivered his remarkable and revivifying message to all humankind. We are all looking forward to sharing our personal experience with brothers and sisters who will be listening in. Blessings of Love to all from Jerusalem...Diane" We hope you'll tune in! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEaster,Renewal,life,spirit,spiritualityOur special guest this week is a longtime Cosmic Citizen friend, guest and listener, Ms. Diane Labrecque. She is currently in Israel, taking yet another group o136fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/24/the-greatest-gift-ever-given-to-humankind--jesus-spirit-of-truth-part-iiiSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/24/the-greatest-gift-ever-given-to-humankind--jesus-spirit-of-truth-part-iiiSat, 24 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe Greatest Gift Ever Given to Humankind - Jesus' Spirit of Truth Part IIIThis week we will continue to explore Paper 194 - Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth. The Paper describes what happened at Pentecost. As the gathered believers prayed together they became filled with a new consciousness of spiritual joy and power, followed by an urge to publicly proclaim Jesus' gospel message. The Spirit of Truth, the promised new teacher, had indeed arrived. The apostles emerged from forty days in hiding and began to preach their new message in the temple. Peter delivered an appeal which won more than two thousand souls to the Kingdom. The Jewish leaders were astounded at the apostles' boldness. Jesus' followers quickly discovered that the story of his resurrection held great allure. The gospel of the Fatherhood of God quickly changed into the gospel of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. The apostles proclaimed the facts of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, and the fervent hope of his imminent return. Pentecost was a call to spiritual unity among believers. Jesus' Spirit of Truth girds believers with unfailing forgiveness, matchless goodwill, and boundless love and set them free from discrimination based on sex, race, culture, and social status. The life and death of Jesus eternally prove that goodness and faith will always prevail over evil and doubt. Jesus revealed God to mankind and the Spirit of Truth reveals Jesus to mankind. The mission of the Spirit is to foster and personalize truth and to destroy mortal feelings of orphanhood. The Spirit of Truth purifies the human heart and leads us to commit to the will of God and the welfare of humankind. The joy of this Spirit is a tonic for health, a stimulus for mind, and an unfailing energy for the soul. The Spirit of Truth brings a restatement of the message of Jesus to every new generation of believers, providing personal enlightenment and guidance for the spiritual difficulties of mortal life. Please join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirit,spirituality,spiritual,truth,peaceThis week we will continue to explore Paper 194 - Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth. The Paper describes what happened at Pentecost.135fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/17/the-greatest-gift-ever-given-to-humankind--jesus-spirit-of-truth-part-iiSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/17/the-greatest-gift-ever-given-to-humankind--jesus-spirit-of-truth-part-iiSat, 17 Mar 2018 16:30:00 GMTThe Greatest Gift Ever Given to Humankind - Jesus' Spirit of Truth Part IIThis week we explore Paper 194 - Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth. The Paper describes what happened at Pentecost as many original believers in Jesus gathered in Jerusalem. As they prayed together they became filled with a new consciousness of spiritual joy and power, followed by an urge to publicly proclaim Jesus' gospel message. The Spirit of Truth, the promised new teacher, had indeed arrived. The apostles emerged from forty days in hiding and began to preach their new message in the temple. Peter delivered an appeal which won more than two thousand souls to the Kingdom. The Jewish leaders were astounded at the apostles' boldness. Jesus' followers quickly discovered that the story of his resurrection held great allure. The gospel of the Fatherhood of God quickly changed into the gospel of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. The apostles proclaimed the facts of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, and the fervent hope of his imminent return. Pentecost was a call to spiritual unity among believers. Jesus' Spirit of Truth girds believers with unfailing forgiveness, matchless goodwill, and boundless love and set them free from discrimination based on sex, race, culture, and social status. The life and death of Jesus eternally prove that goodness and faith will always prevail over evil and doubt. Jesus revealed God to mankind and the Spirit of Truth reveals Jesus to mankind. The mission of the Spirit is to foster and personalize truth and to destroy mortal feelings of orphanhood. The Spirit of Truth purifies the human heart and leads us to commit to the will of God and the welfare of humankind. The joy of this Spirit is a tonic for health, a stimulus for mind, and an unfailing energy for the soul. The Spirit of Truth brings a restatement of the message of Jesus to every new generation of believers, providing personal enlightenment and guidance for the spiritual difficulties of mortal life. Please join us! 01:32:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsespiritualitySuccessor to show that began 30 minutes prior to this show134fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/17/the-greatest-gift-ever-given-to-humankind--jesus-spirit-of-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/17/the-greatest-gift-ever-given-to-humankind--jesus-spirit-of-truthSat, 17 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe Greatest Gift Ever Given to Humankind - Jesus' Spirit of TruthThis week we explore Paper 194 - Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth. The Paper describes what happened at Pentecost as many original believers in Jesus gathered in Jerusalem. As they prayed together they became filled with a new consciousness of spiritual joy and power, followed by an urge to publicly proclaim Jesus' gospel message. The Spirit of Truth, the promised new teacher, had indeed arrived. The apostles emerged from forty days in hiding and began to preach their new message in the temple. Peter delivered an appeal which won more than two thousand souls to the Kingdom. The Jewish leaders were astounded at the apostles' boldness. Jesus' followers quickly discovered that the story of his resurrection held great allure. The gospel of the Fatherhood of God quickly changed into the gospel of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. The apostles proclaimed the facts of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, and the fervent hope of his imminent return. Pentecost was a call to spiritual unity among believers. Jesus' Spirit of Truth girds believers with unfailing forgiveness, matchless goodwill, and boundless love and set them free from discrimination based on sex, race, culture, and social status. The life and death of Jesus eternally prove that goodness and faith will always prevail over evil and doubt. Jesus revealed God to mankind and the Spirit of Truth reveals Jesus to mankind. The mission of the Spirit is to foster and personalize truth and to destroy mortal feelings of orphanhood. The Spirit of Truth purifies the human heart and leads us to commit to the will of God and the welfare of humankind. The joy of this Spirit is a tonic for health, a stimulus for mind, and an unfailing energy for the soul. The Spirit of Truth brings a restatement of the message of Jesus to every new generation of believers, providing personal enlightenment and guidance for the spiritual difficulties of mortal life. Please join us! 00:29:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsepentecost,resurrection,spirituality,spiritual,spiritThis week we explore Paper 194 - Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth. The Paper describes what happened at Pentecost as many original believers in Jesus gathered in133fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/11/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/11/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSun, 11 Mar 2018 21:00:00 GMTSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)WORSHIP AND PRAYER ARE KEY FEATURES OF PERSONAL RELIGION.  Jesus’ frequent sessions of personal prayer, meditation, and worship are eloquent evidence that personal religion includes worship and prayer. He analyzed these practices in considerable depth: Worship — contemplation of the spiritual — must alternate with service, contact with material reality. Work should alternate with play; religion should be balanced by humor. Profound philosophy should be relieved by rhythmic poetry. The strain of living — the time tension of personality — should be relaxed by the restfulness of worship.  … Prayer is self-reminding — sublime thinking; worship is self-forgetting — superthinking. Worship is effortless attention, true and ideal soul rest, a form of restful spiritual exertion.  [The Midwayer Commission, 1616:5,9 / 143:7.3,7] Since a Melchizedek tells us that religion "never leads to social isolation" [a Melchizedek, 1100:7 / 100:6.5], it is entirely reasonable to believe that personal religion can include group prayer, group worship, or both. Participants will discuss the circumstances in which this is helpful and appropriate. Log onto Cosmic Citizen for the Special Edition on Sunday the 11th of March, starting at 3:00 PM in Colorado (Mountain Time). This will be the eighth and final broadcast of a series of stimulating and perhaps intriguing programs during which experienced readers have been exchanging ideas and insights on topic 7 of Revelation Revealed, “The extended transition from institutional to personal religion.” Listeners who do not have Revelation Revealed on hand should download it from http://www.globalendeavor.net.  02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse#Jesus,#Personal religion,#Institutional religion,#Worship,#SpiritualSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)132fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/10/growing-eternal-relationships-reaching-in-reaching-up-reaching-outSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/10/growing-eternal-relationships-reaching-in-reaching-up-reaching-outSat, 10 Mar 2018 17:00:00 GMTGrowing Eternal Relationships: Reaching In, Reaching Up, Reaching Out Barb Maier of Urantian Communities Northwest (UCNOW) will be our guest this week and she is excited to announce that that UCNOW is hosting a regional conference next summer in Oregon. UCNOW is a 'super-regional’ non-affiliated organization that was formed to better serve and support The Urantia Book readership of Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Although their community focus is within that region, they are pleased to invite everyone to join in a deepening of relationships. The gathering will be at a retreat center in the remote northeastern corner of Oregon — beautifully situated at the base of the Wallowa Mountains, where all will explore this natural wonderland while growing and deepening eternal relationships with each other. Save this date - September 6-9, 2018 Title: 2018 Gathering at Wallowa Lake   Theme: Growing Relationships: Human + Divine   Location: Wallowa Lake Camp ~ Joseph, Oregon Many attendees plan to extend this experience by camping at the nearby Wallowa State Park after the conference. Hiking, horseback riding, and water activities are abundantly available. Also, Susan Cook & Tom Choquette will join us to talk about a spiritual retreat they are sponsoring: Personal Spiritual Growth: Connecting deeper with God. There is nothing more important in our earthly career than growing spiritually and closer to God. While here, we get an incredible amount of help if we will accept it. You are invited to our gathering over Memorial Day weekend to delve in and explore deeply how to grow closer to our Mother and Father and grow more spiritually attuned. Please tune in to learn about these two wonderful upcoming events! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,relationships,relationship,LoveBarb Maier of Urantian Communities Northwest (UCNOW) will be our guest this week and she is excited to announce that that UCNOW is hosting a regional conferenc131fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/04/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/04/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSun, 04 Mar 2018 22:00:00 GMTSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)PERSONAL RELIGION IS A LIVING LOVE, A LIFE OF SERVICE REFLECTING UNITY OF EXPERIENCE.  Personal religion does not mean that an individual is setting himself or herself apart from others. To the contrary, a Melchizedek tells us: "[T]rue religion is a living love, a life of service" [a Melchizedek, 1100:7 / 100:6.5]. Further, Jesus assures us: "[T]he religion of the spirit grows into the increasing joy and liberty of ennobling deeds of loving service and merciful ministration" [the Midwayer Commission, 1732:2 / 155:6.9]. In addition, he states: "When you once begin to find God in your soul, presently you will begin to discover him in other men’s souls and eventually in all the creatures and creations of a mighty universe" [the Midwayer Commission, 1733:1 / 155:6.13]. After all, personal religion is not aimed at  "uniformity in belief" or "uniformity of viewpoint and outlook"; instead, we are seeking "unity of experience — uniformity of destiny" [the Midwayer Commission, 1732:2 / 155:6.9]. Even so, these achievements of personal religion do not enter the mind or soul as a theory or abstraction. Instead, they require active personal effort that includes "thoughtful contemplation," on the understanding that "While the mind is not the seat of the spiritual nature, it is indeed the gateway thereto" [the Midwayer Commission, 1733:1 / 155:6.13].   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse#Jesus,#Spirituality,#Personal Religion,#Institutional ReligionSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)130fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/03/jesus-ascension-and-the-bestowal-of-the-spirit-of-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/03/03/jesus-ascension-and-the-bestowal-of-the-spirit-of-truthSat, 03 Mar 2018 17:00:00 GMTJesus' Ascension and The Bestowal of The Spirit of TruthIn the last few weeks we've explored Jesus' ressurection appearances and especially the amazing and poignant words of admonition, comfort and encouragement he had for his faith followers. All in all, Jesus made 19 appearances to believers after his death and before he ascended. This week we'll be discussing his ascension, the end of Paper 193, and then we'll move to his all-important bestowal of the Spirit of Truth, Paper 194 of The Urantia Book. We'll share insights and cross references that can enhance the significance of this vital event in human history, commonly known as Pentecost. Consider Jesus' own words about the Spirit of Truth he was to bestow: "My little children, I am going away, going back to my Father. In a little while you will not see me as you do here, as flesh and blood. In a very short time I am going to send you my spirit, just like me except for this material body. This new teacher is the Spirit of Truth who will live with each one of you, in your hearts, and so will all the children of light be made one and be drawn toward one another. And in this very manner will my Father and I be able to live in the souls of each one of you and also in the hearts of all other men who love us and make that love real in their experiences by loving one another, even as I am now loving you." Also, "The spirit which my Father and I shall send into the world is not only the Spirit of Truth but also the spirit of idealistic beauty." As Jesus "leaves the world, he sends in his place his Spirit of Truth, who is designed to live in man and, for each new generation, to restate the Jesus message so that every new group of mortals to appear upon the face of the earth shall have a new and up-to-date version of the gospel, just such personal enlightenment and group guidance as will prove to be an effective solvent for man's ever-new and varied spiritual difficulties." Please tune in! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsepentecost,Ascension,Jesus,spirituality,spiritualThis week we'll be discussing his ascension, the end of Paper 193, and then we'll move to his all-important bestowal of the Spirit of Truth, Paper 194 of The Ur129fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/25/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/25/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSun, 25 Feb 2018 22:00:00 GMTSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)JESUS ADVOCATED PERSONAL RELIGION, BUT INSTITUTIONAL RELIGION REMAINS DOMINANT.  The spiritual government of our planet cannot simply flip a switch that would instantaneously transform all inhabitants of our planet Urantia. To the contrary, the transition from institutional to personal religion still seems likely to be long and complex, even though more than 2,000 years have elapsed since Christ Michael of Nebadon advocated and promoted personal religion while living his bestowal life in the human form of Jesus of Nazareth. Participants will endeavor to imagine the era when "the human race progresses to the level of a higher and more general recognition of the realities of spiritual experience" [the Midwayer Commission, 1729:3 / 155:5.8].  Jesus seems to associate this momentous advance in human consciousness with a widespread ability to engage in "the supernal experience of finding God for yourself, in yourself, and of yourself, and of doing all this as a fact in your own personal experience" [the Midwayer Commission, 1731:1 / 155:6.3].  How many generations and centuries will elapse before these inspiring realities become the dominant approach to religion among human beings living on our planet? 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse#Personal Religion,#Jesus,#Institutional Religion,#Spirituality,#UrantiaSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)128fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/24/the-downfall-of-judas-iscariot-and-final-words-on-jesus-ascensionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/24/the-downfall-of-judas-iscariot-and-final-words-on-jesus-ascensionSat, 24 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMTThe Downfall of Judas Iscariot and Final Words on Jesus AscensionIn the last few weeks, we've explored the final words and admonitions of the resurrected Jesus, made to his apostles, disciples and other believers. He reiterated many times that his teachings were to be shared with all people, Jew and Gentile, rich and poor, male and female, free and bond, even to the little children. He bade them go out into the world and freely share of the many blessings of the truths he revealed about God, the Heavenly Father of all, and the peace and love he bestowed on every human he ever met. He asked them to be Ambassadors. He said, " Now that you are ambassadors of my Father's kingdom, you have thereby become a class of men separate and distinct from all other men on earth. You are not now as men among men but as the enlightened citizens of another and heavenly country among the ignorant creatures of this dark world. It is not enough that you live as you were before this hour, but henceforth must you live as those who have tasted the glories of a better life and have been sent back to earth as ambassadors of the Sovereign of that new and better world." In other words, he commanded them to live all that he had taught them. This week we will finish this story of his resurrection appearances with a section on the downfall of Judas. It's a remarkable look at what happens when someone, even someone devoted to high teachings, can't love and trust his fellows and isolates himself from others. Here, for example, is one of the reasons that the authors of the book give us for Judas' downfall: He disliked to discuss his personal problems with his immediate associates; he refused to talk over his difficulties with his real friends and those who truly loved him. In all the years of their association he never once went to the Master with a purely personal problem. We hope you will join us for another lively show with our special guests as we share and discuss these remarkable teachings. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,spirituality,spiritual,resurrection,lifeHe disliked to discuss his personal problems with his immediate associates; he refused to talk over his difficulties with his real friends and those who truly l127fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/18/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/18/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSun, 18 Feb 2018 22:00:00 GMTSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)JESUS EMPHASIZES PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE WILL OF GOD AND THE PRESENCE OF GOD.  In Jesus’ discourses on religion (sections 5 and 6 of Paper 155), he called for each individual believer to acquire direct personal experience by attuning to the will of God and the presence of God. Participants will seek to explain and interpret these realities, while grappling with the fact that Jesus appears to have been addressing many different audiences, not just persons living on Urantia in his own day or now. Further, there seems to be good reason to wonder how much of these discourses on religion stemmed from the divine mind of Michael of Nebadon, although blended with knowledge and awareness residing in the human mind of Jesus of Nazareth. The Midwayer Commission states:  "It appears to us that from his baptism until the crucifixion it was entirely optional with Jesus whether to depend only on the human mind or to utilize the knowledge of both the human and the divine minds.  …  We are utterly at a loss to differentiate between his practice of self-limiting his divine consciousness and his technique of concealing his preknowledge and thought discernment from his human associates" [the Midwayer Commission, 1787:3,5 / 161:3.1,3]. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse#Jesus,#Spiritual,#Institutional Religion,#Personal Religion,#The Urantia BookSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)126fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/17/jesus-resurrection-appearances-priceless-messages-to-the-apostles-part-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/17/jesus-resurrection-appearances-priceless-messages-to-the-apostles-part-4Sat, 17 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMTJesus' Resurrection Appearances, Priceless Messages To The Apostles, Part 4Jesus made 19 appearances to his apostles and other devoted believers before he ascended to his place as sovereign of a universe. Last week we discussed the prime section of Paper 192, in which Jesus walked along the shore of Galilee and visited with his apostles two and two. We had a splendid discussion about his pointed words of instruction, faith, and courage. This week we'll start on Paper 193 - Final Appearances and Ascension. At this time he invokes a powerful prayer, as the one he made when he first ordained them as ambassadors of the Heavenly Kingdom. What were his finals blessings, words and admonitions? Consider these great words: "And if man is your brother, he is even more than your neighbor, whom the Father requires you to love as yourself. Your brother, being of your own family, you will not only love with a family affection, but you will also serve as you would serve yourself. And you will thus love and serve your brother because you, being my brethren, have been thus loved and served by me." "When, by living faith, you become divinely God-conscious, you are then born of the spirit as children of light and life, even the eternal life wherewith you shall ascend the universe of universes and attain the experience of finding God the Father on Paradise." "Therefore, go you now into all the world preaching this gospel of the kingdom of heaven to all men. Love all men as I have loved you; serve your fellow mortals as I have served you. Freely you have received, freely give." "The resurrection appearances and words of Jesus are so remarkable and significant. If you could say one thing before you left this world, to the people you love the most, what would it be? We hope you will join us to further explore what Jesus said." Please join the Cosmic Crew, along with our great regular callers, for another wonderful study from The Urantia Book. 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,TURTH,Revelation,resurrectionThe material we'll be discussing this week is still on Jesus resurrection appearances. Paper 193. Final Appearances and Ascension. It's as good as it gets so do125fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/11/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/11/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSun, 11 Feb 2018 22:00:00 GMTSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)JESUS PROCLAIMS THE RELIGION OF THE SPIRIT.  The experienced readers participating in this week’s discussion will zero in on Jesus’ first and second discourses of religion (sections 5 and 6 of Paper 155), instructions and exhortations that he directed to his apostles, but also implicitly to us. Therefore participants will analyze and comment on inspiring passages like those that follow:  "You have dared to protest against the grueling bondage of institutional religion and to reject the authority of the traditions of record which are now regarded as the word of God.  …  I have called upon you to be born again, to be born of the spirit. I have called you out of the darkness of authority and the lethargy of tradition into the transcendent light of the realization of the possibility of making for yourselves the greatest discovery possible for the human soul to make — the supernal experience of finding God for yourself, in yourself, and of yourself, and of doing all this as a fact in your own personal experience."  [The Midwayer Commission, 1730:6-1731:1 / 155:6.2-3] Log onto Cosmic Citizen for the Special Edition on Sunday the 11th, starting at 3:00 PM in Colorado (Mountain Time). This is the fourth of a series of stimulating and intriguing programs during which experienced readers are exchanging ideas and insights on topic 7 of Revelation Revealed, "The extended transition from institutional to personal religion." Listeners who do not have Revelation Revealed on hand should download it from http://www.globalendeavor.net (website of the Committee for the Global Endeavor).  02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse#Jesus,#Personal Religion,#Institutional ReligionSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)124fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/10/jesus-resurrection-appearances-priceless-messages-to-the-apostles-part-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/10/jesus-resurrection-appearances-priceless-messages-to-the-apostles-part-3Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMTJesus' Resurrection Appearances, Priceless Messages To The Apostles, Part 3Jesus made 19 appearances to his apostles and other devoted believers before he ascended to his place as sovereign of a universe. Last week we discussed his talk with the two brothers as the walked home to Emmaus and his appearance to believers in Philadelphia and elsewhere. This week we will explore three more of his appearances. The section we'll be discussing is 192.2, "Visiting with the Apostles Two and Two." This describes how he walked by Galilee with the apostles, giving them very specific words of instruction, faith, and courage. This section is especially poignant and unforgettable. If we get through these deep and thought-provoking sections, we'll continue on in Paper 192. Consider these great words: "If you love me, Peter, feed my lambs. Do not neglect to minister to the weak, the poor, and the young. Preach the gospel without fear or favor; remember always that God is no respecter of persons. Serve your fellow men even as I have served you; forgive your fellow mortals even as I have forgiven you. Let experience teach you the value of meditation and the power of intelligent reflection." "If you would serve me, serve my brethren in the flesh even as I have served you. And be not weary in this well-doing but persevere as one who has been ordained by God for this service of love.  "Have faith in God to the end of your days on earth. Never forget that, when you are a faith son of God, all upright work of the realm is sacred. Nothing which a son of God does can be common." The resurrection appearances and words of Jesus are so remarkable and significant. If you could say one thing before you left this world, to the people you love the most, what would it be? We hope you will join us to further explore what Jesus said. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirit,spiritual,resurrection,Jesus,RevelationThe resurrection appearances and words of Jesus are so remarkable and significant. If you could say one thing before you left this world, to the people you love123fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/04/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/04/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSun, 04 Feb 2018 22:00:00 GMTSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)EMPHASIZING GOODNESS WHILE NEGLECTING TRUTH AND BEAUTY.  A Divine Counselor regrets that religion has pursued the unwise course of "emphasizing the goodness of God to the relative exclusion of truth and neglect of beauty," thereby causing many human beings to turn away from abstract and isolated goodness. He calls for religion to give "equal consideration to the truths of science, philosophy, and spiritual experience, and to the beauties of the physical creation, the charm of intellectual art, and the grandeur of genuine character achievement." Further, the Divine Counselor challenges men and women of spiritual insight ”to construct a new and appealing philosophy of living out of the enlarged and exquisitely integrated modern concepts of cosmic truth, universe beauty, and divine goodness" [a Divine Counselor, 43:2-3 / 2:7.9-10]. After participants have grappled with these complex concepts, endeavoring to explain how humanity can act upon them, they will begin discussing Jesus’ discourse on true religion (section 5 in Paper 155) — a text that the Midwayer Commission describes as "one of the most remarkable addresses that his apostles ever listened to throughout all their years of association with him" [the Midwayer Commission, 1728:2 / 155:4.2]. -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - We hope you will join us by logging onto Cosmic Citizen for the Special Edition on Sunday the 4th, starting at 3:00 PM in Colorado (Mountain Time). 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse#Personal Religion,#Religion,#Jesus,#The Ufrantia Book,#SpiritualitySpecial Edition on Rev. Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)122fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/03/jesus-resurrectoin-appearances-and-his-priceless-messages-to-the-apostlesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/02/03/jesus-resurrectoin-appearances-and-his-priceless-messages-to-the-apostlesSat, 03 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMTJesus' Resurrectoin Appearances And His Priceless Messages To The Apostles Jesus made 19 appearances to his apostles and other devoted believers before he ascended to his place as sovereign of a universe. Last week we discussed his talk with the two brothers as the walked home to Emmaus and his appearance to believers in Philadelphia and elsewhere. This week we will explore three more of his appearances. The sections we'll be discussing are 191.5 Second Appearance to the Apostles, in which he had some choice words for Doubting Thomas. Also, 191.6 The Alexandrian Appearance, in which he appeared and spoke to the Greek believers. In addition to these two sections, we will read and discuss 192.2, Visiting with the Apostles Two and Two. This describes how he walked by Galilee with the apostles, giving them very specific words of instruction, faith, and courage. This section is especially poignant and unforgettable. If we get through these deep and thought-provoking sections, we'll continue on in Paper 192. Consider these great snippets: "The Jews have extolled goodness; the Greeks have exalted beauty; the Hindus preach devotion; the faraway ascetics teach reverence; the Romans demand loyalty; but I require of my disciples life, even a life of loving service for your brothers in the flesh." (191:5.3) "And when men see you so love them, and when they behold how fervently you serve them, they will perceive that you have become faith-fellows of the kingdom of heaven," (191:6.2.) "If you would serve me, serve my brethren in the flesh even as I have served you. And be not weary in this well-doing but persevere as one who has been ordained by God for this service of love. (192:2.9.) The resurrection appearances and words of Jesus are so remarkable and significant. If you could say one thing before you left this world, to the people you love the most, what would it be? We hope you will join us to further explore what Jesus said. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseResurrection,Ascension,Jesus,Appearances,teachingsJesus made 19 appearances to his apostles and other devoted believers before he ascended to his place as sovereign of a universe. Last week we discussed his ta121fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/28/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/28/special-edition-on-revelation-revealed-topic-7-personal-religionSun, 28 Jan 2018 22:00:00 GMTSpecial Edition on Revelation Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)SECULARISM AND MATERIALISM ARE DEADLY DISEASES, and personal religion will undoubtedly make major contributions to the antidotes that humanity will develop. Jesus describes personal religion as “that most thrilling and inspiring of all possible human experiences: the personal quest for truth, the exhilaration of facing the perils of intellectual discovery, the determination to explore the realities of personal religious experience …  The religion of the spirit means effort, struggle, conflict, faith determination, love, loyalty, and progress”  [the Midwayer Commission, 1729:5-6 / 155:5.10-11]. During the next few generations and centuries, humanity must also confront the formidable challenge that a Divine Counselor identifies: “The religious challenge of this age is to those farseeing and forward-looking men and women of spiritual insight who will dare to construct a new and appealing philosophy of living out of the enlarged and exquisitely integrated modern concepts of cosmic truth, universe beauty, and divine goodness” [a Divine Counselor, 43:3 / 2:7.10]. Log onto Cosmic Citizen for the Special Edition on Sunday the 28th, starting at 3:00 PM in Colorado (Mountain Time). This will be the second of six stimulating and perhaps intriguing programs during which experienced readers are exchanging ideas and insights on topic 7 of Revelation Revealed, “The extended transition from institutional to personal religion.” Listeners who do not have Revelation Revealed on hand should download it from http://www.globalendeavor.net (the website of the Committee for the Global Endeavor). This will enable them to follow along and understand the detailed discussion, which on January 28 will start on page 75. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePersonal Religion,Religion,Institutional Religion,The Urantia Book,SpiritualitySpecial Edition on Rev. Revealed topic 7 (personal religion)120fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/27/jesus-remarkable-post-resurrection-teachings-appearancesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/27/jesus-remarkable-post-resurrection-teachings-appearancesSat, 27 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMTJesus' Remarkable Post Resurrection Teachings & AppearancesIn the last two weeks we studied two of the most unique and remarkable discourses of Jesus on religion from The Urantia Book. This week we will look at his concise words regarding his gospel, which he said immediately following his resurrection as he appeared to two brothers who were discussing him as they walked home to Emmaus. Before they realized who they were speaking with, he tells them the following: "...Jesus always taught that his kingdom was not of this world, and that all men, being the sons of God, should find liberty and freedom in the spiritual joy of the fellowship of the brotherhood of loving service in this new kingdom of the truth of the heavenly Father's love? Do you not recall how this Son of Man proclaimed the salvation of God for all men, ministering to the sick and afflicted and setting free those who were bound by fear and enslaved by evil? ... Did you not understand how great was the gospel of the kingdom which this man delivered to you? Do you not perceive how great a salvation has come upon you?" He also appeared before a gathering in Philadelphia to proclaim: "... You all know that we have one Father in heaven, and that there is but one gospel of the kingdom—the good news of the gift of eternal life which men receive by faith. As you rejoice in your loyalty to the gospel, pray the Father of truth to shed abroad in your hearts a new and greater love for your brethren. You are to love all men as I have loved you; you are to serve all men as I have served you. With understanding sympathy and brotherly affection... Remember, as you love one another, all men will know that you are my disciples." These and more of Jesus' teachings on religion (following the resurrection) will be discussed this week with Christilyn and Bob Debold, & Chuck Thurston and additional guests, while Paula, Andre, and Derek attend a Fellowship Council Meeting out of state. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,spirituality,spiritual,Religion,ExperienceThis week we will look at his concise words regarding his gospel, which he said immediately following his resurrection as he appeared to two brothers who were d119fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/21/revelation-revealed-transitioning-from-institutional-to-personal-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/21/revelation-revealed-transitioning-from-institutional-to-personal-religionSun, 21 Jan 2018 22:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed — Transitioning From Institutional to Personal ReligionPERSONAL RELIGION IS HUMANITY’S FUTURE, although it is reasonable to believe that the transition will be lengthy and difficult. Jesus stipulated that "Until the human race progresses to the level of a higher and more general recognition of the realities of spiritual experience, large numbers of men and women will continue to show a personal preference for those religions of authority which require only intellectual assent …"  [the Midwayer Commission, 1729:3 / 155:5.8].  On the other hand, he went on to emphasize "the right to participate in that most thrilling and inspiring of all possible human experiences: the personal quest for truth, the exhilaration of facing the perils of intellectual discovery, the determination to explore the realities of personal religious experience …" [the Midwayer Commission, 1729:5 / 155:5.10]. Special Cosmic Citizen Series: Log onto Cosmic Citizen for a Special Edition on Sunday, February 21st, starting at 3:00 PM Mountain Time. This will be the first of six stimulating and perhaps intriguing programs during which experienced readers will exchange ideas and insights on topic 7 of Revelation Revealed, “The extended transition from institutional to personal religion.” Listeners who do not have Revelation Revealed on hand should download it from http://www.globalendeavor.net (the website of the Committee for the Global Endeavor). This will enable them to follow along and understand the detailed discussion envisioned on pages 71 through 87. http://tobtr.com/s/10536053   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsepersonal religion,Religion,Institutional religion,ecclesiasticism,The Urantia BookRevelation Revealed Topic 7—The extended transition from institutional to personal religion—A Cosmic Citizen Special Edition118fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/20/jesus--the-urantia-book--the-second-discourse-on-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/20/jesus--the-urantia-book--the-second-discourse-on-religionSat, 20 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMTJesus - The Urantia Book - The Second Discourse on Religion.Last week we began the study of two of the most unique and remarkable discourses of Jesus, in The Urantia Book, his discourses on Religion from Urantia Paper 155, Section 5 and The Second Discourse on Religion, Section 6. Nothing could speak more poignantly to the issues present in today's religious culture than these two amazing discourses on religion delivered by Jesus to his apostles and others. In addition, these two discourses are the perfect capstone for the series we just completed on personal religion. Consider this from Jesus' Second Discourse on Religion: "155:6.3.I have called upon you to be born again, to be born of the spirit. I have called you out of the darkness of authority and the lethargy of tradition into the transcendent light of the realization of the possibility of making for yourselves the greatest discovery possible for the human soul to make—the supernal experience of finding God for yourself, in yourself, and of yourself, and of doing all this as a fact in your own personal experience. And so may you pass from death to life, from the authority of tradition to the experience of knowing God; thus will you pass from darkness to light, from a racial faith inherited to a personal faith achieved by actual experience; and thereby will you progress from a theology of mind handed down by your ancestors to a true religion of spirit which shall be built up in your souls as an eternal endowment." Please join us for the second part of this wonderful study. It's classic Jesus, and classic Urantia Book. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,Jesus,Religion,ReligiousThis week we have a remarkable discourse of Jesus, in The Urantia Book, from Urantia Paper 155, Sections 6. The Second Discourse on Religion117fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/13/a-study-of-jesus-discourses-on-religion-from-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2018/01/13/a-study-of-jesus-discourses-on-religion-from-the-urantia-bookSat, 13 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMTA Study of Jesus' Discourses on Religion from The Urantia Book Two of the most unique and remarkable discourses of Jesus, in The Urantia Book, are his two discourses on Religion from Urantia Paper 155, Sections 5. The Discourse on True Religion and 6. The Second Discourse on Religion. Nothing could speak more poignantly to the issues present in today's religious culture than these two amazing discourses on religion delivered by Jesus to his apostles. In addition, these two discourses are the perfect capstone for the series we just completed on personal religion. Consider this from Jesus' first Discourse on Religion: Jesus said: "And now, which one of you would prefer to take this easy path of conformity to an established and fossilized religion, as defended by the Pharisees at Jerusalem, rather than to suffer the difficulties and persecutions attendant upon the mission of proclaiming a better way of salvation to men while you realize the satisfaction of discovering for yourselves the beauties of the realities of a living and personal experience in the eternal truths and supreme grandeurs of the kingdom of heaven? Are you fearful, soft, and ease-seeking? Are you afraid to trust your future in the hands of the God of truth, whose sons you are?" Consider this from his Second Discourse: "While the religion of authority may impart a present feeling of settled security, you pay for such a transient satisfaction the price of the loss of your spiritual freedom and religious liberty. My Father does not require of you as the price of entering the kingdom of heaven that you should force yourself to subscribe to a belief in things which are spiritually repugnant, unholy, and untruthful. It is not required of you that your own sense of mercy, justice, and truth should be outraged by submission to an outworn system of religious forms and ceremonies." Jesus, masterfully drives these truths home, please join this study! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,jesus christ,truth,Religion,ReligiousJoin us as we explore the remarkable discourses of Jesus on Religion from Urantia Paper 155 - 5. The Discourse on True Religion and 6. The Second Discourse on R116fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/30/the-religion-of-personal-experience--with-guest-kurt-cira-and-othersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/30/the-religion-of-personal-experience--with-guest-kurt-cira-and-othersSat, 30 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Religion of Personal Experience - With Guest Kurt Cira and OthersHappy New Year! This week we will continue in the vein of the last two weeks with guest Kurt Cira. Kurt has developed a program that he calls the ROPE, Religion of Personal Experience. We have invited friends like Robert Sarmast to explore this important topic. The Urantia Book teaches personal religous experience and says each person can have a personal relationship with God. Consider the following: Those who know God have experienced the fact of his presence; such God-knowing mortals hold in their personal experience the only positive proof of the existence of the living God which one human being can offer to another. (1:2.8) Ultimate universe reality cannot be grasped by mathematics, logic, or philosophy, only by personal experience in progressive conformity to the divine will of a personal God. Neither science, philosophy, nor theology can validate the personality of God. Only the personal experience of the faith sons of the heavenly Father can effect the actual spiritual realization of the personality of God. (1:7.5) "Material science cannot demonstrate the existence of a soul, neither can pure spirit-testing. Notwithstanding the failure of both material science and spiritual standards to discover the existence of the human soul, every morally conscious mortal knows of the existence of his soul as a real and actual personal experience." (133:6.7) And Jesus said: "I have called upon you to be born again, to be born of the spirit. I have called you out of the darkness of authority and the lethargy of tradition into the transcendent light of the realization of the possibility of making for yourselves the greatest discovery possible for the human soul to make—the supernal experience of finding God for yourself, in yourself, and of yourself, and of doing all this as a fact in your own personal experience."  (155:6.3) Please join us and share your thoughts! Thank you! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,spirit,God,ReligionThis week we will be discussing the ROPE - the Religion of Personal Experience or better stated, Personal Spiritual Experience114fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/23/the-coming-age-of-personal-religion-by-paul-snider-featuring-sue-sebesta-part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/23/the-coming-age-of-personal-religion-by-paul-snider-featuring-sue-sebesta-part-2Sat, 23 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Coming Age of Personal Religion by Paul Snider featuring Sue Sebesta Part 2Last week we talked about Paul Snider, the author of the book, "The Coming Age of Personal Religion."  We discussed experiences with family and friends concerning his background and how he's an inspiration to so many. However, this week will be spent covering the material in his new book, Review: "Paul Snider explains to us in loving detail the many lessons and truths he has learned throughout his long, continuing journey Godward. Perhaps you are agnostic, unsure of all things spiritual. Perhaps you are a seasoned religionist, long familiar with all things of God. Perhaps you are somewhere in between, a believer with many questions of why things are the way they are and how to proceed forward. Wherever you stand, you will find here words of wisdom to help you in your journey, to aid you in understanding and to nourish and encourage you in your spiritual growth." (From Tony D) Callers are welcome, but we will take the first hour to discuss the topics outlined in the book and it's overarching theme SPIRITUALIZED ACTION. Because It is not enough according to this author to just passively listen to weekly sermons, or regurgitate platitudes, or even just imbibe the wisdom of the great leadership and inspiration that has come before. This coming age requires people of action to spiritualize their work, their attitudes, and their lives, to change the world into that better place we want it to become. This is the main difference between institutionalized religion and personal religion and it requires a dynamic personal commitment to act, to grow godward, and to DO SOMETHING POSITIVE with ones' life.  Buy Paul's wonderful book here: https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Age-Personal-Religion/dp/0692939199           02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePersonal Religion,Growing Godward,Spiritualized Action,Fruits of the Spirit,Free WillComprehensive overview of the book with discussion of growing within your personal relationship with God.113fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/16/the-coming-age-of-personal-religion-paul-snider-with-daughter-sue-sebestaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/16/the-coming-age-of-personal-religion-paul-snider-with-daughter-sue-sebestaSat, 16 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMT"The Coming Age of Personal Religion" Paul Snider with daughter Sue SebestaThis week we feature the newly published book "The Coming Age of Personal Religion" by Paul Snider with our special guest, his daughter, Sue Sebesta. Paul Snider grew up in the back streets and alleyways of Detroit and, alternately, on an apple farm near Georgian Bay, Ontario. He moved fifteen times before he was twelve. His religious life has often been checkered, with patches of light and shadow. During the Korean War he was what has been described as "an atheist in a foxhole." Nevertheless, he survived the war with two purple hearts. Years later he learned he was not an atheist at all. What he had been denying all along was the clouded, inconsistent, man-made image of God. Today, there is a mounting spiritual hunger rising in the souls of men and women throughout the world, greater in scale than at any time in human history. The traditional sources of inspiration – the world’s formalized religions – do not always satisfy this growing hunger. Every religion is sincere and beautiful in its own way, but almost all are heavy with dogma and rituals and traditions that may seem limiting to the spiritually adventurous mind… to many, something seems to be missing; the hunger grows like an ache in the soul. Personal religion comes into being to satisfy these longings... It is the compelling stimulus to search for ever deeper and more meaningful relationships with God and fellow man. Personal religion is thus a religion of expanded relationships, of independence from dogma and confining boundaries… Personal religion is the act of man establishing a direct and personal relationship with his Maker and all that flows from the relationship. Please join us on this week's show to explore more about this amazing man, his inspiring life and what promises to be a profoundly seminal work, his new book which explains the new age of personal religion. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePersonal Religion,Age of the Spirit,man and god,god and man,mans relationship with godExploring what promises to be a seminal work in the arena of the new age of Spirituality112fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/09/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status--series-episode-6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/09/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status--series-episode-6Sat, 09 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Attainment of Super Mortal Status - Series Episode 6This week we will wrap-up our series based on the article at www.thechristexperiment.org entitled "Bringing Heaven Down: Rejecting Mediocrity & Becoming Super Mortals"  which can be accessed directly here: http://www.thechristexperiment.org/bhd-rejecting-mediocrity-becoming. We will discuss the spiritual progress work of Mansion Worlds #6 and #7.    Mansion World No. 6 (UB 47:8) is where you begin to learn about the spirit career that follows graduation from morontia life, and the technique of universe administration. Here, you will be brought up to the status of mortals who have progressed beyond the initial stage of light and life. Read Paper 55, chapter 6 for information on these stages.    Mansion World No. 7 (UB 47:9) is where you will be purged of all vestiges of the beast. You will begin a new and more spiritual worship of the unseen Father and when you complete your training, you will be a full-fledged morontia being! We have explored the pathway of soul growth and perfection with the Urantia Book's phenomenal teachings about normal mortal and planetary epochs of evolution and the mortal ascension plan. The point is, with the benefit of the information given in the book, we need not wait on death to begin our curriculum of spiritual progress. We can make progress now, while on earth, in achieving lasting spiritual growth. We will again be reading and referencing sections from The Urantia Book: Papers 47, 52 and 55. This series has been fantastic so far, we hope you will join us in wrapping it up. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,perfect,growth,soulJoin us to explore the pathway of soul growth and perfection with the Urantia Book's phenomenal teachings about the mortal ascension plan.111fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/02/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status--series-episode-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/12/02/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status--series-episode-5Sat, 02 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Attainment of Super Mortal Status - Series Episode 5Once again this week, our special guest is Don Clementin from The Christ Experiment. The first hour will be reserved for discussion with Don and regular quest contributors like Charles Olivea. We will again look at some of the questions posed by Zshonette's article on "Bringing Heaven Down: Rejecting Mediocrity & Becoming Super Mortals." The article can be found here: http://www.thechristexperiment.org/bhd-rejecting-mediocrity-becoming (Scroll down to the area on the Mansion Worlds and the Training Questions that we will be addressing in this program.) This week the discussion will focus primarily on the work of Mansion World #5. In this series, we have been exploring the pathway to becoming perfected beings. The Urantia Book has certainly revealed this pathway of soul growth with its phenomenal descriptions of the normal mortal and planetary epochs of evolution, as well as the mortal ascension plan in the afterlife. e book provides a roadmap to help us recognize the signposts of soul growth all along the way and describes the universal curriculum provided for all Ascending Sons of God. It tells usthat we human beings start out as "animal origin" beings, on a material world, but then evolve and grow towards the goal of becoming one with the "God Spark" that dwells within us. The article (linked above) describes why we, with the benefit of the information given in the Urantia Book, do not have to wait until we die to begin our curriculum of spiritual progress. We can take certain steps now, while on earth, to achieve that goal. We will again be reading from the following passages in The Urantia Book: Paper 52 Section 7;  Paper 55 Sections 1-5 and also Paper 47 - Section 5. It should be another lively and interesting discussion and we hope you can join us. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,life,afterlife,progressiveOnce again this week, our special guest is Don Clementin from The Christ Experiment. The first hour will be reserved for discussion with Don and regular quest c110fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/11/25/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status--series-episode-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/11/25/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status--series-episode-4Sat, 25 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Attainment of Super Mortal Status - Series Episode 4Our special guests again this week are Don Clementin and Zshonette Reed from The Christ Experiment. The first hour will be reserved for them (along with invited guest Charles Olivea) and will continue to discuss the article we mentioned previously, written by Zshonette, this week as it relates to our work on Mansion Worlds 4 and 5. We will again look at some of the questions posed by her article on "Bringing Heaven Down: Rejecting Mediocrity & Becoming Super Mortals." The article can be found here: http://www.thechristexperiment.org/bhd-rejecting-mediocrity-becoming (Scroll down to the area on Mansion World 1 and the Training Questions that we will address in this program.) We will also continue to explore the pathway of becoming perfected beings. Because The Urantia Book revealed the pathway to soul growth in it's description of normal mortal epochs in a planet's evolution, as well as the mortal ascension plan in the afterlife, it provides a roadmap to help us recognize the sign-posts of soul growth all along the way. It describes the universal curriculum provided for all Ascending Sons of God. Mortals, who start out as "animal origin" beings, on a material world like this, and grow towards the goal of becoming one with the "God Spark" that dwells within us. The article (linked above) describes why we, with the benefit of the information given in the Urantia Book, don't have to wait until we die to begin the program of spiritual progress. We can take certain steps now, while on earth, in moving toward that goal. We will refer to the following passages in The Urantia Book: Paper 52 Section 7;  Paper 55 Sections 1-5 and also Paper 47 - Sections 6 and 7. This promises to be anohter lively and interesting discussion. Please Join us. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLiving the heavenly life NOW!,Growth of the Soul,fruits of the spirit,Jesus,Urantia BookSpiritual Growth - Growing Our Soul - Doing God's Will on Steroids!19fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/11/18/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status--series-episode-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/11/18/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status--series-episode-3Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Attainment of Super Mortal Status - Series Episode 3Our special guests this week are Don Clementin and Zshonette Reed from The Christ Experiment. We'll save the first hour for them and will continue to discuss the great article written by Zshonette, this time as it relates to our work on Mansion Worlds 2 and 3. We will again look at some of the questions posed from their article on "Bringing Heaven Down: Rejecting Mediocrity & Becoming Super Mortals." The article can be found here: http://www.thechristexperiment.org/bhd-rejecting-mediocrity-becoming (Scroll down to the area on Mansion World 1 and the Training Questions that we will address in this program.) As we've stated before, there are 2 primary reasons why these issues are important: To focus on our personal destinies  - to fuse with our Thought Adjusters. (The Divine Spark of God that lives in each person.)For our planetary destiny - to draw all closer to Jesus and the goal of our planet's destiny of settling in Light and Life. We will continue to explore the pathway of becoming full-fledged spiritual beings, even perfected beings.  The Urantia Book delineates this pathway in great detail with its description of the mortal ascension plan. It describes the universal curriculum provided for all Ascending Sons of God. Beings who start out as lowly mortals, on a material world like earth, and grow to become "perfect, even as God is perfect." The article (linked above) describes why we, with the benefit of the information given in the Urantia Book, don't have to wait until we die to begin the program of spiritual progress. Perfection is the goal and we can take certain steps now, while on earth, in moving toward that goal. We will refer to The Urantia Book: Paper 52 Section 3 and also Paper 47 - Sections 4 and 5. Please join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,perfect,Ascension,growthPlease join us this week and we continue our discussion on striving for real spiritual gowth, even perfection here and now, with the help of our friends from Th18fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/11/11/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status-with-don-clementin--series-episode-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/11/11/the-attainment-of-super-mortal-status-with-don-clementin--series-episode-2Sat, 11 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Attainment of Super Mortal Status with Don Clementin - Series Episode 2This week our guest Don Clementin from The Christ Experiment will join us to discuss Paper 53 Section 3 and Paper 47, and the work of Mansion World 1. We will look at some of the questions from their article on "Bringing Heaven Down: Rejecting Mediocrity & Becoming Super Mortals." The article can be found here: http://www.thechristexperiment.org/bhd-rejecting-mediocrity-becoming (Scroll down to the area on Mansion World 1 and the Training Questions that we will address in this program.) There are 2 primary reasons why these issues are important: To focus on our personal destinies  - to fuse with our Thought Adjusters. (The Divine Spark of God that lives in each person.)For our planetary destiny - to draw all closer to Jesus and the goal of our planet's destiny of settling in Light and Life. We will continue to explore the pathway of becoming full-fledged spiritual beings, even perfected beings.  The Urantia Book delineates this pathway in great detail with its description of the mortal ascension plan. It describes the universal curriculum provided for all Ascending Sons of God. Beings who start out as lowly mortals, on a material world like earth, and grow to become "perfect, even as God is perfect." The article (linked above) describes why we, with the benefit of the information given in the Urantia Book, don't have to wait until we die to begin the program of spiritual progress. Perfection is the goal and we can take certain steps now, while on earth, in moving toward that goal. This is what we'll be discussing in this series.  We will read from The Urantia Book: Paper 52 Section 3 and begin reading from Paper 47 - Section 3 during the first hour of the program. Please join us!       02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAfter Life,Growing Your Soul,Personal Growth,Spiritual Growth,Urantia BookWhat are the aims of self improvement & Spiritual Growth? We continue our series this week with guest Don Clementin, our friend from the team at The Christ Expe17fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/11/04/the-steps-of-spiritual-growth--pathways-to-perfectionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/11/04/the-steps-of-spiritual-growth--pathways-to-perfectionSat, 04 Nov 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe Steps Of Spiritual Growth - Pathways To PerfectionFor the next several shows we will explore the pathway of becoming a full fledged spiritual being, even a perfected being.  The Urantia Book deliniates this pathway in great detail with it's description of the career of mortal ascension. It describes the universal curriculum provided for all Ascending Sons of God. Beings who start out as lowly mortals, on a material world like earth, and grow to become "perfect, even as God is perfect."  As Jesus often said, we must ‘be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.’ In one instance, he said: "And this kingdom which I declare to you is not a reign of power and plenty. The kingdom of heaven is not a matter of meat and drink but rather a life of progressive righteousness and increasing joy in the perfecting service of my Father who is in heaven. For has not the Father said of his children of the world, `It is my will that they should eventually be perfect, even as I am perfect.' (UB 137:7.13) Perfection is the obvious goal but cannot be achieved by mortals. This journey continues through many long ages. We can take certain steps now, while on earth, in moving toward that goal. This is what we'll be discussing in these shows. Ideally, great progress is ahieved toward the goal of perfection when a material world achieves the status of light and life. The Mansion Worlds provide soul training for beings who come from worlds like this one. In that vein, we'll be pondering these questions: Have you learned the art of brotherhood? Have you eliminated racial prejudices? Are you peaceable? Are you ethical? Do you submit to universe sovereignty? Have you learned balance in the area of sex?  Are you loving and honorable in your family associations? Have you learned the art of parenting?  This series was inspired by articles from our friends at www.thechristexperiment.org. We've invited their participation, as they are able. Join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,perfection,supernatural,faithFor the next several shows we will explore the pathway of becoming a full fledged spiritual being, even a perfected being as described in The Urantia Book.16fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/10/28/putting-an-end-to-the-idea-of-an-end-timesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/10/28/putting-an-end-to-the-idea-of-an-end-timesSat, 28 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTPutting an END to the idea of an "END TIMES."Putting an END to "THE END TIMES." SpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD. Today, on the  Cosmic Citizen we put the trials and tribulations behind us with God's Gumshoe and his highly acclaimed parable of "Building the City of God,"  from the popular series "The Urantia Book for Dummies."  Followed by a SpiritQuest Service on "Strengthening the Fabric of Goodwill in the World," as we  explore the topic of "The End of End Times" and the effects this cultural meme can have on our lives, careers, relationships, families and our own spiritual growth. GG will inspire our listeners, in these tumultuous times, to be of good cheer. GG will use the many moods of music and the wisdom of philosophy and poetry to look at how faith and connection with spirit plays an often essential role in the process of "building a world that works," and strengthening the Fabric of Goodwill in the world as we investigate - ANOTHER DIMENSION. Join GG in this uplifting episode of the Cosmic Citizen.  You will be glad you did.  Tell others. Always in Love, GG Other GG sites: www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Blog Talk Radio "SpiritQuest"     http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseScience,Philosophy,Collapse of Civilization,Anomie,InterregnumThere is operative throughout all time and space and with regard to all reality of whatever nature an inexorable and impersonal law which is equivalent to the f15fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/10/21/tribulation-part-4-taking-yourself-too-seriously--errol-striderSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/10/21/tribulation-part-4-taking-yourself-too-seriously--errol-striderSat, 21 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTTribulation Part 4, Taking Yourself Too Seriously - Errol StriderThis week, we will end our series about tribulation on a high note, with our insightful, friend Errol Strider. Errol has performed at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, Goodman Theater in Chicago, Café LaMama in New York and has appeared with such stars as Harv Presnell, Daryl Hickman, Rita Gardner and Lola Fisher. He has written the critically acclaimed plays, Family Baggage and the award winning Adventures to Closetmush.  A poet and author of the books Journeys to the Source, Welcome to Your Universe, Answers are Timid, and Elfbert, Santa's Reluctant Helper, he was nominated for a National Cable Emmy Award and won the Jefferson University Oral Interpretation Contest and a Urantian video contest, with Own Your Own Soul. He's taught acting, dance, creativity and spirituality at the University of Miami, Dominican University, Naropa West University in Oakland, and Mundelein College in Chicago. He is also a practicing Board Certified Hypnotherapist and he's a long time student of The Urantia Book. Errol and his wife Rochelle have devoted the last 28 years to this ministry, traveling extensively all across the United States doing performances, conducting workshops, and classes. Their latest endeavor is a radio show called, "Insight Out-The Naked Truth" which draws on a variety of teachings from various traditions of spirituality, psychology, philosophy and revelation, and makes them accessible, relevant, poignant and funny. Errol says, "So much of the troubles and suffering in our world come from limited perspectives, un-challenged beliefs and assumptions, and last but not least, taking ourselves way too seriously. Many humans struggle unnecessarily because the context in which we attempt to understand our lives, establish values, and make decisions, is conditioned by ignorance, fear and confused thinking."  02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsehumor,spirituality,tribulation,recovery,lifeEnding our series on tribulation on a high note, with our insightful friend, poet, playwright, and thespian, Errol Strider.14fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/10/14/dealing-with-adversity-tribulation-overcoming-the-sorrow-of-loss-and-griefSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/10/14/dealing-with-adversity-tribulation-overcoming-the-sorrow-of-loss-and-griefSat, 14 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTDealing with Adversity & Tribulation: Overcoming The Sorrow of Loss and GriefThis week's Cosmic Citizen continues with our series on "Dealing with Adversity and Tribulation" as we explore the topic of death, loss, and grief and the effects that a broken heart has on our lives. In doing this series, our hope is to inspire our listeners, through the heartbreak and tumult, to a place of peace and balance again. We will look at how to deal with grief and death, even the worst kind of loss, the death of a child. We'll look at what we can do to help others get through the grieving process. We'll look at the role that faith and spirit connection plays in the process of recovering from the most serious of all heartbreaks. We've invited longtime Urantia Book students, who have experienced this kind of loss. We again intend to create a SAFE SPACE to discuss this sensitive issue so that they can openly share their tender and personal stories, including tragedies and triumphs, with overcoming grief. Again, we will do our best to practice our active listening skills. Our three guests, Andrea Barnes, Beth Challis, and Susan Meyers, are all longtime students of The Urantia Book. All have experienced more than 40 years with The Urantia Book and the Urantia community and all have suffered the unbearable and senseless loss of a child. They have come through these hardships with grace and dignity and we hope to get their insights and hard-won wisdom on how they did it. What did they do that helped? What did other people do that helped? How did their faith and belief in The Urantia Book's teachings on life after death help? Some of our callers may not be familiar with the Urantia Book, so we ask that everyone remember to be respectful of their beliefs and traditions and help us to maintain this safe and sacred space on the show again this week. We would love to hear your story as well. We've all had to overcome something. Please call 646-716-8158 and press 1 if you wish to speak with the hosts. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsegrief,sorrow,tribulation,HEARTBREAK,deathThis week's Cosmic Citizen continues with our series on "Dealing with Adversity and Tribulation" as we explore the topic of death, loss, and greif and the effec13fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/10/07/dealing-with-adversity-tribulation-how-spiritual-growth-propels-recoverySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/10/07/dealing-with-adversity-tribulation-how-spiritual-growth-propels-recoverySat, 07 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTDealing with Adversity & Tribulation: How Spiritual Growth Propels RecoveryThis week's Cosmic Citizen continues with our series on "Dealing with Adversity and Tribulation" as we explore the topic of addiction and the effects it has on our lives, careers, relationships, families and our own spiritual growth. In doing this series, we hope to inspire our listeners, in these tumultuous times, to be of good cheer. We will look at how faith and connection with spirit plays an often essential role in the process of recovery. Some of our guests will be long time Urantia Book students, others will not, but all have experienced dealing with and/or overcoming addiction. We intend to create a SAFE SPACE to discuss this sensitive topic by allowing our invited guests to call anonymously (if they choose) so that they can openly share their personal stories, including tragedies and triumphs, with addiction. The idea is to allow them the space to do this without offering advice, preaching or suggestions. We will do our best to practice our active listening skills. Two of our guests, Jim Barry and Robert Aponte, are long-time students of The Urantia Book. Jim has been in recovery for more than 30 years and has worked for 15 years in the non-profit sector as a Substance Abuse Counselor. Robert says that reading the Urantia Book brought about his decision to get sober and to join the Alcoholics Anonymous community. It helped him not only remain committed to staying sober but also to stay focused on the higher concepts of spiritual growth. He will discuss the many parallels between the AA and Urantia communities. Interesting that both came to be in the same time period and both adhere to "Big Blue Books." Some of our callers may not be familiar with the Urantia Book, so we ask that everyone remember to be respectful of their beliefs and traditions and help us to maintain a safe space on the show this week...and every week. Please call, and remember to Press 1 if you want to speak with the hosts. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAddiction,Recovery,Spirituality,Spiritual,FaithIn doing this series, we hope to inspire our listeners, in these tumultous times, to be of good cheer. We will look at how faith and connection with spirit play12fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/30/more-comforting-perspectives-on-tribulation--coping-with-adversitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/30/more-comforting-perspectives-on-tribulation--coping-with-adversitySat, 30 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTMore Comforting Perspectives on Tribulation - Coping With AdversityThis week’s show is a continuation of our series on coping with adversity and tribulation. Our guest is Jonathan Johnson - is a musician, storyteller, and minister who was in the original traveling cast of HAIR. Jonathan lost his spouse and baby to a real HATE CRIME (in the late 60s) when they burned down his hotel while he was in the theater during the show in Cleveland. Not only was his family killed, but another cast member's wife and child were also killed in the fire. Hate is nothing new and neither is discrimination. The irony is that the cast of HAIR was targeted because of a message of loving brotherhood. Tribulation and discrimination, in all forms, has existed in this world from time immemorial. Amazingly, Jonathan and Robin, discovered The Urantia Book and its teachings on the after-life, right before this tragic event. His love of God, the support and comfort he felt from the angels, and what he learned from the revelation helped him deal with the deep depression and isolation he felt afterward. He will share how he learned to forgive and let go of hatred, and ironically, how much he can see that the tribulation of bigotry, racial disparity and lack of spiritual brotherhood is still fomenting in our culture today. We often intellectualize when someone else is suffering, instead of offering sympathy and support. Just because we have faith, and know that life goes on, doesn't mean we don't feel or grieve or have the normal human emotions of sorrow, loneliness, and loss!  We may have tremendous faith, but we all have to live through tribulation and find a modicum of happiness. How shall we do that when there is so much turmoil? How do we deal with the loss of loved ones, especially a child or spouse? Let's explore these questions together. For the next few shows, we hope to inspire you by talking to people who have experienced unspeakable grief and came through it with grace, goodwill, and dignity. 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsegrief,tribulation,End Times,sorrow,SufferingThis weeks show is a continuation of our series on coping with ADVERSITY and TRIBULATION. Our guest is Jonathan Johnson - a musician and minister who was in the11fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/23/comforting-alternative-perspectives-on-end-times-conspiracies-propheciesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/23/comforting-alternative-perspectives-on-end-times-conspiracies-propheciesSat, 23 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTComforting Alternative Perspectives on End-times Conspiracies & PropheciesIs the Great Tribulation getting set to plunge us into seven years of global chaos? Is Planet Niburu going to collide with Earth? Is an evil shadow government spinning out deadly hurricanes? Sincere and thoughtful people believe these theories and some think that Saturday, September 23rd, 2017, will mark the end of the world as we know it. Surely the current problems facing humanity are serious. How will we respond? Do we resign to being powerless and hoping that God ends it all? Where's the hope and faith in that? Consider this quote from The Urantia Book: "Jesus portrayed the profound surety of the God-knowing mortal when he said: "To a God-knowing kingdom believer, what does it matter if all things earthly crash?" Temporal securities are vulnerable, but spiritual sureties are impregnable. When the flood tides of human adversity, selfishness, cruelty, hate, malice, and jealousy beat about the mortal soul, you may rest in the assurance that there is one inner bastion, the citadel of the spirit, which is absolutely unassailable; at least this is true of every human being who has dedicated the keeping of his soul to the indwelling spirit of the eternal God." Or this one: "Urantia is now quivering on the very brink of one of its most amazing and enthralling epochs of social readjustment, moral quickening, and spiritual enlightenment." Or this: "Urantia society can never hope to settle down as in past ages. The social ship has steamed out of the sheltered bays of established tradition and has begun its cruise upon the high seas of evolutionary destiny; and the soul of man, as never before in the world's history, needs carefully to scrutinize its charts of morality and painstakingly to observe the compass of religious guidance." If the world doesn't end tomorrow, it'll be a great to discuss the hope and encouragement of science, religion, and philosophy of The Urantia Book. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,prophecy,End Times,tribulation,RevelationJoin us as we and some special guests discuss current conspiracy theories and end-time prophecies.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/16/unlocking-the-urantia-revelation-with-scholars-from-urantiauniversity-instituteSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/16/unlocking-the-urantia-revelation-with-scholars-from-urantiauniversity-instituteSat, 16 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTUnlocking The Urantia Revelation With Scholars From UrantiaUniversity InstituteWhat faithful student of The Urantia Book isn’t excited by the endless vistas of higher learning, relational experience, and cosmic service that it vividly portrays to us? And by the idea that some of the ideas and ideals of our morontia education can begin now for the benefit of our embryonic morontia souls?  And that philosophy–the search for wisdom–is destined to become our chief educational pursuit in future ages? The importance of education balanced with work, loving service, and recreation is mentioned many times throughout The Urantia Book.  Jesus himself is a superb example of the kind of beautifully balanced personality that develops from a well-rounded life of education, loving service, and relational community. The progressive development and integration of our thinking, feeling and doing capacities along cosmic lines, rooted in divine love and aligned with the Father’s Will, leads to soul growth and God-likeness. This frame of reference work captures the mission of UrantiaUniversity Institute as it starts its fourth year of online classes focused on illuminating the stunning cosmology, revelatory theology, and vast array of ideas and ideals presented in The Urantia Book to a spiritually hungry world.  Several of UUI’s founders and instructors will discuss what they have learned through their own studies and developing an online school to meet the growing demand for in-depth education with and from other serious students of the book.   We invite your ideas and practical advice to support the personal spiritual regeneration of others.  If you believe that “the purpose of education should be acquirement of skill, pursuit of wisdom, realization of selfhood, and attainment of spiritual values,” (71:7.1), how might we best go about that? Visit www.urantiauniversity.org. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEducation,Educational,learning,universe,UniversalJoin us as we unlock The Urantia Revelation with good friends Elizabeth Callahan, Merritt Horn, Arlene Weimer, Andre Radatus from UrantiaUniversity Institutehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/09/jesus-gift-the-incredible-amazing-pervasive-essential-spirit-of-truth--2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/09/jesus-gift-the-incredible-amazing-pervasive-essential-spirit-of-truth--2Sat, 09 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTJesus' Gift: The Incredible, Amazing, Pervasive & Essential SPIRIT of TRUTH - 2 Join Paula, Andre, Christilyn and Derek as we further explore together Jesus' Spirit of Truth. Last week, we covered only half of what we had selected on this topic and so we're revisiting it. Here's one we missed: "The chief mission of this outpoured spirit of the Father and the Son is to teach men about the truths of the Father's love and the Son's mercy. These are the truths of divinity which men can comprehend more fully than all the other divine traits of character. The Spirit of Truth is concerned primarily with the revelation of the Father's spirit nature and the Son's moral character. The Creator Son, in the flesh, revealed God to men; the Spirit of Truth, in the heart, reveals the Creator Son to men." And this one: "Since the bestowal of the Spirit of Truth, man is subject to the teaching and guidance of a threefold spirit endowment: the spirit of the Father, the Thought Adjuster; the spirit of the Son, the Spirit of Truth; the spirit of the Spirit, the Holy Spirit." It is extraordinary to know that our Bestowal Son is actually present with us because of his Spirit of Truth. That He works, at every dark hour, to guide us and remind us that, "This is the way." Perhaps the most comforting thing that anyone can know, as they begin their search for God on this confusing world, is that the Spirit of Truth is present to help them recognize divine realities. This amazing and beautiful presence that we know as Jesus' Spirit of Truth is here for each of us, and when we sincerely seek truth, this good spirit will lead us and help us to find it We are so blessed! Please join us as we continue to discover and discuss the many wonderful ramifications of Jesus' gift. We'll again be sharing and discussing many terrific Urantia Book quotes on this topic and we hope to hear from you! Also, please pray with us for the victims of hurricane's Harvey and Irma! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,truth,Jesus,RevelationJoin Paula, Andre, Christilyn and Derek as we further explore together Jesus' Spirit of Truth. Last week, we covered only half of what we had selected on thishttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/02/jesus-gift-the-incredible-amazing-pervasive-essential-spirit-of-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/09/02/jesus-gift-the-incredible-amazing-pervasive-essential-spirit-of-truthSat, 02 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTJesus' Gift: The Incredible, Amazing, Pervasive & Essential SPIRIT of TRUTHThis week the entire Cosmic Citizen crew is back from our summer break. Join Paula, Andre, Christilyn and Derek as we explore together Jesus' Spirit of Truth. The Urantia Book says so much about the Spirit of Truth. Jesus said many things about the ministry of His spirit, the Spirit of Truth that he would "pour out upon all flesh."  Consider these words of the Master, ""My little children, I am going away, going back to my Father. In a little while you will not see me as you do here, as flesh and blood. In a very short time I am going to send you my spirit, just like me except for this material body. This new teacher is the Spirit of Truth who will live with each one of you, in your hearts, and so will all the children of light be made one and be drawn toward one another. And in this very manner will my Father and I be able to live in the souls of each one of you and also in the hearts of all other men who love us and make that love real in their experiences by loving one another, even as I am now loving you." Human beings on this lonely planet just naturally feel isolated, they are humanly dislocated; anxious, restless, fearful, uncertain, unsettled and in need of consolation. In consideration of the quote above, is it not a tremendous comfort to know that Jesus is really present with each of us? Is is not extraordinary to know that by becoming spirit-conscious, the Son is actually present, and that his spirit fraternizes with the fragment of God that indwells each of us? Is not amazing that when we truly and sincerely seek truth, His Spirit of Truth is there to lead us and help us to know the truth when we do find it? What a tonic for faith that is! Please join us as we discover and discuss the many wonderful ramifications of Jesus' gift, the Spirit of Truth. We'll be sharing and discussing many terrific Urantia Book quotes on this topic, and as always, we look forward to hearing from you! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsesprituality,truth,Jesus,spirit,spiritualThe entire Cosmic Crew comes back this week for a topical exploration of Jesus' Spirit of Truth. The essential gift of Christ to all humankind, that helps us tohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/08/26/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-9-week-seriesweek-9Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/08/26/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-9-week-seriesweek-9Sat, 26 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed: A Global Endeavor 9-Week Series—Week 9WE WILL CONCLUDE our series aimed at analyzing and appraising the characteristic patterns of epochal revelation.  Neal Waldrop will introduce and moderate, and Bob Debold co-moderate, an exchange of insights on Topic 2 of Revelation Revealed, a doc­ument intended to foster interactive dis­cussion of many key prin­ciples the revelators have enshrined in The Urantia Book. THE NINTH and final BROADCAST ON AUGUST 26 will start on page 42 of Revelation Revealed, with this question from Topic 2 : Why did the revelators bring forth the fifth epochal revelation during the first one-third of the 20th century? Do you believe that the timing of the revelation was influenced by one or more of the following circumstances:  the spiritual crisis?  the religious crisis? the philosophic crisis? the political and military crisis? the social and cultural crisis? in part, we will discuss implications of these crises in the context of the following quotation: Mechanical inventions and the dissemination of knowledge are modifying civilization; certain economic adjustments and social changes are imperative if cultural disaster is to be avoided. This new and oncoming social order will not settle down complacently for a millennium. The human race must become reconciled to a procession of changes, adjustments, and readjustments. Mankind is on the march toward a new and unrevealed planetary destiny. [A Melchizedek, 1086:4; 99:1.1] NOTE: You may already have downloaded Revelation Revealed from the web­site of the Committee for the Global Endeavor (www.globalendeavor.net). To follow discussion, please be sure you have it on hand. http://tobtr.com/10220165 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Revelation,The Urantia Book,Spirituality,Philosophy,ScienceOUR PLANET URANTIA is unique in all Nebadon and five epochal revelations have occurred here. The fifth epochal revelation is The Urantia Book published in 1955https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/08/19/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-9-week-seriesweek-8Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/08/19/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-9-week-seriesweek-8Sat, 19 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed: A Global Endeavor 9-Week Series—Week 8 WE WILL CONTINUE our series aimed at analyzing and appraising the characteristic patterns of epochal revelation.  Neal Waldrop will continue to moderate and Bob Debold co-moderate an exchange of insights on Topic 1 of Revelation Revealed, a doc­ument intended to foster interactive dis­cussion of many key prin­ciples the revelators have enshrined in The Urantia Book. THE EIGHTH (and penultimate) BROADCAST ON AUGUST 19 will start on page 34 of Revelation Revealed, with this introduction by a Mighty Messenger in Paper 118, In the maturity of the developing self, the past and future are brought together to illuminate the true meaning of the present. As the self matures, it reaches further and further back into the past for experience, while its wisdom forecasts seek to penetrate deeper and deeper into the unknown future. And as the conceiving self extends this reach ever further into both past and future, so does judgment become less and less dependent on the momentary present. In this way does decision-action begin to escape from the fetters of the moving present, while it begins to take on the aspects of past-future significance.  How does The Urantia Book, an epochal revelation, contribute to our maturation and self-mastery? What will be the format for the future sixth and future epochal revelation?  What signs of readiness will there be that humanity is ready for revelation 6?  How can we best use The Urantia Book, given the revelation contained in Jesus' life revelation and uncertainty about what comes next? NOTE: You may already have download Revelation Revealed from the web­site of the Committee for the Global Endeavor (www.globalendeavor.net). To follow discussion, please be sure to download it. http://tobtr.com/10206981 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Revelation,The Urantia Book,Spirituality,Son of God,Son of ManWE WILL CONTINUE our series aimed at analyzing and appraising the characteristic patterns of epochal revelation.  Neal Waldrop will continue to moderate and Bohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/08/12/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-now-a-9-week-seriesweek-7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/08/12/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-now-a-9-week-seriesweek-7Sat, 12 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed: A Global Endeavor Now A 9-Week Series—Week 7WE WILL CONTINUE our series aimed at analyzing and appraising the characteristic patterns of epochal revelation.  Neal Waldrop will continue to moderate and Bob Debold co-moderate an exchange of insights on Topic 1 of Revelation Revealed, a doc­umentintended to foster interactive dis­cussion of many key prin­ciples the revelators have enshrined in The Urantia Book. THE SEVENTH BROADCAST ON AUGUST 12 will start on page 31 of Revelation Revealed, with this introduction, In the final analysis, we do not know why the spiritual administrators who supervise and direct the destiny of our planet Urantia decided that the fifth epochal revelation would be transmitted in writing. This question, however, is puzzling and intriguing, and we are certainly entitled to exchange our own hypotheses and interpretations — while understanding that the entire discussion is speculative, but believing that it may nonetheless yield valuable insights.  We will examine this revelation’s purpose and function, for The Urantia Book is not an epochal revelation associated with the inspirational teachings of a high spiritual Son, but a complex and challenging revela­tion presented in written form and sponsored by many spiritual beings who do not hesitate to identify gaps in their own knowledge and awareness. Participants will consider a range of factors that may have motivated this choice of a highly innovative framework for revelatory teachings. NOTE: You may already have download Revelation Revealed from the modest web­site of the Committee for the Global Endeavor (www.globalendeavor.net). If not, please be sure to download it. This will enable you to read, understand, and follow discussion along with the participants. http://tobtr.com/10186203 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMichael of Nebadon,Jesus of Nazareth,Yeshua ben Yosef,Urantia,RevelationOUR PLANET URANTIA is unique in all Nebadon and five epochal revelations have occurred here. The fifth epochal revelation is The Urantia Book published in 1955https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/08/05/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-now-a-9-week-seriesweek-6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/08/05/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-now-a-9-week-seriesweek-6Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed: A Global Endeavor Now A 9-Week Series—Week 6WE WILL CONTINUE our series aimed at analyzing and appraising the characteristic patterns of epochal revelation.  Neal Waldrop will continue to moderate and Bob Debold comoderat Topic 1 of Revelation Revealed, an imaginative and innovative doc­ument by Neal (247 pages) intended to foster active and interactive dis­cussion of many key prin­ciples that the revelators have enshrined in The Urantia Book. THE SIXTH BROADCAST ON AUGUST 5 will start with question 19 on page 27 of Revelation Revealed, thereby launching us on the final phase of our analysis of the fourth epochal revelation, the bestowal on Urantia of our beloved Creator Son, Michael of Nebadon, in the human form of Jesus of Nazareth. We will examine that revelation’s purpose and function, and will then begin discussing the fifth epochal revelation. In part, participants will note that The Urantia Book represents a highly surprising departure from the standard pattern of epochal revelations that a Mighty Messenger portrays in Paper 52. After all, The Urantia Book is not an epochal revelation associated with the inspirational teachings of a high spiritual Son, but a complex and challenging revela­tion presented in written form and sponsored by many spiritual beings who do not hesitate to identify gaps in their own knowledge and awareness. In addition, participants will consider a range of factors that may have motivated the revelators to embark on this experimental adventure. NOTE: You may already have download Revelation Revealed from the modest web­site of the Committee for the Global Endeavor (www.globalendeavor.net). If not, please be sure to download it. This will enable you to read, understand, and follow discussion along with the participants. http://tobtr.com/10184183 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMichael of NebadonJesus of NazarethYshua ben YosefJoshua ben JosephUrantiaRevelationSpiritualityCreator SonSon of GodSon of ManEvolutionThe Urantia BookCivilizationGodGod the FatherReligionScience PhilosophyGod the SupremeTaoThe Global EndeavoOUR PLANET URANTIA is unique in all Nebadon and five epochal revelations have occurred here. The fourth epochal revelation was our Creator Son's seventh bestowhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/29/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-seriesweek-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/29/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-seriesweek-5Sat, 29 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed: A Global Endeavor 7-Week Series—Week 5WE WILL CONTINUE our series aimed at analyzing and appraising the characteristic patterns of epochal revelation.  Neal Waldrop will continue to moderate and Bob Debold comoderat Topic 1 of Revelation Revealed, an imaginative and innovative doc­ument by Neal (247 pages) intended to foster active and interactive dis­cussion of many key prin­ciples that the revelators have enshrined in The Urantia Book. THE FIFTH BROADCAST ON JULY 29 will continue and perhaps conclude dis­cussion of the fourth epochal revelation, the bestowal on Urantia of our beloved Creator Son, Michael of Nebadon, in the human form of Jesus of Nazareth. We will start with question 12 on page 22 of Revelation Revealed, a provocative inquiry calling on participants to appraise remarks whereby Immanuel told Michael that he should “seek to avoid the formal establishment of an organized cult, a crystallized religion, or a segregated ethical grouping of mortal beings,” and then declared, “Your life and teachings are to become the common heritage of all re­ligions and all peoples” [Mantutia Melchizedek, 1330:1 / 120:3.6]. Thereafter, partici­pants will consider how and why the revelators adapted what Jesus actually said at Urmia, and will seek to analyze the fourth epochal revelation in terms of its purpose and function. NOTE: You may already have download Revelation Revealed from the modest web­site of the Committee for the Global Endeavor (www.globalendeavor.net). If not, please be sure to download it. This will enable you to read along with the participants and acquire a much better understanding of what they are talking about. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMichael of Nebadon,Jesus of Nazareth,Yshua ben Yosef,Joshua ben Joseph,UrantiaOUR PLANET URANTIA is unique in all Nebadon and five epochal revelations have occurred here. The fourth epochal revelation was our Creator Son's seventh bestowhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/22/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-seriesweek-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/22/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-seriesweek-4Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed: A Global Endeavor 7-Week Series—Week 4WE WILL CONTINUE our series aimed at analyzing and appraising the characteristic patterns of epochal revelation.  Neal Waldrop will continue to moderate Topic 1 of Revelation Revealed, an imaginative and innovative doc­ument by Neal (247 pages) intended to foster active and interactive dis­cussion of many key prin­ciples that the revelators have enshrined in The Urantia Book. THE FOURTH EPOCHAL REVELATION, the bestowal on Urantia of our beloved Creator Son, Michael of Nebadon, in the human form of Jesus of Nazareth is where we'll begin episode 4 of this series. We will start by reading and analyzing the bestowal commission that Immanuel gave to Michael just before he left Salvington, including Immanuel’s instructions that Michael should “in every possible manner seek to avoid the formal establishment of an organized cult, a crystallized religion, or a segregated ethical grouping of mortal beings.” Quite to the contrary, Immanuel assured him, “Your life and teachings are to become the common heri­tage of all religions and all peoples” [Mantutia Melchizedek, 1330:1 / 120:3.6].  Partici­pants will also review the summary of Jesus’ teachings at Urmia that the Midwayer Commission provides us in Paper 134, while con­sidering why the revelators found it necessary to adapt what Jesus actually said. If time permits, participants will also analyze the fourth epochal revelation in terms of its purpose and function, seeking to understand how it relates to the other four epochal revelations that have occurred thus far on Urantia and to the standard sequence of epochal revelations that a Mighty Messenger describes in Paper 52. Download Revelation Revealed from the web­site of the Committee for the Global Endeavor (www.globalendeavor.net). 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMichael of Nebadon,Jesus of Nazareth,Yshua ben Yosef,Joshua ben Joseph,UrantiaOUR PLANET URANTIA is unique in all Nebadon and five epochal revelations have occurred here. The fourth epochal revelation was our Creator Son's seventh bestowhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/15/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-series--week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/15/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-series--week-3Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed: A Global Endeavor 7 Week Series -- Week 3WE WILL CONTINUE our series aimed at analyzing and appraising the characteristic patterns of epochal revelation.  Neal Waldrop will continue to moderate Topic 1 of Revelation Revealed, an imaginative and innovative doc­ument by Neal (247 pages) intended to foster active and interactive dis­cussion of many key prin­ciples that the revelators have enshrined in The Urantia Book. THE FOURTH EPOCHAL REVELATION, the bestowal on Urantia of our beloved Creator Son, Michael of Nebadon, in the human form of Jesus of Nazareth is where we'll begin part 3 of this series. We will start by examining how the mater­ial characteristics of Urantia compare with those of other inhabited planets in Satania — on the understanding that “Michael’s mortal bestowal was on Urantia but for all worlds of Nebadon” [the Midwayer Commission, 1514:2 / 136:4.1]. Partici­pants will also review patterns associated with the preceding six bestowals during which Michael appeared as personal beings with very different roles in Nebadon. Now that Michael has completed all seven bestowals, he “combines in his personal sovereignty the divine will of the sevenfold phases of the universal Creators with the understanding experience of his local universe crea­tures” [Man­tutia Melchizedek, 1324:2 / 120:0.5]. If time permits, participants will read and discuss the detailed bestowal commission that Michael received from Immanuel just before leaving Salvington (Paper 120, sections 1 through 3). NOTE: You may already have download Revelation Revealed from the web­site of the Committee for the Global Endeavor (www.globalendeavor.net). If not, please be sure to do so. This will enable you to read along with the participants and acquire a much better understanding of what they are talking about. 02:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMichael of Nebadon,Jesus of Nazareth,Yshua ben Yosef,Joshua ben Joseph,UrantiaOUR PLANET URANTIA is unique in all Nebadon and five epochal revelations have occurred here. The fourth epochal revelation was our Creator Son's seventh bestowhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/08/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-series--week-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/08/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-series--week-2Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed: A Global Endeavor 7 Week Series -- Week 2WE WILL CONTINUE our series of broadcasts aimed at analyzing and appraising the characteristic patterns of epochal revelation. As was the case on July 1, discussion will be based on topic 1 of Revelation Revealed, an imaginative and innovative document by Neal Waldrop (247 pages) intended to foster active and interactive discussion of many key principles that the revelators have enshrined in The Urantia Book. Neal will continue to steer the discussion while serving as the moderator, just as he did during the series of broadcasts on the study guide on the work of the master seraphim (May-June 2013). THE SECOND BROADCAST ON JULY 8 will mainly focus on the second and third epochal revelations, the heartrending default of Adam and Eve and the emergency bestowal of Machiventa Melchizedek in the days of Abraham. The work of Adam and Eve was far from a total loss, for an Archangel tells us that “the influence of the violet race … produced an advance in civilization which … has far exceeded the progress of mankind throughout its entire previous existence of almost a million years” [an Archangel, 900:2 / 81:0.2]. Nonetheless, revealed truth was threatened with extinction. Therefore the twelve Melchizedek receivers eventually decided to dispatch one of their number “to bestow himself as an emergency Son of world ministry” [a Melchizedek, 1014:5 / 93:1.3]. If time permits, participants will also begin discussing certain aspects of the fourth epochal revelation, the bestowal of our beloved Creator Son, Michael of Nebadon, in the human form of Jesus of Nazareth. NOTE: You may already have download Revelation Revealed from the modest web-site of the Committee for the Global Endeavor (www.globalendeavor.net). If not, please be sure to do so. This would enable you to read along with the participants and acquire a much better understanding of what they are talking about. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAdam and Eve,revelation,urantia book,MelchizedekGuest Hosts - Neal Waldrop and Bob Diebold discuss the Global Endeavor and "Revelation Revealed" study.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/01/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-series-introductionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/01/revelation-revealed-a-global-endeavor-7-week-series-introductionSat, 01 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMTRevelation Revealed: A Global Endeavor 7 Week Series--IntroductionOUR PLANET URANTIA is unique in all Nebadon, and the epochal revelations that have occurred here up to now show many signs of the adjustments and adaptations that our spiritual superiors appear to have adopted in order to overcome highly unfavorable circumstances … or at least to make a good start in that direction! This is where our beloved Creator Son, Christ Michael of Nebadon, carried out his seventh bestowal in the human form of Jesus of Nazareth. This tremendous privilege has of course created a remarkable destiny for our planet, one of the known unknowns that participants in discussion on Cosmic Citizen will eventually seek to evaluate and interpret. During the forthcoming series of broadcasts, discussion will be based on topics 1 and 2 of Revelation Revealed. [Please download Revelation Revealed from the website of the Committee for the Global Endeavor (www.globalendeavor.net). This will enable you to follow the participant discussion.] Neal Waldrop's 247-page document aims at fostering active and interactive discussion of many key prin­ciples that the revelators have enshrined in The Urantia Book. Participants will seek to analyze epochal revelation, both in relation to the policies that guide it and in terms of the actual results that we have seen thus far. Listeners will remember Neal as moderator, on the series on the master seraphim (May-June 2013). THE FIRST BROADCAST (July 1) will largely set the stage for the case-by-case analysis that follows, while pointing out that the spiritual administration of our planet involves so many departures from standard practice that we have every right to call it government by exception. If time permits, participants will discuss the active efforts to advance and uplift civilization that were an intrinsic feature of the first epochal revelation before Caligastia rebelled.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Urantia Book,urantia,Revelation,Global EndeavorOUR PLANET URANTIA is unique in all Nebadon, and the epochal revelations that have occurred here up to now show many signs of the adjustments and adaptations thhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/01/test-episode-rev-revSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/07/01/test-episode-rev-revSat, 01 Jul 2017 01:00:00 GMTTest Episode: Rev REV  This is a Test Episode for Training purposes only.   Revelation Revealed will be a 6- or 7-part series.   01:15:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThis is a test this is only a testhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/06/24/a-total-eclipse-jesus-birthday-a-scientific-symposium-to-enjoy-celebrateSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/06/24/a-total-eclipse-jesus-birthday-a-scientific-symposium-to-enjoy-celebrateSat, 24 Jun 2017 16:00:00 GMTA Total Eclipse, Jesus' Birthday & A Scientific Symposium to Enjoy & Celebrate!What does a total eclipse and Jesus' birthday have in common? Well, this year they are happening on the same day and we can celebrate both events together! We'll be meeting with Tom Allen, a devoted Urantian from Oklahoma City, to discuss how at the 4th Scientific Symposium. From Tom: It is with a great and joyful anticipation that the fourth Scientific Symposium (SSIV) will be held August 18-21 near Kansas City.  We await the first solar eclipse to come across North America in several decades.  This amazing eclipse will stretch all the way across the United States of America from Oregon to South Carolina. The wonderful thing for Urantia Book believers, is that this eclipse will occur on Jesus’ 2023rd birthday!  What a great event to honor our Sovereign and friend, Jesus of Nazareth.  Jesus shared our fascination with the heavens:  “He rejoiced to contemplate the Father through the inspiring spectacle of the starry realms of the Creator Sons.” (167:6.5)  And as a child “He evinced a troublesome penchant for lying on his back and gazing wonderingly up into the starry heavens long after his usual bedtime in this well-ordered Nazareth household.” (123:3.10)  We too will share this joy and inspiration. Science presentations, astronomy and wonderful musical arts will culminate in a banquet on Sunday night with a joyous remembrance of Jesus on the eve of his birthday. The full eclipse of the sun on Monday afternoon is sure to inspire. To register for the conference and for more information: http://tsquest.org/event/scientific-symposium-iv-science-and-spirituality/ We invite you to call and join us as we talk about SSIV, and the science, religion and philosophy of The Urantia Book. It will surely make for entertaining discussions.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTotal Eclipse,Jesus,August 21st,Eclipse,ScienceThis week, we'll be meeting with Tom Allen, a devoted Urantian from Oklahoma City, to discuss the 4th Scientific Symposium. You'll want to learn all about thishttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/06/17/cosmic-spirituality-the-path-of-soul-making-and-self-perfectingSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/06/17/cosmic-spirituality-the-path-of-soul-making-and-self-perfectingSat, 17 Jun 2017 16:00:00 GMTCosmic Spirituality: The Path of Soul-Making and Self-PerfectingOur Creators want us to evolve high-quality souls as we unify our personalities and ascend through the seven psychic circles. We can consciously follow this path through the pursuit of two core practices suggested by the UB: “soul-making” and “self-perfecting”—two phrases coined by our guest, Byron Belitsos, a veteran UB reader. Byron’s discussion in this week's show will be based on his new book, Your Evolving Soul: The Cosmic Spirituality of the Urantia Revelation (Origin Press, 2017). This book—which is intended both for readers as well as nonreaders—offers an original interpretation of the UB’s spiritual teachings in the light of today’s developmental psychology, Jung’s concept of the individuation, Ken Wilber’s integral psychology, and contemporary paranormal studies. Byron also finds important parallels between the UB’s concepts of soul evolution and similar ideas in ancient Gnosticism, traditional Christian doctrine, and Buddhist psychology. A new take on soul evolution: The human soul is the largely unconscious harvest of the energetic reality of those human experiences that we generate through our more significant personal decisions. But we can also engage in conscious soul-making. The “sacred triad” and the evolving soul: We can better understand soul-making if we apportion three distinct aspects of self: the soul, the Thought Adjuster, and the unique personality. If we conflate any of these three parts of our “inner triad," we cannot understand the soul. The path of self-pefecting: One day we will achieve perfection as finaliters. You can inspire your spiritual path today by envisioning yourself as a finaliter-in-the-making. Join us as we explore these topics with our friend Byron!   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsesoul,growth,perfection,evolution,Byron BelitsosA new take on soul evolution: The human soul is the largely unconscious harvest of the energetic reality of those human experiences that we generate through ourhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/06/10/discovering-an-egyptian-treasure--the-remarkable-ikhnaton--with-derek-samaras-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/06/10/discovering-an-egyptian-treasure--the-remarkable-ikhnaton--with-derek-samaras-1Sat, 10 Jun 2017 16:00:00 GMTDiscovering an Egyptian Treasure - The Remarkable Ikhnaton - With Derek SamarasThis week we have a special episode planned with our own Derek Samaras. Derek passionately delves into modern discoveries of the ancient world, and he shares his keen insights on our program. Recently, he wrote an article on Ikhnaton, who was the father of King Tut. The Urantia Book deems him "The Remarkable Ikhnaton" and gives him his own section in the book. 80 years ago, the UB said this about Ikhnaton (known commonly as Akhenaten): "Never in all history did any king so methodically proceed to swing a whole nation from polytheism to monotheism as did this extraordinary Ikhnaton. With the most amazing determination this young ruler broke with the past, changed his name, abandoned his capital, built an entirely new city, and created a new art and literature for a whole people." Derek correlates this with modern discoveries. In his article, Derek writes: Akhenaten, the son of Amenhotep III was the young king of Egypt who ruled from around 1353 B.C. until 1336 B.C. and might be considered a revolutionary by today’s standards. During his short reign he successfully changed his name, relocated the capitol of Egypt from Thebes to a newly built Amarna, and united his people under monotheism. His writings were prolific as some are now immortalized in the Old Testament under Hebrew authorship. Akhenaten’s only problem was that his new religion based on morality and righteousness under one God was too much for most people to grasp at the time. When his short reign was over, there was an immediate reversion back to the old ways of worshiping Isis and Osiris. All of Akhenaten’s writings were subsequently destroyed, and his name has ever since been the subject of many speculations and wild tales by professional Egyptologists, Theologians, and Alien theorists. Join us this week as we explore with Derek his research and insights on this remarkable human leader. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEgypt,Monotheism,God,Religion,spiritualityThis week we have a special episode planned with our own Derek Samaras to explore his research and insights on the remarkable Ikhnaton!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/06/03/the-second-gardenpaper-76-adam-and-eve-in-new-eden--part-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/06/03/the-second-gardenpaper-76-adam-and-eve-in-new-eden--part-3Sat, 03 Jun 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe Second Garden—Paper 76— Adam and Eve in "New Eden" - Part 3This week we continue our study of Paper 76 with Adam and Eve in the Second Garden, "the land between the rivers"—the Euphrates and the Tigris. On the last episode in this series (two weeks ago) we covered the second two sections of this paper, 3. Life in Mesopotamia. 4. The Violet Race. We had a great conversation on these sections and we were again blessed to have the keen insights of Charles Olivea as our guest caller.  Adam and Eve migrated from the Edenic peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean to the New Eden. Even with their superior knowledge, their having been degraded in status to that of  mere humans, made the work of planetary upliftment extremely daunting. This paper recounts that struggle, but it is practical in that it shows how they courageously faced the challenges at hand. It is, after all, what we all must do in our brief and intense human experience on this most difficult planet.  The story of Adam and Eve is timeless and it still captures the collective imagination of humankind, even after thousands of years. The Urantia Book reveals why and it brings new meaning and understanding to this epic legend. This week we are reading of Sections 5. Death of Adam and Eve and 6. Survival of Adam and Eve. These sections will provide a fitting finale to our series of studies on Adam and Eve. Here's a tidbit from section 6: "Adam and Eve went to their mortal rest with strong faith in the promises made to them by the Melchizedeks that they would sometime awake from the sleep of death to resume life on the mansion worlds, worlds all so familiar to them in the days preceding their mission in the material flesh of the violet race on Urantia." We invite you to call and join us as we continue to explore the truth behind the this revealing account of the struggles of Adam and Eve. You can join the show to listen and/or comment by calling 646-716-8158. 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAdam and Eve,The Garden of Eden,Spiritual,spirituality,spiritThis week we continue our study of Paper 76 with Adam and Eve in the Second Garden, "the land between the rivers"—the Euphrates and the Tigris.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/05/27/a-preview-of-the-international-urantia-conference-in-denver--july-2017Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/05/27/a-preview-of-the-international-urantia-conference-in-denver--july-2017Sat, 27 May 2017 16:00:00 GMTA Preview of The International Urantia Conference in Denver - July 2017This week we'll be interviewing many of the people involved in planning and executing The Urantia Book Fellowship's 14th Triennial International Conference, IC'17. The conference will be held this July 29-23 on the exquisite University of Denver campus, right in the heart of the mile-high city. Join us as we discuss with the conference planning team many of the wonderful events and activities that are planned for this splendid Rocky Mountain Urantian high! This conference includes all the things we’ve come to love about the Fellowship’s International Conferences, as well as special events that showcase Interfaith and the good works happening globally in businesses, education and in the Emergent spiritual community. The conference theme is Spreading Our Wings, and it includes fantastic inspirational speakers and live music. Artists like Pato Banton and the Earth Guardians will perform along with the legendary Urantia House Band. There will be two deeply spiritual pre-conference retreats, daily meditations and worship in the historic university chapel, a children's program in the Jerusalem Marketplace tent, the Truthseeker's Adventure for teens, amazing workshops, the Sacred Arts Gallery and a unique bookstore that features products created by Urantian artisans and authors. If you are a student of the Urantia revelation and you've never been to a Urantia conference this is your chance to experience an authentic slice of Light and Life. It's a coming together of hearts and minds. Sincere souls will join in celebration of the gifts of our beneficent creator and his magnificent creation. If you need a spiritual lift in your life this conference is where you will get it! If you are feeling uninspired, come, and get your spiritual juices flowing. If you've been thinking about coming and can't decide, tune-in this week and learn all about it.   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,conference,spiritual,spirit,lifeJoin us as we explore the upcoming Urantia conference, Spreading Our Wings, to be held in Denver, CO this summer!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/05/20/the-second-gardenpaper-76-adam-and-eve-in-new-eden--part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/05/20/the-second-gardenpaper-76-adam-and-eve-in-new-eden--part-2Sat, 20 May 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe Second Garden—Paper 76— Adam and Eve in "New Eden" - Part 2This week we continue our study of Paper 76 with Adam and Eve in the Second Garden, "the land between the rivers"—the Euphrates and the Tigris. This is where current scholarship supposes Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden were, supposing they are not mythological. On the last episode we covered the first two sections of this fantastic paper, 1. The Edenites Enter Mesopotamia and 2. 2. Cain and Abel. A lively conversation ensued around the section on Cain and Abel and we were blessed to have the keen insights of guest callers and Urantia scholars, Chuck Thurston and Charles Olivea. The New Eden is where Adam and Eve migrated from the Edenic peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean, after their default. Their Garden civilization ended nearly 38,000 years ago. The legends, as mythical as they seem, are still deeply compelling even after thousands of years. The Urantia Book reveals why, and it brings new meaning and understanding to this timeless legend. This week we will cover Sections 3. Life in Mesopotamia and 4. The Violet Race. We may even surprise ourselves and get through the final two sections as well, 5. Death of Adam and Eve and 6. Survival of Adam and Eve. Who knows?  Here's a tidbit of the reading: Adam wisely spent most of the time training his children and their associates in civil administration, educational methods, and religious devotions. Had it not been for this foresight, pandemonium would have broken loose upon his death. As it was, the death of Adam made little difference in the conduct of the affairs of his people. But long before Adam and Eve passed away, they recognized that their children and followers had gradually learned to forget the days of their glory in Eden.76:3.2 We invite you to call and join in and continue to explore the truth behind the mythological account! You can join the show to listen and/or comment by calling 646-716-8158. 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsemesopotamia,adam and eve,Creation,myths,RevelationJoin us as we continue our study of Paper 76 with Adam and Eve in the Second Garden, "the land between the rivers"—the Euphrates and the Tigris.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/05/13/the-second-gardenpaper-76new-beginning-in-new-eden-in-mesopotamiaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/05/13/the-second-gardenpaper-76new-beginning-in-new-eden-in-mesopotamiaSat, 13 May 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe Second Garden—Paper 76—New Beginning in "New Eden" in MesopotamiaWe commence Paper 76 of our study of Adam and Eve, regarding their arrival in "the land between the rivers"—the Euphrates and the Tigris. This is where current scholarship supposes Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden were, supposing they are not mythological.  The Urantia Book explains that his was the "second garden"—the "new Eden" to where they migrated from the Edenic peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean after their default. We'll take up the narrative of "Cain and Abel" and visit a fuller recounting of a true story heretofore only available as an abbreviated mythological account.  events that ended the Garden civilization, nearly 38,000 years ago, is hazily recounted by ancient legends and Biblical accounts, but these events did happen to the detriment of our world. The legends, though they may sound like a fairy tale, are still deeply compelling even after thousands of years. The Urantia Book reveals why, and it brings new meaning and understanding to this timeless legend. (847.6) 76:1.4 After getting settled in the new Eden, it became necessary to adopt crude methods of living; it seemed entirely true that the ground had been cursed. Nature was once again taking its course. Now were the Adamites compelled to wrest a living from unprepared soil and to cope with the realities of life in the face of the natural hostilities and incompatibilities of mortal existence. They found the first garden partially prepared for them, but the second had to be created by the labor of their own hands and in the “sweat of their faces.” Paula, Christilyn, André, and Derek will cohost. We invite you to call in. Join us and continue to explore the truth behind the mythological account! The show airs live on Saturdays at 10 AM Mountain time. You can join the show to listen or comment by calling 646-716-8158. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Urantia,Adam and Eve,Garden of Eden,MesopotamiaThe Urantia Book speaks of Adam and Eve needing to move from the first Eden to the second location that had been selected before the original garden had been sehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/05/06/the-default-of-adam-and-eve--paper-75--the-urantia-book--the-aftermathSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/05/06/the-default-of-adam-and-eve--paper-75--the-urantia-book--the-aftermathSat, 06 May 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe Default of Adam and Eve - Paper 75 - The Urantia Book - The AftermathLast week we had an amazing discussion of our Material Son and Daughter (Adam and Eve) including their strengths and weaknesses as well as their triumphs and tragedies. We got through sections 4, 5, and 6 with the help of some great friends and scholars, Charles Olivea and Robert Sarmast. This week we continue our study of Adam and Eve and will devote one more week to Paper 75 - The Default of Adam and Eve. Urantia Paper 75 explains and clarifies the disastrous default of Adam and Eve and the tragic events that ended the Garden civilization, 37,000 years ago. This week we'll read and discuss, Section 7. Degradation of Adam and Eve and Section 8. The So-Called Fall of Man. If you still think that God is punishing humankind because of what Adam and Eve did, consider this bold statement: "There has been no "fall of man." The history of the human race is one of progressive evolution, and the Adamic bestowal left the world peoples greatly improved over their previous biologic condition." (75:8.2) And these: "Adam should not be regarded as the cause of a curse on the human race. While he did fail in carrying forward the divine plan, while he did transgress his covenant with Deity, while he and his mate were most certainly degraded in creature status, notwithstanding all this, their contribution to the human race did much to advance civilization on Urantia." (75:8.3) "Never, in all your ascent to Paradise, will you gain anything by impatiently attempting to circumvent the established and divine plan by short cuts, personal inventions, or other devices for improving on the way of perfection, to perfection, and for eternal perfection." (75:8.5) Join the crew as we continue in our study of Paper 75. We've invited Robert and Charles to join in again to help us find new hope and new meaning in the timeless saga of Adam and Eve! We hope you can make it too! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThis week we continue our study of Adam and Eve and will devote one more week to Paper 75 - The Default of Adam and Eve.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/29/the-default-of-adam-and-eve--paper-75--realization-repercussions-exit-edenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/29/the-default-of-adam-and-eve--paper-75--realization-repercussions-exit-edenSat, 29 Apr 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe Default of Adam and Eve - Paper 75 - Realization, Repercussions, & Exit EdenContinuing our study of Adam and Eve, we resume Paper 75, The Default of Adam and Eve, at section 4:  "The Realization of Default."  We thoroughly examined error and sin last week while recounting the default story. The Urantia Book explains and clarifies the disastrous default of Adam and Eve. The tragic events that ended the Garden civilization, nearly 38,000 years ago, is hazily recounted by ancient legends and Biblical accounts, but these events did happen to the detriment of our world. The legends, though they may sound like a fairy tale, are still deeply compelling even after thousands of years. The Urantia Book reveals why, and it brings new meaning and understanding to this timeless legend. "And those same thirty days [while Adam wandered in solitude] were as long years of sorrow and suffering to Eve. Never did this noble soul fully recover from the effects of that excruciating period of mental suffering and spiritual sorrow." [75:5.7 (843.9)] "While the transports stood by, those children who had arrived at the age of choice (twenty years) were given the option of remaining on Urantia with their parents or of becoming wards of the Most Highs of Norlatiadek. Two thirds chose to go to Edentia; about one third elected to remain with their parents. All children of prechoice age were taken to Edentia. No one could have beheld the sorrowful parting of this Material Son and Daughter and their children without realizing that the way of the transgressor is hard. " [75:6.3 (844.5)] Paula, Christilyn, and Derek will continue our study. (André returns next week.)   We are certain to have more great insights from regular callers and invite you to call as well.  Join us as we continue to explore this fascinating saga! The show airs live on Saturdays at 10 AM Mountain time. You can join the show to listen or comment by calling 646-716-8158. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Adam and Eve,Urantia,Eden,The GardenThe Urantia Book says that our world's history was remarkably changed, a second time, by Adam's and Eve's default. We seek to garner wisdom and understanding thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/22/the-default-of-the-adam-and-eve--paper-75-of-the-urantia-book--edens-fateSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/22/the-default-of-the-adam-and-eve--paper-75-of-the-urantia-book--edens-fateSat, 22 Apr 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe Default of The Adam and Eve - Paper 75 of The Urantia Book - Eden's FateThis week we continue our study of Adam and Eve. Having completed Urantia Paper 73 and 74 on the Garden and it's legendary inhabitants, we move on to Paper 75, The Default of Adam and Eve. You won't want to miss this study. Urantia Paper 75 explains and clarifies the disastrous default of Adam and Eve. The tragic events that ended the Garden civilization, 37,000 years ago, is hazily recounted by ancient legends and Biblical accounts, but these events did happen to the detriment of our world. The legends, though they may sound like a fairy tale, are still deeply compelling even after thousands of years. The Urantia Book reveals why, and it brings new meaning and understanding to this timeless legend. Consider these quotes: "Adam and Eve did fall from their high estate of material sonship down to the lowly status of mortal man. But that was not the fall of man. The human race has been uplifted despite the immediate consequences of the Adamic default. Although the divine plan of giving the violet race to the Urantia peoples miscarried, the mortal races have profited enormously from the limited contribution which Adam and his descendants made to the Urantia races." (75:8.1) "Adam should not be regarded as the cause of a curse on the human race. While he did fail in carrying forward the divine plan, while he did transgress his covenant with Deity, while he and his mate were most certainly degraded in creature status, notwithstanding all this, their contribution to the human race did much to advance civilization on Urantia." (75:8.3.) This week the Andre, Christilyn and Derek will begin the study of Paper 75. We are certain to have more great insights from regular callers and invite you to call as well.  Joine us as we continue to explore this fascinating saga! The show airs live on Saturdays at 10 AM Mountain time. You can join the show to listen or comment by calling 646-716-8158. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseadam and eve,history,life,ancient history,evolutionJoin us for the continuing saga of Adam and Eve from The Urantia Book - Paper 75 - The Default of Adam and Evehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/15/the-compelling-timeless-saga-of-adam-and-eve--urantia-paper-74--part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/15/the-compelling-timeless-saga-of-adam-and-eve--urantia-paper-74--part-2Sat, 15 Apr 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe Compelling & Timeless Saga of Adam and Eve - Urantia Paper 74 - Part 2This week we continue our study of Adam and Eve and their life in the Garden, Paper 74 of The Urantia Book. Last week Andre and Derek began the study of Adam and Eve, and they completed the first 4 sections: Adam and Eve on Jerusem, Arrival of Adam and Eve, Adam and Eve Learn about the Planet and The First Upheaval. Perhaps we will again be joined by explorer Robert Sarmast. The story of Adam and Eve, as depicted in the Urantia Book, brings amazing depth and detail on these remarkable beings. Throughout history there have been legends of Gods and Goddesses who came to earth and of ancient indigenous cultures who mourned their departure and always anxiously look for their return. Even though the ancient legends and the Biblical accounts of creation sounds like a fairy tale, there is still something deeply compelling about them, and the Urantia Book clarifies much of the confusion. Consider these thought provoking quotes: "The story of the creation of Urantia in six days was based on the tradition that Adam and Eve had spent just six days in their initial survey of the Garden. This circumstance lent almost sacred sanction to the time period of the week, which had been originally introduced by the Dalamatians." "The legend of the making of the world in six days was an afterthought, in fact, more than thirty thousand years afterwards. One feature of the narrative, the sudden appearance of the sun and moon, may have taken origin in the traditions of the onetime sudden emergence of the world from a dense space cloud of minute matter which had long obscured both sun and moon." This week the entire Cosmic Citizen crew (Paula, Andre, Christilyn and Derek) will continue the study of the final 4 sections of Paper 74, Adam and Eve, including Adam's Administration, Home Life of Adam and Eve, Life in the Garden and The Legend of Creation. Join us as we explore this fascinating saga! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAdam and Eve,Ancient Aliens,evolution,legends,CreationThis week we continue our study of Adam and Eve and their life in the Garden, Paper 74 of The Urantia Book.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/08/the-compelling-timeless-saga-of-adam-and-eve--urantia-paper-74Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/08/the-compelling-timeless-saga-of-adam-and-eve--urantia-paper-74Sat, 08 Apr 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe Compelling & Timeless Saga of Adam and Eve - Urantia Paper 74This week we will finally begin our study of Adam and Eve and their life in the Garden, Paper 74 of The Urantia Book. If you've been with us for this study you know we backed up and covered thoroughly the story of the Garden of Eden, Paper 73. That took three weeks and we were delighted to be joined by explorer Robert Sarmast for that series. He promised to return for our study on Adam and Eve. This week Andre will host with the able help of Derek (our own resident expert on ancient history) with Robert as our guest. Legends of gods and goddesses who came down to earth exist all over the globe. In the Book of Genesis there are two creation narratives. In the first, Adam and Eve are created by God and instructed to multiply, God fashions Adam from dust and subsequently Eve is created from one of Adam's ribs. They are innocent and unashamed until a serpent deceives Eve who partakes of forbidden knowledge. God reveals the consequences of their sin and banishes them from the Garden of Eden. The story of the fall of Adam is often understood to be an allegory but the Urantia Book brings amazing depth and detail into these momentous transactions. Human life on earth had evolved for hundreds of thousands of years before Adam and Eve were brought to this world with a clear and universal mandate to be "biologic uplifters" for the various races then inhabiting the planet. So who were Adam and Eve and what was their purpose? There is clearly a great deal of curiosity about the God and Goddess of Urantia and the revelation offers a remarkably detailed account of their mission, their lives on earth, their mistakes and also their redemption. The book tells us, "There has been no "fall of man." The history of the human race is one of progressive evolution, and the Adamic bestowal left the world peoples greatly improved over their previous biologic condition." Join us as we explore this fascinating saga! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseadam and eve,evolution,spirituality,spiritual,Ancient AliensJoin us for the timeless and compelling story of Adam and Eve, from The Urantia Book as we study together Paper 74.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/01/a-timeless-saga--revelations-about-the-garden-of-eden--part-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/04/01/a-timeless-saga--revelations-about-the-garden-of-eden--part-3Sat, 01 Apr 2017 16:00:00 GMTA Timeless Saga - Revelations About The Garden of Eden - Part 3Last week we continued our study of Paper 73, The Garden of Eden. We had an amazing conversation with our guest, explorer Robert Sarmast. We read only one section of Paper 73 because the conversation of Robert's adventure to find Eden (AKA Atlantis) was simply to fascinating to stop. We read and discussed section 5, The Garden Home, which describes many features of the environs that were prepared for and awaited the arrival of Adam and Eve. Human life on earth had evolved for hundreds of thousands of years before Adam and Eve were brought to this world. The Urantia Book teaches that every evolutionary world, inhabited by creatures who possess "mind of will dignity" is, at some point, blessed with an Adam and an Eve. They are perfect humans, not in an ultimate sense, but certainly in a material sense, and to each world they bring superior DNA. They are considered to be "biologic uplifters." All Adamic pairs live in a garden which eventually becomes the center of evolving civilization on every inhabited world. This week we hope to have Robert Sarmast back on the air, and with the considerable expertise of our own Derek Samaras, it's bound to be another lively and informative discussion. Perhaps we will even be able to read Sections 6 & 7, The Tree of Life and The Fate of Eden. Both Robert and Derek have devoted huge amounts of time to the study of the Sumerian texts and can offer keen insights into The Urantia Book's story of the cradle of human life and civilization. "The instructions given Adam by the Melchizedeks implied that he was to establish racial, continental, and divisional headquarters to be in charge of his immediate sons and daughters, while he and Eve were to divide their time between these various world capitals as advisers and co-ordinators of the world-wide ministry of biologic uplift, intellectual advancement, and moral rehabilitation." Please tune in! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLife,The Garden of Eden,Evolution,Adam and Eve,Ancient AliensThe instructions given Adam by the Melchizedeks implied that he was to establish racial, continental, and divisional headquarters to be in charge of his immediahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/03/25/a-new-tale-of-the-garden-of-eden--the-timeless-sagaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/03/25/a-new-tale-of-the-garden-of-eden--the-timeless-sagaSat, 25 Mar 2017 16:00:00 GMTA New Tale of The Garden of Eden - The Timeless SagaLast week we hoped to start a study of Adam and Eve and their saga from Paper 74 of The Urantia Book, but we spontaneously decided to back up and study Paper 73, The Garden of Eden. So that is where we began this week. We read half of Paper 73 and will easily finish this week before beginning Paper 74 on Adam and Eve. We read and discussed the first four sections of this wonderful paper, including: The Nodites and the Amadonites, Planning for the Garden, The Garden Site Establishing the Garden. Human life on earth had evolved for hundreds of thousands of years before Adam and Eve were brought to this world. The tale of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden has undergone extensive elaboration through time. Interpretations and beliefs regarding Adam and Eve and the Garden vary across religions and sects. However, The Urantia Book brings amazing new detail to the Garden story. It reveals the human and superhuman heroes who helped to build it in preparation the arrival of Adam and Eve, the "biologic uplifters." This week we will cover the second half of Paper 73, including these sections: The Garden Home, The Tree of Life and finally The Fate of Eden. These papers about Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden, from Part III of the Urantia Book offer a fascinating and detailed account of momentous transactions in history, and they reveal, as never before "the origin of the well-nigh universal folk tale of the gods who came down to earth and there with the daughters of men begot an ancient race of heroes." "And so was the Garden of Eden made ready for the reception of the promised Adam and his consort. And this Garden would have done honor to a world under perfected administration and normal control. Adam and Eve were well pleased with the general plan of Eden..." Tune in to explore this fascinating revelation with us and gain new insights and understandings about our remarkable human history! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseadam and eve,history,Atlantis,Eden,GodA New Tale of The Garden of Edenhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/03/18/a-new-tale-of-adam-and-eve--the-timeless-sagaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/03/18/a-new-tale-of-adam-and-eve--the-timeless-sagaSat, 18 Mar 2017 16:00:00 GMTA New Tale of Adam and Eve - The Timeless SagaThis week we will begin a study of Adam and Eve and their saga in the Garden of Eden, Paper 74 of The Urantia Book. Legends of gods and goddesses who came down to earth exist all over the globe. In the Book of Genesis there are two creation narratives. In the first, Adam and Eve are created by God and instructed to multiply, God fashions Adam from dust and subsequently Eve is created from one of Adam's ribs. They are innocent and unashamed until a serpent deceives Eve who partakes of forbidden knowledge. God reveals the consequences of their sin and banishes them from the Garden of Eden. The story has undergone extensive elaboration in later Abrahamic traditions and scrutiny by modern biblical scholars. Interpretations and beliefs regarding Adam and Eve and the story revolving around them vary across religions and sects; for example, the Islamic version of the story holds that Adam and Eve were equally responsible for their sins of hubris. The story of the fall of Adam is often understood to be an allegory. The Urantia Book brings amazing depth and detail into these momentous transactions. It states that human life on earth had evolved for hundreds of thousands of years before Adam and Eve were brought to this world with a clear and universal mandate to be "biologic uplifters" for the various races then inhabiting the planet. So who were Adam and Eve and what was their purpose? There is clearly a great deal of curiosity about them and the papers about them, from Part III of the Urantia Book, give a fascinating and detailed account of their mission, their lives on earth, their mistakes and also their redemption. The book tells us, "There has been no "fall of man." The history of the human race is one of progressive evolution, and the Adamic bestowal left the world peoples greatly improved over their previous biologic condition." Join us as we explore this fascinating saga! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAdam and Eve,creation,evolution,spirit,spiritualThis week we will begin a study of Adam and Eve and their saga in the Garden of Eden, Paper 74 of The Urantia Book.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/03/11/bring-the-light--be-a-torchbearer--a-workshop-with-guest-stephen-zendtSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/03/11/bring-the-light--be-a-torchbearer--a-workshop-with-guest-stephen-zendtSat, 11 Mar 2017 17:00:00 GMTBring The Light - Be A Torchbearer - A Workshop With Guest Stephen ZendtThis week we finish our study of Paper 81 from The Urantia Book, The Development of Modern Civilization, featuring Stephen Zendt. Last week we finished reading Section 6. The Maintenance of Civilization. There are 15 separate thought provoking points in one section. Stephen Zendt can now take us closer to understanding what it means to be a torchbearer. Stephen Zendt is a remarkable scholar of the Urantia revelation who has served it for decades. In 1994 he helped to professionally read the entire Urantia Book on audio. He is a thoughtful spiritual writer and blogger and we're delighted to have him on the show again. You can read his blog, the Fifth Epochal Power Hour, here: http://www.urantiabook.org/fifth-epochal-power-hour The workshop that Stephen will guide us through, is based on Paper 81. He originally presented this at the Urantia Book Fellowship's Summer Study Session a few years ago. It keys in on the concept of "torchbearers" from Section 6 of Paper 81. As Stephen takes us through this workshop, we'll explore questions like: Who or what is a torchbearer? What does a torchbearer do? Is it a natural ability or an acquired one? Who counts as a torchbearer in your life? What makes a torchbearer effective? How can you be a torchbearer? Consider this quote: "Leadership is vital to progress. Wisdom, insight, and foresight are indispensable to the endurance of nations. Civilization is never really jeopardized until able leadership begins to vanish. And the quantity of such wise leadership has never exceeded one per cent of the population." Please join us as we explore what it means to be a torchbearer with Stephen Zendt. It's a timely and relevant study, so give us a call live 646-716-8158 and/or tune in Saturday at 10am MST, to join the chat! Check out our page on Facebook!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRevelation,Religion,society,evolution,civilizationThis week we finish our study of Paper 81 from The Urantia Book, The Development of Modern Civilization, featuring Stephen Zendt.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/03/04/bring-the-light--be-a-torchbearer--urantia-paper-81-with-guest-stephen-zendtSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/03/04/bring-the-light--be-a-torchbearer--urantia-paper-81-with-guest-stephen-zendtSat, 04 Mar 2017 17:00:00 GMTBring the Light - Be A Torchbearer - Urantia Paper 81 With Guest Stephen ZendtThis week we continue our study of Paper 81 from The Urantia Book, The Development of Modern Civilization, and we'll be joined by Stephen Zendt. Last week we covered the last two sections, including: 5. Cultural Society and 6. The Maintenance of Civilization. However, we didn't finish section 6, it's just is so broad and deep, one could spend months on just Section 6 and its 15 separate points. Stephen Zendt was introduced to the UB in 1971. He is a remarkable scholar of the revelation having served in leadership capacities for decades. In 1994 he helped to professionally read and record the entire Urantia Book on audio. The recording is currently available at Audible.com. Stephen has had articles published in notable movement journals and he continues to participate in many ways, including as a blogger at www.urantibook.org. The workshop that Stephen will guide us through, is based on Paper 81. He originally presented this at the Urantia Book Fellowship's Summer Study Session a few years ago. It keys in on the concept of "torchbearers" from Section 6 of Paper 81. As Stephen takes us through this workshop, we'll explore questions like: Who or what is a torchbearer?  What does a torchbearer do? Is it a natural ability or an acquired one? Who counts as a torchbearer in your life? What makes a torchbearer effective? How can you be a torchbearer? Consider this quote: "In civilization much, very much, depends on an enthusiastic and effective load-pulling spirit. Ten men are of little more value than one in lifting a great load unless they lift together—all at the same moment. And such teamwork—social co-operation—is dependent on leadership. Please join us as we explore what it means to be a torchbearer with Stephen Zendt. It's a timely and relevant study, so give us a call live 646-716-8158 and/or tune in to join the chat! Thanks! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsecivilization,human rights,Lightworker,spirituality,spiritualThis week we continue our study of Paper 81 from The Urantia Book, The Development of Modern Civilization, and we'll be joined by Stephen Zendt.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/02/25/study-of-paper-81--the-urantia-book-the-development-of-modern-civilizationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/02/25/study-of-paper-81--the-urantia-book-the-development-of-modern-civilizationSat, 25 Feb 2017 17:00:00 GMTStudy of Paper 81 - The Urantia Book: The Development of Modern CivilizationThis week we continue our study of Paper 81 from The Urantia Book, The Development of Modern Civilization, in preparation for our workshop on the same paper with Stephen Zendt. Two weeks ago we covered the first three sections, including: The Cradle of Civilization, The Tools of Civilization and Cities, Manufacture, and Commerce. We read and discussed how early important events contributed greatly to the growth of human civilization. The taming of fire gave birth to modern science. The domestication of dogs, horses, sheep, goats, cows, camels, fowl, elephants, oxen, and yak lightened the human work load. Through agriculture, animal domestication, and improved architecture, mankind gradually began to seek higher standards of living. This week we will cover the final three sections of this great paper, namely: The Mixed Races, Cultural Society and The Maintenance of Civilization. The socialization of human culture curtails personal liberty but enhances individual survival potential. Civilization protects group rights as well as those of individuals. Some of the following essentials maintain and foster human civilizations: Natural circumstances-Climate and geographic conditions contribute to cultural evolution. Capital goods-Material prosperity and well-earned leisure time afford people the opportunity to think and plan for social progress. Scientific knowledge-Science trains people to think precisely, stabilizes philosophy, and purifies religion. Human resources-The number of intelligent people influences the progress of society. Please join us as we finish reading and discussing Paper 81 - The Development of Modern Civilization in preparation for our workshop with Stephen Zendt. We think this study is timely and relevant and we'd love to hear from you. So give us a call live 646-716-8158 and tune in to join the chat! Thanks! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsecivilization,civil rights,Culture,progressive,scienceThis week we continue our study of Paper 81 from The Urantia Book, The Development of Modern Civilization, in preparation for our workshop with Stephen Zendt.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/02/18/how-we-gather-with-angie-thurston-on-spirituality-community-Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/02/18/how-we-gather-with-angie-thurston-on-spirituality-community-Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:00:00 GMTHow We Gather with Angie Thurston on spirituality community-On this show today, a REPRISE EPISODE, where returning guest Angie Thurston will share her experience at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), where she recently completed a Master of Divinity degree. Angie will describe how she and her colleague, Casper ter Kuile, became Ministry Innovation Fellows at HDS, where they are now working to build support systems for the rapidly changing landscape of American spiritual community. Angie and Casper have authored two reports, 'How We Gather' and 'Something More', which profile surprising new ways that Americans are congregating - from CrossFit and SoulCycle to Muslim small groups and innovative church plants. As religious disaffiliation continues, Angie and Casper are invested in strengthening emerging communities and their leaders across the so-called sacred-secular divide, as well as supporting denominations in adapting to this new context. Angie will talk about how the teachings of the Urantia Book motivate and inform her commitment to this work, and how her discoveries from this emerging landscape might inform us as we seek to foster community among Urantia Book readers. Angie is as lively as she is informative. If you are still searching for a religious or values based community to belong to, or if you wonder how and where young people engage spiritually, this show will, surprise, interest and inspire you.   For more info visit: http://angiethurston.com/ http://howwegather.org/ Comments   02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmic Citizen,Community,New Spirituality,Urantia Book,UrantiaAngie Thurston on spirituality community-https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/02/11/a-study-on-development-of-modern-civilization--paper-81--the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/02/11/a-study-on-development-of-modern-civilization--paper-81--the-urantia-bookSat, 11 Feb 2017 17:00:00 GMTA Study on Development of Modern Civilization - Paper 81 - The Urantia BookThis week we begin the study of Paper 81 from The Urantia Book, The Development of Modern Civilization. This is in preparation for our workshop with Stephen Zendt. Paper 81 proposes that the human race is made up of five basic racial stocks-Andonic, primary Sangik, secondary Sangik, Nodite, and Adamic-each of which could at one time be identified by distinct skeletal types. Biologic evolution may advance in the absence of culture, but culture does not flourish without prior racial progression. 37,000 years ago the violet race was introduced and it improved human brain capacity and hastened natural evolution. The infusion of violet blood caused advances in civilization that exceeded the total biologic progress of the previous million years. Early important events contributed greatly to the growth of human civilization. The taming of fire gave birth to modern science. The domestication of dogs, horses, sheep, goats, cows, camels, fowl, elephants, oxen, and yak lightened the human work load. Through agriculture, animal domestication, and improved architecture, mankind gradually began to seek higher standards of living. The socialization of human culture curtails personal liberty but enhances individual survival potential. Civilization protects group rights as well as those of individuals. Some of the following essentials maintain and foster human civilizations: Natural circumstances-Climate and geographic conditions contribute to cultural evolution. Capital goods-Material prosperity and well-earned leisure time afford people the opportunity to think and plan for social progress. Scientific knowledge-Science trains people to think precisely, stabilizes philosophy, and purifies religion. Human resources-The number of intelligent people influences the progress of society. Please join us in the study of another important and relevant paper. Thanks! 02:04:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsecivilization,Culture,evolution,progressive,scienceThis week we begin a study of Paper 81 from The Urantia Book, Development of Modern Civilization. This is in preparation for our workshop with Stephen Zendt.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/02/04/an-exploration-of-paper-71--the-development-of-the-state--part-4--finalSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/02/04/an-exploration-of-paper-71--the-development-of-the-state--part-4--finalSat, 04 Feb 2017 17:00:00 GMTAn Exploration of Paper 71 - The Development of the State - Part 4 - FinalLast week we continued our study of Urantia Paper 71, The Development of the State. We have had such a great time studying the thought provoking sociology papers. We've read about the embryonic state and the evolution of representative government. We covered two sections, Section 5 on The Evolution of Competition and Section 6 on The Profit Motive. These sections reiterate that evolved states live according to high moral and ethical ideals, all the while maintaining adequate defense from outside hostility and exploitation. This week we will continue with the last two more sections, Section 7 - Education and Section 8 - The Character of Statehood. We were blessed with the participation of Charles Olivea last week. Charles taught history for more than 30 in public school. His insights and understandings of these papers always adds a great deal to the conversation and he may join us again this week.  Paper 71 provides us with an uncanny look at how the state evolves and gives us practical next steps to it's continued evolution. It helps us, as students of these teachings, to make sense of our global culture and how we might evolve beyond the turmoil we so often find ourselves in. In the final two sections we will explore the ideals and importance of education, consider this statement: "The enduring state is founded on culture, dominated by ideals, and motivated by service. The purpose of education should be acquirement of skill, pursuit of wisdom, realization of selfhood, and attainment of spiritual values. Section 8 illuminates "the world-wide vogue of the pursuit of wisdom—the exaltation of philosophy" as one of the essential levels of progress to the highly evolved state we seek.  The phones will be open, please give us a call and share your understanding of this terrific paper and help us conclude our study of Paper 71 - The Development of the State. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGovernment,human rights,Education,evolution,EvolvePlease join us for the final week of Urantia Paper 71 - The Development of the State, a look at the evolution of government.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/01/28/the-continuing-study-of-urantia-paper-71--the-development-of-the-stateSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/01/28/the-continuing-study-of-urantia-paper-71--the-development-of-the-stateSat, 28 Jan 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Continuing Study of Urantia Paper 71 - The Development of the State.Last week we continued our study of Urantia Paper 71, The Development of the State, yet another of a series of thought provoking sociology papers. We started with the embryonic state and the evolution of representative government. Last week we read two sections on the ideals of statehood and the features of progressive civilization. These sections reveal that evolved states live according to high moral and ethical ideals, all the while maintaining adequate defense from outside hostility and exploitation. This week we will continue with at least two more sections, Section 5 on The Evolution of Competition and Section 6 on The Profit Motive. Section 5 opens with this, "Competition is essential to social progress, but competition, unregulated, breeds violence. In current society, competition is slowly displacing war in that it determines the individual's place in industry, as well as decreeing the survival of the industries themselves."  Section 6 makes this bold statement, "Present-day profit-motivated economics is doomed unless profit motives can be augmented by service motives. Ruthless competition based on narrow-minded self-interest is ultimately destructive of even those things which it seeks to maintain." So far, we have pondered the balancing act that must be achieved to promote the evolved state, i.e., finding peace and protection, idealism and practicality as well as rights and responsibilities. This paper admonishes us to love loyalty derived from the realization of human brotherhood, have intelligent patriotism based on wise ideals, and develop cosmic insight interpreted in terms of planetary facts, needs, and goals. We hope you can tune in and join in the study and discussion of this great paper. We love hearing from our listeners to gain their insights and understanding of these terrific teachings. The lines are open so please call in and help us explore The Development of the State. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseevolution,Government,human rights,responsibility,moralsOne of the most interesting Urantia Papers on the topic of the evolution of primary human institutions, such as the state.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/01/21/the-continuing-study-of-urantia-paper-71--the-development-of-the-stateSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/01/21/the-continuing-study-of-urantia-paper-71--the-development-of-the-stateSat, 21 Jan 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Continuing Study of Urantia Paper 71 - The Development of the State.Last week we began our study of Urantia Paper 71, The Development of the State. It is another of a series of thought provoking sociology papers. We read about the embryonic state and the evolution of representative government. We discussed how the state evolves and what makes it strong and functional. We read that the enduring state must have a common language, mores, and institutions. Strong states are held together by several factors, including private property, cities, agriculture, domestication of animals, strong family units, a clearly defined territory, and strong rulers. We read about Democracy and its inherent dangers, such as the glorification of mediocrity. We read how the ideal state should provide for liberty, security, education, and social coordination. That society will not progress well if it permits idleness and poverty and that government must evolve to survive. This week we'll read about the ideals of statehood and progressive civilization. These sections point out that a "moral society should aim to preserve the self-respect of its citizenry and afford every normal individual adequate opportunity for self-realization. Such a plan of social achievement would yield a cultural society of the highest order." Evolved states live according to ideals and maintain adequate defense from exploitation. The test of the idealism of a government is the maintenance of military preparedness for defense but never for offense. Consider this: "And here is the great test of idealism: Can an advanced society maintain that military preparedness which renders it secure from all attack by its war-loving neighbors without yielding to the temptation to employ this military strength in offensive operations against other peoples for purposes of selfish gain or national aggrandizement?" We hope you can tune in and join in the study and discussion of this great paper. The lines are open! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseevolution,evolutionary,human rights,state,GovernmentLast week we began our study of Urantia Paper 71, The Development of the State, another in the series of thought provoking sociology papers.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/01/14/evolution-of-human-society--urantia-paper-71--the-development-of-the-stateSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/01/14/evolution-of-human-society--urantia-paper-71--the-development-of-the-stateSat, 14 Jan 2017 17:00:00 GMTEvolution of Human Society - Urantia Paper 71 - The Development of the StateThis week we start our study of Paper 71, The Development of the State. This paper is as thought provoking and the other sociology papers we've studied lately. It provide amazing insights into how the state evolves and what makes the state strong and highly functional. It says, for instance, that the enduring state must have a common language, mores, and institutions. Strong states are held together by several factors, including private property, cities, agriculture, domestication of animals, strong family units, a clearly defined territory, and strong rulers. Democracy is an ideal but has inherent dangers, one of which is the glorification of mediocrity. Democracy is a product of civilization rather than of evolution. The ideal state is guided by the realization of human brotherhood, intelligent patriotism, and cosmic insight. It  should provide for liberty, security, education, and social coordination. Society will not progress well if it permits idleness and poverty. A government must evolve if it is to survive. The members of an ideal society must live according to their ideals while maintaining adequate defense against those who may seek to exploit them. The test of the idealism of a government is the maintenance of military preparedness for defense but never for offense. Profit motives are necessary to keep people at work, but profit motives must be augmented by service motives. In the ideal state, education continues throughout life. Philosophy, the search for wisdom, may become the chief pursuit of citizens. The only sacred feature of government is its division into executive, legislative and judicial domains; the universe is administered in accordance with such a plan. The citizenry of the evolved state is ever progressing toward the goal of augmented self-control and increased social service. These are just some of the ideas we will be discussing as we ponder together this amazing paper. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseevolution,society,sociology,Government,patriotismThis week we start our study of Paper 71, The Development of the State. This paper is as thought provoking and the other sociology papers we've studied lately.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/01/07/exploring-the-gospel-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2017/01/07/exploring-the-gospel-of-jesusSat, 07 Jan 2017 17:00:00 GMTExploring The Gospel Of Jesus“Let all mankind benefit from the overflow of your loving spiritual ministry, enlightening intellectual communion, and uplifting social service; but none of these humanitarian labors, nor all of them, should be permitted to take the place of proclaiming the gospel.” (Jesus, The Urantia Book, 178:1.11) This week on the Cosmic Citizen we'll explore the Gospel of Jesus with our guests Tom Choquette and Susan Cook. For 2,000 years men and women have proclaimed the gospel, and yet, if you ask 10 different people what the gospel is you will get 10 different answers. Simply put, sharing the gospel is sharing the good news. That sounds simple enough, but what is the good news and how can we be more effective in sharing it? Certainly the world could use more good news. Perhaps, the most important realization is that "proclaiming the gospel" is not difficult. It requires very little of us and the rewards are immense, even eternal.  We don't have to be ordained to share the gospel or to live it and it's not hard to teach friendship with God. Actually, in seven of the appearances Jesus made to believers after his death, his primary request of them remained the same, to go and "Proclaim the Gospel!" Did Jesus expect that only his apostle’s would or could spread the gospel or is it erroneous to think that? We'll explore the idea that we all get to share in our Master’s request, which in fact, is really the primary task that Jesus gives to ALL his believers. In addition, we'll explore these questions: What is the gospel according to Jesus? How important is this gospel? Can anyone spread the gospel? What does proclaiming the gospel require of us? Is there help for us to become powerful in proclaiming the gospel? What are some different ways of spreading the gospel? Please tune in! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,jesus christ,gospel,truth,good newsWe do not have to be ordained to share the gospel or to live it and certainly it's not hard to teach friendship with God.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/12/24/the-birth-of-jesus-science-history-mysterySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/12/24/the-birth-of-jesus-science-history-mysterySat, 24 Dec 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Birth of Jesus: Science, History & MysteryMerry Christmas from The Cosmic Citizen! Join us, as we celebrate Jesus with the world while exploring historic research and new discoveries on his birth. Although the Christian world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25th, many historians, theologians and biblical scholars agree that Jesus most likely wasn't' born on that date in the year AD 1. So when was Jesus born and why was that date chosen? The date of December 25th ties to the winter solstice and Saturnalia, a festival dedicated to the Roman deity Saturn. There were also other popular pagan celebrations near that time of year, such as the birth of the pagan god Mithras. The actual birthday of Jesus was forgotten by the early Christian movement and various dates were celebrated in conjunction with his birth but eventually the church agreed that aligning with the winter solstice would suffice. Theologians have also suggested that Jesus was born when the weather was warm. This is based on the biblical narrative that shepherds were watching over their flocks in the fields on the night of Jesus' birth. This is something they would have done in warm weather, not in winter. Researchers have also found clues to the real birth of Jesus around the "Star of Bethlehem" and what astronomers know about celestial happenings in that time frame. Some have claimed that a conjunction between Saturn and Jupiter occurred around October of 7 B.C. This was written in the 1930s in the Urantia Book, which claims Jesus was born on August the 21st, 7 BC. This week, our resident researcher, Derek Samaras, will share with us important recent discoveries and fantastic new data that has surfaced about the birth of Jesus. We will also read the story of Jesus birth from The Urantia Book. It will be fascinating to compare the revealed information in The Urantia Book with modern scientific discoveries. We hope you can tune in! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,jesus christ,Christmas,spirituality,spiritualAlthough the Christian world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25th, many historians, theologians and biblical scholars agree that Jesus most likhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/12/17/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-book--part-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/12/17/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-book--part-5Sat, 17 Dec 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Evolution of Human Government - Paper 70 - The Urantia Book - Part 5Last week, we continued our study of Paper 70, The Evolution of Human Government. As we have stated before, Paper 70 is a remarkable disclosure of the evolution of human government from universal teachers who have observed worlds and governments evolving since the beginning of time Paper 70 provides us with a keen understanding of how basic human systems of social coordination evolve from basic social units like families, clans, tribes, kingdoms, states and finally nations. Last week, we covered the following great sections of Paper 70: Section 10. Evolution of Justice and Section 11. Laws and Courts. This week we will continue with the final section of this amazing paper, 12. Allocation of Civil Authority. Here is the opening of that section: "The great struggle in the evolution of government has concerned the concentration of power. The universe administrators have learned from experience that the evolutionary peoples on the inhabited worlds are best regulated by the representative type of civil government when there is maintained proper balance of power between the well-co-ordinated executive, legislative, and judicial branches." We got some feedback last week that the show was too political. It's hard to talk about government and not be political, but we've taken this feedback to heart and will do our best to stay objective. We appreciate your patience with us. What's more, we'd love for you to call and share your insights and understandings of this paper. We should have plenty of time to discuss it with each other and with our callers, since there is just one section remaining. This week we'll have everyone back and on board so it should be a lively and interesting study to finish up our study of another terrific paper from The Urantia Book. We hope you will join us or call in with your insights and comments on another great edition of The Cosmic Citizen. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseevolution,Government,social,justice,equalityThe Evolution of Human Government - Paper 70 - The Urantia Book - Part 5https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/12/10/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-book--part-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/12/10/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-book--part-4Sat, 10 Dec 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Evolution of Human Government - Paper 70 - The Urantia Book - Part 4Last week, we continued our study of Paper 70, The Evolution of Human Government. Paper 70 is a remarkable disclosure that offers humankind a holistic view of the evolution of human government. It's hard for us to see the entire picture, as systems like government evolve over thousands of years. Paper 70 provides us a rare glimpse at the nature of evolution. How something like government evolves from basic social units like families, to clans, to tribes, to kingdoms, to states and finally to nations. We've discussed the value of war as well as the role of secret clubs and societies in this grand evolutionary process. This paper describes, in astonishing detail, the way government evolves. It helps us to keep the perspective of where we are, how we got here, and where we are going. The Urantia Book is about the long, long process, "Evolution may be slow, but it is terribly effective." Last week, we covered the following great sections of Paper 70: Section 8 - Social Classes and Section 9 - Human Rights. The section on Social Classes is based on the premise that the obvious mental and physical inequality of human beings insures the appearance of social classes. The section on Human Rights reveals that society's prime gift to man is security, the establishment of human rights. It states, "Nature does not even confer the right to live, as might be deduced by considering what would likely happen if an unarmed man met a hungry tiger face to face in the primitive forest." This week we will continue with these great sections: Evolution of Justice, Laws and Courts and Allocation of Civil Authority. We'll try to get through the rest of this paper. Evolution is slow and we are too! But really, you can't rush the Urantia Book. We hope you can join us or call in with your insights and comments on another great edition of The Cosmic Citizen. 02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsepolitics,social issues,justice,society,GovernmentPaper 70, The Evolution of Human Government, is a remarkable disclosure that offers humankind a wholistic view of the evolution of human government.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/12/03/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-book--part-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/12/03/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-book--part-3Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Evolution of Human Government - Paper 70 - The Urantia Book - Part 3Last week, we continued our study of Paper 70, The Evolution of Human Government. This paper is one of those remarkable disclosures that gives humankind a top down view of something that, because we are circumscribed to a minuscule moment in time on this world, is rarely observed by us.  Paper 70 provides an overview of how systems of human government evolve on a material world inhabited by human beings who possess, what the Urantia Books calls, "mind of will dignity."  Since the beginning of human life on earth, we have been evolving. The Urantia Book has so much to say about evolution. It says that, "Evolution may be slow, but it is terribly effective."  This paper describes the way human government evolved and is evolving. It's incredibly insightful and really helps us to understand where we are in a long and slow planetary process. It reveals what to expect going forward.  In that past two weeks we covered the following great sections: The Genesis of War, The Social Value of War, Early Human Associations, Clans and Tribes, The Beginnings of Government, Monarchical Government and finally, Primitive Clubs and Secret Societies. This week we will continue with these Social Classes, Human Rights, Evolution of Justice, Laws and Courts and Allocation of Civil Authority. We'll get through what we can. Evolution is slow so we can hardly rush through this great paper. Please join us and call in with your insights and comments on another great edition of Cosmic Citizen.   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsetribe,Government,war,justice,human rightsPaper 70, The Evolution of Human Government. This paper is one of those remarkable disclosures that gives humankind a top down view of something that, because whttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/11/26/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-book--part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/11/26/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-book--part-2Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Evolution of Human Government - Paper 70 - The Urantia Book - Part 2Last week, we began our study of Paper 70, The Evolution of Human Government. This paper is one of those remarkable disclosures that gives humankind a top down view of something that, because we are circumscribed to a miniscule moment in time on this world, is rarely observed by us. That being, the way that systems of human government actually evolve. The fact that there are higher intelligences in the universe that have observed human types of government evolve on material worlds for trillions of years is, in itself, a profound revelation. Since the beginning of human life on earth, we have looked into the heavens and have pondered uniquely human questions. We seem to have been reaching for higher intelligence forever, feeling innately that it is there. Perhaps we have felt isolated and alone in our existence and wondered what is the purpose and meaning of the strife and struggle of our lives. What is going on this world? If these higher intelligences exist, why do they not contact us and help us? The short answer is, they do! The Urantia Book is a prime example of this, perhaps the best example of it, and it comes at a time in our evolution when we are finally more able to fathom their answers. So the "view from above" factor that Paper 70 gives us is invaluable because it allows us to understand that trillions of worlds, and countless material beings like us, have evolved over ions of time throughout the cosmos. And, that this evolution has been observed and is characterized in well-defined stages of evolution. When you see the view from above, suddenly systems more sense. Intelligent life in the universe may be a mystery to us but The Urantia Book reveals that we are not a mystery to it. Part 2 of this series resumes on Page 788.3, Paper 70:4.1 Clans and Tribes. Please tune in for another great glimpse from above and we continue our study of Paper 70 from The Urantia Book. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseevolution,evolutionary,Government,life,HumanityPart 2 of this series resumes on Page 788.3, Paper 70:4.1 Clans and Tribes. Please tune in for another great glimpse from above and we continue our study of Paphttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/11/19/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/11/19/the-evolution-of-human-government--paper-70--the-urantia-bookSat, 19 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Evolution of Human Government - Paper 70 - The Urantia BookThis Saturday, André and Derek will kick off a study of Urantia Paper 70, The Evolution of Human Government.   To say that this paper is absolutely fascinating would be an under statement! It's extraordinary to learn exactly how systems of government evolve and that most human government on most inhabited worlds evolves in similar and well-defined ways. The preamble to this paper says this:  "On an evolutionary world, antagonisms are natural; peace is secured only by some sort of social regulative system. Social regulation is inseparable from social organization; association implies some controlling authority. Government compels the co-ordination of the antagonisms of the tribes, clans, families, and individuals." This amazing papers talks at lenght about war. It describes war as "the natural state and heritage of evolving man." And peace as "the social yardstick measuring civilization's advancement."  It describes the social values of war, such as, discipline, enforced co-operation, fortitude and courage, solidified nationalism and the elimination of the illusion of primitive equality and selectively stratified society. Please tune in or call in for this thought provoking and insightful study of Paper 70, from The Urantia Book. 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsewar,nationalism,evolution,evolutionary,peaceThe Evolution of Human Government - Paper 70 - The Urantia Bookhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/11/12/paper-72--government-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/11/12/paper-72--government-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-6Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMTPaper 72 - Government on a Neighboring Planet - Part 6This Saturday, we will conclude our exploration of life on a "not far-distant planet" in our local system of inhabited worlds. Last week, in Part 5 of our study, we continued to marvel at this amazing and unprecedented presentation in the Urantia Revelation. We have enjoyed scrutinizing the similarities and differences between our world and theirs. So far we've covered many of the fascinating features concerning life on another world and this week we will finish with these remarkable sections: Section 10.Dealing with Crime, Section 11.Military Preparedness and finally Section 12.The Other Nations. This paper, Government of a Neighboring Planet contains 12 sections that are deeply relevant and timely! For instance, consider these tidbits to come: 72:11.3.Military service during peacetime is purely voluntary, and the enlistments in all branches of the service are for four years, during which every man pursues some special line of study in addition to the mastery of military tactics. Training in music is one of the chief pursuits of the central military schools and of the twenty-five training camps distributed about the periphery of the continent. During periods of industrial slackness many thousands of unemployed are automatically utilized in upbuilding the military defenses of the continent on land and sea and in the air. 72:12.2.Just now this superior government is planning to establish ambassadorial relations with the inferior peoples, and for the first time a great religious leader has arisen who advocates the sending of missionaries to these surrounding nations. We fear they are about to make the mistake that so many others have made when they have endeavored to force a superior culture and religion upon other races. Please join again this week for Government on a Neighboring Planet. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalselife,evolution,Planets,extraterrestrials,RevelationThis Saturday, we continue to explore life on a "not far-distant planet" in our local system of inhabited worlds.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/11/05/paper-72--government-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/11/05/paper-72--government-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-5Sat, 05 Nov 2016 16:00:00 GMTPaper 72 - Government on a Neighboring Planet - Part 5This Saturday, we continue to explore life on a "not far-distant planet" in our local system of inhabited worlds. Last week, in Part 4 of our study, we marveled at this amazing and unprecedented presentation in the Urantia Revelation. Scrutinizing the similarities and differences between our world and theirs. So far we've covered the following fascinating features concerning life on this other world: 1.The Continental Nation, 2.Political Organization, 3.The Home Life, 4.The Educational System, 5.Industrial Organization, 6.Old-Age Insurance and 7.Taxation. This week we hope to cover, at least sections 8.The Special Colleges, 9.The Plan of Universal Suffrage and 10.Dealing with Crime.  Then perhaps one more week for 11.Military Preparedness and finally 12.The Other Nations. This is one of the longest of the Urantia Papers. It contains 12 sections that are deeply relevant and timely for us during this election cycle! For instance, consider these tidbits to come: On universal suffrage: Every man and woman of twenty years and over has one vote. Upon attaining this age, all citizens must accept membership in two voting groups: They will join the first in accordance with their economic function—industrial, professional, agricultural, or trade; they will enter the second group according to their political, philosophic, and social inclinations. All workers thus belong to some economic franchise group, and these guilds, like the noneconomic associations, are regulated much as is the national government with its threefold division of powers. On dealing with crime: The methods of this people in dealing with crime, insanity, and degeneracy, while in some ways pleasing, will, no doubt, in others prove shocking to most Urantians. Please join again this week for Government on a Neighboring Planet. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGovernment,politics,life,extraterrestrials,CrimeJoin us again for Urantia Paper 72, Government on a Neighboring Planet, as we explore the fascinating features of life on another world!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/29/paper-72--goverment-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/29/paper-72--goverment-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-4Sat, 29 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMTPaper 72 - Goverment on a Neighboring Planet - Part 4This Saturday, we continue our exploration of a continental nation on a "not far-distant planet" in our local system of inhabited worlds. Last week, in Part 3 of our study, we again marveled at this extraordinary and unusual presentation in the Urantia Revelation, being eager to explore the nuances, similarities and differences between this sister sphere. We recapped their educational system and then dove into their Industrial Organization. This section is beyond amazing! For instance, consider these tidbits from Section 5, concerning how industry is managed on this cosmic neighbor of ours: The industrial courts are only thirty years old but are functioning very satisfactorily. The most recent development provides that hereafter the industrial courts shall recognize legal compensation as falling in three divisions: 1. Legal rates of interest on invested capital. 2. Reasonable salary for skill employed in industrial operations. 3. Fair and equitable wages for labor. Two hundred years ago the profit motive was wholly dominant in industry, but today it is being rapidly displaced by other and higher driving forces. Competition is keen on this continent, but much of it has been transferred from industry to play, skill, scientific achievement, and intellectual attainment. Labor is becoming more honorable on this continent, and all able-bodied citizens over eighteen work either at home and on farms, at some recognized industry, on the public works where the temporarily unemployed are absorbed, or else in the corps of compulsory laborers in the mines. Well, needless to say, the discussion was bold and lively. Please join this week for Government on a Neighboring Planet. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmic,extraterrestrials,Revelation,spirituality,spiritualThis Saturday, we continue our exploration of a continental nation on a "not far-distant planet" in our local system of inhabited worlds.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/22/paper-72--goverment-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/22/paper-72--goverment-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-3Sat, 22 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMTPaper 72 - Goverment on a Neighboring Planet - Part 3This Saturday, we continue our exploration of a continental nation on a "not far-distant planet" in our local system of inhabited worlds. Beginning Part 2 of our study, we marveled at this extraordinary and unusual presentation in the Urantia Revelation. We have been eager to explore the many similarities and difference between that world and ours. We read about the home life of the families on this world and about their educational system, in sections 3 and 4. These sections go into wonderful detail about the practical ways that this government on a neighboring planet exalts and fortifies family life and ensures a splendid education for young people. Here are some samples of what we read last week: "These people regard the home as the basic institution of their civilization. It is expected that the most valuable part of a child's education and character training will be secured from his parents and at home, and fathers devote almost as much attention to child culture as do mothers" "There are no classrooms, only one study is pursued at a time, and after the first three years all pupils become assistant teachers, instructing those below them." "Everyone takes one month's vacation each year. The precollege schools are conducted for nine months out of the year of ten, the vacation being spent with parents or friends in travel." We are aware that there were some technical issues last week, and we apologize those who couldn't log on to hear the show or had difficulty logging on. These types of issues seem to be the nature of internet technology and fortunately, in the 8+ years we have done the show, this has only happened a couple of times. We hope you can join us this week as we continue our lively exploration of Urantia Paper 72. Please give us a call to share your thoughts and view on the remarkable presentations in this paper. Thanks! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGovernment,extraterrestrials,politics,life,RevelationThis Saturday, we continue our exploration of a continental nation on a "not far-distant planet."https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/15/paper-72--goverment-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/15/paper-72--goverment-on-a-neighboring-planet--part-2Sat, 15 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMTPaper 72 - Goverment on a Neighboring Planet - Part 2This Saturday, we continue our exploration of a continental nation on a "not far-distant planet" in our local system of inhabited worlds.   Beginning Part 1 of our study found us grateful that permission was granted to make this extraordinary and unusual presentation in the Urantia Revelation. We were eager to explore the many similarities between that world and ours. The civilization on this planet represents a culture that is rich with history and strife; not unlike ours. In telling us "something of the social, moral, and political life" of this advancing continental culture, we found insightful possibilities and plausible next steps for our own advancing human civilization and for life as we know it on our world. Last week we learned a lot about this continental nation, including it's history and evolution, the racial makeup of its citizens, and especially its political organization. We marveled at the three houses that make up the legislative aspect of their democracy: 1. The upper house is elected by industrial, professional, agricultural, and other groups of workers, balloting in accordance with economic function. 2. The lower house is elected by certain organizations of society embracing the social, political, and philosophic groups not included in industry or the professions. 3. The third house—the elder statesmen—embraces the veterans of civic service and includes many distinguished persons nominated by the chief executive... The scope of this body is purely advisory, but it is a mighty regulator of public opinion and exerts a powerful influence upon all branches of the government. It occurred to us that the creation of a "lower house" in our country could prevent the need for corporations to lobby Congress. We hope you can listen in this week as we continue our lively exploration of Urantia Paper 72. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLife on other planets,democracy,Government,Enlightenment,evolutionThe week we continue our timely study of Goverment on a Neighboring Planet, one of most intriguing of the Urantia Papers.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/08/government-on-a-neighboring-planet-icontinental-nation-political-home-lifeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/08/government-on-a-neighboring-planet-icontinental-nation-political-home-lifeSat, 08 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMTGovernment on a Neighboring Planet I—Continental Nation, Political & Home LifeThis Saturday, Paula, Christilyn, André, and Derek begin the exploration of the revelation of a continental nation on a "not far-distant planet" of our local system—a region having a radius of 30-to-50 light-years—of inhabited worlds.  The revelators state that the "similarity of the two spheres undoubtedly explains why permission to make this extraordinary presentation was granted, for it is most unusual for the system rulers to consent to the narration on one planet of the affairs of another." They are not just trying to satisfy our curiosity about extra-terrestrials.  They presume a student of the revelation is far beyond mere UFO or E.T. curiosity. These are fellow human beings with a rich human culture, history, and life; not unlike ours. In telling us "something of the social, moral, and political life" about this advancing culture, the author is trying to give those reading it something of an alternate view of human culture and give us a sense of where ours may be headed, or could be headed, by contrast.  This should be a thrilling discussion of some intriguing and challenging ideas. Some teasers: "The industrial mechanism of this nation enjoys a certain great advantage derived from the unique topography of the continent. The high mountains, on which heavy rains fall eight months in the year, are situated at the very center of the country." "They enjoy a brisk domestic commerce but have little foreign trade owing to the universal hostility of their less progressive neighbors." "There are five different types of metropolitan government, depending on the size of the city, but no city is permitted to have more than one million inhabitants." How different life can be!  Please join us and call in for a lively discussion!       02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGovernment,social culture,extraterrestrials,revelation,The Urantia BookExplore with us the amazing facts we can learn from a continent about the size of Australia on a world more similar than us than we can dream yet intriguingly dhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/01/earthly-lessons-heavenly-hopeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/10/01/earthly-lessons-heavenly-hopeSat, 01 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMTEarthly Lessons — Heavenly HopeWhat can we learn from the Urantia Book’s teachings about our ascendant career than can illuminate life’s significance and improve our educational efforts here on earth? And how can we introduce our communities to the ascendant career? "One of the most important lessons to be learned during your mortal career is teamwork. The spheres of perfection are manned by those who have mastered this art of working with other beings. Few are the duties in the universe for the lone servant." [28:5.14] We've spent the last few weeks learning about the inhabited worlds.  Mortal ascenders are all human regardless of how alien their worlds and cultures might seem should we be able to meet them and visit. Most humans are born, learn, wrest a living, and die in less than a hundred years - a very short time from a cosmic perspective. It would be surprising to spend any great length of time here and not learn many truths of living leading to wisdom.  It may not be apparent in any moment or low point in life but we gain many experiences;  which we are sure to discover are universal. In our very next life and the lives that follow, we congregate and meet with these fellow survivors from hundreds of other worlds in our local "neighborhood" with whom we will be in "school." "Those things which you might have learned on earth, but which you failed to learn, must be acquired under the tutelage of these faithful and patient teachers. There are no royal roads, short cuts, or easy paths to Paradise. Irrespective of the individual variations of the route, you master the lessons of one sphere before you proceed to another; at least this is true after you once leave the world of your nativity." [48:5.7] We'll have a few guests calling in. By all means, call in!   02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,wisdom,ascendant career,Urantia,lifeIf we pay attention we see certain lessons are in store for all of us regardless of background or upbringing. Can The Urantia Book's teachings about our ascendhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/09/24/a-study-of-the-inhabited-worlds-part-iii--paper-49--the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/09/24/a-study-of-the-inhabited-worlds-part-iii--paper-49--the-urantia-bookSat, 24 Sep 2016 16:00:00 GMTA Study of The Inhabited Worlds, Part III - Paper 49 - The Urantia BookThe Urantia Book says, without equivocation, that there are other worlds in the cosmos and some of them are inhabited! The Urantia Book describes myriad worlds in the Universe of Universes. It's describes life on these worlds in astonishing detail and in unexpected ways that will delight and surprise you. In the first installment of this series, we read, "All the worlds of a local system disclose unmistakable physical kinship; nevertheless, each planet has its own scale of life, no two worlds being exactly alike in plant and animal endowment." In the second installment we discussed this, "You would be more than interested in the planetary conduct of this type of mortal because such a race of beings inhabits a sphere in close proximity to Urantia."  Wow! An inhabited planet in close proximity. We discussed the distinct physical types, the planetary series of mortals, the races of color, what constitutes a human being, and many other amazing things. We covered the worlds of the non-breathers, breathers and sub-breathers. We pondered the different planetary series of mortals on inhabited worlds, including the brain-type series, spirit-reception series, creature-kinship serials, to name a few. This week we will finish this paper with section 6. Terrestrial Escape. It begins with: "All of the differing physical types and planetary series of mortals alike enjoy the ministry of Thought Adjusters, guardian angels, and the various orders of the messenger hosts of the Infinite Spirit. All alike are liberated from the bonds of flesh by the emancipation of natural death, and all alike go thence to the morontia worlds of spiritual evolution and mind progress." This is a great section dealing predominantly with the mortal ascension. This section covers the how, where and why of mortal ascension. If you plan to ascend, or are curious about ascension, please tune in.   02:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseExtra Terrestrial Life,Angels,jesus,god,CosmosThe Urantia Book says, without equivocation, that there are other worlds in the cosmos and some of them are inhabited!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/09/17/a-study-of-the-inhabited-worlds-part-ii--paper-49--the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/09/17/a-study-of-the-inhabited-worlds-part-ii--paper-49--the-urantia-bookSat, 17 Sep 2016 16:00:00 GMTA Study of The Inhabited Worlds, Part II - Paper 49 - The Urantia BookAre there other worlds in the cosmos and if so, are they inhabited?  The Urantia Book says, without equivocation, YES! There are myriad worlds in the Universe of Universes. It's describes this life in astonishing detail and in unexpected ways that will delight and surprise you. In the 1930s, a marvelous revelation called the Urantia Papers said this, "Your planet is a member of an enormous cosmos; you belong to a well-nigh infinite family of worlds, but your sphere is just as precisely administered and just as lovingly fostered as if it were the only inhabited world in all existence." (15:14.9) In the first installment of this series, we read, "All the worlds of a local system disclose unmistakable physical kinship; nevertheless, each planet has its own scale of life, no two worlds being exactly alike in plant and animal endowment." We discussed these seven distinct physical types, which have thousands upon thousands of minor variants: Atmospheric types, Elemental types, Gravity types, Temperature types, Electric types, Energizing types and Unnamed types. We covered the worlds of the non-breathers and pondered the fact that the authors of the book disclose that there is a planet of non-breathers in close proximity to us. We couldn't help but wonder how close is close? This week we will delve deeper into this paper with section 4. Evolutionary Will Creatures and Section 5.The Planetary Series of Mortals. And who knows, we may get as far as section 6. 6. Terrestrial Escape. Won't that be cool? The Urantia Revelation was describing a universe of universes a full 60 years before the Hubble actually allowed us to see it! If that doesn't make one curious about what it says, nothing ever will. This book that claims to be a revelation to our world, from a freindly and well order universe is truly remarkable. If you are curious, by all means.... tune in. 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseextraterrestrials,aliens,space,Cosmos,sciencePlease join us for this great study of Urantia Paper 49, The Inhabited Worlds, a look at creature life on other worlds.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/09/10/globalism-one-world-government-and-governance-a-urantia-book-perspectiveSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/09/10/globalism-one-world-government-and-governance-a-urantia-book-perspectiveSat, 10 Sep 2016 16:00:00 GMTGlobalism, One-world Government and Governance: A Urantia Book PerspectiveThe Urantia Book unequivocally states, "The political sovereignty of representative mankind government will bring lasting peace on earth, and the spiritual brotherhood of man will forever insure good will among all men. And there is no other way whereby peace on earth and good will among men can be realized." (134:6.13) H. Joseph Menton and Cayce Snyder will be our guests in our upcoming program entitled:  "Globalism, one-world government and governance:  A Urantia Book perspective." Moving into the 21st century, the power of technology to leverage contact between people around the planet  is rapidly growing.  Consequently, there is rising sentiment towards pursuing one world government as peoples previously separated by ethnic, national and geographic boundaries are increasingly drawn together. We examine these sentiments in context of how the UB approaches issues of proper governance and societal roles and responsibilities and compare these notions with current political movements directed towards world government, including the UN and other trans-national organizations. We have invited several surprise guest callers who are uniquely qualified to speak to these issues in light of current world events. We hope you will tune in for an enlightening and politically supercharged, but civil, discussion! 02:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseWorld,Government,peace,one world government,RevelationGlobalism, One-world Government and Governance: A Urantia Book Perspectivehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/09/03/a-study-of-the-inhabited-worlds--paper-49-from-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/09/03/a-study-of-the-inhabited-worlds--paper-49-from-the-urantia-bookSat, 03 Sep 2016 16:00:00 GMTA Study Of: The Inhabited Worlds - Paper 49 From The Urantia BookAre there other worlds in the cosmos and if so, are they inhabited?  The ancients had no concept of other worlds, they didn't really have an accurate concept of Earth. But we who have lived in the age of the Hubble and science, know that every law of probability states that there IS life on other planets.  In the 1930s, a marvelous revelation called the Urantia Papers said this, "The myriads of planetary systems were all made to be eventually inhabited by many different types of intelligent creatures, beings who could know God, receive the divine affection, and love him in return. The universe of universes is the work of God and the dwelling place of his diverse creatures. "God created the heavens and formed the earth; he established the universe and created this world not in vain; he formed it to be inhabited."  (1:0.2) It also said this, "Your planet is a member of an enormous cosmos; you belong to a well-nigh infinite family of worlds, but your sphere is just as precisely administered and just as lovingly fostered as if it were the only inhabited world in all existence." (15:14.9) Wikipedia says this about the Hubble, "Space telescopes were proposed as early as 1923. Hubble was funded in the 1970s, with a proposed launch in 1983, but the project was beset by technical delays, budget problems, and the Challenger disaster (1986). When finally launched in 1990, Hubble's main mirror was found to have been ground incorrectly, compromising the telescope's capabilities. The optics were corrected to their intended quality by a servicing mission in 1993." The Urantia Revelation was describing a universe of universes a full 60 years before we would ever actually begin to see it! If that doesn't make one curious about what it says, nothing ever will. However, if you are curious, please tune in, it's well worth your investment of time. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsealiens,Ancient Aliens,Cosmos,God,CreatorAre there other worlds in the cosmos and if so, are they inhabited? The Urantia Book unequivocally says, YES!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/08/27/one-more-look-at-the-planetary-mortal-epochs-insights-and-evaluationsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/08/27/one-more-look-at-the-planetary-mortal-epochs-insights-and-evaluationsSat, 27 Aug 2016 16:00:00 GMTOne More Look at The Planetary Mortal Epochs, Insights and EvaluationsThree weeks ago we finished a study of Urantia Paper 52: Planetary Mortal Epochs. We've read and discussed all 7 sections on the planetary epochs but we never got to sum up the paper overall because we had other great shows scheduled. So we thought we'd finish up with it this week. Pre-Planetary Prince Man: Characterized by Primitive men who are mighty hunters and fierce fighters. The law of this age is the physical survival of the fittest; the government of these times is wholly tribal. Post-Planetary Prince Man: An era which witnesses a spiritual dawn, and the different races and their various tribes tend to develop specialized systems of religious and philosophic thought. Post-Adamic Man: An era in which the original impetus of evolutionary life has run its biologic course, when man has reached the apex of animal development Post-Magisterial Son Man: This age opens with the mortal races blended and biologically fit. All nations are literally one and the brotherhood of man flourishes, and the nations are learning to live on earth in peace and tranquility. Post-Bestowal Son Man: Throughout this epoch there is a gradual lessening of governmental supervision. True self-government is beginning to function; fewer and fewer restrictive laws are necessary. Urantia's Post-Bestowal Age: On a confused and disordered planet like Urantia the achievement of brotherhood requires a much longer time and necessitates far greater effort. Post-Teacher Son Man: A great people has evolved and a great age is approaching. New values and relationships are being established. The kingdom of heaven is appearing on earth, and the glory of God is being shed abroad in the world. We hope you will join us once again for another splendid discussion on the epochs of mortal evolution.  02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseevolution,Revelation,revelations,Planets,GodWe'll finish our study of the Planetary Mortal Epochs, Paper 52.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/08/20/jesus-birthday-celebration-live-from-israel-with-diane-labrecque-friendsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/08/20/jesus-birthday-celebration-live-from-israel-with-diane-labrecque-friendsSat, 20 Aug 2016 16:00:00 GMTJesus Birthday Celebration LIVE from Israel with Diane LaBrecque & FriendsCome celebrate Jesus’ Birthday with us LIVE from Nazareth Village in Galilee.   Did you know that Jesus was born on August the 21st, 7 BC?  Well, according to the Urantia revelation, he was. Here's the account, in Part IV, The LIfe and Teachings of Jesus (122:8.1): All that night Mary was restless so that neither of them slept much. By the break of day the pangs of childbirth were well in evidence, and at noon, August 21, 7 B.C., with the help and kind ministrations of women fellow travelers, Mary was delivered of a male child. Jesus of Nazareth was born into the world, was wrapped in the clothes which Mary had brought along for such a possible contingency, and laid in a near-by manger. Urantia Book readers all over the world will be gathering to celebrate this weekend. It's a very sacred day for readers of The Urantia Book because they know the story of the 7 amazing bestowals of Jesus Christ Michael. The 7th of which was here, on this strife torn and confused planet.  In honor of this event, The United Urantia Family Festival 2016, will share with us LIVE from Israel, their personal experience and celebration of the Master’s Birthday directly from the place he called home. In fact, not only will they share the exceptional moment of being there in the Holy Land during Jesus’ Birthday, but each participant will also share highlights from their pilgrimage throughout the land where Jesus actually walked. It's amazing to be there with this revelation. Each will give us a personal account of this memorable trip and visit to key places where Jesus went and taught during His splendid life and ministry on Urantia. It’s going to be wonderful remembrance of Jesus on The Cosmic Citizen this week for this special Jesus Birthday edition. It will be especially nice for Urantia readers who have no community to gather with. Please join us! 02:09:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Christ,celebration,God,spiritualityCome celebrate Jesus’ Birthday with us live from Nazareth Village in Galilee!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/08/13/how-we-gather-angie-thurston-on-spirituality-community-and-the-rising-generatSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/08/13/how-we-gather-angie-thurston-on-spirituality-community-and-the-rising-generatSat, 13 Aug 2016 16:00:00 GMTHow We Gather: Angie Thurston on Spirituality, Community, and the Rising GeneratOn this show, returning guest Angie Thurston will share her experience at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), where she recently completed a Master of Divinity degree. Angie will describe how she and her colleague, Casper ter Kuile, became Ministry Innovation Fellows at HDS, where they are now working to build support systems for the rapidly changing landscape of American spiritual community. Angie and Casper have authored two reports, 'How We Gather' and 'Something More', which profile surprising new ways that Americans are congregating - from CrossFit and SoulCycle to Muslim small groups and innovative church plants. As religious disaffiliation continues, Angie and Casper are invested in strengthening emerging communities and their leaders across the so-called sacred-secular divide, as well as supporting denominations in adapting to this new context. Angie will talk about how the teachings of the Urantia Book motivate and inform her commitment to this work, and how her discoveries from this emerging landscape might inform us as we seek to foster community among Urantia Book readers. Angie is as lively as she is informative. If you are still searching for a religious or values based community to belong to, or if you wonder how and where young people engage spiritually, this show will, surprise, interest and inspire you. For more info visit: http://angiethurston.com/ http://howwegather.org/ 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsemillenials,spirituality,spiritual,Religion,ReligiousHow We Gather: Angie Thurston on Spirituality, Community, and the Rising Generationhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/08/06/the-planetary-mortal-epochs--a-universe-perspective-on-human-evolution--pt-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/08/06/the-planetary-mortal-epochs--a-universe-perspective-on-human-evolution--pt-3Sat, 06 Aug 2016 16:00:00 GMTThe Planetary Mortal Epochs - A Universe Perspective On Human Evolution - Pt. 3During the past two shows we have studied Urantia Paper 52: Planetary Mortal Epochs. Cross references to this paper came up several times on our show about Ancient Aliens and we thought it would be timely to review what the revelation says about how beings evolve on the inhabited worlds. We've currently read and discussed the first 4 planetary epochs. Pre-Planetary Prince Man: Characterized by Primitive men who are mighty hunters and fierce fighters. The law of this age is the physical survival of the fittest; the government of these times is wholly tribal. Post-Planetary Prince Man: An era which witnesses a spiritual dawn, and the different races and their various tribes tend to develop specialized systems of religious and philosophic thought. Post-Adamic Man: An era in which the original impetus of evolutionary life has run its biologic course, when man has reached the apex of animal development And Post-Magisterial Son Man: This age opens with the mortal races blended and biologically fit. All nations are literally one and the brotherhood of man flourishes, and the nations are learning to live on earth in peace and tranquility. We've had a splendid discussion about these epochs of mortal evolution.  Paper 52 is full of insightful information about humankind's origin, history and destiny. It covers 7 planetary epochs, defined as a period of time in history, typically marked by notable events or particular characteristics. Each epoch is characterized by what the book calls an Epochal Revelation. The next 3 mortal epochs remain: Post-Bestowal Son Man - Human beings upon the bestowal of a Paradise Son, in our case Jesus. Post-Teacher Son Man - Humanity's entry into the era of Light and Life. The Era of Light and Life - The dawn of Utopian civilization. Hope you can join! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseevolution,Revelation,spirituality,spiritual,spiritJoin us as we continue our exploration of the amazing Urantia Paper 52 and learn how beings like us, and worlds like ours, evolve all over the universe.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/30/the-planetary-mortal-epochs--a-universe-perspective-on-human-evolution--pt-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/30/the-planetary-mortal-epochs--a-universe-perspective-on-human-evolution--pt-2Sat, 30 Jul 2016 16:00:00 GMTThe Planetary Mortal Epochs - A Universe Perspective On Human Evolution - Pt. 2Last week we began a study of Urantia Paper 52: Planetary Mortal Epochs. It came up several times on our show with Derek Samaras about the ancient Sumerian texts and visitations from higher universe personalities, whom some would call ETs and others...aliens. We got through the first to planetary epochs, the first being Pre-Planetary Prince Man, characterized by Primitive men who are mighty hunters and fierce fighters. The law of this age is the physical survival of the fittest; the government of these times is wholly tribal. The second section was on Post-Planetary Prince Man, an era which witnesses a spiritual dawn, and the different races and their various tribes tend to develop specialized systems of religious and philosophic thought. We had a lively discussion about two these epochs of mortal evolution. Paper 52 is full of insightful information about our history and destiny. It reveals how one level of civilization builds upon another and gives us a way to measure our current situation and progress. It's actually a good yardstick for personal evolution too. It covers 7 planetary epochs, each one is being characterized by what the book calls Epochal Revelations. An epoch is defined as a period of time in history, typically marked by notable events or particular characteristics. How amazing to realize the extraordinary lengths our loving Creator Son and his loyal subordinates have gone to, to catch us up with the normal course of evolution.  The next 5 mortal epochs remain: Post-Adamic Man - Human beings after the bestowal of Adam and Eve. Post-Magisterial Son Man - Human beings after the bestowal of a Magisterial Son. Post-Bestowal Son Man - Human beings upon the bestowal of a Paradise Son, in our case Jesus. Post-Teacher Son Man - Humanity's entry into the era of Light and Life. The Era of Light and Life - The dawn of Utopian civilization. Please join! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spirit,spiritual,evolution,progressiveA study of The Planetary Mortal Epochs - A Universe Perspective On Human Evolution - Pt. 2https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/23/the-planetary-mortal-epochs--a-universe-perspective-onthe-future-of-humanitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/23/the-planetary-mortal-epochs--a-universe-perspective-onthe-future-of-humanitySat, 23 Jul 2016 16:00:00 GMTThe Planetary Mortal Epochs - A Universe Perspective OnThe Future of HumanityBuilding on the wonderful show we had with Derek Samaras last week, we thought it might be timely to start a study of Urantia Paper 52: Planetary Mortal Epochs. It came up several times as we discussed the periodic and purposeful visitations to Earth from higher universe personalities, whom some would call ETs and others...aliens. However, the Urantia Book doesn't call them aliens. There are no "aliens" in the universe, just one huge universal family. So, in reality, these visitations have been interventions on behalf of beloved and isolated siblings, the human race. If anyone is alien to the normal and natural order of the universe, it's us humans on Urantia. But we shouldn't dispair. The revelation tells us, "Evolution may be slow, but it is unerringly effective."  And Jesus promises, "And no matter what blunders your fellow men make in their world management of today, in an age to come the gospel which I declare to you will rule this very world." Haven't we all wondered what the future holds for our world? This paper depicts the precise evolutionary plan of progress for all inhabited worlds, including ours. And even though we are not a normal world the entire universe is pulling for us. Paper 52 is full of hope, practical insights and inspiration. It reveals how one level of civilization builds upon another and gives us a way to measure our current situation and progress. It's actually a good yardstick for personal evolution too. It covers 7 planetary epochs, each one is being characterized by what the book calls Epochal Revelations. An epoch is defined as a period of time in history, typically marked by notable events or particular characteristics. It's amazing to realize the extraordinary lengths our loving Creator Son and his loyal subordinates have gone to, to catch us up with the normal course of evolution.  This will be a great study!   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,evolution,history,destinyPlease join us for this great study of Urantia Paper 52, Planetary Mortal Epochs, a look at the history and destiny of our world and our human race..https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/16/what-do-the-annunaki-ancient-aliens-and-the-urantia-book-have-in-commonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/16/what-do-the-annunaki-ancient-aliens-and-the-urantia-book-have-in-commonSat, 16 Jul 2016 16:00:00 GMTWhat do the Annunaki, Ancient Aliens and The Urantia Book Have in Common?The Urantia Books says that a powerful celestial administrator came to this world about 500,000 years ago. He came with a corps of 100 volunteers. This position of governance is a role known on high as the "Planetary Prince." The volunteers are his staff. He took our world into a rebellion against the Universe and we have since called him "the Prince of Darkness."  This group of beings has also come to be known as the Anunnaki or Anunna Gods as described in the Sumerian tablets found in Ur and Nineveh (ancient Iraq). Our guest this week is our co-host, Derek Samaras. He has done extensive research on the connections between human history as described in the Urantia Book and the ancient Sumerian literature that tells the stories of these fabled figures and historical events.We'll discuss, in part, the Prince, Van, Amadon, the Tree of life, Fandors, Adam and Eve, Sumerians, Babylonians, Adamson, rebellion, Dalamatia, Dilmun, Eden 1 & 2, the Nodites and more. Derek hails from Chicago, home of the Urantia revelation as well as the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. Derek has utilized the vast amount of Sumerian artifacts collected and catalogued digitally by the Institute and other universities including; UCLA, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, the British Museum, and others. He is fresh off his presentation in Los Angeles where he discussed the historical evidence of celestial activity with Jason Martell, the host from the TV show Ancient Aliens. (77:4.6 3) A small group at the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers maintained more of their racial integrity. They persisted for thousands of years and eventually furnished the Nodite ancestry which blended with the Adamites to found the Sumerian peoples of historic times. Please join us for an exciting comparison between the rare record of ancient history a revelation tha. A story few have ever heard.. 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,Annunaki,Ancient Aliens,extraterrestrialWhat do the Annunaki, Ancient Aliens and The Urantia Book Have in Common?https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/09/helping-new-urantia-students-to-embrace-truth-and-become-doers-not-hearers-only-17Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/09/helping-new-urantia-students-to-embrace-truth-and-become-doers-not-hearers-only-17Sat, 09 Jul 2016 16:00:00 GMTHelping New Urantia Students to Embrace Truth and Become Doers, Not Hearers OnlyThis week, we feature two of the five partners of three amazing web based ministries: TheChristExperiment.org and FaithSonsofGod.org and AnointedJW.org. If you've been to these sites you are aware of the splendid nature of their work. Zshonette Reed, and one of her ministry partners, Don Clementin, will be joining us to talk about how to help new readers not only read the Urantia Book, but how to live it. They will touch on 3 points: (1) personally experiencing the Revelation; (2) taking responsibility for the Revelation; and (3) embracing our new status. Zshonette and her husband, Allen, are skilled ministers and the creators and authors of the web sites. They hail from Southern California. Don, who is located in Boston, joined them as a ministry partner and is spearheading a ministry they call "Into His Harvest." Their other two partners, Australians Janet & Andy Wilson, are responsible for the beautiful posters and artwork on their sites, as well as the new series of videos that give the reader a new way to experience Part IV of the Urantia Book. All are former Jehovah's Witnesses, sincere and devoted students of The Urantia Book, and fellow workers with Michael. They refer to themselves collectively as "The Unit." Zshonette is a writer and attorney. She earned her law degree after reading the Urantia Book, with the intent to protect and advance religious freedoms, and, in particular, to share this beautiful revelation. She and her husband use Urantia teachings to inspire others and "uplift the spiritual conversation worldwide." Don works in the Boston area in the field of architecture. He, too, is a skilled and gifted minister who works with various churches to uplift their ideas and bring them in harmony with the ideals of Christ Michael. Please join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,relgionHelping New Urantia Readers to Embrace the Revelation and Become Doers, Not Hearers Onlyhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/02/urantia-book-new-reader-services-welcoming-our-fellows-to-a-revelation-part-iiSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/07/02/urantia-book-new-reader-services-welcoming-our-fellows-to-a-revelation-part-iiSat, 02 Jul 2016 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Book New Reader Services--Welcoming Our Fellows to A Revelation--Part IIChristilyn Biek-Larson and André Radatus co-host.  Paula is on, much deserved, family vacation this week. We continue our robust discussion this week on serving the new "reader"/student of The Urantia Book.   Back this week is Chris Lepine, the creator of Urantia Book New Reader Services (UBNRS) and Sussi Rowland, UBNRS Facilitator. UBNRS is a web based service designed specifically for new students of The Urantia Book. People who are new to the book quickly realize that it is the most rewarding and challenging book they will ever read. UBNRS exists to help new students with their exploration of the book and with integrating into the greater Urantia reader community. The Urantia Book is a gift for people of every religion, country, continent, and culture. UBNRS can help answer a new reader's initial questions and find references and resources on a wide variety of topics. Whether someone is interested in angels, life after death, spiritual growth, God, evolution, or other profound topics that The Urantia Book covers, UBNRS is dedicated to helping new students of the book understand, find and discover these great and liberating teachings. What’s more, they offer personalized help, as well as online meetings, classes, and events. They can even help people find local Urantia Book readers and communities and they consider it a privilege to help others in their quest for God, truth, and spiritual growth. This episode will be great for any new Urantia Book reader and for anyone who would like to help them. The motto is simple and profound, "You are a child of God. We are family." Please join us! We will be taking your calls. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Spirituality,Ministry,Spiritual Ministry,On-BoardingOne of the most challenging services we ever are privileged to undertake is to welcome a new student of The Urantia Book's teachings to their study and to otherhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/06/25/a-new-program-for-new-readers-of-the-urantia-book-those-who-help-themSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/06/25/a-new-program-for-new-readers-of-the-urantia-book-those-who-help-themSat, 25 Jun 2016 16:00:00 GMTA New Program For New Readers of The Urantia Book & Those Who Help ThemThis week and next week, June 25 and July 2nd, we'll be interviewing Mr. Chris Lepine, the creator of Urantia Book New Reader Services or UBNRS. He’ll also be joined by Sussi Rowland, a UBNRS Facilitator. UBNRS is a web based service designed specifically for new students of the book. People who are new to the book quickly realize that it is the most rewarding and challenging book they will ever read. UBNRS exists to help new students with their exploration of the book and with integrating into the greater Urantia reader community. The Urantia Book is a gift for people of every religion, country, continent and culture. UBNRS can help answer a new reader's initial questions and find references and resources on a wide variety of topics. Whether someone is interested in angels, life after death, spiritual growth, God, evolution, or other profound topics that The Urantia Book covers, UBNRS is dedicated to helping new students of the book understand, find and discover these great and liberating teachings. What’s more, they offer personalized help, as well as online meetings, classes, and events. They can even help people find local Urantia Book readers and communities and they consider it a privilege to help others in their quest for God, truth, and spiritual growth. These episodes will be great for new new Urantia Book readers and for anyone who would like to help them. The motto is simple and profound, "You are a child of God. We are family." Please join us! Due to the extensive material covered during these shows we will not be taking calls. 01:43:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsetruth,universe,Revelation,God,JesusA comprehensive look at Urantia Book New Readers Services, a new program designed especially for new students of the book.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/06/18/why-call-him-god-the-father-a-tribute-to-fatherhoodSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/06/18/why-call-him-god-the-father-a-tribute-to-fatherhoodSat, 18 Jun 2016 16:00:00 GMTWhy Call Him God The Father? A Tribute To FatherhoodThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we ask, why do we call God Father? What is it about the nature and character of God that makes the name Father a more accurate way to describe him? for that matter, why use gender based language to describe God at all? The first sentence of The Urantia Book says, "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder. The truth about the Universal Father had begun to dawn upon mankind when the prophet said: "You, God, are alone; there is none beside you."  The last sentence of The Urantia Book says, "The Father is living love, and this life of the Father is in his Sons. And the spirit of the Father is in his Sons' sons—mortal men. When all is said and done, the Father idea is still the highest human concept of God." In between these two sentences, the word Father is mentioned 2127 times, Universal Father is mentioned 500 times, Heavenly Father offered 70 times, God the Father shows up 62 times and Our Father 40 times. The authors of The Urantia Book really want us to take in this idea of God as our Father, buy why? One of the authors of the book touchingly says this, "I naturally love one who is so powerful in creation and in the control thereof, and yet who is so perfect in goodness and so faithful in the loving-kindness which constantly overshadows us. I think I would love God just as much if he were not so great and powerful, as long as he is so good and merciful. We all love the Father more because of his nature than in recognition of his amazing attributes. Join us as we present our ideas on God as a Father and we invite you to call in with yours. This show is all about Father. Please join us!   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsefathers,god the father,God,fatherhood,spritualityThis show is all about Father God, fathers and fatherhood.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/06/11/the-cosmic-citizen--spiritquest-easter-a-personal-transformational-experienceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/06/11/the-cosmic-citizen--spiritquest-easter-a-personal-transformational-experienceSat, 11 Jun 2016 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen - SpiritQuest, Easter -A PERSONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCEPaula, Christilyn and Andre are away this week.  The Summer Study Session is on in San Antonio so today we are bring back an acclaimed program done by God's Gumshoe. "Easter -A PERSONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE" More God's Gumshoe "SpiritQuest" episodes can be listen to from this Cosmic Citizen Archive. The Urantia Book paper193:0.3."And now you should give ear to my words lest you again make the mistake of hearing my teaching with the mind while in your hearts you fail to comprehend the meaning. You are to go forth preaching the love of God and the service of man. That which the world needs most to know is: Men are the sons of God, and through faith they can actually realize, and daily experience, this ennobling truth. Always in LOVE God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:24:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Urantia,Easter,JesusToday we are bring back an acclaimed program done by God's Gumshoe. "Easter -A PERSONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE"https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/06/04/exploring-the-religion-of-the-urantia-book--the-religion-of-personal-experienceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/06/04/exploring-the-religion-of-the-urantia-book--the-religion-of-personal-experienceSat, 04 Jun 2016 16:00:00 GMTExploring The Religion Of The Urantia Book - The Religion of Personal ExperienceThis week's guest is a long time student of The Urantia Book, Kurt Cira. Kurt has made a personal project of something he calls the ROPE. ROPE stands for Religion Of Personal Experience. The ROPE is something that Jesus gave two brilliant discourses on. Both are in Paper 155: Fleeing Through Northern Galilee, they are The Discourse on True Religion and The Second Discourse on Religion. These two amazing discourses essentially spell out the religion OF The Urantia Book. The authors of the book tell us that Christianity made a mistake by adopting the religion ABOUT Jesus, rather than the religion OF Jesus. The tell us, "Indeed, the social readjustments, the economic transformations, the moral rejuvenations, and the religious revisions of Christian civilization would be drastic and revolutionary if the living religion of Jesus should suddenly supplant the theologic religion about Jesus." This leaves us asking, what is the religion of The Urantia Book? Are Urantians in danger of making a religion about the Firth Epochal Revelation, in the same way Christians evolved a religion about Jesus? We think the answer is certainly yes. We know that all of our planetary helpers, our unseen friends and allies, have been trying to teach us a religion, a universal religion, from the moment civilization began to evolve on this world. The Urantia Book is likewise offering us a religion. What is that religion?  Is it not the Religion of Personal Spiritual Experience as Jesus taught in his wonderful discourses on religion? Is it not the ROPE as Kurt points out? We think it is. Come and join us this week as we grab on to the ROPE and hopefully climb to new heights and insights about what it means to find God, IN yourself, OF yourself and FOR yourself, just as Jesus taught. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseReligion,spirit,spiritual,religious,experienceJesus said there is no adventure greater than finding God, in yourself, of yourself and for yourself, and by doing it as a fact of your own personal experience!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/28/spiritual-foundations-of-happiness-with-artisan-author-poet--barry-culligan-6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/28/spiritual-foundations-of-happiness-with-artisan-author-poet--barry-culligan-6Sat, 28 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTSpiritual Foundations of Happiness With Artisan, Author & Poet - Barry CulliganBarry Culligan was born, raised, and lives in West Ireland. He has been a student of the Urantia Book for 16 years. His discovery of the book marked the end of one phase of spiritual development and the beginning of a never ending adventure in God seeking, God finding, and God revealing. Barry has worked as a spiritual retreat facilitator for the De La Salle’s, and as a school chaplain for both the Patrician’s and the Cistercian’s. He’s a musician, singer-songwriter, poet, and blogger. He has a degree in Philosophy & Theology from Mary Immaculate College and a Post Grad in Ecumenics from Trinity College Dublin. Barry runs courses in Applied Spirituality, through which he explores the spiritual foundations of happiness. The goal of this course is threefold:     To help all people realize the abiding peace, sublime happiness, and glorious destiny that is the spiritual birthright of the children of God.    To empower individuals in their efforts to actualize their divine potential, to assist them in the actualization their capacity for God-likeness.    To establish a consciousness in which we are free from fear, ennobled by loving service, and inspired by glorious purpose. Barry has established his own ministry called Strange Preacher Ministries and offers retreat facilitation, public talks, spiritual counselling, and conducts classes in Applied Spirituality. He is also a regular contributor to Spirituality Ireland. Being a poet and writer, inspired him to establish the Urantian Artisans Facebook Forum for UB based artists to share their work and to facilitate collaboration on projects. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,Religion,happiness,GodSpiritual Foundations of Happiness With Barry Culligan: Irish Artisan, Author, Poet and Bloggerhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/22/peace-of-mind--spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/22/peace-of-mind--spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSun, 22 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTPeace of Mind - SpiritQuest on The Cosmic CitizenSpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD.  SpiritQuest = Practical Spirituality.  Seven Keys of Harmony to the Symphony of The Universe. #1 - Week 7  Peace of Mind (This Week) #2 - Week 6  Health and Energy (last episode) #3 - Loving Relationships #4 - Your Life Purpose #2 #5 - Your Life Purpose #1 #6 - Personal Fulfilment #7 - Know Thyself While the attainment of each ascendant goal is a factual achievement, in the larger sense such goals are simply milestones on the long ascending path to Paradise. But however relative such successes may be, no evolutionary creature is ever denied the full though transient satisfaction of goal attainment. Ever and anon there is a pause in the Paradise ascent, a short breathing spell, during which universe horizons stand still, creature status is stationary, and the personality tastes the sweetness of goal fulfillment.  The Urantia Book Paper (39:4.7) Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. thx GG. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 00:51:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudePeace of Mind - SpiritQuest on The Cosmic Citizen - Seven Keys of Harmony to the Symphony of The Universe.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/21/jesus-the-master-son-the-prince-of-peace-and-the-new-princes-staffSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/21/jesus-the-master-son-the-prince-of-peace-and-the-new-princes-staffSat, 21 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTJesus: The Master Son, The Prince of Peace and the New Prince's StaffLast week we featured two return guests and longtime scholars of The Urantia Book, Jim English and Jim McNelly, who discussed Jesus: The Master Son. This week we'll cover Part II of this series on our Master Son. We discussed the amazing event that Jesus Christ Michael inaugurated, post resurrection, to make a beginning of setting things right on our world. They include setting up a new staff, the Council of 24 one-time humans from Urantia, and sending 12 corps of Master Seraphim to oversee the affairs of this world. He also sent His own Spirit of Truth and the universal outpouring of Father Fragments who indwell every human being. We also marveled that after the baptism of Jesus, there came into existence a new being, the Personalized Adjuster of Jesus, also known as “The Master Son.” And that this new remarkable Son of God has a unique and special relationship with our lovely blue planet, Urantia, and is revealing a new manifestation of the Supreme and perhaps even the Ultimate God to all of the Local Universe of Nebadon. This week we'll continue to explore the reality of the Master Son and how he may be influencing life on earth and again discuss the concept of the evolving new “Prince’s Staff.” Our voluntary stewards, dedicated to revealing the power of the Living God to all on this supposed world of darkness. Jim McNelly designs, builds and finances process-controlled technologies for converting biomass residuals into value-added food, fuel, fiber and fertilizer products. He lives in Minnesota with his wife Linda, their children and grandchildren. Jim English, is retired and has produced and published a beautiful illustrated book on Jesus entitled, The Greatest Stories Ever Told: The Parables of Jesus. He is currently working with a team on a new, fully illustrated book based on the Jesus of The Urantia Book.  Please join us! 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,God,Spirit,Truth,RevelationJoin us again for return guests and longtime scholars of The Urantia Book, Jim English and Jim McNelly, to discuss Jesus: The Master Sonhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/15/health-and-energy--spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/15/health-and-energy--spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSun, 15 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTHealth And Energy - SpiritQuest on The Cosmic CitizenSpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD.  SpiritQuest = Practical Spirituality.  Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. thx GG.  When the development of the intellectual nature proceeds faster than that of the spiritual, such a situation renders communication with the SPIRIT WITHIN YOU  both difficult and dangerous. Likewise, overspiritual development tends to produce a fanatical and perverted interpretation of the spirit leadings of the divine indweller. Lack of spiritual capacity makes it very difficult to transmit to such a material intellect the spiritual truths resident in the higher superconsciousness. It is to the mind of perfect poise, housed in a body of clean habits, stabilized neural energies, and balanced chemical function—when the physical, mental, and spiritual powers are in triune harmony of development—that a maximum of light and truth can be imparted with a minimum of temporal danger or risk to the real welfare of such a being. The Urantia Book pp 10:6.4. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 00:58:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudeIt is to the mind of perfect poise, housed in a body of clean habits, stabilized neural energies, and balanced chemical function—when the physical, mental, andhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/14/jesus-the-master-sonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/14/jesus-the-master-sonSat, 14 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTJesus: The Master SonThis week we will feature two return guests and longtime scholars of The Urantia Book, Jim English and Jim McNelly, who will be discussing Jesus: The Master Son. Jesus once told his apostle, "Nathaniel, you and many others are thus perplexed because you do not comprehend how the natural order of this world has been so many times upset by the sinful adventures of certain rebellious traitors to the Father's will. And I have come to make a beginning of setting these things in order. But many ages will be required to restore this part of the universe to former paths and thus release the children of men from the extra burdens of sin and rebellion." After the baptism of Jesus, there came into existence a new being, the Personalized Adjuster of Jesus, also known as “The Master Son.” This new remarkable Son of God has a unique and special relationship with our lovely blue planet, Urantia, but also is revealing a new manifestation of the Supreme and perhaps even the Ultimate God to all of the Local Universe of Nebadon. We'll explore the reality of the Master Son and how he may be influencing life on earth. We'll also discuss the concept of the evolving new “Prince’s Staff.” A voluntary and little organized corps of humans dedicated to revealing the power of the Living God to all on this supposed world of darkness. Jim McNelly designs, builds and finances process-controlled technologies for converting biomass residuals into value-added food, fuel, fiber and fertilizer products. He lives in Minnesota with his wife Linda, their children and grandchildren. Jim English, is retired and has produced and published a beautiful illustrated book on Jesus entitled, The Greatest Stories Ever Told: The Parables of Jesus. He is currently working with a team on a new, fully illustrated book based on the Jesus of The Urantia Book.   Please join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,God,Revelation,light,lifeThis week we will feature two return guests and longtime scholars of The Urantia Book, Jim English and Jim McNelly, who will discuss Jesus: The Master Son.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/08/loving-relationships---spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/08/loving-relationships---spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSun, 08 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTLoving Relationships - SpiritQuest on The Cosmic CitizenSpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. thx GG SpiritQuest = Practical Spirituality Seven Keys of Harmony to the Symphony of The Universe. #1 - Week 7  ? #2 - Week 6  ?? (Next Week) #3 - Loving Relationships  (This Week) #4 - Your Life Purpose #2 (last episode) #5 - Your Life Purpose #1 #6 - Personal Fulfilment #7 - Know Thyself While the attainment of each ascendant goal is a factual achievement, in the larger sense such goals are simply milestones on the long ascending path to Paradise. But however relative such successes may be, no evolutionary creature is ever denied the full though transient satisfaction of goal attainment. Ever and anon there is a pause in the Paradise ascent, a short breathing spell, during which universe horizons stand still, creature status is stationary, and the personality tastes the sweetness of goal fulfillment.  The Urantia Book Paper (39:4.7) SpiritQuest - - A Worship Service... Every Sunday Noon ET, 11 CT, 10 am MT, 9 AM PT Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe God's Gumshoe's YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudeLoving Relationships on SpiritQuest - no evolutionary creature is ever denied the full though transient satisfaction of goal attainment.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/07/god-the-mothers-day--a-spiritual-retreat-exploring-the-divine-feminineSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/07/god-the-mothers-day--a-spiritual-retreat-exploring-the-divine-feminineSat, 07 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTGod The Mother's Day - A Spiritual Retreat Exploring The Divine FeminineA beautiful retreat honoring Mother Spirit was held from Friday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24th in Belton, Texas, at a lovely Retreat Center tucked away in the Hill Country just outside of Austin, Texas. Three facilitators, Sharon Lanier, Kaye Cooper and Mary Huggins, hosted 32 women for a wonderful weekend of learning, spirit, prayer, worship and just getting to know our Mother Spirit better.   These women began a conversation at the retreat and will continue their discussion on what was learned, the fun that was had and how to make Mother Spirit a deeper part of everyone's life. This show will be a recap of the retreat. It was exciting, exhilarating and uplifting for all who attended. As in the retreat, we will cover many things centered around the Divine Mother and what women can do in Her name, including how to be an advocate for God the Mother in our lives, our studies and in our communities. We'll look at how women can step up and step out as leaders, writers and speakers in every way we can, to form groups, circles, friendships and support each other in growing and learning. Also, how to become strong in the spirit and be spirit led. The idea is to join the divine work and workforce and learn to work in cooperation with our brothers and sisters. Mary Huggins, Sharon Lanier and Kaye Cooper are all legendary female movers and shakers in the Urantia Movement. Their combined experience with The Urantia Book is lengthy and impressive. All from Texas, they have served others by offering valuable outreach, publications, study groups and retreats for decades. For years, Kaye and her husband Bill, published a wonderful periodical called The Circles. Sharon ran the Whole Life Book Store. Sharon and Kaye have recently offered retreats on living in the spirit called Joyful Living. All three are amazing and devoted women who are called to serve in the name of the Divine Mother.     02:04:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Woman,worship,retreat,spiritualAnyone interested in Feminine Diety and The Divine Mother will enjoy this deep and meaningful episode.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/01/spiritual-economics--financial-freedom--spiritquestSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/05/01/spiritual-economics--financial-freedom--spiritquestSun, 01 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTSpiritual Economics - Financial Freedom SPIRITQUESTSpiritQuest: A Worship Service SpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD SpiritQuest = Practical Spirituality SpiritQuest - - A Worship Service... Every Sunday Noon ET, 11 CT, 10 am MT, 9 AM PT Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. thx GG There is operative throughout all time and space and with regard to all reality of whatever nature an inexorable and impersonal law which is equivalent to the function of a cosmic providence. Mercy characterizes God's attitude of love for the individual; impartiality motivates God's attitude toward the total. The will of God does not necessarily prevail in the part—the heart of any one personality—but his will does actually rule the whole, the universe of universes.(The Urantia Book paper 12:7.1) The providence of God consists in the interlocking activities of the celestial beings and the divine spirits who, in accordance with cosmic law, unceasingly labor for the honor of God and for the spiritual advancement of his universe children. There is also an organic unity in the universes of time and space which seems to underlie the whole fabric of cosmic events. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee God's Gumshoe: Investigating the New Testament and The Urantia Book http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   01:17:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudeThe providence of God consists in the interlocking activities of the celestial beings and the divine spirits who, in accordance with cosmic law, unceasingly labhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/30/the-exquisite-comology-of-the-urantia-book-depicted-by-artist-gary-tongeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/30/the-exquisite-comology-of-the-urantia-book-depicted-by-artist-gary-tongeSat, 30 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTThe Exquisite Comology of The Urantia Book Depicted by Artist, Gary TongeThis week the extraordinary artist, Gary Tonge, will join us to talk about his motivaton and inspiration in creating graphic depictions based on The Urantia Book. His drive to make these works as accurate as they are beautiful and inspirational has relied in part on our own resident scholar, Andre Radatus. Andre and Gary have worked together to present this episode. Gary is serious about recreating the cosmic places described in The Urantia Book and will expound on the importance of a coherent way to use this revelation more deeply; in unity with true science, real spiritual insight, and true philosophical reasoning. Gary's depictions of the Local Universe and Grand Universe are being used all over the web, by Urantia students and many others.  Gary is a professional artist with over 25 years experience in a variety of roles, most recently as a conceptual artist and art director. He is also a published author and writer and is now working as a creative consultant. Gary has been a student of the Urantia Book since 1997 and would consider himself “creatively cosmological” in his initial approach to the the book. “When I first got my hands on The Urantia Book I was immediately enthralled by the comprehensive nature of how it described the Universe. I'd previously been very interested in human cosmology, but had a niggling feeling that it fell short of cosmic truth and became embroiled in the art of intelligent guessing.” He believes through earnest study; The Urantia Book is (among many other things) the revealed truth lens for making sense of the unexplainable observations we see in the cosmos as well as the qualification of the history of our world. Gary’s Revelation works can be seen here: http://garytonge.myportfolio.com   02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJoin us as we explore an extraordinary artist's amazing point of view on the cosmology and science of The Urantia Book.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/24/your-life-purpose-2-ideals--spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/24/your-life-purpose-2-ideals--spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSun, 24 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTYour Life Purpose #2 IDEALS - SpiritQuest on The Cosmic CitizenSpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. thx GG SpiritQuest = Practical Spirituality Seven Keys of Harmony to the Symphony of The Universe. #1 - Week 7  ? #2 - Week 6  ?? #3 - Week 5  ??  (Next Week) #4 - Your Life Purpose #2 (This Week) #5 - Your Life Purpose #1 (last episode) #6 - Personal Fulfilment #7 - Know Thyself While the attainment of each ascendant goal is a factual achievement, in the larger sense such goals are simply milestones on the long ascending path to Paradise. But however relative such successes may be, no evolutionary creature is ever denied the full though transient satisfaction of goal attainment. Ever and anon there is a pause in the Paradise ascent, a short breathing spell, during which universe horizons stand still, creature status is stationary, and the personality tastes the sweetness of goal fulfillment.  The Urantia Book Paper (39:4.7) SpiritQuest - - A Worship Service... Every Sunday Noon ET, 11 CT, 10 am MT, 9 AM PT Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe God's Gumshoe's YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 00:47:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudeEver and anon there is a pause in the Paradise ascent, a short breathing spell, during which universe horizons stand still, creature status is stationary, and thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/23/what-do-urantia-book-readers-believe-what-are-the-tenets-of-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/23/what-do-urantia-book-readers-believe-what-are-the-tenets-of-the-urantia-bookSat, 23 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTWhat Do Urantia Book Readers Believe? What Are The Tenets of The Urantia Book?In summing up our series on a Urantia based religion, we thought it would be great to actually talk about what readers and believers in the teachings of The Urantia revelation believe. The Urantia Book definitely calls those who read it to believe certain things and this week we want to explore what those tenets are. A tenet is defined as a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy. We know that The Urantia Book provides abundant teachings for both religion and philosophy. Consider these words of Jesus, "But you who have been called out of darkness into the light are expected to believe with a whole heart; your faith shall dominate the combined attitudes of body, mind, and spirit." The Urantia Book has a lot to say about belief. After all, just reading the book is a faith adventure. It asks us to believe that there are angels and other high spiritual beings. Beings from other parts of the Universe of Universes, that could present us with a book containing amazing spiritual truths and teachings. It asks us to believe in a friendly and well-ordered universe and a benevolent and loving Father God. Some of the things it teaches us to believe are completely unique, like the fact that Adam and Eve were imported here from another world. Some of them are fairly common, like the fact that Jesus resurrected from the dead. Urantia Book students often characterize ourselves as "believers" and the book often characterizes us that way as well. So what do Urantia Book readers commonly believe? Give us a call and let's talk about it. Are there some things that the book teaches that you don't believe?  We can talk about that too. It should be a lively and interesting conversation and we hope you'll join us. "Fear not; only believe." 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBELIEVE,belief,faith,faithful,GodJoin us as we discuss the basic tenets of a faith in The Urantia Book. What do you believe?https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/17/your-life-purpose--spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/17/your-life-purpose--spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSun, 17 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTYour Life Purpose - SpiritQuest on The Cosmic CitizenSpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. thx GG SpiritQuest = Practical Spirituality Seven Keys of Harmony to the Symphony of The Universe. #1 - Week 7 #2 - Week 6 #3 - Week 5 #4 - Week 4 #5 - Your Life Purpose (This Week) #6 - Personal Fulfilment (last episode) #7 - Know Thyself While the attainment of each ascendant goal is a factual achievement, in the larger sense such goals are simply milestones on the long ascending path to Paradise. But however relative such successes may be, no evolutionary creature is ever denied the full though transient satisfaction of goal attainment. Ever and anon there is a pause in the Paradise ascent, a short breathing spell, during which universe horizons stand still, creature status is stationary, and the personality tastes the sweetness of goal fulfillment.  The Urantia Book Paper (39:4.7) SpiritQuest - - A Worship Service... Every Sunday Noon ET, 11 CT, 10 am MT, 9 AM PT Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe God's Gumshoe's YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   00:56:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudeEver and anon there is a pause in the Paradise ascent, a short breathing spell, during which universe horizons stand still, creature status is stationary, and thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/16/jesus-approach-to-youth-young-adultsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/16/jesus-approach-to-youth-young-adultsSat, 16 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTJesus’ Approach to Youth & Young AdultsOne Day Alone with GodThis week on The Cosmic Citizen Christilyn and André (Paula is off) engage in a study of what The Urantia Book has to say about Jesus and his approach to youth and young adults.  We are joined by Derek Samaras and will seek to discover the Master’s attitude from a number of remarkable scenes from Jesus’ life. Some of these are: Jesus as a child himself"Uncle Joshua, come out and tell us a big story."Jude’s first Passover in JerusalemThe Young Man Who Was AfraidThe Jewish TutorJesus and Ganid restore a lost child to his parentsJames and Judas AlpheusJesus sermon interrupted by a childThe Prodical SonOne Day Alone with God--John Mark Please call in and join the conversation.  What does the Master’s attitude toward the young mean to you? The show airs this Saturday - April 16, 2016 @10 AM Mountain Time (9 AM Pacific / Noon Eastern). You can call in live to listen or speak with the hosts, 646-716-8158.  " Unless you seek entrance into the kingdom with the faith and trusting dependence of a little child, you shall in no wise gain admission. " [The Urantia Book, 137:8.8] 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Child,children,spirituality,attitudeJoshua ben Joseph loved children, all children and illustrated the love of God, his Father, through many parables, illustrations, and incidents.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/10/personal-fulfillment-spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/10/personal-fulfillment-spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSun, 10 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTPersonal Fulfillment -SpiritQuest on The Cosmic CitizenSpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. thx GG SpiritQuest = Practical Spirituality Seven Keys of Harmony to the Symphony of The Universe. #1 - Week 7 #2 - Week 6 #3 - Week 5 #4 - Week 4 #5 - Next Episode #6 Personal Fulfilment #7 Know Thyself (last episode) While the attainment of each ascendant goal is a factual achievement, in the larger sense such goals are simply milestones on the long ascending path to Paradise. But however relative such successes may be, no evolutionary creature is ever denied the full though transient satisfaction of goal attainment. Ever and anon there is a pause in the Paradise ascent, a short breathing spell, during which universe horizons stand still, creature status is stationary, and the personality tastes the sweetness of goal fulfillment.  The Urantia Book Paper (39:4.7) SpiritQuest - - A Worship Service... Every Sunday Noon ET, 11 CT, 10 am MT, 9 AM PT Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee God's Gumshoe: Investigating the New Testament and The Urantia Book http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 00:54:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudePersonal Fulfillment -SpiritQuest on The Cosmic Citizen a pause in the Paradise ascent, a short breathing spell, during which universe horizons stand still, crhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/09/young-people-on-the-future-of-the-urantia-revelation-the-urantia-communitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/09/young-people-on-the-future-of-the-urantia-revelation-the-urantia-communitySat, 09 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTYoung People On The Future Of The Urantia Revelation & The Urantia CommunityThis week on the Cosmic Citizen members of the Youth and Young Adult (YaYA) Committee of The Urantia Book Fellowship will be the guest hosts!  While Paula, Andre and Christilyn are participating in a regional worship service in Colorado, the show will be led by Angie Thurston, Derek Samaras, Tony Finstad and fellow YaYA callers. Please join them as they offer concluding thoughts on their recent retreat in Portland,OR, that focused on “Visioning Our Future” where they outlined six attainable steps that they’d like to share with the listening audience. The hosts will also look at the many wonderful upcoming events this spring/summer and how you can get involved! Finally, we’ll take a look at this date in Urantia history - April 9th AD 30 - which is day that Jesus resurrection from the tomb as recorded by the Midwayers, authors of Part lV of the Urantia Book.  Please call in and join the conversation.  What does the Master’s resurrection mean to you? The show airs this Saturday - April 9, 2016 @10 AM Mountain Time (9 AM Pacific / Noon Eastern). You can call in live to listen or speak with the hosts, 646-716-8158.  "The destiny of eternity is determined moment by moment by the achievements of the day by day living. The acts of today are the destiny of tomorrow." (The Urantia Book, 48:7.26) 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,Jesus,God,ministryThe young people are taking over this week! Join the YaYA's this week for a lively edition of The Cosmic Citizen!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/03/authentic-life--true-prosperity-1-spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/03/authentic-life--true-prosperity-1-spiritquest-on-the-cosmic-citizenSun, 03 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTAuthentic Life - True Prosperity #1 SpiritQuest on The Cosmic CitizenSpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD SpiritQuest = Practical Spirituality SpiritQuest - - A Worship Service... Every Sunday Noon ET, 11 CT, 10 am MT, 9 AM PT Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. thx GG Are you living a life that is more in tune with your "authentic" self? KNOW THYSELF Our theme is Truth.   Happiness ensues from the recognition of truth because it can be acted out; it can be lived. The unerring response of the ever-present Spirit of Truth.  SpiritQuest 's  theme is the discernment of God.  The God of universal love unfailingly manifests him/herself to every one of his creatures - up to the fullness of that creature's capacity to spiritually grasp the qualities of divine truth, beauty, and goodness.  God is Love. The authentic self is the you ..that can be found at your absolute core. It is the part of you not defined by your job, function or role. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Blog Talk Radio "SpiritQuest" Sunday 12:00 Noon EDT:     http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen God's Gumshoe: Investigating the New Testament and the Bible http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 00:56:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudeAuthentic Life - True Prosperity #1 SpiritQuest on The Cosmic Citizen - Living a Life of meaning and Fulfillmenthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/02/young-people-on-the-future-of-the-urantia-revelation-the-urantia-communitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/04/02/young-people-on-the-future-of-the-urantia-revelation-the-urantia-communitySat, 02 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTYoung People On The Future Of The Urantia Revelation & The Urantia CommunityThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be joined by members of the Youth and Young Adult Committee of The Urantia Book Fellowship.  The YaYA’s are fresh off of a weekend retreat just outside of Portland, Oregon, where they hosted a gathering entitled - Visioning Our Future.  We’ll talk with the rising generation about how they view their leadership roles - individually and collectively - concerning the Urantia Book revelation and within the Urantia community.     Their YaYA gathering was held two weeks ago in Oregon. It was entitled "Visioning for Our future." It was a gathering of extremely talented and bright individuals who took time for re-centering and engaging with others who strive to bring light into the world. Each attendee was asked to vision what they personally could help bring this world a little closer to light and life. Ideas ranged from having a Urantia television channel to community centers to one-on one connections. Major themes were identified, like Event Planning, Community Place-making, One-on-One Connection, Accountability and Peer-to-Peer Mentoring. You can view their individual presentations to each other on Facebook at the Friends of The Urantia Book Fellowship group page. "The destiny of eternity is determined moment by moment by the achievements of the day by day living. The acts of today are the destiny of tomorrow."  (The Urantia Book, 48:7.26) We hope you'll tune in and call with questions.   02:05:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,faith,Jesus,God,AngelsJoin us as we interview the youth and young adults of the Urantia movement and get their insights on the future.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/27/spiritquest--easter--a-personal-transformational-experienceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/27/spiritquest--easter--a-personal-transformational-experienceSun, 27 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMTSpiritQuest - Easter - A PERSONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCESpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE WORLD Practical Spirituality Would you be so kind and Re-POST this out.. thx GG SpiritQuest: AN EASTER Worship Service THE URANTIA BOOK Paper 188:5.10.When thinking men and women look upon Jesus as he offers up his life on the cross, they will hardly again permit themselves to complain at even the severest hardships of life, much less at petty harassments and their many purely fictitious grievances. His life was so glorious and his death so triumphant that we are all enticed to a willingness to share both. There is true drawing power in the whole bestowal of Michael, from the days of his youth to this overwhelming spectacle of his death on the cross. 188:5.11.Make sure, then, that when you view the cross as a revelation of God, you do not look with the eyes of the primitive man nor with the viewpoint of the later barbarian, both of whom regarded God as a relentless Sovereign of stern justice and rigid law-enforcement. Rather, make sure that you see in the cross the final manifestation of the love and devotion of Jesus to his life mission of bestowal upon the mortal races of his vast universe. Always in LOVE GG Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee God's Gumshoe: Investigating the New Testament and the Bible http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:23:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsemeditation,inspiration,gratitude,Christ consciousness,jeshuaSpiritQuest - Easter - A PERSONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCEhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/26/urantian-ministry-and-more-on-urantia-book-religion-with-thomas-pirieSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/26/urantian-ministry-and-more-on-urantia-book-religion-with-thomas-pirieSat, 26 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMTUrantian Ministry and More on Urantia Book Religion With Thomas PirieHappy Easter! This week we have a special Easter show with Tom Pirie. Tom is an ordained minister who has an amazing service and ministry experience. He ministered to homeless teens in Seattle for many years. He has had invaluable experiences with traditional churches and will bring a unique perspective to this discussion on whether or not a Urantia based religion should be established. Tom was introduced to Jesus as a very young boy by his mother and that it was her sweet and loving interpretation of Jesus' character and attitude toward all people, particularly young children, that so impressed him and created a hunger in him to know Jesus. He says he was blessed with an attitude of heart and mind which caused him to never look back nor doubt Jesus' watch care in his life. For many years, the Christian Church provided a safe and loving place to fellowship and grow in his faith, but he also grew increasingly perplexed by the Bible's mixed messages of a God who was at one time loving, and other times wrathful and vengeful towards his children. He was unable to reconcile these inconsistencies in his heart and became an earnest truthseeker, determined to leave no book or theism unexplored until he could put the pieces of the puzzle together. He found The Urantia Book on a friend’s coffee table and literally could not put it down. Now, 42 years later, after having saturated his mind and heart with it's profound narrative of God's awesome nature and creation, he is filled with a sense of gratitude and anticipation for what awaits humanity. Tom is married to his beautiful and loving wife Ruth and has two grown sons Andrew and Matthew who are both growing in their search for the truth day by day. He feels deeply fortunate to have been able to teach and minister to teenagers most of his adult life and has found the fountain of youth in the shared joy of serving and being served by youth 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseministry,spirituality,spiritual,God,JesusTom Pirie sahres his amazing experience as a street minister in Seattle and his ideas for the future.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/20/the-cosmic-citizen-spiritquest-3--plant-your-garden-of-the-soulSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/20/the-cosmic-citizen-spiritquest-3--plant-your-garden-of-the-soulSun, 20 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen: SpiritQuest #3 - PLANT YOUR GARDEN OF THE SOULSpiritQuest  Purpose = To Strengthen The Fabric Of Goodwill In The AWAKENING World Would you be so kind and HELP US SPREAD THE WORD - PLEASE Re-POST this out.. thx GG ..........................SpiritQuest: Investigation into Another Dimension............................... EPISODE 3:  "Creating Harmony" Urantia Book (44:1.11) Harmony, the music of the seven levels of melodious association, is the one universal code of spirit communication.  "Melody has power a whole world to transform." Forever, music will remain the universal language of men, angels, and spirits SpiritQuest is  “Practical Spirituality.” SpiritQuest 's  theme is the discernment of God   The God of universal love unfailingly manifests him/herself to every one of his creatures - up to the fullness of that creature's capacity to spiritually grasp the qualities of divine truth, beauty, and goodness.   Easter Remembrance Service Next Sunday... Here on The Cosmic Citizen "SpiritQuest" 10Am MDT - Noon EDT Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: God's Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe GG -YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee The New Testament and TUB Studies:  http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 00:51:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudeThe Cosmic Citizen: SpiritQuest #3 - PLANT YOUR GARDEN OF THE SOUL - EPISODE 3: SpiritQuest - "Harmony" the music of the seven levels of melodious association,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/19/exploring-a-religion-and-ministry-based-on-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/19/exploring-a-religion-and-ministry-based-on-the-urantia-bookSat, 19 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMTExploring a Religion and Ministry Based on The Urantia BookContinuing our exploration of Urantia Religion, we feature two of the five partners of three amazing web based ministries: www.anointedjw.org, thechristexperiment.org and faithsonsofgod.org. If you've been to these sites you are aware of the splendid nature of their work. Zshonette Reed, and one of her ministry partners, Don Clementin, will be joining us to talk about their ministerial techniques for empowering others to do ministry. Zshonette and her husband, Allen, are skilled ministers and the creators and authors of the web sites. They hail from Southern California. Don, who is located in Boston, became their partner and is spearheading a ministry they call “Into His Harvest.” Their other two partners, Australians Janet & Andy Wilson, are responsible for the beautiful posters and artwork on their sites. All are former Jehovah's Witnesses, sincere and devoted students of The Urantia Book, and fellow workers with Michael. They refer to themselves collectively as “The Unit.” Zshonette is a writer and attorney. She earned her law degree after reading the Urantia Book, with the intent to protect and advance religious freedoms, and, in particular, to share this beautiful revelation. She and her husband use Urantia teachings to inspire others and “uplift the spiritual conversation worldwide.” Don works in the Boston area in the field of architecture. He, too, is a skilled and gifted minister who works with various churches to uplift the ideas and bring harmony with the ideals of Christ Michael. They do not promote a Urantia religion they offer a way to upgrade the world's religions with the teachings of Jesus. They have a remarkable story to listen and learn from, please join us. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,faith,Jesus,GodTwo amazing ministers join us to share their unique experience of actually doing effective ministry with The Urantia Book.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/13/the-cosmic-citizen-spiritquest-2--weed-the-gardenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/13/the-cosmic-citizen-spiritquest-2--weed-the-gardenSun, 13 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen: SpiritQuest #2 - WEED THE GARDENSpiritQuest - -  A Worship Service... Every Sunday God's Gumshoe Investigates ANOTHER DIMENSION #2 SpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN AN AWAKENING WORLD  The more complex civilization becomes, the more difficult will become the Art of Living. The more rapid the changes in social usage, the more complicated will become the task of character development. Every ten generations mankind must learn anew the art of living if progress is to continue. And if man becomes so ingenious that he more rapidly adds to the complexities of society, the Art of Living will need to be remastered in less time, perhaps every single generation. MUSIC CREDIT IN PROGRAM: Civilization – Czech Republic OrchestraAccentuate The Positive – Dr. JohnWalking in The Light  - Mindy JostynThere’s Nothing God Can’t Do - Mindy JostynDesiderata – Les CraneMan In The Mirror – Michael JacksonLet There Be Peace on Earth – The Boys’ Choir  of Harlem Always in LOVE GG Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe GG - YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   00:42:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,ascension,meditation,inspiration,gratitudeThe Cosmic Citizen: SpiritQuest #2 - WEED THE GARDEN - A URANTIA BOOK WORSHIP SERVICEhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/12/urantian-ministry-and-more-on-urantia-book-religion-with-thomas-pirieSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/12/urantian-ministry-and-more-on-urantia-book-religion-with-thomas-pirieSat, 12 Mar 2016 17:00:00 GMTUrantian Ministry and More on Urantia Book Religion With Thomas PirieTom Pirie was an ordained minister who managed a ministry for homeless teens in Seattle for many years. He has had invaluable experiences with traditional churches and will bring a unique perspective to this discussion on whether or not a Urantia based religion should be established. Tom says he was introduced to Jesus as a very young boy by his mother and that it was her sweet and loving interpretation of Jesus' character and attitude toward all people, particularly young children, that so impressed him and created a hunger in him to know Jesus. He says he was blessed with an attitude of heart and mind which caused him to never look back nor doubt Jesus' watch care in his life. For many years, the Christian Church provided a safe and loving place to fellowship and grow in his faith, but he also grew increasingly perplexed by the Bible's mixed messages of a God who was at one time loving, and other times wrathful and vengeful towards his children. He was unable to reconcile these inconsistencies in his heart and became an earnest truthseeker, determined to leave no book or theism unexplored until he could put the pieces of the puzzle together. He found The Urantia Book on a friend’s coffee table and literally could not put it down. Now, 42 years later, after having saturated his mind and heart with it's profound narrative of God's awesome nature and creation, he is filled with a sense of gratitude and anticipation for what awaits humanity. Tom is married to his beautiful and loving wife Ruth and has two grown sons Andrew and Matthew who are both growing in their search for the truth day by day. He feels deeply fortunate to have been able to teach and minister to teenagers most of his adult life and has found the fountain of youth in the shared joy of serving and being served by youth. 02:04:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsesprituality,spiritual,soul,Religion,JesusJoin us for another lively conversation on a Urantia based religion with minister and teacher, Tom Pirie.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/06/the-cosmic-citizen-spiritquest-1-the-journeySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/06/the-cosmic-citizen-spiritquest-1-the-journeySun, 06 Mar 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen: SpiritQuest #1 "The Journey"SpiritQuest - -  A Worship Service... Every Sunday God's Gumshoe Investigates ANOTHER DIMENSION #1 SpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE WORLD  The more complex civilization becomes, the more difficult will become the Art of Living. The more rapid the changes in social usage, the more complicated will become the task of character development. Every ten generations mankind must learn anew the art of living if progress is to continue. And if man becomes so ingenious that he more rapidly adds to the complexities of society, the Art of Living will need to be remastered in less time, perhaps every single generation. If the evolution of the Art of Living fails to keep pace with the technique of existence, humanity will quickly revert to the simple urge of living—the attainment of the satisfaction of present desires. Thus will humanity remain immature; society will fail in growing up to full maturity.  (The Urantia Book paper160:1.3) Always in LOVE GG Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Blog Talk Radio "SpiritQuest" Sunday Noon EDT, 10 am, MDT:   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen   00:51:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse#?BlogTalkRadio?,?#?religion??,?#?God??,?#?Jesus,?? ?#?BibleSpiritQuest - God's Gumshoe Investigates ANOTHER DIMENSION #1 - A Worship Servicehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/05/futher-exploration-of-a-urantia-based-religion--with-gods-gumshoeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/03/05/futher-exploration-of-a-urantia-based-religion--with-gods-gumshoeSat, 05 Mar 2016 17:00:00 GMTFuther Exploration of a Urantia Based Religion - With God's GumshoeFor the past few weeks we have discussed socializing religion as described in The Urantia Book and whether or not it's time to do more than we have done in the past 60 years. In that vein, this week we continue the discussion with a retired Ordained Christian Minister who was mentored thru the seminary by Rev. Meredith Sprunger. God's Gumshoe, AKA GG, is a long time Urantia Book reader and teacher. He has tought Philosophy/Theology throughout North America for over 30 years and has read the Urantia Book since 1976. In 1990 he attended a 2 year Christian Seminary, Ministerial Program, with full scholarship and was ordained in 1992. He pioneered 2 new ministries and has been the senior minister to three Churches in The US and Canada. Before ministry, GG taught Computer Science, Programming and Systems Analysis in Business College, where he wrote, developed and implemented a highly successful professional training seminar called “Achieving Professional Excellence (APEX).”  T Additionally, GG: Was a delegate to the United Nations, where he assisted in the development of the U.N. World Conference “HABITAT”Was the Community Forum leader for “THE WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON HUMANITY?”Worked with Mother Theresa, Buckminster Fuller, Pir Vilayat Khan,  Marianne Williamson, Barbara Marx Hubbard and many others.Has conducted workshops, Sunday services and seminars with many of the modern spiritual teachers such as Marianne Williamson, Gary Zukov and many, many others. Was awarded the “XL” award in “THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE” programs. Member of “WORLD FUTURE SOCIETY. GG has been married for 50 years, has 2 children and 3 grandchildren and claims to be the happiest man on the planet! He has given this idea of a socializing the religion of the Urantia Book years of experience & thought. Please tune in! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,spirituality,spiritual,Religion,JesusGod's Gumshoe is bound to add a whole new demension to the idea of socializing a Urantia based religion.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/02/27/the-urantia-religion--power-of-socializationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/02/27/the-urantia-religion--power-of-socializationSat, 27 Feb 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Religion - Power of SocializationWe continue our discussion of a Urantia based religion with scholar Merritt Horn, who recently gave this speech The Most Ineffective Cult The World Has Ever Seen. Merritt sites Urantia Paper 99 to illustrate our problem. It says that the purposes of group religious activities should be to dramatize the loyalties of religion; to magnify the lures of truth, beauty, and goodness; to foster the attractions of supreme values; to enhance the service of unselfish fellowship; to glorify the potentials of family life; to promote religious education; to provide wise counsel and spiritual guidance; and to encourage group worship and human friendship, conserve morality, promote neighborhood welfare, and facilitate the spread of the essential gospel of their respective messages of eternal salvation. It also lists the dangers of formalized religion as fixation of beliefs and crystallization of sentiments; accumulation of vested interests with increase of secularization; tendency to standardize and fossilize truth; diversion of religion from the service of God to the service of the church; inclination of leaders to become administrators instead of ministers; tendency to form sects and competitive divisions; establishment of oppressive ecclesiastical authority; creation of the aristocratic "chosen-people" attitude; fostering of false and exaggerated ideas of sacredness; the routinizing of religion and the petrification of worship; tendency to venerate the past while ignoring present demands; failure to make up-to-date interpretations of religion. Merritt Horn has been reading the Urantia Book since 1968. He co-founded with John Hay the Boulder School for Students of the Urantia Book, is a trustee/instructor for Urantia University Institute, serves on the Standard Reference Text Committee, and is the author of The Call of the Spirit. Join in this lively discussion!   02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseReligion,faith,spirituality,spiritual,GodHas the Urantia movement fallen into all of the pitfalls of formalized religion without getting any of the benefits? Let's talk about it!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/02/20/the-urantia-religion-the-power-of-symbolism-with-robert-sarmast-reprise-episodeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/02/20/the-urantia-religion-the-power-of-symbolism-with-robert-sarmast-reprise-episodeSat, 20 Feb 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Religion: The Power of Symbolism with Robert Sarmast REPRISE EPISODETHIS IS A REPEAT EPISODE.  PLEASE DO NOT CALL IN TO SPEAK TO HOST. Thx We are delighted to have author, researcher and explorer Robert Sarmast as our guest this week. He has studied The Urantia Book for 22 years and done numerous investigative articles on its teachings. In 2003 he published the book Discovery of Atlantis: The startling case for the Island of Cyprus. The book received international coverage and led to two highly publicized, scientific expeditions in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to find the remains of Atlantis (The Garden of Eden) as described in The Urantia Book. His specialty is comparative mythology and world religions. One of his most tenacious studies concerns the inevitability that The Urantia Book will create a new religion. If you're skeptical of a religion based on The Urantia Book, Robert's conclusions, based on the book's teachings, will likely amaze you. He has a video online with an overview of his proposal available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outQ8QMisxQ  Robert lives in Southern California with his wife and two children.  Here are a few intriguing UB quotes in support of his thesis: 2:7.10 The religious challenge of this age is to those farseeing and forward-looking men and women of spiritual insight who will DARE TO CONSTRUCT a new and appealing philosophy of living out of the enlarged and exquisitely integrated modern concepts of cosmic truth, universe beauty, and divine goodness. 87:7.6 Regardless of the drawbacks and handicaps, every new revelation of truth has given rise to a new cult, and even the restatement of the religion of Jesus MUST develop a new and appropriate symbolism. Please join us for this lively and challenging discussion. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia religion,Religion of Personal Experience,New Symbolism,Fifth Epocal Revelation,Socialized ReligionThe Urantia Religion: The Power of Symbolism with Robert Sarmast REPRISE EPISODEhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/02/13/the-urantia-religion-the-power-of-symbolism-with-robert-sarmastSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/02/13/the-urantia-religion-the-power-of-symbolism-with-robert-sarmastSat, 13 Feb 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Religion: The Power of Symbolism with Robert SarmastWe are delighted to have author, researcher and explorer Robert Sarmast as our guest this week. He has studied The Urantia Book for 22 years and done numerous investigative articles on its teachings. In 2003 he published the book Discovery of Atlantis: The startling case for the Island of Cyprus. The book received international coverage and led to two highly publicized, scientific expeditions in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to find the remains of Atlantis (The Garden of Eden) as described in The Urantia Book. His specialty is comparative mythology and world religions. One of his most tenacious studies concerns the inevitability that The Urantia Book will create a new religion. If you're skeptical of a religion based on The Urantia Book, Robert's conclusions, based on the book's teachings, will likely amaze you. He has a video online with an overview of his proposal available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outQ8QMisxQ  Robert lives in Southern California with his wife and two children.  Here are a few intriguing UB quotes in support of his thesis: 2:7.10 The religious challenge of this age is to those farseeing and forward-looking men and women of spiritual insight who will DARE TO CONSTRUCT a new and appealing philosophy of living out of the enlarged and exquisitely integrated modern concepts of cosmic truth, universe beauty, and divine goodness. 87:7.6 Regardless of the drawbacks and handicaps, every new revelation of truth has given rise to a new cult, and even the restatement of the religion of Jesus MUST develop a new and appropriate symbolism. 87:7.6 Regardless of the drawbacks and handicaps, every new revelation of truth has given rise to a new cult, and even the restatement of the religion of Jesus MUST develop a new and appropriate symbolism. Please join us live for this lively and challenging discussion. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Religion,Religion of Personal Experience,New Symbolism,New Cult,Fifth Epochal RevelationThe Religion of Personal Spiritual Experience is the religion that The Urantia Book reveals.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/02/06/the-faith-of-jesus--paper-196-of-the-urantia-book--finalSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/02/06/the-faith-of-jesus--paper-196-of-the-urantia-book--finalSat, 06 Feb 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Faith of Jesus - Paper 196 of The Urantia Book - FinalSo now we come to our final episode on Urantia Paper 196, The Faith of Jesus. We've had such a great time reviewing this paper with old friends and Urantia Book scholars. It may have taken 5 weeks to get through it, but it's so rich, it deserves to be savored. So we hope you'll join us again, for the last bite of this sumptuous spiritual feast. In the last few weeks we've read and discussed his exquisite faith, pondering teachings like this, "The faith of Jesus attained the purity of a child's trust. His faith was so absolute and undoubting that it responded to the charm of the contact of fellow beings and to the wonders of the universe. His sense of dependence on the divine was so complete and so confident that it yielded the joy and the assurance of absolute personal security." We've explored his nearness to us, his humility and approachability: "The common people heard Jesus gladly, and they will again respond to the presentation of his sincere human life of consecrated religious motivation if such truths shall again be proclaimed to the world. The people heard him gladly because he was one of them, an unpretentious layman; the world's greatest religious teacher was indeed a layman." We've marveled at his personal religious devotion and service: "He taught men to place a high value upon themselves in time and in eternity. Because of this high estimate which Jesus placed upon men, he was willing to spend himself in the unremitting service of humankind. And it was this infinite worth of the finite that made the golden rule a vital factor in his religion. What mortal can fail to be uplifted by the extraordinary faith Jesus has in him?" This week offers us one more dance with the Universe: "Man's forward spiritual urge is not a psychic illusion. All of man's universe romancing may not be fact, but much, very much, is truth."   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,God,universe,religion,SpiritCome join us as we romance the universe once more with the final episode on Paper 196 - The Faith of Jesushttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/30/cosmic-citizen-continues-with-paper-196-the-faith-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/30/cosmic-citizen-continues-with-paper-196-the-faith-of-jesusSat, 30 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMTCosmic Citizen continues with Paper 196 : The Faith of JesusOur series continues discussing paper 196: 196:3.20.  Every time man makes a reflective moral choice, he immediately experiences a new divine invasion of his soul. Moral choosing constitutes religion as the motive of inner response to outer conditions. But such a real religion is not a purely subjective experience. It signifies the whole of the subjectivity of the individual engaged in a meaningful and intelligent response to total objectivity—the universe and its Maker. The exquisite and transcendent experience of loving and being loved is not just a psychic illusion because it is so purely subjective. The one truly divine and objective reality that is associated with mortal beings, the Thought Adjuster, functions to human observation apparently as an exclusively subjective phenomenon... True religious worship is not a futile monologue of self-deception. Worship is a personal communion with that which is divinely real, with that which is the very source of reality. Man aspires by worship to be better and thereby eventually attains the best. The idealization and attempted service of truth, beauty, and goodness is not a substitute for genuine religious experience—spiritual reality. Psychology and idealism are not the equivalent of religious reality. The projections of the human intellect may indeed originate false gods—gods in man's image—but the true God-consciousness does not have such an origin. The God-consciousness is resident in the indwelling spirit. Many of the religious systems of man come from the formulations of the human intellect, but the God-consciousness is not necessarily a part of these grotesque systems of religious slavery. Please join us in the continuing discussion and pleasure of engaging with each other in this amazing discovery. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTrancendence,subjective reality,objective reality,truth,beautyThe Supremecy of Religion: Personal Spiritual Religious Experiencehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/23/the-faith-of-jesus--paper-196-of-the-urantia-book--part-4--real-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/23/the-faith-of-jesus--paper-196-of-the-urantia-book--part-4--real-religionSat, 23 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Faith of Jesus - Paper 196 of The Urantia Book - Part 4 - Real ReligionThis week we continue with Paper 196 of The Urantia Book - The Faith of Jesus. In the past three weeks we've had some amazing callers like Jim McNelly, Will Sherwood, Annette Crawford and Chuck Thurston, who discussed this remarkable paper with us. We covered the sublime faith of Jesus and the importance of Jesus' humanity. We explored the value of the religion of Jesus, the religion of personal spiritual experience, vs. the religion about Jesus. We marveled at the keen insights and wisdom that comes shining through the authors of this paper its teachings. This week we dive deep into the heart of this paper. We will learn that Jesus, "taught men to place a high value upon themselves in time and in eternity. Because of this high estimate which Jesus placed upon men, he was willing to spend himself in the unremitting service of humankind. And it was this infinite worth of the finite that made the golden rule a vital factor in his religion. What mortal can fail to be uplifted by the extraordinary faith Jesus has in him?"  And in The Supremacy of Religion: "Personal, spiritual religious experience is an efficient solvent for most mortal difficulties; it is an effective sorter, evaluator, and adjuster of all human problems. Religion does not remove or destroy human troubles, but it does dissolve, absorb, illuminate, and transcend them. True religion unifies the personality for effective adjustment to all mortal requirements" Also: "True religious worship is not a futile monologue of self-deception. Worship is a personal communion with that which is divinely real, with that which is the very source of reality. Man aspires by worship to be better and thereby eventually attains the best." We hope to finish this paper this week, but we hate to see it end. What a splendid and lively discussion we've had on it. Please join us!     02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,jesus christ,faith,God,ReligionJoin us as we delve deeper into The Faith of Jesus, the crowning achievement of a masterpiece and of the Master's life.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/16/the-faith-of-jesus-part-iii--paper-196-of-the-urantia-book--there-is-hopeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/16/the-faith-of-jesus-part-iii--paper-196-of-the-urantia-book--there-is-hopeSat, 16 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Faith of Jesus, Part III - Paper 196 of The Urantia Book - There Is HOPEThis week we continue our exploration of Paper 196 of The Urantia Book, The Faith of Jesus. Some thoughts to ponder: Christianity is founded on the personal religious experience of Paul, but the gospel of the kingdom is founded on the personal religious experience of Jesus. We should not literally imitate Jesus' life; we need to trust God as Jesus trusts God and to believe in each other as he believes in us. The greatest of all human knowledge is knowing the religious life of Jesus and how he lived it. Jesus' life reveals a pattern of religious growth that started with early primitive awe, moved through personal spiritual communion, and arrived at advanced consciousness of oneness with the Father. He grew from the humble mortal status that prompted his words, "Why do you call me good?" to the sublime consciousness of divinity which led him to say, "Which one of you convicts me of sin?" Jesus had faith in humankind, "He was always ready and willing to stop a sermon or detain a multitude while he ministered to the needs of a single person, even to a little child. Great things happened not only because people had faith in Jesus, but also because Jesus had so much faith in them." There are three evidences that spirit indwells the human mind. The first is love-only a spirit-indwelt mind is capable of altruism. The second is wisdom-only a spirit-indwelt mind can discern that the universe is friendly. The third is worship-only a spirit-indwelt mind can realize the divine presence and seek experience with divinity. The human mind does not create value. It can only discover, recognize, interpret, and choose values and meanings. Man's challenge on earth is to achieve better communication with the fragment of God that dwells within him. Be not discouraged; human evolution is still in progress, and the revelation of God to the world, in and through Jesus, shall not fail! 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,jesus christ,God,spirituality,spiritualThis week we continue our exploration of Paper 196 of The Urantia Book, The Faith of Jesus. There is HOPE!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/09/the-faith-of-jesus--part-ii--a-study-from-paper-196--the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/09/the-faith-of-jesus--part-ii--a-study-from-paper-196--the-urantia-bookSat, 09 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Faith of Jesus - Part II - A Study From Paper 196 - The Urantia BookThis week we will continue to read and study Paper 196 of The Urantia Book, The Faith of Jesus. It is the exquisite capstone of a literary masterpiece on the life and teachings of Jesus and a magnificent summation of Jesus' faith. Jesus magnificently demonstrated living faith in God. He never doubted the certainty of God's watch care. His faith was not merely intellectual; it was a profound conviction which securely held him in the living reality of God and destroyed every desire that conflicted with the will of the Father. Jesus never failed to exhibit unquestioning loyalty to God's will. Jesus did not believe, as Paul did, that the world was fundamentally evil. He viewed humans positively. Jesus saw men as sons of God and knew of the magnificent futures awaiting those who chose survival. Jesus was willing to devote himself to mortal service because of the high value that he placed on people. We are uplifted by his extraordinary faith in us. Jesus was the most truly religious person who ever lived on earth. If the religion of Jesus suddenly replaced the religion about Jesus, the social, economic, and moral transformations that would occur would be revolutionary. We hope you will join this week, as we celebrate and discuss together this magnificent piece of literature. The show airs Saturdays at 10 AM. You can call in live to listen or speak with the hosts. 646-716-8158. You can also tune in to the live show and join in the live chat at www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen. 02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsejesus,spirituality,religion,god,faithStudy The Faith of Jesus - Paper 196 - The Urantia Book - Part IIhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/02/the-faith-of-jesus--paper-196-of-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2016/01/02/the-faith-of-jesus--paper-196-of-the-urantia-bookSat, 02 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe Faith of Jesus - Paper 196 of The Urantia BookWe can't think of a better way to start the new year than with the final paper of The Urantia Book,  Paper 196 - The Faith of Jesus! We want to give particular emphasis in this episode to his life of unselfish service. Paper 196 is the exquisite capstone of a literary masterpiece on the life and teachings of Jesus and what a magnificent summation The Faith of Jesus provides for an epochal revelation of truth.  What could be more sublime than to begin 2016 by exploring together this magnificent piece of literature. The authors of Part IV of The Urantia Book call Jesus "the author and finisher of our faith." Truly, his exquisite life is truly a monumental example of sublime devotion and living faith. Consider the following: 196:1.3.To "follow Jesus" means to personally share his religious faith and to enter into the spirit of the Master's life of unselfish service for man. One of the most important things in human living is to find out what Jesus believed, to discover his ideals, and to strive for the achievement of his exalted life purpose. Of all human knowledge, that which is of greatest value is to know the religious life of Jesus and how he lived it. 196:1.5. It should not be the aim of kingdom believers literally to imitate the outward life of Jesus in the flesh but rather to share his faith; to trust God as he trusted God and to believe in men as he believed in men. Jesus never argued about either the fatherhood of God or the brotherhood of men; he was a living illustration of the one and a profound demonstration of the other. 196:3.33.Be not discouraged; human evolution is still in progress, and the revelation of God to the world, in and through Jesus, shall not fail. We hope you will join this week, as we celebrate and discuss together The Faith of Jesus! 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,faith,devotion,Spirituality,spiritJoin us as we start the new year with The Faith of Jesus, the capstone of a masterpiece.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/12/26/revealing-jesus-in-the-modern-world--new-opportunities-exciting-possibilitiesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/12/26/revealing-jesus-in-the-modern-world--new-opportunities-exciting-possibilitiesSat, 26 Dec 2015 17:00:00 GMTRevealing Jesus In The Modern World - New Opportunities & Exciting PossibilitiesThis week, in honor of Christmas we will continue our talk with another Urantia Book student who is passionately engaged in sharing the Urantia Book's teachings of Jesus with the broadest possible audience. Join us this week as we explore this topic together with our good friend, David Kantor. Jesus repeatedly told his followers to take his message of the kingdom to the world. He exhorted them to do so in virtually every one of his post-resurrection appearances. He also said, "And now I declare to you that I, if I be lifted up on earth and in your lives, will draw all men to myself and into the fellowship of my Father."  How can we participate in this unfinished work in the world of today?  Can we, with all of the media tools and internet opportunities we have, "lift up" the Master we know and love from The Urantia Book?  David certainly thinks so. The idea of lifting Jesus up has been a passion for David and we very much look forward to getting an update on his efforts to do exactly that. David will update us on the Joshua ben Joseph project, especially the film, Reimagining Jesus, that is now translated into Spanish and being shown in commercial theaters in Mexico. We'll also talk about social media as a highly viable platform for personal ministry which can be used by anyone. David has also recently made available The Story of Ruth, a delightful original musical about Jesus' baby sister, Ruth. It was written by Angie Thurston, an amazing and accomplished young woman, and a past guest on our show. David filmed the play live at the Fellowship's international conference in 2014 and has now made available for viewing and sharing. Are you serious about participating in the Master's work?  Join us Saturday for a lively discussion with someone who has dedicated his life to this work. Please join us for this important discussion. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,God,Spirituality,Christmas,SpiritualLifting Up Jesus In The Modern World - New Opportunities and Exciting Possibilities With David Kantorhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/12/19/the-greatest-stories-ever-told-the-parables-of-jesus-a-new-book-by-jim-englishSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/12/19/the-greatest-stories-ever-told-the-parables-of-jesus-a-new-book-by-jim-englishSat, 19 Dec 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Greatest Stories Ever Told: The Parables Of Jesus a new book by Jim EnglishThe authors of The Urantia Book state that their purpose in producing the narrative of the life and teachings of Jesus was to utilize and to some extent co-ordinate the existing records having to do with his life. This can be clearly observed in their accounts of his parables. Jesus' parables are as well-known to Bible readers as they are to readers of The Urantia Papers. They have been fairly well-preserved in the records of old, but we now hear them retold with rich context and settings; their meanings clarified, their teachings replete. They comprise some fifteen thousand spoken words of our Lord, precisely translated into modern-day English; over twice the number set down in the original record. They are SUBLIME. These seemingly simple stories that Jesus told us so long ago are as timeless as he is himself. They have left an indelible mark on humanity, coming down through the ages as sublime inspiration and instruction, traveling light without doctrine or dogma. Jim English is a long-time reader of the papers and he has produced and published an illustrated version of these parables entitled, The Greatest Stories Ever Told: The Parables of Jesus. He will join us this Saturday to discuss the publication and the stories themselves. You can download a free interactive PDF version of the book at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ut7a9mwtx3bifvb/AAAFeBk6zXdxRGj5Uq3wRD-ea?dl=0 Here you will find just some of the selections in the book of forty parables which Jesus often employed as natural and familiar illustrations of deep spiritual truths. These seemingly simple stories have left their indelible mark on humanity, coming down through the ages as sublime inspiration and instruction, traveling light without doctrine or dogma. Truly a pearl of great price. Join us!   02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,parables,Christmas,God,ReligionJim English has written a marvelous new book, featuring the parables of Jesus, featuring amazing illustrations.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/12/12/jesus-instructions-for-teachers-and-believers--jesus-teaching-philosophySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/12/12/jesus-instructions-for-teachers-and-believers--jesus-teaching-philosophySat, 12 Dec 2015 17:00:00 GMTJesus' Instructions for Teachers and Believers - Jesus' Teaching PhilosophyPaper 159 of The Urantia Book is called The Decapolis Tour. This paper is, of course, from The Life and Teachings of Jesus. Jesus has just had his monumental meeting with Gabriel and Father Melchizedek on the Mount of Transfiguration after which he pivots away from teaching the Jews in Judea to teaching the Gentiles in places like the Greek cities of the Decapolis. Section 4 of Paper 159 is called: Instruction for Teachers and Believers. This amazing section cuts to heart of Jesus' ministry and speaks of his overall attitude toward all who would hear his teachings. Quite simply, this section is brilliant! In this amazing section, Jesus says unforgettable things like, "Never should a righteous cause be promoted by force; spiritual victories can be won only by spiritual power. This injunction against the employment of material influences refers to psychic force as well as to physical force. Overpowering arguments and mental superiority are not to be employed to coerce men and women into the kingdom. Man's mind is not to be crushed by the mere weight of logic or overawed by shrewd eloquence." He says, "In bringing men into the kingdom, do not lessen or destroy their self-respect. While overmuch self-respect may destroy proper humility and end in pride, conceit, and arrogance, the loss of self-respect often ends in paralysis of the will."  And "The world is filled with hungry souls who famish in the very presence of the bread of life; men die searching for the very God who lives within them. Men seek for the treasures of the kingdom with yearning hearts and weary feet when they are all within the immediate grasp of living faith." This one section is vitally important to anyone who has ever tried to share or teach The Urantia Book. It's words of wisdom and gems of insight are treasures to be shared and contemplated again and again. Please join Andre and Christilyn to explore them together. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,jesus christ,Christ,spirituality,spiritualHow Jesus instructed his followers to treat those they attempted to teach and reach.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/11/28/gratitude-born-of-divine-love-the-ultimate-thanksgivingSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/11/28/gratitude-born-of-divine-love-the-ultimate-thanksgivingSat, 28 Nov 2015 17:00:00 GMTGratitude Born of Divine Love: The Ultimate ThanksgivingNadi Burton, our guest this week on Cosmic Citizen, was born in Harlem New York and raised in a Christian household. He rebelled as a teen and ran away from home and though he spent some years as a troubled and confused youth, at the ripe old age of eighteen, he made what was for him the supreme decision to find God; It has become the driving ambition of his life. Nadi became hungry to find and study everything he could to give him a clearer revelation of the Divine Father. At first his spiritual journey took him toward music as a vehicle of expression. This opened doors into a variety of religions and places of worship. He became a serious student of many disciplines, such as metaphysics, parapsychology, new age philosophy, angelic revelations and most of the world religions. It was during this period that he discovered The Urantia Book. For Nadi, cultivating his relationship with God was a deeply personal experience. The book provided the answers he had prayed for, especially to know and be closer to his Universal Father. He began the study and practice of many health and healing modalities and therapies, learning to live God's love in his life and with others. He desired to be like Christ in spirit but still felt painfully inadequate. For decades he studied the Urantia teachings completely in private. Finally, after 30 years his sense of gratitude for the revelation took on a desire to write a blog to share it with others. Three years ago Nadi started a Urantia study group in his home in Harlem. He also began to share his music and read the book online in a weekly podcast called, "Urantia Speaks." He will be sharing his burning desire to know God, the Universal Father, to become like him, and to do his will. Nadi's commitment to the teachings of The Urantia Book, his desire to share, his gratitude for his spiritual destiny, is his supreme commitment to a journey of fusion with the divine spark of God. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsethankfulness,thanksgiving,prayerfulness,private spiritual journey,god withinPrayers of thanksgiving are appropriate for groups of worshipers, but the prayer of the soul is a personal matter.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/11/21/the-supreme-god-the-motherSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/11/21/the-supreme-god-the-motherSat, 21 Nov 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Supreme: God The MotherThis week we continue our discussion on the parental nature of God, more especially the concept of God the Mother based on The Urantia Book's teaching of the Supreme. We've invited to consummate teachers and Urantian scholars to share their thoughts with us on this topic of the Mother Supreme. Dr. Chris Halvorson, who will be with us for the entire show and Mr. David Kulieke, who can spend part of the show with us. Dr. Halovorson says this about the Supreme, "Finally, it has been revealed that the Supreme is the evolving womb of finite creation: The Finite Upholder (evolutionary-experiential deity) and the Universal Mother of all evolutionary creatures." Even a casual acquaintance with Chris' writings reveals that he has keen tremendous insights on God the Mother. Chris Halvorson has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Colorado Boulder and worked as a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder for 24 years. He discovered The Urantia Book in 1990 and started leading a weekly study group in 1995. He founded Perfecting Horizons Institute (PHI) in 2013. PHI is the educational outreach of Perfecting Horizons, Inc., a nonprofit corporation that serves inquisitive-minded people from around the world, challenging them to discover fresh big-picture insights and new ways of thinking about the revelation. David Kulieke is a third generation reader. His family members were students of the Urantia teachings, long before there was a Urantia Book. David has contemplated these concepts and studied them with other sincere seekers for most of his life. David is currently the Chair of the Fellowship's Education Committee and at the Summer Study Session last year he lead a packed workshop entitled, "Our Relationship with God the Father: Knowing Him as Our Universe Father and the Supreme as Our Universe Mother." This should be a lively episode! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,god the father,Divine FeminineThis week we continue our discussion on the parental nature of God, more especially the concept of God the Mother based on The Urantia Book's teaching of the Suhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/11/14/why-parental-representations-to-designate-creator-trinity-personalitiesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/11/14/why-parental-representations-to-designate-creator-trinity-personalitiesSat, 14 Nov 2015 17:00:00 GMTWhy Parental Representations To Designate Creator & Trinity Personalities?The Parental Nature of God: This week, in the vein of the shows we did on Divine Fatherhood and Motherhood, we will explore why the Urantia Book uses such parental or gender specific designations in its descriptions of Deity when we are told that there is no sex/gender (as we understand it) involved with the First Source and Center or the Trinity personalities. Why is it important to think of God and God's deity associates in terms like these? Is it really necessary to relate to to deity in this way in order to understand these personalities better or more personally? The first Paper of the book is called The Universal Father and the last sentence of the book states, "When all is said and done, the Father idea is still the highest human concept of God." Urantia quotes to consider: (6:8.1) Concerning identity, nature, and other attributes of personality, the Eternal Son is the full equal, the perfect complement, and the eternal counterpart of the Universal Father. In the same sense that God is the Universal Father, the Son is the Universal Mother. And all of us, high and low, constitute their universal family. (174:1.3) The parent is able to view the immaturity of the child in the light of the more advanced parental maturity, the riper experience of the older partner. With the earthly child and the heavenly Father, the divine parent possesses infinity and divinity of sympathy and capacity for loving understanding. Divine forgiveness is inevitable; it is inherent and inalienable in God's infinite understanding, in his perfect knowledge of all that concerns the mistaken judgment and erroneous choosing of the child. Divine justice is so eternally fair that it unfailingly embodies understanding mercy. Please join us as we continue to discuss the parental nature of God and gender specific language about God. If you have thoughts, ideas or quotes to share please call.   02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,spirituality,spiritual,Trinity,god the fatherIf there is no actual gender in Heaven, why use parental designations for God and his deity associates?https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/11/07/spirituality--emphasizing-the-divine-feminine-the-motherhood-of-god-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/11/07/spirituality--emphasizing-the-divine-feminine-the-motherhood-of-god-1Sat, 07 Nov 2015 17:00:00 GMTSpirituality - Emphasizing The Divine Feminine: The Motherhood of GodExperiencing & Proclaiming the Motherhood of God! This week features a show on The Motherhood of God.  We know we are the Children of God, but gratefully, we are not the children of a single-parent universe. We literally do have two Divine Parents - a Spirit Father and a Spirit Mother. More and more women in spiritual community are heeding the call to minister to their sisters around the world and proclaim this expanded perspective of the good news that God is our Mother as well as our Father. As we realize and appreciate the loving and nurturing personality presence of our Divine Mother Spirit we truly do feel increasingly at home and nurtured within our local universe. Furthermore, when we reflect on these revelatory words from The Urantia Book, we begin to more fully experience the Motherhood of God: If you truly desire to find God, you cannot help having born in your minds the consciousness of the Supreme (God the Mother). As God is your divine Father, so is the Supreme your divine Mother, in whom you are nurtured throughout your lives as universe creatures.  (117:6.2) The local universes are characterized by dual supervision, the beginning of the father-mother concept. The universe father is the Creator Son; the universe mother is the Divine Minister, the local universe Creative Spirit. (33:5.1) The morontia soul of an evolving mortal is really the son of the Adjuster action of the Universal Father and the child of the cosmic reaction of the Supreme Being, the Universal Mother. The mother influence dominates the human personality throughout the local universe childhood of the growing soul. (117:6.5) ...each Creator Son accompanied by a Creative Daughter of the Infinite Spirit, that being who is destined to become the Divine Minister, the Mother Spirit of the new local universe. (22:2.2) Explore the Divine Feminine!       02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMotherhood of God,Ministering Spirits,Angels,Divine Feminine,Infinite SpiritWe are used to religion emphasizing the masculine now it is time to feature the Femininehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/10/31/a-lively-recap-of-the-parliament-of-world-religionsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/10/31/a-lively-recap-of-the-parliament-of-world-religionsSat, 31 Oct 2015 16:00:00 GMTA Lively Recap of The Parliament of World ReligionsThis week on Cosmic Citizen (www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen) we will be talking about the recent Parliament of World Religions which took place in Salt Lake City UTAH a few weeks ago. There were more than 100 Urantia Book Students present at the Parliament with several booths. Among them were representatives from: The Urantia Foundation, The Urantia Book Fellowship, The UAI, Truthseekers, 1God.com and United Urantia Family & Urantia Sacred Arts. Their may be others we don't know of, so if you were there, please to call in and share your experience. Sadly, none of the hosts of CC were able to be there for various reasons and we were disappointed, so we would dearly love to live vicariously through your sharing. The Parliament covered many interesting social issues that are important to religionists, such as, Climate Change, Hate Speech, War and Violence, Income Inequality, Human Rights, Women's Dignity, Emerging Leaders and Indigenous Peoples. Some thought the event was too focused on social issues. There were speakers there like Jane Goodall, Karen Armstrong, Michael Beckwith, Marianne Williamson, and one of our favorite quests on CC, Brian McClaren. There were nearly 10,000 religionists from all over the globe in attendance!  We've lined up a nice group of Urantia Book students who attended to call in this week, some who went to the Parliament for the first time and some who have attended several times. We'll hope to get their impressions and highlights and hear about what moved them and the people they met.  If you went to the Parliament or not, you will no doubt love hearing the lively reports and thoughtful feedback from various callers who went. Please call us too at 646.716.8158   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseinterfaith,ministry,faith,Religion,World ReligionsJoin us as we share the love, joy, insight, and inspiration the happens when the world religiouns come together!https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/10/24/fatherhood-all-relationships-stem-from-our-relationship-with-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/10/24/fatherhood-all-relationships-stem-from-our-relationship-with-godSat, 24 Oct 2015 16:00:00 GMTFatherhood: All Relationships Stem from Our Relationship with GodWe invite you to join this week's guest, Verner Verass, to discuss cosmic fatherhood. Verner is a 40-plus-year reader who grew up in Australia, the son of Latvian emigrants. A father of four adult children, he knows the value and trials of parenting. Arguably, The Urantia Book 's and Jesus’ saving keynote message—the gospel of the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man—puts a premium on the values of family, marriage, child-rearing, love and service of our fellows. Human paternal relationships featured are expressive of the full gamut of individual and social experience and are covered with particular emphasis placed on the father-child/creature-creator relationship.  The historical development of the father concept as presented in prior epochs are featured, from the example of the home life of the Prince’s staff, to the family life of Adam and Eve, to the family life of Jesus; Verner will explore these with us. It is intended that we mortals who start our universe journey on an inhabited world come to experience seven fathers as we ascend. Parenting is an essential experience each ascending mortal must have. In this way, the creature can better appreciate the Creator perspective. The Father’s love follows us now and through the endless circle of the eternal ages. As you ponder the loving nature of God, there is only one reasonable and natural personality reaction thereto: You will incresaingly love your maker; you will yield to God an affection analogous to that given by a child to an earthly parent; for as a father a real father, a true father, loves his children, so the Universal Father loves and forever seeks the welfare of his created sons and daughters. [Paper 2:5.9, page 40:1] Join us! 02:14:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,fatherhood,Father God,God the Father,fellowship[16:9.14 p.196:10] "Fatherhood is the relationship out of which we reason ourselves into the recognition of brotherhood [and sisterhood]."https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/10/10/serving-our-fellows-with-our-own-special-brand-of-ministrySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/10/10/serving-our-fellows-with-our-own-special-brand-of-ministrySat, 10 Oct 2015 16:00:00 GMTServing Our Fellows with Our Own Special Brand of MinistryOn this episode of The Cosmic Citizen, cohost, André Radatus, Dave Tucker, and Kermit Anderson explore the many facets of ministry as revealed in The Urantia Book. Our host, Paula Thompson, and cohost, Christilyn Biek Larson, are both off this week. Dave Tucker is a regular contributor at 1GOD.com, YouTube, and serves as a member of The Urantia fellowship's Outreach committee. He aims to spread Good Cheer as far and as wide as possible with any who are in need of it. His ministry on YouTube, has new episodes every Thursday www.youtube.com/user/goodcheerdave Kermit Anderson is one of four co-hosts of our sister BlogTalkRadio show "Symmetry of Soul", and has served our revelation and devoted reader of The Urantia Book for over 40 years. Join us, as we three discuss the facets of our individual ministries, break down our roles as ministers, and share the facts of time, and truths of eternity. Please call in to discuss how worship has enhanced your ministry and service of your fellows and how serving others has contributed to your worship! It will be wonderful to share thoughts, experiences, and, perhaps, some insights will ensue! Please join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseministry,spirituality,The Urantia Book,Outreach,serviceWhat is your special gift of service to our world? With what has God endowed you that you have uniquely to give to the world?https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/10/03/ministry-true-worship-serving-our-fellows-with-dave-tucker-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/10/03/ministry-true-worship-serving-our-fellows-with-dave-tucker-1Sat, 03 Oct 2015 16:00:00 GMTMinistry, True Worship, & Serving Our Fellows with Dave Tucker On this episode of The Cosmic Citizen, cohost, André Radatus and Dave Tucker explore the nature of ministry as revealed in The Urantia Book.  Our host, Paula Thompson, and cohost, Christilyn Biek Larson, are both off this week and next. Dave Tucker is a regular contributor at 1GOD.com, YouTube, and serves as founder of Good Cheer Services, and as a member of The Urantia fellowship's Outreach committee. He aims to spread Good Cheer as far and as wide as possible with any who are in need of it. His ministry on YouTube, has new episodes every Thursday www.youtube.com/user/goodcheerdave Dave declares his mission is the living pursuit of slow, forward, progress; physically, mentally, and spiritually. But he never ceases to be fun and uplifting too!  We hope you can join us in a great conversation with Dave Tucker. It's déjà vu all over again for Dave as a "new" father--third time with a seven-week-old! Please call in to discuss how worship has enhanced your ministry and service of your fellows and how serving others has contributed to your worship! It will be wonderful to share thoughts, experiences, and, perhaps, some insights will ensue! Please join us!     02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,worship,service,ministry,Contemplative prayerOn this episode of The Cosmic Citizen, cohost, André Radatus and Dave Tucker explore the nature of ministry as revealed in The Urantia Book.  Our host, Paula Thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/09/26/for-gods-sake-feel-goodSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/09/26/for-gods-sake-feel-goodSat, 26 Sep 2015 16:00:00 GMTFor God's Sake: Feel Good!Cosmic Citizen Welcomes Internationally Acclaimed Medical Herbalist and Nutritional Consultant Brigitte Mars! This week we are excited to welcome Brigitte Mars back to the Cosmic Citizen show, to help us explore what The Urantia Book has to say about natural health and healing. Brigitte is an internationally acclaimed medical herbalist and nutritional consultant, the author of 13 books and 10 DVDs.  She teaches Herbal Medicine at Naropa University, Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition, The School of Natural Medicine, Living Arts School, and Integrative Earth Medicine in Colorado. She has taught at Omega Institute, Esalen, Kripalu, and The Mayo Clinic, She blogs for the Huffington Post and Care2. She is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild.  She has had a weekly radio spot called "Naturally" on KGNU public radio. Brigitte grew up in the northeastern United States from French Canadian heritage but has spent most of her adult life living in Boulder Colorado where she raised her children and has hosted & attends study groups for The Urantia Book over the decades. She found The Urantia Book in the early 1970s and began studying the revelation at the age of 19. Together with Brigitte we will be looking at what The Urantia Book has to say about health and healing throughout the ages and exploring natural remedies for common ailments. Science is now discovering what ancient peoples had known about healing with herbs and plants they could find from the natural environments around them. We also want to learn about what the book has to say about healing the planet "Urantia" ...and how to heal ourselves with things we have all around us, right outside our back doors, no matter where we live. Please call in with your questions for Brigitte! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,spirituality,herbal medicine,Herbalism,Medicinal PlantsAre you tired of feeling tired? Explore what the Urantia Book talks about the history of food, health and healing. Learn about some of Urantia's time tested trahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/09/19/announcing-1godcom--dedicated-to-the-idea-that-god-is-bigger-than-religionsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/09/19/announcing-1godcom--dedicated-to-the-idea-that-god-is-bigger-than-religionsSat, 19 Sep 2015 16:00:00 GMTAnnouncing 1God.com - Dedicated to the idea that GOD is bigger than religions!Ben Bowler, founder of 1GOD.com and Director of Word Weavers in Melbourne; and Derek Grimm, Technical Director of 1GOD.com and Director of GrongTech Web Solutions in Perth,  join the show to talk about the upcoming launch of 1GOD.com at the Parliament of World’s Religions. 1GOD.com (http://www.1GOD.com) 1GOD.com is a platform dedicated to promoting the idea that God is bigger than any and all our religious perspectives.  The platform is inspired by the inclusive message of Christ, Rumi, Guru Nanak, Gandhi, Haile Selassie and Dr King to name a few. We aim to encourage people representing a diverse spectrum of theological traditions and spiritual viewpoints to engage in the process of finding a commonality of faith; to discover that disagreements about the nature of God are secondary to the consensus that "God is”, and that God can be experienced personally and uniquely by each individual.   1GOD.com welcomes people from all faith traditions and none to come together and experience the uplifting embrace of faith regardless of background or belief. Watch our informational video for more detail:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWHjEWHtSgs.  And join us at our global launch at the Parliament of World’s Religions in Salt Lake City on October 18th, or visit our booth. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseinterfaith,Parliament,Religion,Religious,faithBen Bowler, founder of 1GOD.com and Director of Word Weavers in Melbourne; and Derek Grimm, Technical Director of 1GOD.com and Director of GrongTech Web Solutiohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/09/12/exploring-our-spiritual-unity-a-triune-gathering-of-urantia-book-readersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/09/12/exploring-our-spiritual-unity-a-triune-gathering-of-urantia-book-readersSat, 12 Sep 2015 16:00:00 GMTEXPLORING OUR SPIRITUAL UNITY! A Triune Gathering of Urantia Book ReadersThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will feature return guests Diane Labrecque, Justin Michael and Pato Banton who will be discussing their upcoming joint venture, a gathering of three Urantia organizations. This festival will be a TRIUNITY GATHERING for The United Urantia Family, Minister Pato Banton's Spiritual Family & Urantia Sacred Arts. The theme will beEXPLORING OUR SPIRITUAL UNITY! Diane and Pato have both created highly successful events in the past and this one promises to be a grand meeting of souls. Diane exclaims, "What LOVE we Urantia Book readers have shared over the years!" She would know, she is love personified. Diane will be joining Paula, Christilyn and Andre, with Justin Michael, a representative of Urantia Sacred Arts, and later in the show we expect to hear from Pato Banton and Antoinette Hall. The United Urantia Family is beyond pleased to announce the 2016 Family Festival Gathering in “The City of Angels:” May 26th-30th, 2016 in Los Angeles, California! We will be looking profoundly into our own hearts and minds to DISCOVER and CELEBRATE our UNITY and chart courses to higher and higher levels of PERSONAL and PLANETARY HARMONY. We will also look at our existing Urantia organizations and reflect on ways to improve and excel in the 21st Century – in unity and in harmony with one another! It will be a weekend of family bonding, sharing, creating, serving, and loving one another and our fellow human beings!!! Find out more about this amazing event on the Cosmic Citizen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen and please call in to chat at 646-716-8158. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,Festivals,spirituality,spiritual,GodThis festival will be a TRIUNITY GATHERING for The United Urantia Family, Minister Pato Banton's Spiritual Family & Urantia Sacred Arts.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/29/small-giants-companies-that-choose-to-be-great-instead-of-bigSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/29/small-giants-companies-that-choose-to-be-great-instead-of-bigSat, 29 Aug 2015 16:00:00 GMTSmall Giants: Companies That Choose to be Great Instead of BigThis week we'll interview Tim Hobbs, the owner of DataConnect Corporation in Centennial, Colorado, and a board member of the Small Giants organization. Why would a business person want to hear about Small Giants? Because every conversation, discussion, event, best practice, workshop and conference is defined by shared values. Because you want to do your part to change how the business world defines success. Because your business is built on passion, great relationships, principle, community and a desire to achieve sustainable growth. In his book Small Giants: Companies That Choose to be Great Instead of Big, (Paragon 2006) Bo Burlingham observed a set of six common characteristics in the unique and inspiring companies he was examining. He dubbed the combination of these characteristics to be “business mojo.” The Small Giants Community serves to make these characteristics more common in how small business owners run their businesses. The Small Giants Community champions the importance of the Return on Values business model and serves to: create a practitioner driven learning experience and community; establish a body of knowledge to support and develop adopters, and influence the business community through media, thought leaders and academia. Colorado native, Tim Hobbs is a speaker, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He has been the CEO of Data Connect Corporation since April 1988. He serves on the board of Small Giants Community, a global membership organization focused on the promotion, implementation and advancement of running a successful values-driven business. Tim is also the President UrantiaUniversity Institute, online classes to actualize the personal potentials of mind, matter and spirit through enlightened study, service and experience. Please join us for this great episode!         02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsevalues,value,business,Entrepreneur,small businessIn his book Small Giants: Companies That Choose to be Great Instead of Big, (Paragon 2006) Bo Burlingham observed a set of six common characteristics in the unihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/22/brian-d-mclaren--a-quest-for-spiritual-formation-reorientation-activationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/22/brian-d-mclaren--a-quest-for-spiritual-formation-reorientation-activationSat, 22 Aug 2015 16:30:00 GMTBrian D. McLaren - A Quest For Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, & ActivationREPRISE: This week's show features author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinkers, and activists, Brian D. McLaren. Brian's groundbreaking books include A New Kind of Christian, A Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus, and Everything Must Change. Named by Time magazine as one of America's top twenty-five evangelicals, McLaren has appeared on Nightline and Larry King Live, and has been covered by The Washington Post and the New York Times. Brian will join us to discuss, among other things, his new book: We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation. This book offers everything one needs to explore what a difference an honest, living, growing faith can make in our world today. It also puts tools in your hands to create a life-changing learning community in any home, restaurant, or other welcoming space. The fifty-two (plus a few) weekly readings can each be read aloud in 10-12 minutes, and offer a simple curriculum of insightful reflections and transformative practices, offering a year of rich study, interactive learning, and personal growth. Perfect for congregations, classes, or individual or group study, each reading invites you to: Cultivate an honest, intelligent understanding of the Bible and of Christian faith in 21st century Engage with discussion questions designed to challenge, stimulate, and encourage Re-imagine what it means to live joyfully and responsibly in today's world If you're seeking a fresh way to experience and practice your faith this book will inspire and activate you in your spiritual journey. We hope you'll tune in to enjoy this reprise, a thoughtful and insightful inspiration from one of our favorite guests, Brian D. McLaren. 02:47:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Jesus,God,spiritual,Brian MclarenA reprise of insightful inspiration from one of our favorite guests, Brian D. McLaren.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/15/core-values-part-iii-creating-a-values-based-personal-creed--with-john-cregerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/15/core-values-part-iii-creating-a-values-based-personal-creed--with-john-cregerSat, 15 Aug 2015 16:00:00 GMTCore Values Part III: Creating a Values Based Personal Creed - With John CregerJohn Creger is a veteran English teacher and classroom researcher at American High School in Fremont CA. He continually seeks new ways to engage his students more deeply in learning. This stems from his own dissatisfaction with shallow teachings and from his fortuitous discovery of the Urantia Book in his 20s. The book brought him proof of what he had felt all along--this is no shallow universe. With new purpose, John majored in English and graduated with a new mission--to work with teens in the classroom. His writings are published in five languages on three continents. Throughout his career, John has tried to help his students find satisfying connections to the universe within and beyond themselves as they gain skills in reading, writing, thinking, and conversing. He has synthesized a model of Deepened Learning from Urantia Book teachings on education and the human condition. John believes this model explains why all who encounter his Personal Creed Project love it. The project centers on each students’ discovery of values. In honor of the Personal Creed Project, John received the James Moffett Memorial Award for Teacher Research from the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Writing Project, and numerous other awards. His first bookisThe Personal Creed Project and a New Vision of Learning (Heinemann 2004). He has published articles in California English, Urantia Fellowship Herald, and the Journal for the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning. He is considering a second book. The Personal Creed Project is being adapted at schools and colleges across the country and beyond. John hopes to create a network of “Creed sites” to pool insights and best practices in deepened learning. He gathers English teachers online to deepen classroom learning and will serve as a consultant to schools and districts while also teaching.  Email him at: jcreger@jps.net. 02:07:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTeaching,Core values,Philosophy,Creed,teensJohn Creger is a gifted teacher who has helped hundreds of young people develop a values based personal creed.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/08/contemplation-our-core-values--part-ii--relationship-101-with-phil-and-maudeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/08/contemplation-our-core-values--part-ii--relationship-101-with-phil-and-maudeSat, 08 Aug 2015 16:00:00 GMTContemplation Our Core Values - Part II - Relationship 101 With Phil and MaudeWhat could have more core meaning and value to us than our primary relationships? This week our guests are Phil and Maude. Phil and Maude Mayes live in Santa Barbara, California, having started in London, England and New York City respectively. Phil is a software engineer, voice over artist and photographer, and Maude works with adults with developmental disabilities. They have been writing and speaking about peaceful relationships for many years. They co-authored the book "Secrets of a Successful Relationship Revealed" and are currently working on a second book, "How Two: Have a Successful Relationship". They are committed to the understanding that conflict is not inevitable, and that relationships can be the inspiration for peace on earth. They teach that core values are essential to good relationships. One of the key concepts they will be touching on is shared core values as the route to peaceful relationships. They also teach that there are two types of core values: universal core values and individual core values. Individual core values are how each person puts these universal values into practice in their daily lives and their relationships. Core values will vary according to each person, reflecting, for example, choices of religion, philosophy, politics and relationship to the environment.  They come from our background, families, communities, and various other elements of the outside world. As we grow, have our own experiences, and come to know ourselves better, these individual core values will align more and more with universal values. Once we can agree on core values, all else is secondary, negotiable, a challenge rather than a problem. This promises to be a wonderful discussion. We hope you will tune in!           02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalserelationships,relationship,Core values,values,GodJoin us for a lively discussion with relationship Gurus Phil and Maudehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/01/contemplating-our-core-valuesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/08/01/contemplating-our-core-valuesSat, 01 Aug 2015 16:00:00 GMTContemplating Our Core Values This week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be discussing core values in the context of The Urantia Book's teachings.  One of the core values that emerged from our shows on bullying was the idea of being an upstander rather than a bystander. Being an upstander means valuing courage. Courage is a core value. Truth, beauty and goodness are also three foundational values frequently expounded upon in The Urantia Book and love is at their core. Consider the following: (2:7.12) Truth is coherent, beauty attractive, goodness stabilizing. And when these values of that which is real are co-ordinated in personality experience, the result is a high order of love conditioned by wisdom and qualified by loyalty. Values are the fabric of reality, consider these statements: (5:4.2) Sooner or later, God is destined to be comprehended as the reality of values, the substance of meanings, and the life of truth. (7:1.3) Spiritual values and spirit forces are real. From the viewpoint of personality, spirit is the soul of creation; matter is the shadowy physical body. (100:3.5) Values are not conceptual illusions; they are real, but always they depend on the fact of relationships. Values are always both actual and potential—not what was, but what is and is to be. Our values are, in fact, powerful drivers of how we think and behave. Ultimately we focus on and create what we value. In the next few weeks we will feature guests who will discuss values and how they effect us and our relationships.  Jesus taught that values manifest as fruits of the divine spirit: loving service, unselfish devotion, courageous loyalty, sincere fairness, enlightened honesty, undying hope, confiding trust, merciful ministry, unfailing goodness, forgiving tolerance, and enduring peace. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spirit,God,Jesus,truthThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be discussing core values in the context of The Urantia Book's teachings.  One of the core values that emerged from ourhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/26/gods-gumshoe-wraps-up-the-investigate-into-the-new-testamentSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/26/gods-gumshoe-wraps-up-the-investigate-into-the-new-testamentSun, 26 Jul 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE WRAPS UP THE INVESTIGATE INTO THE NEW TESTAMENTAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book.. This living faith of Jesus was more than an intellectual reflection, and it was not a mystic meditation.  Theology may fix, formulate, define, and dogmatize faith, but in the human life of Jesus faith was personal, living, original, spontaneous, and purely spiritual. This faith was not reverence for tradition nor a mere intellectual belief which he held as a sacred creed, but rather a sublime experience and a profound conviction which securely held him. His faith was so real and all-encompassing that it absolutely swept away any spiritual doubts and effectively destroyed every conflicting desire. Nothing was able to tear him away from the spiritual anchorage of this fervent, sublime, and undaunted faith. Even in the face of apparent defeat or in the throes of disappointment and threatening despair, he calmly stood in the divine presence free from fear and fully conscious of spiritual invincibility. Jesus enjoyed the invigorating assurance of the possession of unflinching faith, and in each of life's trying situations he unfailingly exhibited an unquestioning loyalty to the Father's will. And this superb faith was undaunted even by the cruel and crushing threat of an ignominious death. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:45:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book.. This living faithhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/25/bullying-part-3--the-urantia-books-perspectiveSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/25/bullying-part-3--the-urantia-books-perspectiveSat, 25 Jul 2015 16:00:00 GMTBullying Part 3 - The Urantia Book's PerspectiveTwo weeks ago we had Dr. Stephen Finlan as our guest, he spoke on bullying in the churches and about his new book Bullying in the Churches. Last week we featured author Kristen Caven, who co-wrote The Bullying Antidote: Superpower Your Kids for Life  with her mom, Dr. Louise Hart. We talked with qualified experts who have researched and helped thousands of people to deal with bullies, but this week we plan to explore some of what The Urantia Book teaches about bullies and bullying. We'll share stories from Jesus' life concerning his encounters with bullies and other surprising teachings about people who abuse their power. We want to hear your stories about how you've handled being bullied too. What worked?  What didn't work?  We'll have plenty of time for open phone lines. Have you, or someone you love, encountered a bully? We want to hear from you. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,Jesus,truth,God,bulliesThe third and final episode in our series on dealing with bullying and bullieshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/19/gods-gumshoe-investigates-apocalyptic-and-revelation-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/19/gods-gumshoe-investigates-apocalyptic-and-revelation-2Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Apocalyptic and Revelation #2 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book  139:4.13.John was in prison several times and was banished to the Isle of Patmos for a period of four years until another emperor came to power in Rome. Had not John been tactful and sagacious, he would undoubtedly have been killed as was his more outspoken brother James. As the years passed, John, together with James the Lord's brother, learned to practice wise conciliation when they appeared before the civil magistrates. They found that a "soft answer turns away wrath." They also learned to represent the church as a "spiritual brotherhood devoted to the social service of mankind" rather than as "the kingdom of heaven." They taught loving service rather than ruling power—kingdom and king. 139:4.14.When in temporary exile on Patmos, John wrote the Book of Revelation, which you now have in greatly abridged and distorted form. This Book of Revelation contains the surviving fragments of a great revelation, large portions of which were lost, other portions of which were removed, subsequent to John's writing. It is preserved in only fragmentary and adulterated form. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:45:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book  1https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/18/the-bullying-antidote--co-author-activist-researcher-kristen-cavenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/18/the-bullying-antidote--co-author-activist-researcher-kristen-cavenSat, 18 Jul 2015 16:00:00 GMTThe Bullying Antidote - Co-Author, Activist, Researcher Kristen CavenIf there’s one goal . . . it’s to dispel the myth that bullying is just a harmless rite of passage or an inevitable part of growing up. It’s not.  —President Barack Obama at the first-ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention, 2011 Cosmic Citizen continues from last week's show on Bullying, with inspirational speaker, author, activist. researcher Kristen Caven - Co-Author (along with her mother Dr. Louise Hart) of The Bullying Antidote.  Kristen lives in Oakland CA, with her family, where she writes blog: the Zorgos Reader, & Life in the Fast Brain, a popular blog about ADHD, for ADDitude Magazine and is also PTSA president at a large Oakland high school.  We look forward to exploring the ideas and the ripple effects turning to waves as groups of parents to learn the principals outlined in this MUST READ, amazing book.  Hazelden Publishing asked Dr. Hart to write a book on bullying, which she agreed to as long as Kristen could co-author. They researched all the best knowledge on the problem of bullying and wove it together in The Bullying Antidote, which presents this societal 'human rights' problem that can be solved by parents & teachers who are willing to create more positive environments. Her mother, Dr. Louise Hart, is an acclaimed international speaker and author of The Winning Family, On the Wings of Self-Esteem, as well. Their blog shares the best current thinking on bullying issues. Check out links at: www.zorgos.wordpress.com, www.kristencaven.com and www.drlouisehart.com for books ordering and more contact information. 02:04:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseanti-bullying,healthy family dynamics,peaceful communities,family and parenting training,parenting tipsInspirational community changing behaviors to combat bullying and to promote compassionate social interactionhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/12/gods-gumshoe-investigates-apocalyptic-revelation-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/12/gods-gumshoe-investigates-apocalyptic-revelation-1Sun, 12 Jul 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Apocalyptic Revelation #1 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book  139:4.13.John was in prison several times and was banished to the Isle of Patmos for a period of four years until another emperor came to power in Rome. Had not John been tactful and sagacious, he would undoubtedly have been killed as was his more outspoken brother James. As the years passed, John, together with James the Lord's brother, learned to practice wise conciliation when they appeared before the civil magistrates. They found that a "soft answer turns away wrath." They also learned to represent the church as a "spiritual brotherhood devoted to the social service of mankind" rather than as "the kingdom of heaven." They taught loving service rather than ruling power—kingdom and king. 139:4.14.When in temporary exile on Patmos, John wrote the Book of Revelation, which you now have in greatly abridged and distorted form. This Book of Revelation contains the surviving fragments of a great revelation, large portions of which were lost, other portions of which were removed, subsequent to John's writing. It is preserved in only fragmentary and adulterated form. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:43:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book  1https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/11/church-bullies-what-to-do-about-themSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/11/church-bullies-what-to-do-about-themSat, 11 Jul 2015 16:00:00 GMTChurch Bullies & What To Do About ThemDo bullies have free rein in our churches? Who are the bullies? What is scapegoating? Is it possible to practice the mercy and forgiveness demanded by Gospel ethics while also protecting people from emotional and professional damage? These are some of the questions that Dr. Stephen Finlan will seek to answer this week on the Cosmic Citizen. We'll be looking for an ethic of behavior that is both spiritually valid and psychologically wise. In his book, Stephen seeks responses to bullying that are both “wise” and “harmless” (Matt 10:16), that do not leave people helpless against the cruelty of church bullies. Bullying has become a major concern in schools and workplaces, but the church sometimes lags behind the secular workplace in its ethics. Stephen Finlan was the pastor at Mathewson Street United Methodist Church in Providence, Rhode Island, for three years. He is now with the United Church of Christ. Dr. Finlan is the author of Problems with Atonement (2005) and e Family Metaphor in Jesus’ Teaching (2013), and the coeditor of eosis: Deication in Christian eology, Vol. 1 (2006). He taught at seminaries and universities from 1998 through 2011. Stephen taught theology and general Humanities at universities and seminaries for 13 years. He is interested in preaching the gospel and in discovering the transforming power of the Spirit. He holds a Ph.D. in Pauline Theology from University of Durham, and has been writing about Jesus, Paul, atonement, and theosis for many years. He has strongly held views on these subjects, but welcomes lively and varied debate from those who have other views. This show is being recorded on 7/1/2015 to be played at our regular time on 7/11/2015. We hope you can listen in. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Church,Christian,CHRIST,RELIGIONChurch Bullies & What To Do About Themhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/05/gods-gumshoe-investigates-who-is-melchezedekSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/05/gods-gumshoe-investigates-who-is-melchezedekSun, 05 Jul 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " WHO IS MELCHEZEDEK?"An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book As Paul reminded Timothy, "All Scripture is inspired by God and is [therefore] useful for teaching, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness" (2 Tim. 3:16)--all Scripture, not just our "life verses." At the same time, the Westminster Confession properly reminds us that not everything in Scripture is equally plain or equally important. We have to interpret the more difficult passages in the light of clearer ones. Scripture interprets Scripture, and we learn the whole meaning of Scripture by studying its parts and its parts by learning the whole. You need the box-top and the puzzle-pieces. Hmmmm???   Scripture "proves" scripture... From The Urantia Book: 103:7.15. Science discovers the material world, religion evaluates it, and philosophy endeavors to interpret its meanings while co-ordinating the scientific material viewpoint with the religious spiritual concept. But history is a realm in which science and religion may never fully agree. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:40:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " WHO IS MELCHEZEDEK?"https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/04/a-history-of-the-urantia-papers-with-larry-mullins--repriseSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/04/a-history-of-the-urantia-papers-with-larry-mullins--repriseSat, 04 Jul 2015 16:00:00 GMTA History of The Urantia Papers With Larry Mullins - RepriseThis show is an archived REPRISE edition of The Cosmic Citizen.  It originally broadcast on June 30, 2012.  Please do not call in. Last summer Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek-Larson interviewed author and long-time student of The Urantia Book, Larry Mullins, on his thorough and revealing research in his book entitled, A History of The Urantia Papers; now in its 2nd edition. We explored some issues about the book's origin in greater depth, and made a special effort to answer all of the questions of callers.Larry answered or proposed many questions: Dr. Meredith Sprunger thought The Urantia Book was a hoax when he first saw it. What changed his mind?   What did Dr. Sprunger and his team of 11 ministers discover when they visited 533? What part did Dr. Lena Sadler play in the revelation? How did the first contact with celestial beings happen? What did Dr. Sadler learn when he hypnotized the sleeping subject?  How did the forum get started? How did the forum get involved in the process? What did the Sadlers do that triggered the first written manuscript? What prompted Dr. Sadler to test the celestial beings who were talking through the sleeping subject with difficult questions? Does anyone really know how the Urantia Papers were materialized?  Why was the original written manuscript destroyed?  Why were the original typed manuscripts destroyed after the type was set for the Urantia Book? Why did the revelators use so much human information? When did the Jesus Papers come through? How? Why were the revelators displeased with the forum? Was The Urantia Book intended for a later time? When? When was permission given to publish the UB? Showtime is 12:00 PM Eastern Time; 9:00 AM Pacific Time. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Revelation,TRUTH,URANTIA,HISTORY OF URANTIA BOOKWHOA!!! Check it out!! A History of The Urantia Papers With Larry Mullinshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/01/church-bullies-what-to-do-about-themSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/07/01/church-bullies-what-to-do-about-themWed, 01 Jul 2015 22:30:00 GMTChurch Bullies & What To Do About ThemDo bullies have free rein in our churches? Who are the bullies? What is scapegoating? Is it possible to practice the mercy and forgiveness demanded by Gospel ethics while also protecting people from emotional and professional damage? These are some of the questions that Dr. Stephen Finlan will seek to answer this week on the Cosmic Citizen. We'll be looking for an ethic of behavior that is both spiritually valid and psychologically wise. In his book, Stephen seeks responses to bullying that are both “wise” and “harmless” (Matt 10:16), that do not leave people helpless against the cruelty of church bullies. Bullying has become a major concern in schools and workplaces, but the church sometimes lags behind the secular workplace in its ethics. Stephen Finlan was the pastor at Mathewson Street United Methodist Church in Providence, Rhode Island, for three years. He is now with the United Church of Christ. Dr. Finlan is the author of Problems with Atonement (2005) and e Family Metaphor in Jesus’ Teaching (2013), and the coeditor of eosis: Deication in Christian eology, Vol. 1 (2006). He taught at seminaries and universities from 1998 through 2011. Stephen taught theology and general Humanities at universities and seminaries for 13 years. He is interested in preaching the gospel and in discovering the transforming power of the Spirit. He holds a Ph.D. in Pauline Theology from University of Durham, and has been writing about Jesus, Paul, atonement, and theosis for many years. He has strongly held views on these subjects, but welcomes lively and varied debate from those who have other views. This show is being recorded on 7/1/2015 to be played at our regular time on 7/11/2015. We hope you can listen in. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsechurch,bullying,Love,Jesus,GodDo bullies have free rein in our churches? Who are the bullies? What is scapegoating? Is it possible to practice the mercy and forgiveness demanded by Gospel ethttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/28/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-timothy-titusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/28/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-timothy-titusSun, 28 Jun 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Paul, Timothy, Titus"An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book:  How did this new message of Jewish origin, which had almost failed in the land of its birth, so quickly and effectively capture the very best minds of the Roman Empire? The triumph of Christianity over the philosophic religions and the mystery cults was due to: Organization. Paul was a great organizer and his successors kept up the pace he set.  Christianity was thoroughly Hellenized. It embraced the best in Greek philosophy as well as the cream of Hebrew theology.  But best of all, it contained a new and great ideal, the echo of the life bestowal of Jesus and the reflection of his message of salvation for all mankind.  Likewise did the next and later generations of Christian leaders make such further compromises with paganism that even the Roman emperor Constantine was won to the new religion. Wisely or unwisely, these early leaders of Christianity deliberately compromised the ideals of Jesus in an effort to save and further many of his ideas. And they were eminently successful. But mistake not! these compromised ideals of the Master are still latent in his gospel, and they will succeed God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:26:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book:https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/27/spiritual-engineerings-personality-unification-camp-for-childrenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/27/spiritual-engineerings-personality-unification-camp-for-childrenSat, 27 Jun 2015 16:00:00 GMTSPIRITUAL ENGINEERING'S PERSONALITY UNIFICATION CAMP FOR CHILDRENTom and Patty Strawser are Founders of Spiritual Engineering, the new science for happiness and extraordinary relationships. They have introduced these groundbreaking concepts through lectures, seminars, and couching in China, Mexico, the Middle East and the US. Currently, they are working on a fascinating project: PERSONALITY UNIFICATION CHILDREN CAMP. The goal is to introduce children to the Natural Order of Relationships© - an innovative approach and a curriculum to build these relationships. Together, and in collaboration with a growing number of volunteers, they are facilitating four Children's Camps this summer: 1. First session: Building Relationships and Finding Happiness 2. Second Session: Find a Higher Power - Access the 3. Third Session: Developing Healthy Self-Love 4. Fourth Session: Relationships and Loving Service In addition to these formal activities, children will participate in silent walks and meditation to practice silence and reflection through meditation, contributing to the creation of healthy habits, decision-making and emotional self-control. The daily sessions of one hour duration-of "walking in silence" include an "inspiring" word, which reflects "the fruits of the divine spirit" designed to encourage reflection and personal growth. These fruits are: Loving Service, Unselfish Devotion, Courageous Loyalty, Forgiving Tolerance, Merciful Ministry, Unfailing Goodness, Enduring Peace, and Endless Hope. Music, painting, drawing, poetry and dramatization give childrn the inspiration and opportunity to express themselves. Exploring nature in all its glory, setting up their own tents, the beauty of the Rocky Mountains, the indescribable magnificence of the starry night skies, the songs of birds, the singing of coyotes at night provide the perfect setting to introduce children to "Worshipful Problem Solving." Join us to learn more!   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,nature,children,learningTom and Patty Strawser are Founders of Spiritual Engineering, the new science for happiness and extraordinary relationships. They have introduced these groundbrhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/21/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-jamesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/21/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-jamesSun, 21 Jun 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Paul and James "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: (paper 93:4.8) 2. You shall not doubt that faith is the only requirement for eternal salvation. 3:5.9.4. Is faith—the supreme assertion of human thought—desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe 3:5.10.5. Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible. 3:5.13.8. Is unselfishness—the spirit of self-forgetfulness—desirable? Then must mortal man live face to face with the incessant clamoring of an inescapable self for recognition and honor. Man could not dynamically choose the divine life if there were no self-life to forsake. Man could never lay saving hold on righteousness if there were no potential evil to exalt and differentiate the good by contrast. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:34:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: (pahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/20/marriage-family-life-and-the-importance-of-fatherhood-with-daniel-love-glazerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/20/marriage-family-life-and-the-importance-of-fatherhood-with-daniel-love-glazerSat, 20 Jun 2015 16:00:00 GMTMarriage, Family Life, and the Importance of Fatherhood With Daniel Love GlazerThis week on the Cosmic Citizen: Daniel Love Glazer will join us this week with a special Father's Day Sermon and a great conversation about the importance of fathers and fatherhood in the lives of growing children. He will also share his outreach work and discuss how he effectively brings the Urantia Book concepts into his church environment, without ever mentioning The Urantia Book. You can find Daniel's complete talk here: http://www.urantiabook.org/daniel-love-glazer/marriage-family-life-and-the-importance-of-fatherhood-daniel-love-glazer Daniel Love Glazer was reared Jewish, became an agnostic in high school, and later a yogi—almost a swami. A fervent search for truth led him, in 1977, to a realization of his sonship with God. Shortly thereafter he discovered The Urantia Book. He is active in his local Methodist Church and occasionally preaches sermons. Daniel is a member of the Fellowship Education Committee. He and his wife Karen are blessed with two children, Andrew Michael and Rachel Rebecca. We hope you can join us for this great show in honor of fathers and Father's Day.   02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsefathers,Family,Fathers Day,God,JesusThis week on the Cosmic Citizen: Daniel Love Glazer will join us this week with a special Father's Day Sermon and a great conversation about the importance ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/14/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-more-on-the-letters-of-paulSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/14/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-more-on-the-letters-of-paulSun, 14 Jun 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Paul: More on The Letters of Paul"An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower:  HOW JESUS BECAME CHRISTIAN From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Building upon the view that Paul - not Jesus - invented Christianity, our program today demonstrates conclusively where and how this is so. Paul’s religion differed from that of Jesus and his first followers in terms of its origin, beliefs and practices. CHRISTIANITY has very little to do with Jesus - in fact the historical Jesus would be horrified by the religion which sprang up in his name. That is the bold argument put forward by religious historian Barrie Wilson in his fascinating new book.Regardless of whether we agree with Wilson’s controversial conclusions as such, he presents convincing arguments, based on existing historic facts and scriptures. More than anything it brings the credibility of the conventional Christian version into question. And since historic facts play an important role in Christianity, this does of course mean a less stable reference point for contemporary Christian in their interpretations of Jesus’s words and thought in relation to contemporary issues.” -- Scientific & Medical Network Journal (UK)Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe   01:36:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower:  HOW JESUS BECAME CHRISTIAN From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholashttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/13/urantia-outreach-with-the-incredible-fun-lively-and-indelible-dave-tuckerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/13/urantia-outreach-with-the-incredible-fun-lively-and-indelible-dave-tuckerSat, 13 Jun 2015 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Outreach With The Incredible, Fun, Lively And Indelible Dave TuckerDave Tucker is a regular contributor at 1GOD.com, YouTube, and serves as founder of Good Cheer Services, and as a member of The Urantia fellowship's Outreach committee. He aims to spread Good Cheer as far and as wide as possible with any who are in need of it. His ministry on YouTube, has new episodes every Thursday www.youtube.com/user/goodcheerdave Dave declares his mission is the living pursuit of slow, forward, progress; physically, mentally, and spiritually. But he never ceases to be fun and uplifting too!  We hope you can join us in a great conversation with Dave Tucker. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,God,Jesus,spirituality,outreachDave Tucker is a regular contributor at 1GOD.com, YouTube, and serves as founder of Good Cheer Services, and as a member of The Urantia fellowship's Outreach cohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/07/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-the-galatians-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/07/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-the-galatians-5Sun, 07 Jun 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Paul and the Galatians "#5An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book : Christianity has elevated the concept of anthropomorphism from the ideal of the human to the transcendent and divine concept of the person of the glorified Christ. And this is the highest anthropomorphism that man can ever conceive. 5:4.10.The Christian concept of God is an attempt to combine three separate teachings: 5:4.11.1. The Hebrew concept—God as a vindicator of moral values, a righteous God. 5:4.12.2. The Greek concept—God as a unifier, a God of wisdom. 5:4.13.3. Jesus' concept—God as a living friend, a loving Father, the divine presence. 5:4.14.   It must therefore be evident that composite Christian theology encounters great difficulty in attaining consistency. This difficulty is further aggravated by the fact that the doctrines of early Christianity were generally based on the personal religious experience of three different persons: Philo of Alexandria, Jesus of Nazareth, and Paul of Tarsus. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:43:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book : Chhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/06/the-gathering-at-the-hood--a-sacred-urantia-community-gathering-in-oregonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/06/06/the-gathering-at-the-hood--a-sacred-urantia-community-gathering-in-oregonSat, 06 Jun 2015 16:00:00 GMTThe Gathering at the Hood - A Sacred Urantia Community Gathering in OregonThis week we are featuring the planners of 'The Gathering at the Hood' - Sept 17-20th.  This inaugural event is organized by a newly formed group, the Urantian Communities of the Pacific Northwest (UCPNW). Ninety people will gather in the intimate, natural beauty of Mt Hood, Oregon. The event theme is 'Getting to Know You.'  Barb Maier, Nancy Votrain and Pamela Chaddock will share their personal spiritual journeys and give the details of this 4-day gathering. The goal of the UCPNW is to develop a new model of cooperation and cohesion and to demonstrate "unity without uniformity" to inspire service in the Pacific Northwest. Nancy Votrain is a longtime active student of the Urantia Book, a member of Corvallis, Oregon’s 39 year old study group, and a founding member of the Oregondonters. She was instrumental in organizing two regional conferences in Oregon and she developed and conducted the first stand alone youth program for the Triennial Conference in 1996. Currently, Nancy serves as co-chair for the Urantia Communities of the Pacific Northwest “Gathering at Mt. Hood.” Pamela Chaddock is a long-term dedicated student of the Urantia Papers.  She also is a member of The Urantia Book Fellowship, representing their Outreach and Interfaith Committees in building bridges between followers of the Revelation and Progressive Christians, whom she deems are expressing the emerging Religion OF Jesus. Barbara Maier is a co-chair of the Gathering at the Hood.  She is the President of The Fellowship's Northern Light Society of Alaska, serves on their International Committee and administers the 2x2=MORE project, which sponsors young adults to travel on global service missions sharing the Urantia teachings.  She is devoted to combining her love of the UB teachings with her love of people, travel, outreach and service.   02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,spirituality,Religion,community,JesusThis week we are featuring the planners of 'The Gathering at the Hood' - Sept 17-20th.  This inaugural event is organized by a newly formed group, the Urantianhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/31/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-the-epistles-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/31/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-the-epistles-4Sun, 31 May 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: "Paul and the Epistles " #4An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Paul and the Epistles #1 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Apostle Paul, in his efforts to bring the teachings of Jesus to the favorable notice of certain groups in his day, wrote many letters of instruction and admonition. Other teachers of Jesus' gospel did likewise, but none of them realized that some of these writings would subsequently be brought together by those who would set them forth as the embodiment of the teachings of Jesus. And so, while so-called Christianity does contain more of the Master's gospel than any other religion, it does also contain much that Jesus did not teach. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:35:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Paul and the Epistles #1 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantiahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/30/the-acme-of-religious-living-paper-100-section-7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/30/the-acme-of-religious-living-paper-100-section-7Sat, 30 May 2015 16:00:00 GMTThe Acme of Religious Living Paper 100: Section 7This is a Reprise episode.  The gang are off on UB business this week….sooooo This week we'll explore the most precious gifts giving to humanity by Jesus with a reading of two amazing sections from the Urantia Book, Paper 100: Section 7 - The Acme of Religious Living and Paper 171: Section 7 - As Jesus Passed By. Here is a preview: Jesus spread good cheer everywhere he went. He was full of grace and truth.Jesus really understood men; therefore could he manifest genuine sympathy and show sincere compassion.Jesus could help men so much because he loved them so sincerely. He truly loved each man, each woman, and each child.Jesus was never in a hurry. He had time to comfort his fellow men "as he passed by."When he smiled on a man, that mortal experienced increased capacity for solving his manifold problems.He frequently set out to help a person by asking for help.Great things happened not only because people had faith in Jesus, but also because Jesus had so much faith in them.It was literally true, "He went about doing good."He lived the truth, even as he taught it. He was the truthJesus was an unusually cheerful person... His constant word of exhortation was, "Be of good cheer."The Master was always generous. He never grew weary of saying, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Said he, "Freely you have received, freely give."Jesus was great because he was good, and yet he fraternized with the little children.Jesus was the perfectly unified human personality. And today, as in Galilee, he continues to unify mortal experience and to co-ordinate human endeavors Join us 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveThis is a Reprise episode.  The gang are off on UB business this week….sooooo This week we'll explore the most precious gifts giving to humanity by Jesus withhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/24/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-in-the-acts-of-the-apostles-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/24/gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-in-the-acts-of-the-apostles-3Sun, 24 May 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: "PAUL in The Acts of The Apostles #3 "The Acts of the Apostles: Paul as Missionary   From 3 perspectives   * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book It was only natural that the cult of renunciation and humiliation should have paid attention to sexual gratification. The continence cult in later days it became the practice of "saints."  Many of the world's great religions have been adversely influenced by this ancient cult, but none more markedly than Christianity. The Apostle Paul was a devotee of this cult, and his personal views are reflected in the teachings which he fastened onto Christian theology.  Paul well knew that such teachings were not a part of Jesus' gospel, and his acknowledgment of this is illustrated by his statement, "I speak this by permission and not by commandment." But this cult led Paul to look down upon women. Furthermore, the involvement of a religion with the ancient continence cult leads directly to a war against marriage and the home, society's veritable foundation and the basic institution of human progress. And it is not to be wondered at that all such beliefs fostered the formation of celibate priesthoods in the many religions of various peoples  gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss Gumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:43:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveThe Acts of the Apostles: Paul as Missionary   From 3 perspectives   * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book It was only nhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/17/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-acts-of-the-apostles-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/17/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-acts-of-the-apostles-2Sun, 17 May 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Acts of The Apostles #2 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible   The Book of Acts From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book ABOUT one o'clock, as the one hundred and twenty believers were engaged in prayer, they all became aware of a strange presence in the room. Peter stood up and declared that this must be the coming of the Spirit of Truth These men had been trained and instructed that the gospel which they should preach was the fatherhood of God and the sonship of man, but at just this moment of spiritual ecstasy and personal triumph, the best tidings, the greatest news, these men could think of was the fact of the risen Master.  Peter unwittingly led off in this mistake, and others followed after him on down to Paul, who created a new religion out of the new version of the good news. The gospel of the kingdom is: the fact of the fatherhood of God, coupled with the resultant truth of the sonship-brotherhood of men. Christianity, as it developed from that day, is: the fact of God as the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, in association with the experience of believer-fellowship with the risen and glorified Christ. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:47:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible   The Book of Acts From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bookhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/16/an-evolving-devotion-to-jesus-with-david-glassSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/16/an-evolving-devotion-to-jesus-with-david-glassSat, 16 May 2015 16:00:00 GMTAn Evolving Devotion to Jesus With David GlassThis week we'll be interviewing our good friend David Glass. David is a beloved poet, musician and a 40+ year student of The Urantia Book. He has agreed to share his personal journey of evolving devotion to Jesus. He hopes to share his childhood lessons on Jesus at Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist churches. “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!” His spiritual alienation and darkish night of the soul. The discovery of Urantia Book and Jesus as a unified manifestation of the Father and the Son.  How he found Creator, Universe Sovereign and a human hero—Joshua ben Joseph. His hope for a cosmic cleansing and graduation on Salvington as  “a beloved son” there to become a future trail blazer to eternity. Perhaps the best way to typify David Glass’ four-decade involvement with the Urantia revelation is to characterize him as an ongoing, steady, occasionally impassioned, faith-sustained and truth-delighted pursuer of ever-heightening understanding of God and Reality.  David has a very early and direct response to music; having become proficient at piano and composition by age 10; vocal and operatic performances; composer for string orchestra in Jr High; honors graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy; honors graduate (valedictorian) of Eckerd College; and winner of a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to pursue post-grad studies at Stony Brook. Somewhere in grad school, David, “had a surfeit of fiction—and needed some truth!”  Then began a cross-continental search for spiritual insight. In the summer of 1972, a good friend suggested the revelation and he abandoned nearly all pursuits to complete his first reading.  David is currently retired after years of private piano instruction and serves as President of the Urantia Society of North Texas.  He will present a workshop at SSS’15 on “Unbroken Communion with God.”  02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,God,transformation,spirituality,JourneyThis week we'll be interviewing our good friend David Glass. David is a beloved poet, musician and a 40+ year student of The Urantia Book. He has agreed to sharhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/10/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-acts-of-the-apostles-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/10/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-acts-of-the-apostles-1Sun, 10 May 2015 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Acts of The Apostles #1 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Book of Acts:  Luke-Acts of the Apostles.  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Gospel by Luke. Luke, the physician of Antioch in Pisidia, was a gentile convert of Paul, and he wrote quite a different story of the Master's life. He began to follow Paul and learn of the life and teachings of Jesus in A.D. 47. Luke preserves much of the "grace of the Lord Jesus Christ" in his record as he gathered up these facts from Paul and others. Luke presents the Master as "the friend of publicans and sinners." He did not formulate his many notes into the Gospel until after Paul's death. Luke wrote in the year 82 in Achaia. He planned three books dealing with the history of Christ and Christianity but died in A.D. 90 just before he finished the second of these works, the "Acts of the Apostles." .As material for the compilation of his Gospel, Luke first depended upon the story of Jesus' life as Paul had related it to him. Luke's Gospel is, therefore, in some ways the Gospel according to Paul. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:40:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Book of Acts:  Luke-Acts of the Apostles.  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Schttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/09/how-millenials-gather-the-emerging-face-of-religion-organizations-in-americaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/09/how-millenials-gather-the-emerging-face-of-religion-organizations-in-americaSat, 09 May 2015 16:00:00 GMTHow Millenials Gather : The Emerging Face of Religion & Organizations in AmericaThis week we'll be interviewing Angela Thurston, one of the brightest young millienial stars we know. Angie Thurston is at Harvard Divinity School to deepen spiritual community among millennials amidst increasing religious disaffiliation. A graduate of Brown University, Angie spent six years as a playwright and arts administrator in New York City. She now applies her creative energy to collaborations centered on fostering spiritual growth. America is changing: Millennials are less religiously affiliated than ever before. Churches are just one of many institutional casualties of the internet age in which young people are both more globally connected and more locally isolated than ever before. Against this bleak backdrop, a hopeful landscape is emerging. Millennials are flocking to a host of new organizations that deepen community in ways that are powerful, surprising, and perhaps even religious. After two years of noticing this happen, Angela has coauthored this report with Casper ter Kuile. The two are sharing their findings in order to start a conversation. They speak to three groups of people: Organizational leaders, organizational supporters and those interested in America’s changing religious landscape. They highlight ten organizations that illustrate what is happening. These organizations have a shared ethos. They map out their ancestry, sibling projects, and cousins in corporate America. They close the report with a few considerations for the organizations and others invested in their success, asking: Who are we serving? How are we leading? What about God? Hopefully these organizations will begin to see themselves as part of a broader cultural shift toward deeper community. By consciously coming together, they could form the DNA of a fruitful movement for personal spiritual growth and social transformation. We invite you to join us in considering how millennials are changing the way we gather. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,millenials,organization,Religious,gatheringThis week we'll be interviewing Angela Thurston, one of the brightest young millienial stars we know. Angie Thurston is at Harvard Divinity School to deepen spihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/03/the-last-days-of-jesus-8-the-ascension-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/03/the-last-days-of-jesus-8-the-ascension-of-jesusSun, 03 May 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Last Days of Jesus #8: "The Ascension of Jesus"An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  : THE ASCENSION OF JESUS From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book In paper 193:5.2. Jesus said to his Apostels, "I bade you tarry in Jerusalem until you were endowed with power from on high. I am now about to take leave of you; I am about to ascend to my Father, and soon, very soon, will we send into this world of my sojourn the Spirit of Truth; and when he has come, you shall begin the new proclamation of the gospel of the kingdom, first in Jerusalem and then to the uttermost parts of the world. Love men with the love wherewith I have loved you and serve your fellow mortals even as I have served you. By the spirit fruits of your lives impel souls to believe the truth that man is a son of God, and that all men are brethren. Remember all I have taught you and the life I have lived among you. My love overshadows you, my spirit will dwell with you, and my peace shall abide upon you. Farewell." Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?fe 01:42:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  : THE ASCENSION OF JESUS From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Schhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/02/toward-a-broader-socialization-of-our-religionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/05/02/toward-a-broader-socialization-of-our-religionSat, 02 May 2015 16:00:00 GMTToward a Broader Socialization of Our ReligionJesus asked his followers to dedicate their lives to the regeneration of all humankind, by living and proclaiming a new and higher way of life.  In our generation, The Urantia Book asks us to take up this same call. And it provides the guidance we need, in great detail, to begin to address this mission.  If we could develop a dynamic evolutionary movement, that powerfully conveyed the spiritual essence of the revelation, in a form that ministered to large numbers of people in varied cultures around the world, what might it look like? We talked about this on air with Marvin Gawryn recently. He's coming to Boulder, Colorado this Saturday May 2nd, to do a daylong seminar on this topic of socializing our religion. The hosts of the Cosmic Citizen, Paula, Christilyn and Andre, will be attending Marvin's seminar and so we are replaying this show to facilitate our participation. On this episode, we explored passages in the revelation that project the outlines of such a social spiritual movement, and together we imagined how we might move toward its realization. Marvin Gawryn has been a student of The Urantia Book for forty-seven years, leading study groups and serving in various capacities in the Urantia Book Fellowship for much of that time.  He is retired after thirty years in practice as a family therapist, and currently provides coaching and consulting services part time.  He and his wife Francyl live in Boulder City, Nevada, and have two grown daughters and their first grandchild. If you are interested in Marvin coming to your community to present a similar seminar, you can inquire with him at: mgawryn@gmail.com. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveJesus asked his followers to dedicate their lives to the regeneration of all humankind, by living and proclaiming a new and higher way of life.  In our generatihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/26/the-last-days-of-jesus7-the-resurrectionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/26/the-last-days-of-jesus7-the-resurrectionSun, 26 Apr 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Last Days of Jesus#7: "The Resurrection"An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  : THE ASCENSION OF JESUS From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 189:2.6.The Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus has been based on the fact of the "empty tomb." It was indeed a fact that the tomb was empty, but this is not the truth of the resurrection. The tomb was truly empty when the first believers arrived, and this fact, associated with that of the undoubted resurrection of the Master, led to the formulation of a belief which was not true: the teaching that the material and mortal body of Jesus was raised from the grave. 189:2.7.The tomb of Joseph was empty, not because the body of Jesus had been rehabilitated or resurrected, but because the celestial hosts had been granted their request to afford it a special and unique dissolution, a return of the "dust to dust," without the intervention of the delays of time and without the operation of the ordinary and visible processes of mortal decay and material corruption. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:47:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  : THE ASCENSION OF JESUS From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Schhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/25/reclaiming-humanitys-heart-of-love-w-tom-choquette-charles-olivea-friendsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/25/reclaiming-humanitys-heart-of-love-w-tom-choquette-charles-olivea-friendsSat, 25 Apr 2015 16:00:00 GMTReclaiming Humanity's Heart of Love w/ Tom Choquette, Charles Olivea, & FriendsThis week on The Cosmic Citizen, we're delighted to have Tom Choquette, Charles Olivea and, perhaps, some mutual friends calling in.  Our topic:  How do we reclaim the heart of love of humanity in a world seemingly so callous to love? As in all enduring transitions, if we are to reclaim the heart of humanity we must include and encourage active participation of our youth.  We must also understand that the heart of humanity itself includes the love of God.  Without the God of love, we have no chance of success.  How do we embrace more of God's love in our everyday lives?  Do we believe that God is love?  And if so, what is love?  Where do we find the resources to transition into a deeper understanding  and then a deeper experience of God's love? Our greatest need is to love and be loved.  Where does that need come from?  Can it come from the actual presence of God in our hearts, beckoning us to dance in a world so in need of the love of God?  When we truly love, are we already consciously, actively sharing our life with God?  Let's explore these possibilities.  Come join us on a journey into our inner lives, a journey saturated with the conscious presence of the God of love.  A journey that reveals the privilege of service, forgiveness and love itself. Call in and join the conversation with our guests and share insights on love and its power to transform the chaos in human relationships to civilized and even, genuinely heartfelt relationships among our fellow brothers and sisters in this world of many contrasts. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."  Jimi Hendrix "Love is the desire to do good to others."  The Urantia Book (648.4) 56:10.21   02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,love,urantia,Jesus,religionThis week on The Cosmic Citizen, we're delighted to have Tom Choquette, Charles Olivea and, perhaps, some mutual friends calling in.  Our topic:  How do we reclhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/19/the-last-days-of-jesus-6--the-resurrection-and-the-meaning-of-the-crossSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/19/the-last-days-of-jesus-6--the-resurrection-and-the-meaning-of-the-crossSun, 19 Apr 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Last Days of Jesus #6: "THE RESURRECTION and The Meaning of The Cross"God's Gumshoe Investigates THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book:. Meaning of the Death on the Cross Although Jesus did not die this death on the cross to atone for the racial guilt of mortal man nor to provide some sort of effective approach to an otherwise offended and unforgiving God; even though the Son of Man did not offer himself as a sacrifice to appease the wrath of God and to open the way for sinful man to obtain salvation; notwithstanding that these ideas of atonement and propitiation are erroneous, nonetheless, there are significances attached to this death of Jesus on the cross which should not be overlooked. Death is the last act in the mortal drama. In your well-meant efforts to escape the superstitious errors of the false interpretation of the meaning of the death on the cross, you should be careful not to make the great mistake of failing to perceive the true significance and the genuine import of  Jesus' death. Mortal man was never the property of the archdeceivers. Jesus did not die to ransom man from the clutch of the apostate rulers. God never conceived of such crass injustice as damning a mortal soul because of the evil-doing of his ancestors. Neither was Jesus death on the cross a sacrifice which consisted in an effort to pay God a debt which the race of mankind had come to owe him. www.godsgumshoe.org Email: gg@godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:52:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveGod's Gumshoe Investigates THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book:. Meaning of thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/18/brian-smith-how-devotion-spirituality-tenacity-created-the-ugg-brandSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/18/brian-smith-how-devotion-spirituality-tenacity-created-the-ugg-brandSat, 18 Apr 2015 16:00:00 GMTBrian Smith: How Devotion, Spirituality & Tenacity Created The UGG BrandThis week we are interviewing the fun, entertaining and extraordinary Brian Smith. Brian was born in Australia, where he developed his love of surfing. A chartered accountant, he studied at the UCLA Graduate School of Management, and with $500 of start-up money, he founded UGG Imports to bring sheepskin footwear to America. After seventeen years, as sales reached $15 million, he sold the business to Deckers Outdoor Corporation. The UGG brand has since exceeded $1 billion of international sales several times over.  A passionate innovator and entrepreneur, Brian is also deeply spiritual, purpose driven, values oriented, and totally committed to God. He is one of the most sought after business leaders in the country today. As a media guest and inspiring speaker, he is committed to teaching his breakthrough business strategies to entrepreneurs and translating personal vision and spirituality into company culture.  From the shores of Malibu to Mount Kilimanjaro, Brian Smith tells his story of founding the world-renowned UGG Australia brand and reveals the secret to its mega-success. This book is written for anyone who wants to learn how-to succeed in business but also for those seeking the deeper truths they don't teach you about in business school. On Brian’s journey he stumbled and fell, but he put his heart and soul into every sole and sale. He overcame all odds and found ultimate success. He will enlighten us with his decades of experience and wis­dom about the sale of a lifetime, and the making of a legend. Brian's experience with UGG can certainly provide practical advice and tips to help kick-start an entrepreneurial revolution. But even if you are not an entrepreneur, it will inspire you to work hard, persevere, believe in yourself, watch the signs along the way, learn the lessons, and never give up! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseentrepreneurial,business,Success,branding,spiritualityThis week we are interviewing the fun, entertaining and extraordinary Brian Smith. Brian was born in Australia, where he developed his love of surfing. A chartehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/12/the-last-days-of-jesus-5-more-on-dark-fridaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/12/the-last-days-of-jesus-5-more-on-dark-fridaySun, 12 Apr 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Last Days of Jesus #5: "More on Dark Friday"God's Gumshoe Investigates THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: .....Paper 187:0.3.What Jesus is now about to do, submit to death on the cross, he does of his own free will. In foretelling this experience, he said: "The Father loves and sustains me because I am willing to lay down my life. But I will take it up again. No one takes my life away from me—I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up. I have received such a commandment from my Father.". www.godsgumshoe.org Email: gg@godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:42:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveGod's Gumshoe Investigates THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: .....Paper 18https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/11/living-proclaiming-a-new-higher-way-of-living-based-on-revelationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/11/living-proclaiming-a-new-higher-way-of-living-based-on-revelationSat, 11 Apr 2015 16:00:00 GMTLiving & Proclaiming A New & Higher Way Of Living Based On RevelationJesus asked his followers to dedicate their lives to the regeneration of all humankind, by living and proclaiming a new and higher way of life.  In our generation, The Urantia Book asks us to take up this same call and it provides the guidance we need, in great detail, to begin to address this mission.  If we could develop a dynamic evolutionary movement, that powerfully conveyed the spiritual essence of the revelation, in a form that ministered to large numbers of people in varied cultures around the world, what might it look like? This week on the Cosmic Citizen, we will be joined by Marvin Gawryn who has given decades to exploring the Urantia Book's teachings on this very subject. He will share with us his research, study and conclusions as well as many of the intriguing and thought provoking passages that the Urantia revelation provides as an outline for just such a religious movement. Long time Urantia students may be surprised by the frequency and openness with which the book addresses this subject. We hope you can join us as we imagine together what shape this movement might take. Marvin Gawryn has been a student of The Urantia Book for forty-seven years, leading study groups and serving in various capacities in the Urantia Book Fellowship for much of that time.  He is retired after thirty years in practice as a family therapist, and currently provides coaching and consulting services part time.  He and his wife Francyl live in Boulder City, Nevada, and have two grown daughters and their first grandchild. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsesprituality,Religion,faith,Jesus,GodJesus asked his followers to dedicate their lives to the regeneration of all humankind, by living and proclaiming a new and higher way of life.  In our generatihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/05/the-last-days-of-jesus-4-dark-fridaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/05/the-last-days-of-jesus-4-dark-fridaySun, 05 Apr 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Last Days of Jesus #4: "Dark Friday"God's Gumshoe Investigates THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: PAPER184:2.8.Peter was so perturbed that he sought to escape contact with his accusers by going away from the fire and remaining by himself on the porch. After more than an hour of this isolation, the gate-keeper and her sister chanced to meet him, and both of them again teasingly charged him with being a follower of Jesus. And again he denied the accusation. Just as he had once more denied all connection with Jesus, the cock crowed, and Peter remembered the words of warning spoken to him by his Master earlier that same night. As he stood there, heavy of heart and crushed with the sense of guilt, the palace doors opened, and the guards led Jesus past on the way to Caiaphas. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:39:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveGod's Gumshoe Investigates THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: PAPER184:2.8.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/04/what-jesus-said-during-four-of-his-19-resurrection-appearances-to-his-followersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/04/04/what-jesus-said-during-four-of-his-19-resurrection-appearances-to-his-followersSat, 04 Apr 2015 16:00:00 GMTWhat Jesus Said During Four Of His 19 Resurrection Appearances To His FollowersOn the day before Easter, we will be exploring 4 of Jesus' appearances to his apostles, disciples, and other believers after his resurrection.  The Urantia Book recounts 19 separate appearances made by Jesus after his death and resurrection. We'd love to recount them all, but feel like time limits us to 4 of them. Which would you choose? His first two appearances to Mary Magdalene His third appearance to his brother James in Lazarus' garden in Bethany His fourth appearance to his family and friends in the Bethany home of Lazarus. His fifth appearance to twenty-five women believers assembled at the home of Joseph of Arimathea. His sixth appearance to forty Greek believers assembled at Flavious' home. His seventh appearance to two brothers as they walked home to Emmaus. His eighth appearance to Peter in the garden of the Mark home. His ninth appearance, first to his apostles, in the upper chamber of the Mark home. His tenth appearance in Philadelphia to some one hundred and fifty followers. His eleventh appearance was to his apostles in the Mark's upper chamber. His twelfth appearance to Rodan and some eighty other believers, in Alexandria. His thirteenth appearance to ten apostles, whom he walked with, two by two, on the lakeshore. His fourteenth appearance to eleven apostles assembled on the hill near Capernaum for ordination. His fifteenth appearance to more than five hundred believers from the environs of Capernaum. His sixteenth appearance in the courtyard of Nicodemus to many of the Jerusalem believers. His seventeenth appearance to Nalda and about seventy-five Samaritan believers. HIs eighteenth appearance to a group of believers in Tyre. His final appearance to his apostles, again in the upper chamber of the Mark home. Please join us as we read and discuss 4 favorites! 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,resurrection,Easter,truth,RevelationOn the day before Easter, we will be exploring 4 of Jesus' appearances to his apostles, disciples, and other believers after his resurrection.  The Urantia Boohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/29/the-last-days-of-jesus-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/29/the-last-days-of-jesus-3Sun, 29 Mar 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Last days of Jesus #3An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book...... Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:43:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/28/paper-180--the-farewell-discourse--jesus-last-discourse-to-his-apostles-pt-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/28/paper-180--the-farewell-discourse--jesus-last-discourse-to-his-apostles-pt-2Sat, 28 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMTPaper 180 - The Farewell Discourse - Jesus' Last Discourse To His Apostles, Pt 2This week we will finish our reading of The Urantia Book's Paper 180 -The Farewell Discourse. Continuing our countdown to Easter, we will again be inspired with hope of renewal by the words of Christ. Join us to commemorate the powerful last words that Jesus spoke to his chosen ambassadors before his trail and death. This paper is sublimely touching, superbly meaningful, eternally valuable, and deeply profound! Last week we read Sections 1, 2 and 3 and we had a wonderful discussion. This week we have sections 4, 5 and 6 in store: 1. The New Commandment: That his followers would love one another even as he loved them, and by doing so, all men would know that they were his disciples. 2. The Vine and the Branches: A timeless metaphor depicting the Sons of God being as branches on Jesus, the living vine. 3. Enmity of the World: His beautiful admonition that they not be discouraged when faint-hearted believers turn away from their faith and against them. 4. The Promised Helper: His promise to pour out the Spirit of Truth upon all flesh, a gift that would work together with God's indwelling spirit to help them remember all that he had taught them. 5. The Spirit of Truth: An explanation of The Spirit of Truth and how it helps humans interpret their experiences in a spiritual way. 6. The Necessity for Leaving: "If I go not away, the new teacher cannot come into your hearts. I must be divested of this mortal body and be restored to my place on high before I can send this spirit teacher to live in your souls and lead your spirits into the truth." Tune-in as we explore the second half of this exquisite paper from The Urantia Book. Come dressed in your best Easter thoughts and please call and share them with us! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEaster,Jesus,truth,revelation,godThis week we will finish our reading of The Urantia Book's Paper 180 -The Farewell Discourse. Continuing our countdown to Easter, we will again be inspired withhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/22/the-last-days-of-jesus-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/22/the-last-days-of-jesus-2Sun, 22 Mar 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Last days of Jesus #2An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book...... Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:40:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse?#?religion?? ?#?Bible?? ?#?Christianity?? ?#?Christ?? ?#?Soul??,?#?Spiritual??,?#?prayer??,?#?worship??,?#?spirituality??An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/21/paper-180--the-farewell-discourse--jesus-last-discourse-to-his-apostlesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/21/paper-180--the-farewell-discourse--jesus-last-discourse-to-his-apostlesSat, 21 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMTPaper 180 - The Farewell Discourse - Jesus' Last Discourse To His ApostlesAre you in the mood for meaning this week? Are you hungry to be inspired by the words of Christ as we head into the renewal of Easter and the promise of springtime? It's been a long, cold winter and we're all ready for the promise of new life and the effulgent joy of spring. So celebrate with us this week on the Cosmic Citizen, in honor of Easter and in memory of Jesus, as we read Paper 180 from The Urantia Book, The Farewell Discourse. This paper is sublimely touching, superbly meaningful, eternally valuable, and deeply profound! The paper retells what Jesus said to his associates, knowing that he was soon to leave them. It covers these amazing sections: 1. The New Commandment: That his followers would love one another even as he loved them, and by doing so, all men would know that they were his disciples. 2. The Vine and the Branches: A timeless metaphor depicting the Sons of God being as branches on Jesus, the living vine. 3. Enmity of the World: His beautiful admonition that they not be discouraged when faint-hearted believers turn away from their faith and against them. 4. The Promised Helper: His promise to pour out the Spirit of Truth upon all flesh, a gift that would work together with God's indwelling spirit to help them remember all that he had taught them. 5. The Spirit of Truth: An explanation of The Spirit of Truth and how it helps humans interpret their experiences in a spiritual way. 6. The Necessity for Leaving: "If I go not away, the new teacher cannot come into your hearts. I must be divested of this mortal body and be restored to my place on high before I can send this spirit teacher to live in your souls and lead your spirits into the truth." We hope you tune-in and enjoy this exquisite paper with us and invite you to call to share your thoughts on the teachings! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,easter,god,spirituality,ReligionAre you in the mood for meaning this week? Are you hungry to be inspired by the words of Christ as we head into the renewal of Easter and the promise of springthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/15/the-last-days-of-jesus-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/15/the-last-days-of-jesus-1Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Last days of Jesus #1An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book...... Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:56:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/14/an-interview-with-the-amazing-peacemaker-and-interfaither-frank-kaufmannSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/14/an-interview-with-the-amazing-peacemaker-and-interfaither-frank-kaufmannSat, 14 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMTAn Interview With The Amazing Peacemaker And Interfaither: Frank KaufmannThis week, we will feature a return guest, the amazing peacemaker and interfaith leader, Frank Kaufmann. We'll be catching up with Frank on his many interesting peacemaking and interfaith adventures of late. He recently returned from trips around the globe. He participated in the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. The Prayer Breakfast always occurs on the first Thursday in February. President Obama was there to speak to the group, which is always the case with this significant event.   Frank is just recently back from Maharashtra, India, where he traveled to Mumbai, Pune, and Lonavala, to speak on the topic of religion and peace. The Sri Ramanusha Mission Trust sponsored the project in which noteworthy international guests and speakers were involved.  In November he was in Slovakia teaching youths, at a European youth training program in humanitarian outreach for the organization DONE (Development of New Environment). He also attended a major event for the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) in Berlin. In December he was in Las Vegas to launch a project called "Prayer Spark." Frank Kaufmann is the director of the Inter Religious Federation for World Peace (IRFWP) originally a Unification Church ecumenical organization. From 1998 until 2009, he served as editor in chief of the IRFWP's academic journal Dialogue and Alliance, which was named in 2004, by the American Theological Library Association, as one of the top ten religion journals in the world. This man doesn't just talk about peace, he works for it. Frank is always a fascinating and well informed guest on our program, and we welcome him back again for his third visit with us on Cosmic Citizen. Please join us live for an opportunity to speak with Frank via our call-in line during the second hour of our show. This promises to be an interesting show. We hope you can tune in! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseinterfaith,peace,spirituality,understanding,GodThis week, we will feature a return guest, the amazing peacemaker and interfaith leader, Frank Kaufmann. We'll be catching up with Frank on his many interestinhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/08/the-parables-of-jesus-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/08/the-parables-of-jesus-3Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Parables of Jesus #3An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. (And when he employed a parable for illustrating his message, he designed to utilize just one feature of the story for that purpose. Many wrong ideas concerning the teachings of Jesus may be secured by attempting to make allegories out of his parables.) Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:11:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/07/a-guardian-angel-testifies-on-living-through-the-dichotomy-of-life-on-earthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/07/a-guardian-angel-testifies-on-living-through-the-dichotomy-of-life-on-earthSat, 07 Mar 2015 17:00:00 GMTA Guardian Angel Testifies On Living Through The Dichotomy Of Life On EarthTwo weeks ago we finished a reading of Paper 111 from The Urantia Book, The Adjuster And The Soul. We love this paper for so many reason and we're not alone. It's cherished by many Urantia Book readers. This paper ends with a section in which a Guardian Angel presents a formal statement in extenuation of the difficulties of ministering to her mortal subject on this most challenging and difficult world. This seraphim reports on the unending conflict between the two natures of her subject. Among other things she laments: the urge of ambition opposed by animal indolence; the progressive plans of an ascending being modified by the desires and longings of a material nature; the flashes of universe intelligence cancelled by the chemical-energy mandates of the evolving race; the urge of angels opposed by the emotions of an animal; the training of an intellect annulled by the tendencies of instinct; the experience of the individual opposed by the accumulated propensities of the race; the aims of the best overshadowed by the drift of the worst; the flight of genius neutralized by the gravity of mediocrity; the progress of the good retarded by the inertia of the bad; the art of the beautiful besmirched by the presence of evil; the buoyancy of health neutralized by the debility of disease; the fountain of faith polluted by the poisons of fear; the spring of joy embittered by the waters of sorrow; the gladness of anticipation disillusioned by the bitterness of realization; the joys of living ever threatened by the sorrows of death. She ends by exclaiming, "Such a life on such a planet!" These dichotomies are a painful reality to us on this world. This week we want to explore how we might overcome some of these challenges to live a richer and happier life, a life in true partnership with God.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,life,Angels,Jesus,spiritTwo weeks ago we finished a reading of Paper 111 from The Urantia Book, The Adjuster And The Soul. We love this paper for so many reason and we're not alone. Ithttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/01/the-parables-of-jesus-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/03/01/the-parables-of-jesus-2Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:00:00 GMTThe Parables of Jesus #2An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. (And when he employed a parable for illustrating his message, he designed to utilize just one feature of the story for that purpose. Many wrong ideas concerning the teachings of Jesus may be secured by attempting to make allegories out of his parables.) Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:18:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/28/brian-d-mclaren--a-quest-for-spiritual-formation-reorientation-activationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/28/brian-d-mclaren--a-quest-for-spiritual-formation-reorientation-activationSat, 28 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMTBrian D. McLaren - A Quest For Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, & ActivationThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we are extremely pleased to feature, once again, author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinkers, and activists, Brian D. McLaren. Brian's groundbreaking books include A New Kind of Christian, A Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus, and Everything Must Change. Named by Time magazine as one of America's top twenty-five evangelicals, McLaren has appeared on Nightline and Larry King Live, and has been covered by The Washington Post and the New York Times. Brian will join us to discuss, among other things, his new book: We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation. This book offers everything one needs to explore what a difference an honest, living, growing faith can make in our world today. It also puts tools in your hands to create a life-changing learning community in any home, restaurant, or other welcoming space. The fifty-two (plus a few) weekly readings can each be read aloud in 10-12 minutes, and offer a simple curriculum of insightful reflections and transformative practices, offering a year of rich study, interactive learning, and personal growth. Perfect for congregations, classes, or individual or group study, each reading invites you to: Cultivate an honest, intelligent understanding of the Bible and of Christian faith in 21st century Engage with discussion questions designed to challenge, stimulate, and encourage Re-imagine what it means to live joyfully and responsibly in today's world If you're seeking a fresh way to experience and practice your faith this book will inspire and activate you in your spiritual journey. We hope you'll tune in for the thoughtful and insightful inspiration of one of our favorite guests, Brian D. McLaren. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEmergent Christianity,spirituality',Religion and Spirituality,Brian McLarenThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we are extremely pleased to feature, once again, author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/22/the-parables-of-jesus-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/22/the-parables-of-jesus-1Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMTThe Parables of Jesus #1An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. (And when he employed a parable for illustrating his message, he designed to utilize just one feature of the story for that purpose. Many wrong ideas concerning the teachings of Jesus may be secured by attempting to make allegories out of his parables.) Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/21/the-adjuster-and-the-soul-paper-111-part-3--problem-paradox-consecrationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/21/the-adjuster-and-the-soul-paper-111-part-3--problem-paradox-consecrationSat, 21 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMTThe Adjuster and the Soul Paper 111--Part 3 : Problem, Paradox, & ConsecrationThe Cosmic Citizen finishes our exploration of the God within in Paper 111:5 - 7.  111:5.1 "The doing of the will of God is nothing more or less than an exhibition of creature willingness to share the inner life with God — with the very God who has made such a creature life of inner meaning-value possible. Sharing is Godlike — divine. God shares all with the Eternal Son and the Infinite Spirit, while they, in turn, share all things with the divine Sons and spirit Daughters of the universes." We consecrate our choice to the doing of God's will not by negating our will but by empowering ourselves to choose God's will. 111:6.8 "It is only natural that mortal man should be harassed by feelings of insecurity as he views himself inextricably bound to nature while he possesses spiritual powers wholly transcendent to all things temporal and finite. Only religious confidence — living faith — can sustain man amid such difficult and perplexing problems."  The Human Paradox.   111:7.1 "Uncertainty with security is the essence of the Paradise adventure — uncertainty in time and in mind, uncertainty as to the events of the unfolding Paradise ascent; security in spirit and in eternity, security in the unqualified trust of the creature son in the divine compassion and infinite love of the Universal Father; uncertainty as an inexperienced citizen of the universe; security as an ascending son in the universe mansions of an all-powerful, all-wise, and all-loving Father." 111:7.5 "Such a life on such a planet!"  But with our ever-faithful, ever-wise, and ever-loving Thought Adjuster we can exclaim how great is that life we now llve and willingly give back to our Father in the form of service to our fellows! Please join us and call in!     02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod Within,Spirit,Urantia,Will of God,Thought AdjusterThe Cosmic Citizen finishes our exploration of the God within in Paper 111:5 - 7.  111:5.1 "The doing of the will of God is nothing more or less than an exhibihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/15/miracles-of-jesus-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/15/miracles-of-jesus-5Sun, 15 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMTMiracles of Jesus #5The Story of Jesus: Choosing the Apostels #3 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The news of the feeding of the five thousand and the attempt to make Jesus king aroused widespread curiosity and stirred up the fears of both the religious leaders and the civil rulers throughout all Galilee and Judea. While this great miracle did nothing to further the gospel of the kingdom in the souls of material-minded and halfhearted believers, it did serve the purpose of bringing to a head the miracle-seeking and king-craving proclivities of Jesus' immediate family of apostles and close disciples. This spectacular episode brought an end to the early era of teaching, training, and healing, thereby preparing the way for the inauguration of this last year of proclaiming the higher and more spiritual phases of the new gospel of the kingdom—divine sonship, spiritual liberty, and eternal salvation.   www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:28:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveThe Story of Jesus: Choosing the Apostels #3 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The news of the fehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/14/feed-your-soul-the-adjuster-and-the-soul--paper-111--from-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/14/feed-your-soul-the-adjuster-and-the-soul--paper-111--from-the-urantia-bookSat, 14 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMTFeed Your Soul: The Adjuster and the Soul - Paper 111 - From The Urantia BookThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our exploration of the God within and the Urantia Paper we started two weeks ago, Paper 111.  The ideas to be covered: The soul is neither the human mind nor the divine spirit that dwells within the mind. Material mind is the arena in which we live, make decisions, choose or forsake God, and survive or destroy ourselves. Material evolution provides us with a body and the Father endows us with spirit reality, but it is by mind that we live or die. The mortal mind is merely a temporary system lent to us for use during our material lives. Our evolving souls will faithfully portray the decisions made with the minds we have been given.. An Adjuster's work is spiritual, but is accomplished in the intellectual realm. The mind is the ship, the Adjuster is the pilot, and human will is the captain. With mortal consent, the faithful pilot will safely carry his captain across the barriers of time and the handicaps of space to the source of divine mind, even to the Paradise Father. The mortal career is an education. It is not so much what we comprehend, as what we desire to comprehend that insures our survival. It is not what our minds are like, as what our minds are striving to be like that constitutes spirit identification. What we are today is not as important as what we are becoming. Doing the will of God is the willingness to share the inner life with God. Peace in this life, survival in death, perfection in the next life, and service in eternity are all achieved when the human will chooses to become subject to the Father's will. Uncertainty with security is the essence of the Paradise adventure. God lives in us and trusts himself to us, and we live in him and learn to trust ourselves to him. We may not be certain of the details of the coming events of our lives, but we are always secure in the infinite love and compassion of our Father. We hope you can join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,soul,God,Jesus,spiritualityThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our exploration of the God within and the Urantia Paper we started two weeks ago, Paper 111.  The ideas to be coverhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/08/miracles-of-jesus-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/08/miracles-of-jesus-4Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMTMiracles of Jesus #4The Story of Jesus  Miracles of Jesus #4 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Jesus understood the minds of men. He knew what was in the heart of man, and had his teachings been left as he presented them, the only commentary being the inspired interpretation afforded by his earth life, all nations and all religions of the world would speedily have embraced the gospel of the kingdom. The well-meant efforts of Jesus' early followers to restate his teachings so as to make them the more acceptable to certain nations, races, and religions, only resulted in making such teachings the less acceptable to all other nations, races, and religions.   Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe    YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:41:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveThe Story of Jesus  Miracles of Jesus #4 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Jesus understood the mhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/07/exploring-christianity-in-the-21st-century--a-review-of-christianity-21Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/07/exploring-christianity-in-the-21st-century--a-review-of-christianity-21Sat, 07 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMTExploring Christianity In The 21st Century - A Review Of Christianity 21This week on the Cosmic Citizen we will explore Christianity21, a yearly conference that explores Christianity in the 21st Century. Birthed in 2009, Christianity21 invited attenders to Minneapolis, MN to imagine a 21st century Christianity. It featured 21 speakers who delivered 21 big ideas in 21 minutes each. For Christians who actively search for new answers to age-old questions and new meanings and values in their Christian faith traditions it is thrilling to be a part of. The conference has continued; being held in Denver in 2014 and most recently in Phoenix at the end of January 2015. We broadcast our live from the 2014 show and featured many of the speakers and leaders of the Emergent Christian movement. However, we are devoting this week's show exclusively to interviewing several Urantia Book readers who not only attended the event in Phoenix but also presented there.   It’s difficult to describe the atmosphere that is created when energized people from across the Christian spectrum come together to imagine a healthier, better faith for the future. If you didn’t get a chance to be there, we hope this week's Cosmic Citizen will give you some of the thoughts, reflections and highlights of the event, shared by fellow faith pioneers who were there. It's a taste of what happens when progressive and forwarding looking Christians come together. At these events some of the brightest and most provocative religious thinkers in the United States come together to offer insightful treatment of difficult and sometimes controversial subjects in unique 21-minute talks. These talks angle on the future of faith in America while the conference provides the opportunity for people of faith to meet and build relationships with others from different backgrounds. Join us! 02:04:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsetruth,Jesus,God,Urantia,AngelsThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will explore Christianity21, a yearly conference that explores Christianity in the 21st Century. Birthed in 2009, Christianihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/01/miracles-of-jesus-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/02/01/miracles-of-jesus-3Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMTMiracles of Jesus #3The MIRACLES of Jesus  #3 From 3 perspectives* The Biblical world viiew* The Academic/Scholastic* The Urantia Book But religion is never enhanced by an appeal to the so-called miraculous. The quest for miracles is a harking back to the primitive religions of magic. True religion has nothing to do with alleged miracles, and never does revealed religion point to miracles as proof of authority. Religion is ever and always rooted and grounded in personal experience. And your highest religion, the life of Jesus, was just such a personal experience: man, mortal man, seeking God and finding him to the fullness during one short life in the flesh, while in the same human experience there appeared God seeking man and finding him to the full satisfaction of the perfect soul of infinite supremacy. And that is religion, even the highest yet revealed in the universe —the earth life of Jesus of Nazareth. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:21:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveThe MIRACLES of Jesus  #3 From 3 perspectives* The Biblical world viiew* The Academic/Scholastic* The Urantia Book But religion is never enhanced by an appeal thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/31/feed-your-soul-the-adjuster-and-the-soul--paper-111--from-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/31/feed-your-soul-the-adjuster-and-the-soul--paper-111--from-the-urantia-bookSat, 31 Jan 2015 17:00:00 GMTFeed Your Soul: The Adjuster and the Soul - Paper 111 - From The Urantia BookThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our exploration of the God within each human being, the Thought Adjuster.  Here are some of the ideas we will cover: The soul is neither the human mind nor the divine spirit that dwells within the mind. Material mind is the arena in which we live, make decisions, choose or forsake God, and survive or destroy ourselves. Material evolution provides us with a body and the Father endows us with spirit reality, but it is by mind that we live or die. The mortal mind is merely a temporary system lent to us for use during our material lives. Our evolving souls will faithfully portray the decisions made with the minds we have been given.. An Adjuster's work is spiritual, but is accomplished in the intellectual realm. The mind is the ship, the Adjuster is the pilot, and human will is the captain. With mortal consent, the faithful pilot will safely carry his captain across the barriers of time and the handicaps of space to the source of divine mind, even to the Paradise Father. The mortal career is an education. It is not so much what we comprehend, as what we desire to comprehend that insures our survival. It is not what our minds are like, as what our minds are striving to be like that constitutes spirit identification. What we are today is not as important as what we are becoming. Doing the will of God is the willingness to share the inner life with God. Peace in this life, survival in death, perfection in the next life, and service in eternity are all achieved when the human will chooses to become subject to the Father's will. Uncertainty with security is the essence of the Paradise adventure. God lives in us and trusts himself to us, and we live in him and learn to trust ourselves to him. We may not be certain of the details of the coming events of our lives, but we are always secure in the infinite love and compassion of our Father. We hope you can join us! 02:08:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our exploration of the God within each human being, the Thought Adjuster.  Here are some of the ideas we will coverhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/25/miracles-of-jesus-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/25/miracles-of-jesus-2Sun, 25 Jan 2015 18:00:00 GMTMiracles of Jesus #2The MIRACLES  of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Mediterranean Roman Empire, the Parthian kingdom, and the adjacent peoples of Jesus' time all held crude and primitive ideas regarding the geography of the world, astronomy, health, and disease; and naturally they were amazed by the new and startling pronouncements of the carpenter of Nazareth. The ideas of spirit possession, good and bad, applied not merely to human beings, but every rock and tree was viewed by many as being spirit possessed. This was an enchanted age, and everybody believed in miracles as commonplace occurrences. 01:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveThe MIRACLES  of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Mediterranean Roman Empire, the Pahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/24/discover-the-personal-ministry-of-the-god-that-lives-in-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/24/discover-the-personal-ministry-of-the-god-that-lives-in-youSat, 24 Jan 2015 17:00:00 GMTDiscover The Personal Ministry Of The God That Lives In You!This week we will return again to our study of Paper 108 from The Urantia Book: Mission And Ministry Of Thought Adjusters. Jesus often said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you." He also once said, "The world is filled with hungry souls who famish in the very presence of the bread of life; men die searching for the very God who lives within them. Men seek for the treasures of the kingdom with yearning hearts and weary feet when they are all within the immediate grasp of living faith." The Urantia Book teaches that a fragment of God indwells each human being. It refers to this fragment of perfection as the Mystery Monitor and most often the Thought Adjuster. Paper 108 of The Urantia Book gives a wonderful account this miraculous ministry. It is not fully understood how a fragment of the Infinite Creator can live and work within the finite human mind. They appear to come and go independently of other spiritual presences, yet they function in perfect coordination with all spirit ministries, including adjutant mind-spirits, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus' Spirit of Truth. Thought Adjusters are chiefly concerned with a mortal's future spiritual life. They are not interested in making life easier; a reasonably difficult life creates many decision-making opportunities, and growth is stimulated by daily choices and decisions. It is the business of Thought Adjusters to ensure human survival and to prepare humans for the eternal adventure. Adjusters truly become "the kingdom of Heaven" within us; they are wellsprings of spiritual attainment and the hope of achieving perfection and divine character. Because they exist within our minds, they often have to endure our sordid thoughts, selfishness, or irreverence for that which is beautiful and good. Fear, jealousy, doubt and anxiety hamper their work. Join us as we pick up where we left off two weeks ago to explore this vital concept together. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis week we will return again to our study of Paper 108 from The Urantia Book: Mission And Ministry Of Thought Adjusters. Jesus often said, "The Kingdom of Hehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/18/miracles-of-jesus-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/18/miracles-of-jesus-1Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:00:00 GMTMiracles of Jesus #1The MIRACLES of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Religion is never enhanced by an appeal to the so-called miraculous. The quest for miracles is a harking back to the primitive religions of magic. True religion has nothing to do with alleged miracles, and never does revealed religion point to miracles as proof of authority. Religion is ever and always rooted and grounded in personal experience. And your highest religion, the life of Jesus, was just such a personal experience: man, mortal man, seeking God and finding him to the fullness during one short life in the flesh, while in the same human experience there appeared God seeking man and finding him to the full satisfaction of the perfect soul of infinite supremacy. And that is religion, even the highest yet revealed in the universe—the earth life of Jesus of Nazareth. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  01:37:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveThe MIRACLES of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Religion is never enhanced by an appealhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/17/paul-klaver-on-using-social-media-to-broadly-disseminate-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/17/paul-klaver-on-using-social-media-to-broadly-disseminate-truthSat, 17 Jan 2015 17:00:00 GMTPaul Klaver On Using Social Media To Broadly Disseminate Truth  This Saturday we will speak with Paul Klaver, a General Councilor for the Urantia Book Fellowship and President of “The Urantia Book OutReach Organization.” TUBOO is a Canadian charity sponsoring a Facebook page called “Stories of Jesus.” It’s a new and exciting outreach project that posts and promotes quotes from THE URANTIA BOOK to a worldwide audience. This Facebook page was created in March 2013 and it currently has over 1.5 MILLION fans, while its postings feed approximately 500,000 hungry souls a week. This experience has given Paul some amazing statistics. You will want to tune in to learn the surprising results on what countries and cities are the biggest fans of “Stories of Jesus.” What demographics are most interested in the teachings of the Urantia Book? Listen in to learn how YOU can help to introduce THE URANTIA BOOK to truth-seekers around the world for just pennies per soul. Click here to visit Stories Of Jesus. Do you think that youth aren’t interested in THE URANTIA BOOK? Tune in to the Cosmic Citizen or call  646-716-8158 next week and be joyfully surprised by the results of this new and exciting social-media project and get to know Paul, a true innovator and pioneer who is maximizing these social media opportunities to broadly disseminate the teachings. Canadian Paul Klaver says The Urantia Book found him in 1979 while traveling down the coast of California. It helps him understand the world’s diverse attitudes towards God and motivates him to expand the knowledge of The Book’s existence to millions of interested people. You can learn to maximize social media opportunities by tuning in this week. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis Saturday we will speak with Paul Klaver, a General Councilor for the Urantia Book Fellowship and President of “The Urantia Book OutReach Organization.”https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/11/effective-prayer-how-toSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/11/effective-prayer-how-toSun, 11 Jan 2015 18:00:00 GMTEffective Prayer: How to.What is Prayer?  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Prayer and its associated worship is a technique of detachment from the daily routine of life, from the monotonous grind of material existence. It is an avenue of approach to spiritualized self-realization and individuality of intellectual and religious attainment. Prayer is the breath of the spirit life in the midst of the material civilization of the races of mankind. Worship is salvation for the pleasure-seeking generations of mortals. As prayer may be likened to recharging the spiritual batteries of the soul, so worship may be compared to the act of tuning in the soul to catch the universe broadcasts of the infinite spirit of the Universal Father. .Prayer is the sincere and longing look of the child to its spirit Father; it is a psychologic process of exchanging the human will for the divine will. Prayer is a part of the divine plan for making over that which is into that which ought to be. "Prayer is entirely a personal and spontaneous expression of the attitude of the soul toward the spirit www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   01:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveWhat is Prayer?  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Prayer and its associated worship is a techniqhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/10/dr-sadler-and-the-urantia-book-with-sioux-oliva-phdSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/10/dr-sadler-and-the-urantia-book-with-sioux-oliva-phdSat, 10 Jan 2015 17:00:00 GMTDr Sadler And The Urantia Book With Sioux Oliva PhDThis week we interview with Sioux Oliva on her new book, Dr. Sadler And The Urantia Book. Sioux is an American historian and lecturer. She earned her Ph.D. in History from the University of Southern California in 1999. She managed the Theoquest.com Urantia project for Lyn and Norman Lear. In addition she helped Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy to organize her personal papers, designed a research scheme for the Estate of Marilyn Monroe; catalogued thousands of documents found in Grey Gardens for Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee; and did research for The Getty Museum, The City of Los Angeles, and The Autry Museum of the American West. She is an avid student of The Urantia Book and uniquely qualified to research and write this book.  Sometime between 1911 and 1923, Dr. William S. Sadler said he was visited by a group of celestial beings who communicated with him through a sleeping (essentially unconscious) man. Both Sadler and his wife, Lena, were highly respected Chicago physicians. They confirmed that they attended approximately 250 late night sessions in which the beings used the unconscious man to reveal profound religious, scientific and philosophic truths to them. They never revealed the identity their patient. In the decade that followed, the Sadler’s held regular meetings in their home with friends and colleagues to explore the information coming through. Many questions were asked and answered as a result. This process culminated in 1955 with the publishing of The Urantia Book, which claims to be a revelation to humankind. Ms. Oliva's book explores the professional lives and spiritual pursuits of the Sadler’s and especially the extraordinary role that Dr. Sadler played in bringing this amazing revelation to the world. She draws surprising conclusions about the identity of the “sleeping subject." This show promises to be lively, interesting and perhaps even a bit controversial. Please join us!   02:06:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis week we interview with Sioux Oliva on her new book, Dr. Sadler And The Urantia Book. Sioux is an American historian and lecturer. She earned her Ph.D. in Hhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/04/the-beautitudes-and-what-they-meanSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/04/the-beautitudes-and-what-they-meanSun, 04 Jan 2015 18:00:00 GMTThe Beautitudes and What They MeanFrom 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: Paper 140. When you find my children in distress, speak encouragingly to them, saying: "Happy are the poor in spirit, the humble, for theirs are the treasures of the kingdom of heaven. Happy are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Happy are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Happy are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. And even so speak to my children these further words of spiritual comfort and promise: Happy are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Happy are they who weep, for they shall receive the spirit of rejoicing. Happy are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Happy are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. Happy are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Happy are you when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. The Urantia Book Papaer 140 section 3. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   01:23:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveFrom 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: Paper 140. When you find my children in distress, speak encouragihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/03/sioux-oliva-show-delayed--replacement-the-mission-ministry-of-god-withinSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2015/01/03/sioux-oliva-show-delayed--replacement-the-mission-ministry-of-god-withinSat, 03 Jan 2015 17:00:00 GMTSioux Oliva Show Delayed - Replacement: The Mission & Ministry Of God WithinOur show interviewing Sioux Oliva on her new book, Dr. Sadler And The Urantia Book is delayed until next week. Sioux is experiencing an acute case of Laryngitis. So this week we will be studying Paper 108, Mission And Ministry Of Thought Adjusters. Jesus often said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you." Have you ever wondered what he meant by that? The Urantia Book teaches that a fragment of God indwells each human being. It refers to this fragment of perfection as the Mystery Monitor or most often the Thought Adjuster. Paper 108 of The Urantia Book gives a wonderful account this miraculous ministry. It is not fully understood how a fragment of the Infinite Creator can live and work within the finite human mind. They appear to come and go independently of other spiritual presences, yet they function in perfect coordination with all spirit ministries, including adjutant mind-spirits, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus' Spirit of Truth. Thought Adjusters are chiefly concerned with a mortal's future spiritual life. They are not interested in making life easier; a reasonably difficult life creates many decision-making opportunities, and growth is stimulated by daily choices and decisions. It is the business of Thought Adjusters to ensure human survival and to prepare humans for the eternal adventure. Adjusters truly become "the kingdom of Heaven" within us; they are wellsprings of spiritual attainment and the hope of achieving perfection and divine character. Because they exist within our minds, they often have to endure our sordid thoughts, selfishness, or irreverence for that which is beautiful and good. Human fears and anxieties delay their work. An Adjuster is the divine parent, as we are the mortal parent, of our own evolving immortal souls. Please join us as we explore this vital concept together. Our show with Sioux Oliva is scheduled to run next week if she can recover fully from her Laryngitis. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsOur show interviewing Sioux Oliva on her new book, Dr. Sadler And The Urantia Book is delayed until next week. Sioux is experiencing an acute case of Laryngitishttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/28/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus--discovered--choosing-the-apostels-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/28/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus--discovered--choosing-the-apostels-3Sun, 28 Dec 2014 18:00:00 GMTThe Lost Teachings of Jesus - Discovered!! - Choosing the Apostels #3The Story of Jesus: Choosing the Apostels #3 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book We find the names of the 12 apostles in Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:14-19, and Luke 6:13-16: Do not make the mistake of regarding the apostles as being altogether ignorant and unlearned. All of them, except the Alpheus twins, were graduates of the synagogue schools, having been thoroughly trained in the Hebrew scriptures and in much of the current knowledge of that day. IT IS an eloquent testimony to the charm and righteousness of Jesus' earth life that, although he repeatedly dashed to pieces the hopes of his apostles and tore to shreds their every ambition for personal exaltation, only one deserted him.   www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   01:22:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveThe Story of Jesus: Choosing the Apostels #3 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book We find the nameshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/27/the-history-of-the-urantia-book-with-larry-mullins--repriseSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/27/the-history-of-the-urantia-book-with-larry-mullins--repriseSat, 27 Dec 2014 17:00:00 GMTThe History of The Urantia Book With Larry Mullins - REPRISEIn preparation of our upcoming interviews with Sioux Oliva, author of the new book, Dr. Sadler and The Urantia Book, we are replaying the show in which Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek-Larson interviewed author and long-time student of The Urantia Book, Larry Mullins, on his book entitled, A History of The Urantia Papers; now in its 2nd edition. We are taking a holiday break. This show is an archived REPRISE edition of The Cosmic Citizen. Please do not call in. This show explores in depth issues concerning the Urantia Book's origins. Larry also poses and answers caller's questions such as: Dr. Meredith Sprunger thought The Urantia Book was a hoax when he first saw it. What changed his mind?   What did Dr. Sprunger and his team of 11 ministers discover when they visited 533? What part did Dr. Lena Sadler play in the revelation? How did the first contact with celestial beings happen? What did Dr. Sadler learn when he hypnotized the sleeping subject?  How did the forum get started? How did the forum get involved in the process? What did the Sadlers do that triggered the first written manuscript? What prompted Dr. Sadler to test the celestial beings who were talking through the sleeping subject with difficult questions? Does anyone really know how the Urantia Papers were materialized?  Why was the original written manuscript destroyed?  Why were the original typed manuscripts destroyed after the type was set for the Urantia Book? Why did the revelators use so much human information? When did the Jesus Papers come through? How? Why were the revelators displeased with the forum? Was The Urantia Book intended for a later time? When? When was permission given to publish the UB? Showtime is 12:00 PM Eastern Time; 9:00 AM Pacific Time. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsIn preparation of our upcoming interviews with Sioux Oliva, author of the new book, Dr. Sadler and The Urantia Book, we are replaying the show in which Paula Thhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/21/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus--discovered--choosing-the-apostels-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/21/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus--discovered--choosing-the-apostels-2Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:00:00 GMTThe Lost Teachings of Jesus - Discovered!! - Choosing the Apostels #2The Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostles #2 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Before the six Apostles began this first two weeks of service, Jesus announced to them that he desired to ordain twelve apostles to continue the work of the kingdom after his departure and authorized each of them to choose one man from among his early converts for membership in the projected corps of apostles.  This first missionary tour of the six was eminently successful. They all discovered the great value of direct and personal contact with men. They returned to Jesus more fully realizing that, after all, religion is purely and wholly a matter of personal experience. They began to sense how hungry were the common people to hear words of religious comfort and spiritual good cheer. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:13:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveThe Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostles #2 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Before the six Aphttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/20/the-meaning-of-christmas--the-bestowal-gift-from-paradiseSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/20/the-meaning-of-christmas--the-bestowal-gift-from-paradiseSat, 20 Dec 2014 17:00:00 GMTThe Meaning of Christmas - The Bestowal Gift From ParadiseThis week on the Cosmic Citizen it's open phones to explore the gift of the bestowal son, the reason we celebrate Christmas. The Urantia Book says that every world in all of wide universe of universes gets a Paradise Son on a bestowal mission. However, in history of each universe, only one world is blessed with the bestowal of a Creator Son, the sovereign of the local universe. 1:1.5. On those worlds where a Paradise Son has lived a bestowal life, God is generally known by some name indicative of personal relationship, tender affection, and fatherly devotion. Those who know God through the revelations of the bestowals of the Paradise Sons, eventually yield to the sentimental appeal of the touching relationship of the creature-Creator association and refer to God as "our Father." 7:4.5.2. This is the proposal of the Eternal Son and consists of his bestowal of the Sons of God upon the evolutionary creations, there to personalize and factualize, to incarnate and make real, the love of the Father and the mercy of the Son to the creatures of all universes. Inherent in the bestowal plan, and as a provisional feature of this ministration of love, the Paradise Sons act as rehabilitators of that which misguided creature will has placed in spiritual jeopardy. The bestowal of Jesus Christ Michael has forever changed our world. Billions of people around the globe celebrate it each December. Christmas means different things to different people.Obviously, it's a sacred time for us. A time to reflect, count blessings and give gifts in gratitude for the greatest gift ever given. What does it mean to you? We'll share the meaning we've found and we invite you call the show and share what it means to you. In honor of this Christmas show, we'll read section 7 from Paper 171, As Jesus Passed By. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis week on the Cosmic Citizen it's open phones to explore the gift of the bestowal son, the reason we celebrate Christmas. The Urantia Book says that every whttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/14/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus--discovered--choosing-the-apostelsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/14/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus--discovered--choosing-the-apostelsSun, 14 Dec 2014 18:00:00 GMTThe Lost Teachings of Jesus - Discovered!! - Choosing the ApostelsAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostels and his "1st Miracle" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 1. The apostles learned from Jesus about the kingdom of heaven, and Jesus learned much from them about the kingdom of men, human nature as it lives on Earth. These twelve men represented many different types of human temperament, and they had not been made alike by schooling. 2. The father of the bridegroom had provided plenty of wine for all the guests bidden to the marriage feast, but how was he to know that the marriage of his son was to become an event so closely associated with the expected manifestation of Jesus as the Messianic deliverer? Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:32:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostels and his "1st Miracle" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiewhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/13/giving-as-jesus-gave-giving-the-gifts-of-truth-beauty-and-goodnessSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/13/giving-as-jesus-gave-giving-the-gifts-of-truth-beauty-and-goodnessSat, 13 Dec 2014 17:00:00 GMTGiving As Jesus Gave: Giving The Gifts Of Truth, Beauty and GoodnessThis week we'll explore the most precious gifts giving to humanity by Jesus with a reading of two amazing sections from the Urantia Book, Paper 100: Section 7 - The Acme of Religious Living and Paper 171: Section 7 - As Jesus Passed By. Here is a preview: Jesus spread good cheer everywhere he went. He was full of grace and truth.Jesus really understood men; therefore could he manifest genuine sympathy and show sincere compassion.Jesus could help men so much because he loved them so sincerely. He truly loved each man, each woman, and each child.Jesus was never in a hurry. He had time to comfort his fellow men "as he passed by."When he smiled on a man, that mortal experienced increased capacity for solving his manifold problems.He frequently set out to help a person by asking for help.Great things happened not only because people had faith in Jesus, but also because Jesus had so much faith in them.It was literally true, "He went about doing good."He lived the truth, even as he taught it. He was the truthJesus was an unusually cheerful person... His constant word of exhortation was, "Be of good cheer."The Master was always generous. He never grew weary of saying, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Said he, "Freely you have received, freely give."Jesus was great because he was good, and yet he fraternized with the little children.Jesus was the perfectly unified human personality. And today, as in Galilee, he continues to unify mortal experience and to co-ordinate human endeavors Join us as we explore Jesus' splendid gifts to us, the greatest of which is the gift of love. We also hope to share our favorite ways of giving and some of our favorite charities. Please call and share your gifts! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,GivingThis week we'll explore the most precious gifts giving to humanity by Jesus with a reading of two amazing sections from the Urantia Book, Paper 100: Section 7 -https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/07/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus--discoveredSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/07/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus--discoveredSun, 07 Dec 2014 18:00:00 GMTThe Lost Teachings of Jesus - Discovered!!An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  40 Days in The Wilderness From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Jesus had endured the great temptation of his mortal bestowal before his baptism when he had been on Mount Hermon for six weeks. After his baptism he entered upon the forty days of adjusting himself to the changed relationships of the world and the universe occasioned by Union with The Spirit within him. During this isolation he determined upon the policy to be pursued and the methods to be employed in the new and changed phase of earth life which he was about to inaugurate. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:27:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod,God within,Spirit,Presence,LoveAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  40 Days in The Wilderness From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/06/hope-road-the-movie-an-expose-on-human-trafficing-with-susan-cookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/12/06/hope-road-the-movie-an-expose-on-human-trafficing-with-susan-cookSat, 06 Dec 2014 17:00:00 GMTHope Road The Movie : An Expose on Human Trafficing With Susan CookSUSAN C. COOK (Producer) www.littlewolfproductions.org A project manager for 15 years, Susan has worked on numerous projects which involve complex management skills. Her work has encompassed systems development, international conferences, and interfaith service projects. She believes that she was given this project as a mission from the Divine Feminine because we can't turn our backs on children. Susan's work provides a shocking look at a tragic issue. Human trafficking Human trafficking is a planet wide epidemic. With the ease of travel, human beings are trafficked throughout the world and children are the most lucrative in this multi-billion dollar business. This film focuses on the plight of children between the ages of ten and sixteen. These children have been abandoned, literally thrown out of the home of one or both parents, left behind when parents move on, or flee abusive situations so intense that the unknown is risked rather than face mutilation and death. With the collaboration of the FBI, KBI, some of the victims, and numerous law enforcement agents and lawmakers, the movie weaves the story concisely so as not to spend too much time on the problem. When children are found in this kind of situation, authorities don’t know what to do with them. Often they tell them to go home but there is no home to go to and no rehabilitation offered, ultimately no options except to go back into the hands of a pimp. The need for rehabilitation homes and centers for these fragile young people is at a critical juncture. The estimates of 100,000 to 300,000 missing children in the United States alone creates enough need in every major city to fund and staff rehab centers. Sadly, the silent and horrendous abuse that is suffered can take a lifetime to overcome. Please join us for this timely and provocative topic. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,social issuesSUSAN C. COOK (Producer) www.littlewolfproductions.org A project manager for 15 years, Susan has worked on numerous projects which involve complex management shttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/30/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus-john-the-baptistSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/30/the-lost-teachings-of-jesus-john-the-baptistSun, 30 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMT"THE LOST TEACHINGS OF JESUS: John The Baptist"The " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. A question mark continues to hang over how Jesus spent his time between the ages of roughly 4 to about 12, …and then the years between13 and 30.   From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   01:24:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthThe " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  Ohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/29/the-urantia-book-on-nutrition-and-health-with-claudia-ayers-and-lee-smithSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/29/the-urantia-book-on-nutrition-and-health-with-claudia-ayers-and-lee-smithSat, 29 Nov 2014 17:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Book on Nutrition and Health: With Claudia Ayers and Lee SmithThis week's show is based on one of the most popular and talked about workshops given at the Urantia Book Fellowship's International Conference this past July by presenters Claudia Ayers (teacher) and Lee Smith (therapist). We thought, in the midst of traditional holiday feasting, it would be timely to have a show on health and nutrition. Claudia and Lee are both highly respected professionals and longtime students of The Urantia Book. They have spent the last several years researching diet and nutrition and what they have learned will likely surprise you because it runs counter to many popular and current ideas.   For many years they believed that since Jesus appeared to prefer a meatless Passover, and that Adam and Eve ate only fruits and nuts, then it was likely that the Celestial Hosts were guiding humanity towards vegetarianism, if not veganism. Upon closer examination, they found something quite surprising. However, at this stage in humankind's development, post-Ademic planets like this one are typically omnivorous, having evolved from “the once exclusively meat-eating evolutionary races.” Claudia and Lee have found dozens of food and nutrition references tucked into The Urantia Book that are completely consistent with worldwide cultural traditions that have maintained the health and sanity of humankind with meals that include animal proteins and fats. They will also share with us the rich diversity of books and other references that they have discovered that support the importance of these dietary components for healthy individuals, which they will happily share. We hope you can join us this week as we explore this important topic with our informative and engaging guests, Claudia Ayers and Lee Smith. 02:05:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis week's show is based on one of the most popular and talked about workshops given at the Urantia Book Fellowship's International Conference this past July bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/23/the-lost-years-of-jesus-6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/23/the-lost-years-of-jesus-6Sun, 23 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMT"THE LOST YEARS OF JESUS" #6The " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. A question mark continues to hang over how Jesus spent his time between the ages of roughly 4 to about 12, …and then the years between13 and 30.   From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   01:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthThe " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  Ohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/22/renewing-our-spirit-with-the-artsthe-easter-spirit-renewal-sacred-art-retreatSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/22/renewing-our-spirit-with-the-artsthe-easter-spirit-renewal-sacred-art-retreatSat, 22 Nov 2014 17:00:00 GMTRenewing our Spirit With the Arts—The Easter Spirit Renewal & Sacred Art RetreatMembers from The United Urantia Family and Urantia Sacred Arts organizations will join us on the air this week as we explore the intersection between the Fine Arts and the Spiritual Path in preparation for the upcoming Easter Spirit Renewal and Sacred Art Retreat which will take place from March 27th-30th, 2015 at the beautiful Presentation Center nestled within the majestic Redwoods of Los Gatos, CA. The theme for the Retreat will be: "Renewing our Spirit with the Creator Son while Expressing the Creative Spirit through the Arts." Throughout the weekend, attendees will be encouraged to reflect upon Jesus' Life and matchless Teachings while engaging in a variety of activities and enjoying presentations featuring music, meditation, prayer, worship, creative writing, visual arts, dance, poetry, and more—all designed to help us renew our spirit and uplift the group in an atmosphere of spiritual joy and gratitude as we nurture our Inner Artists in gentle and playful ways. Register for the 2015 Retreat today at:  http://www.regonline.ca/register/login.aspx?eventID=1636560 For more information, please visit the 2015 Retreat website at: http://www.tuuff.com/Easter%20Retreats/LosGatos_2015/invitation.html 02:04:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsMembers from The United Urantia Family and Urantia Sacred Arts organizations will join us on the air this week as we explore the intersection between the Fine Ahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/16/the-lost-years-of-jesus-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/16/the-lost-years-of-jesus-5Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMT"THE LOST YEARS OF JESUS" #5The " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. A question mark continues to hang over how Jesus spent his time between the ages of roughly 4 to about 12, …and then the years between13 and 30.   From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   01:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthThe " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  Ohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/15/seraphic-guardians-of-destinypart-3-of-3-guardian-angels-after-deathSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/15/seraphic-guardians-of-destinypart-3-of-3-guardian-angels-after-deathSat, 15 Nov 2014 17:00:00 GMTSeraphic Guardians of Destiny—Part 3 of 3: Guardian Angels after DeathThis week Christilyn and André will finish our study of Paper 113, Seraphic Guardians of Destiny, as presented in The Urantia Book. This paper gives an in depth overview of those beings that humankind lovingly refers to as guardian angels; the same beings known in The Urantia Book as seraphic guardians of destiny.  This paper will likely intrigue and inspire you even if you don't believe in angels. You won't want to miss the final show in this series. This week we’ll read about the responsibilities and fascinating service of our guardian angels after death. 113:6.5 “The guardian seraphim is the custodial trustee of the survival values of mortal man’s slumbering soul as the absent Adjuster is the identity of such an immortal universe being. When these two collaborate in the resurrection halls of mansonia in conjunction with the newly fabricated morontia form, there occurs the reassembly of the constituent factors of the personality of the mortal ascender." 113:6.6 "The Adjuster will identify you; the guardian seraphim will repersonalize you and then re-present you to the faithful Monitor of your earth days." 113:7.5 "...And they will be in waiting on the shores of Paradise when their mortal associates awaken from the last transit sleep of time into the new experiences of eternity..." If you've had an encounter or have some insight to share concerning your faith in angels, or especially if you've had a near death experience where you felt the presence of your guardians, we'd like to hear about it. Give us a call at 646-716-8158 and let's talk. Please join us as we explore the ministry of guardian angels after death and learn more about our unseen, tireless, and faithful servants. 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis week Christilyn and André will finish our study of Paper 113, Seraphic Guardians of Destiny, as presented in The Urantia Book. This paper gives an in depthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/09/the-lost-years-of-jesus-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/09/the-lost-years-of-jesus-4Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMTThe " LOST YEARS" of Jesus. #4The " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. A question mark continues to hang over how Jesus spent his time between the ages of roughly 4 to about 12, …and then the years between13 and 30.   From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   01:19:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthThe " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  Ohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/08/guardian-angels-a-study-on-the-seraphic-guardians-of-destiny--part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/08/guardian-angels-a-study-on-the-seraphic-guardians-of-destiny--part-2Sat, 08 Nov 2014 17:00:00 GMTGuardian Angels: A Study On The Seraphic Guardians of Destiny - Part 2This week on the Cosmic Citizen we will continue our study of Paper 113, The Seraphic Guardians of Destiny, as presented in The Urantia Book.  This paper gives an in depth overview of those beings that humankind lovingly refers to as Guardian Angels, the same beings known in the Urantia Book as The Seraphic Guardians of Destiny.  If you believe in angels, and even if you don't, this Paper will likely intrigue and inspire you. if you know angels exist and have pondered what they do, how they function, what universal laws they abide by, and how they help and serve humanity, you won't want to miss the next two shows. Perhaps you have already perused the amazing teachings on angels in The Urantia Book, and if so, this episode will no doubt serve to refresh and inspire. Last week we covered three sections of this paper. We read and discussed sections on, The Guardian Angels, The Destiny Guardians and the seraphim's Relation to Other Spirit Influences. We also took some insightful calls from listeners. This week we hope to cover Seraphic Domains of Action and Seraphic Ministry to Mortals. "Angels are so near you and care so feelingly for you that they figuratively "weep because of your willful intolerance and stubbornness." Seraphim do not shed physical tears; they do not have physical bodies; neither do they possess wings. But they do have spiritual emotions, and they do experience feelings and sentiments of a spiritual nature which are in certain ways comparable to human emotions." If you've had an encounter or have some insight to share concerning your faith in angels we'd like to hear about it. Give us a call at 646-716-8158 and let's talk. Please join us as we explore the ministry of Guardian Angels, our unseen, tireless and faithful servants. 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will continue our study of Paper 113, The Seraphic Guardians of Destiny, as presented in The Urantia Book.  This paper giveshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/02/the-lost-years-of-jesus-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/02/the-lost-years-of-jesus-3Sun, 02 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMTThe " LOST YEARS" of Jesus. #3The " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. A question mark continues to hang over how Jesus spent his time between the ages of roughly 4 to about 12, …and then the years between13 and 30.   From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   01:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthThe " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  Ohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/01/guardian-angels-a-study-on-the-seraphic-guardians-of-destinySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/11/01/guardian-angels-a-study-on-the-seraphic-guardians-of-destinySat, 01 Nov 2014 16:00:00 GMTGuardian Angels: A Study On The Seraphic Guardians of DestinyThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will begin a study of Paper 113, The Seraphic Guardians of Destiny, as presented in The Urantia Book.  This paper gives an in depth overview of those beings that humankind lovingly refers to as Guardian Angels, the same beings known in the Urantia Book as The Seraphic Guardians of Destiny.  If you believe in angels, and even if you don't, this Paper will likely intrigue and inspire you. if you know angels exist and have pondered what they do, how they function, what universal laws they abide by, and how they help and serve humanity, you won't want to miss the next two shows. Perhaps you have already perused the amazing teachings on angels in The Urantia Book, and if so, this episode will no doubt serve to refresh and inspire. "Angels do not invade the sanctity of the human mind; they do not manipulate the will of mortals... The guardian of destiny influences you in every possible manner consistent with the dignity of your personality; under no circumstances do these angels interfere with the free action of the human will. Neither angels nor any other order of universe personality have power or authority to curtail or abridge the prerogatives of human choosing." "For seraphim, the surest way of achieving the Paradise Deities is by successfully guiding a soul of evolutionary origin to the portals of Paradise. Therefore is the assignment of guardian of destiny the most highly prized seraphic duty." Have you had an encounter with an angel?  Do you have some wisdom or insight to share concerning your faith in angelic help? If so, we'd like to hear about it. Give us a call at 646-716-8158 and let's talk. Please join us as we explore the ministry of Guardian Angels, our unseen, tireless and faithful servants. 02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will begin a study of Paper 113, The Seraphic Guardians of Destiny, as presented in The Urantia Book.  This paper gives an ihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/26/the-lost-years-of-jesus-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/26/the-lost-years-of-jesus-2Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:00:00 GMTThe " LOST YEARS" of Jesus. #2Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # " An Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book   Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:11:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # " An Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * Thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/25/brian-d-mclaren--a-quest-for-spiritual-formation-reorientation-activationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/25/brian-d-mclaren--a-quest-for-spiritual-formation-reorientation-activationSat, 25 Oct 2014 16:00:00 GMTBrian D. McLaren - A Quest For Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, & ActivationThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we are extremely pleased to feature, once again, author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinkers, and activists, Brian D. McLaren. Brian's groundbreaking books include A New Kind of Christian, A Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus, and Everything Must Change. Named by Time magazine as one of America's top twenty-five evangelicals, McLaren has appeared on Nightline and Larry King Live, and has been covered by The Washington Post and the New York Times. Brian will join us to discuss, among other things, his new book: We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation. This book offers everything one needs to explore what a difference an honest, living, growing faith can make in our world today. It also puts tools in your hands to create a life-changing learning community in any home, restaurant, or other welcoming space. The fifty-two (plus a few) weekly readings can each be read aloud in 10-12 minutes, and offer a simple curriculum of insightful reflections and transformative practices, offering a year of rich study, interactive learning, and personal growth. Perfect for congregations, classes, or individual or group study, each reading invites you to: Cultivate an honest, intelligent understanding of the Bible and of Christian faith in 21st centuryEngage with discussion questions designed to challenge, stimulate, and encourageRe-imagine what it means to live joyfully and responsibly in today's world If you're seeking a fresh way to experience and practice your faith this book will inspire and activate you in your spiritual journey. We hope you'll tune in for the thoughtful and insightful inspiration of one of our favorite guests, Brian D. McLaren. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,BibleThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we are extremely pleased to feature, once again, author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/19/the-lost-years-of-jesus-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/19/the-lost-years-of-jesus-1Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:00:00 GMTThe " LOST YEARS" of Jesus. #1The " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. A question mark continues to hang over how Jesus spent his time between the ages of roughly 4 to about 12, …and then the years between13 and 30.   From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:18:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthThe " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  Ohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/18/harvesting-enhanced-notions-of-sustainability--h-joseph-mentonEnvironmenthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/18/harvesting-enhanced-notions-of-sustainability--h-joseph-mentonSat, 18 Oct 2014 16:00:00 GMTHarvesting Enhanced Notions of Sustainability - H. Joseph MentonThis week we'll be looking at sustainability with H. Joseph Menton. Joseph grew up on a farm in the Midwest and has been working in diverse arenas of health, as well as coaching organic business innovators in one of the "seats of organic culture" in the Western US. He is an expert in this field and a management consultant. Sustainability is an area of lifelong interest, research and passion for Joseph. He is also a long term student of The Urantia Book. Today, the term “sustainability” is an oft-used buzzword across a wide spectrum of human industry and endeavor as both a measuring stick of current practices as well as a motivating influence in both design and engineering. It has been said that healthy ecosystems and environments are necessary to the survival of humans and other organisms. In ecology, sustainability refers to how biological systems remain diverse and productive. In more general terms, sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes. 80 years ago The Urantia Book stated this: And now is industry supplementing agriculture, with consequently increased urbanization and multiplication of nonagricultural groups of citizenship classes. But an industrial era cannot hope to survive if its leaders fail to recognize that even the highest social developments must ever rest upon a sound agricultural basis. (68:5.13) Please join us as we examine the definitions of sustainability and see how a purported revelation of truth, like the Urantia Book, may comment, cross-reference or enhance those definitions, perhaps providing valuable insight into discovering novel directions of inquiry.       02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,green,sustainability,earth changesThis week we'll be looking at sustainability with H. Joseph Menton. Joseph grew up on a farm in the Midwest and has been working in diverse arenas of health, ashttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/12/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-19Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/12/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-19Sun, 12 Oct 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #19The Story of Jesus: The " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.30 of Jesus' life.  On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. A question mark continues to hang over how Jesus spent his time between the ages of roughly 4 to about 12, …and then the years between13 and 30.   From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:27:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthThe Story of Jesus: The " LOST YEARS" The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/05/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-18Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/05/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-18Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode # 18An Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Christologyis the field of study within Christian theology which is primarily concerned with the nature and person of Jesus as recorded in the canonical Gospels and the epistles of the New Testament. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Christologyis thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/04/brian-d-mclaren--a-quest-for-spiritual-formation-reorientation-activationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/10/04/brian-d-mclaren--a-quest-for-spiritual-formation-reorientation-activationSat, 04 Oct 2014 16:00:00 GMTBrian D. McLaren - A Quest For Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, & ActivationThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we are extremely pleased to feature, once again, author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinkers, and activists, Brian D. McLaren. Brian's groundbreaking books include A New Kind of Christian, A Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus, and Everything Must Change. Named by Time magazine as one of America's top twenty-five evangelicals, McLaren has appeared on Nightline and Larry King Live, and has been covered by The Washington Post and the New York Times. Brian will join us to discuss, among other things, his new book: We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation. This book offers everything one needs to explore what a difference an honest, living, growing faith can make in our world today. It also puts tools in your hands to create a life-changing learning community in any home, restaurant, or other welcoming space. The fifty-two (plus a few) weekly readings can each be read aloud in 10-12 minutes, and offer a simple curriculum of insightful reflections and transformative practices, offering a year of rich study, interactive learning, and personal growth. Perfect for congregations, classes, or individual or group study, each reading invites you to: Cultivate an honest, intelligent understanding of the Bible and of Christian faith in 21st centuryEngage with discussion questions designed to challenge, stimulate, and encourageRe-imagine what it means to live joyfully and responsibly in today's world If you're seeking a fresh way to experience and practice your faith this book will inspire and activate you in your spiritual journey. We hope you'll tune in for the thoughtful and insightful inspiration of one of our favorite guests, Brian D. McLaren. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we are extremely pleased to feature, once again, author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/28/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-17Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/28/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-17Sun, 28 Sep 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #17An Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book In Jesus of Nazareth God used both physical and spiritual means to bring revelation to us in the form of a person. In The Urantia Book he used high spirit personalities to bring revelation in the form of a book. God could use an infinite number of channels and manifestations to bring revelation to his mortal children. It is God's wisdom that determines the time, place, method, and form of revelation. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book In Jesus of Nazarethttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/27/urantiauniversity-inc-officially-launches-an-introduction-to-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/27/urantiauniversity-inc-officially-launches-an-introduction-to-the-urantia-bookSat, 27 Sep 2014 16:00:00 GMTUrantiaUniversity Inc. Officially Launches An Introduction to The Urantia BookThe original concept for UrantiaUniversity envisioned an online school that would offer a step-by-step, comprehensive personal study program of each paper in The Urantia Book with opportunities for person-to-person contact and collective study.  In the fall of 2009 a Board of Trustees formed to initiate the process of incorporating UrantiaUniversity and to develop and solidify the legal, educational and technological foundation of the organization. Before long, UrantiaUniversity, Inc. was officially incorporated as a nonprofit organization, exempt from Federal income tax under section 503(c)(3). The vision of UrantiaUniversity, Inc. has since evolved to not only help serious students to explore, discern, and actualize the cosmic truth and knowledge in The Urantia Book, but also to encourage research and study in the many related disciplines of science, cosmology, religion, philosophy, and the social sciences for the purpose of illuminating, augmenting and expounding the connections between the content of The Urantia Book and these fields of human knowledge. Beyond these, UrantiaUniversity’s mission is built on developing advanced philosophers, teachers and leaders with cosmic ideals who are capable of effectively meeting the challenges of the 21st century and beyond.  UrantiaUniversity recently launched their first online class: A General Introduction to The Urantia Book, by way of a thumbnail sketch, essays  to introduce The Urantia Book to the inquisitive new or veteran reader, taught by our own Andre Radatus. This first class of 50 students filled up within weeks, but this is just the beginning and there are more great classes to come. Please join us as we discuss the origins, mission and future plans of UrantiaUniversity with Andre, John and Elizabeth Callahan and other key pioneers in this unprecedented undertaking and help us celebrate this amazing milestone with them. 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,urantiaThe original concept for UrantiaUniversity envisioned an online school that would offer a step-by-step, comprehensive personal study program of each paper in Thhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/21/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-16Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/21/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-16Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #16An Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Gospel of John. The Gospel according to John relates much of Jesus' work in Judea and around Jerusalem which is not contained in the other records. This is the so-called Gospel according to John the son of Zebedee, and though John did not write it, he did inspire it. Since its first writing it has several times been edited to make it appear to have been written by John himself. www.godsgumshoe.org   On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Gospel of John.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/20/part-2-of-death-row-inmates-ministry-with-bill-sadlerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/20/part-2-of-death-row-inmates-ministry-with-bill-sadlerSat, 20 Sep 2014 16:00:00 GMTPart 2 of Death Row Inmates Ministry with Bill SadlerPlease join us as we wrap up our series on Prison Death Row Ministry with our guest, Bill Sadler.  He is currently ministering to death row inmates as their “Officially Approved Spiritual Advisor”.  As an ordained minister with a Doctorate of Divinity, not only does Bill have a BS in Psychology, an MA in Pastoral Studies with pastoral counseling, he also studied at St. Mary’s Catholic Seminary in Houston, immersed himself in a thorough cover to cover study of the Bible, and spent nearly 40 years in personal studies with the Urantia Book. He also worked for four years as an auditor of the work performed by newly released ex-convicts still residing in halfway houses. Bill has taken on the project of doing outreach ministry at the Polunsky Unit Maximum Security Prison (known to inmates as the worst in the Texas penal system) with over 300 death row inmates at the maximum security Prison. He has been working for the past several months with various individuals on death row, who are now also Urantia Book students. This really is a good news story about previously hopeless inmates experiencing radical transformations of love and hope, as the true nature of our Universal Father’s love and mercy is revealed to them. This show features inspiring personal stories, along with the expanding mission of Minister Bill Sadler. Support his ministry - Donations:  http://www.gofundme.com/c4rfl8       02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsPlease join us as we wrap up our series on Prison Death Row Ministry with our guest, Bill Sadler.  He is currently ministering to death row inmates as their “Ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/14/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-15Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/14/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-15Sun, 14 Sep 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #15The Gospel by Luke. Luke, the physician of Antioch in Pisidia, was a gentile convert of Paul, and he wrote quite a different story of the Master's life. He began to follow Paul and learn of the life and teachings of Jesus in A.D. 47. Luke preserves much of the "grace of the Lord Jesus Christ" in his record as he gathered up these facts from Paul and others. Luke presents the Master as "the friend of publicans and sinners." He did not formulate his many notes into the Gospel until after Paul's death. He planned three books dealing with the history  but died in A.D. 90 just before he finished the second of these works, the "Acts of the Apostles." From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book www.godsgumshoe.org - On facebook: Godss Gumshoe      Twitter: @godsgumshoe   ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel  is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthThe Gospel by Luke. Luke, the physician of Antioch in Pisidia, was a gentile convert of Paul, and he wrote quite a different story of the Master's life. He begahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/13/death-row-inmates--personal-stories-of-spiritual-transformation--2-part-seriesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/13/death-row-inmates--personal-stories-of-spiritual-transformation--2-part-seriesSat, 13 Sep 2014 16:00:00 GMTDeath Row Inmates - Personal Stories of Spiritual Transformation - 2 Part SeriesLast week we interviewed Wayland Matthew Fox, who was wrongfully convicted, spent 17 months in a Texas prison and did amazing prison ministry from the inside. This week we are thrilled to present a two week radio series with “Officially Approved Spiritual Advisor” Bill Sadler (yes, that is his name), who is currently ministering to death row inmates. Bill is an ordained minister with a Doctorate of Divinity. Not only does Bill have a BS in Psychology, an MA in Pastoral Studies with pastoral counseling, nearly 40 years personal experience with the Urantia Book and Movement, and a Doctorate of Divinity but he also cared for an aging mob member and worked for four years as an auditor of the work performed by newly released ex-convicts still residing in halfway houses. He is eminently qualified to minister to prisoners. Bill has taken on a new project doing outreach ministry at the Polunsky Unit Maximum Security Prison (known to inmates as the worst of the Texas penal system) with death row inmates at the maximum security Prison. He has been working for the past several months with various individuals and a group of death row inmates, who are also now Urantia Book students. This really is a good news story about previously hopeless inmates experiencing radical transformations of love and hope, as the true nature of our Universal Father’s love and mercy is revealed to them via the Urantia Book, and Bill. Almost all of the prisoners have spent a lot of time through their lives and in prison studying spiritual texts of different religions finding little satisfaction there to reassure or comfort them, until they found The Urantia Book. Once they start studying the Urantia Book, everything begins to change. This show features  inspiring personal stories, along with the expanding and inspiring mission of minister Rev. Bill Sadler. Support his ministry - Donations:  http://www.gofundme.com/c4rfl8 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsLast week we interviewed Wayland Matthew Fox, who was wrongfully convicted, spent 17 months in a Texas prison and did amazing prison ministry from the inside. Thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/07/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-14Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/07/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-14Sun, 07 Sep 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #14The Gospel of Matthew. The so-called Gospel according to Matthew is the record of the Master's life which was written for the edification of Jewish Christians. The author of this record constantly seeks to show in Jesus' life that much which he did was that "it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet.  Matthew's Gospel portrays Jesus as a son of David, picturing him as showing great respect for the law and the prophets. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:13:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthThe Gospel of Matthew. The so-called Gospel according to Matthew is the record of the Master's life which was written for the edification of Jewish Christians.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/06/keeping-faith-conviction-when-real-trouble-overtakes-you--wayland-matthew-foxSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/09/06/keeping-faith-conviction-when-real-trouble-overtakes-you--wayland-matthew-foxSat, 06 Sep 2014 16:00:00 GMTKeeping Faith & Conviction When Real Trouble Overtakes You - Wayland Matthew FoxHave you ever been confronted by real injustice, the kind that can change your life forever? When Child Protective Services showed up at the house of Houston native Wayland Matthew Fox in March 2006, his life changed forever. Fox learned that he was being falsely accused of a horrible crime. It would be the beginning of a trial that left Fox in jail for 17 months, though there was no tangible evidence. It's a charge that Fox has always maintained was completely false, and this assertion was supported by numerous professional evaluations. He was eventually exonerated, but not before he was sentenced to 10 years in prison and his life, and family, were thrown into utter chaos. To keep his sanity Fox wrote in his journal. His appeal was eventually upheld on the grounds of prosecutorial violations during his trial and all charges were subsequently dropped, his sentence was reversed, his record expunged and Fox was freed in January 2010. His book, First in the Mind and Heart - A true story about the resilience of the human spirit, is a compilation of Fox's prison writings. It's a tale of human endurance in the face of gross injustice. It reveals the effectiveness of human love, peace and kindness and how the Spirit of God illuminates even the darkest of conditions and can soften even the hardest of hearts. Wayland Matthew Fox is a native Texan and a long time student of The Urantia Book. He has a huge extended family of friends and loved ones across the US. He spends a great deal of time writing letters to lift the spirits of the downtrodden, who find themselves incarcerated. His story is a powerful memorial of how wrongful convictions happen and the consequences they wreak. It's a story of injustice, grief and moral outrage as well as transcendence, lessons of love, service and self-forgetfulness, as taught by the Master, Jesus of Nazareth. Please join us for Matthew's amazing story! 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,AngelsHave you ever been confronted by real injustice, the kind that can change your life forever? When Child Protective Services showed up at the house of Houston nhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/31/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-13Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/31/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-13Sun, 31 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #13Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # 13 " THE "Q" DOCUMENT From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Synoptic Problem and the "Q" Source The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST"  -  is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel  is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # 13 " THE "Q" DOCUMENT From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * Thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/30/dr-jeff-wattles--a-new-philosophy-of-living-through-truth-beauty-goodnessSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/30/dr-jeff-wattles--a-new-philosophy-of-living-through-truth-beauty-goodnessSat, 30 Aug 2014 16:00:00 GMTDr. Jeff Wattles - A New Philosophy of Living Through Truth, Beauty & GoodnessThis week on the Cosmic Citizen, Dr. Jeff Wattles will share some of the keen insights he gained after retiring last year from being a full-time professor of philosophy at Kent State University. He especially wants to share with our listeners what he has learned concerning cosmic truths about the family of God. Jeff earned a  B.A. in philosophy at Stanford University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from Northwestern. He retired from Kent State University after a long and distinguished career as a philosophy professor and is currently writing a book on a new philosophy of living. It is a topic that he explores and blogs about regularly at the following site:  http://anewphilosophyofliving.com/  He says he realized his need to balance his philosophical and religious strengths by focusing effectively on the practical tasks of everyday material existence. Jeff admits that he also learned major spiritual lessons when he created a street ministry to share profound spiritual truth with homeless and unemployed people. He likes to expound on the great benefit and ministry of beauty and joy in our emotional lives. By the end of our show, he hopes to leave us with the inspirational story of the city of Cleveland’s Breakthrough Schools for poor minority students. And reiterate how beneficial what he learned in one of their middle schools has been to his own character growth and achievement. Jeff Wattles is a beloved teacher and scholar and this week's show promises to go deep. If you like to go deep, please join us. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,spiritual,God,Jesus,PhilosophyThis week on the Cosmic Citizen, Dr. Jeff Wattles will share some of the keen insights he gained after retiring last year from being a full-time professor of phhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/24/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-11--12Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/24/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-11--12Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #11 & 12Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # 11 & 12 " From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book What is the "Synoptic Gospels?" Who wrote "THE" first  Gospel- Matthew or Mark? The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we find that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST"  -  is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel  is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # 11 & 12 " From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bookhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/23/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimvi-destiny-3repriseSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/23/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimvi-destiny-3repriseSat, 23 Aug 2014 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim—VI: Destiny 3—REPRISELast week reprised Episode 2 and so we re-present Part VI: Destiny—Diversification, Decisions, and Dynamism. Cosmic Citizen concluded our six-part series on Seraphic Planetary Government through our exploration of "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop, Charles Olivea, and Bob Diebold. Neal led host Paula Thompson and cohost André Radatus through the remainder of this study. Among other questions we asked: •As the master seraphim work with human beings, endeavoring to influence them toward decisions and actions that will lead to the progressive growth of human society and civilization, how can they also seek to promote diversity, pluralism, and mutual respect? • Do you believe that these capabilities of the master seraphim are so potent and so effective as to eliminate the possibility that humanity will encounter “hundreds and thousands of … comparatively useless combinations and associations” while society evolves during the next thousand years? •Do you suspect that the sovereignty and unpredictability of the human will—the vagaries of human choice—engenders unavoidable and, by many, unforeseen outcomes? •What strategies might the master seraphim adopt in order to diminish this "wasted motion" and "unproductive churning?" Do they allow problems now to improve long term events? Download Neal’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf Call in to listen. Hope to see you Saturday 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern IC'14 recap next week! 02:21:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Truth,Angels,Seraphim,UrantiaLast week reprised Episode 2 and so we re-present Part VI: Destiny—Diversification, Decisions, and Dynamism. Cosmic Citizen concluded our six-part series on Serhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/17/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-10Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/17/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-10Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #10Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode #10 " Why is the Gospel of Mark considered the first of the Gospels by many?  CONT. The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel  is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode #10 " Why is the Gospel of Mark considered the first of the Gospels by many?  CONT. The Scriptures arehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/10/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-9Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/10/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-9Sun, 10 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #9Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode #9 " Why is the Gospel of Mark considered the first of the Gospels by many? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel  is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode #9 " Why is the Gospel of Mark considered the first of the Gospels by many? The Scriptures are sacred bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/09/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-destiny-2-5of6-reprise-6222013Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/09/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-destiny-2-5of6-reprise-6222013Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim-Destiny 2 [5of6 REPRISE 6/22/2013]Cosmic Citizen proceeded with our exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We'll reprise Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immediately move to our resumption with  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop.  Your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus followed Neal's lead through this remarkable study. We continued with Part V: Destiny in the context of origins and history. Among other questions we asked: •What kinds of thinking can we do to expand our time-consciousness from that of a two-week-to-three-month orientation to thinking in terms of decades and centuries? •If we assume that endemic impatience really is an issue and perhaps an obstacle, what could the master seraphim do to neutralize or deflect it? •How does the question of impatience compare with other challenges that the master seraphim must endeavor to overcome? The discussion got quite interesting as we explored the implications of all these questions. We recommend that those who listen in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf This is a repeat episode and not live so please only call in to listen. The angels and many other celestial helpers who care for us are among us.  Let's get this material “under our belts” about our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and try to understand how we might help them in their service on Earth. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseangels,seraphim,Urantia,spirituality,civilizationCosmic Citizen proceeded with our exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We'll reprise Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/03/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-8Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/03/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-8Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #8What are the Gospels? The Gospels: How did they get here? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we see that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel  is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html   01:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhat are the Gospels? The Gospels: How did they get here? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching forhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/02/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-destiny-1-4of6-reprise-6152013Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/08/02/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-destiny-1-4of6-reprise-6152013Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim-Destiny 1 [4of6 REPRISE 6/15/2013]This is a REPRISE EPISODE that originally aired on June 15, 2013 and was the 4th of a 6-part series.  The Cosmic Citizen proceeded Cosmic Citizen proceeded with our continuing exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We resumed with  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea.  Your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus followed Neal's lead through this remarkable study—Part IV: Destiny during the current millennium. Questions we asked:  •How might two specific seraphic corps differently approach any long-term problem? •Consider advantages and disadvantages of a comprehensive strategy that would evolve from time to time.  How set or fluid are their plans? •How do the master seraphim "ensure" we human beings will act according “to plan?” •Regarding “origin, history, and destiny” and the “proper understanding of these three experiential realities afford[ing] the basis for a wise estimate of the current status:" How might we expand our time-consciousness from weeks and months to thinking in terms of decades? Centuries? Millenia? We recommend that you download a copy of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic:  http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf The angels and our many other celestial helpers love us here and now.  Let's get to know our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and comprehend how we might better help them in their service on Earth. "Only good can result." See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThis is a REPRISE EPISODE that originally aired on June 15, 2013 and was the 4th of a 6-part series.  The Cosmic Citizen proceeded Cosmic Citizen proceeded withttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/27/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-7Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/27/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-7Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #7Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # 7" An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Did The Apostle Paul Highjack The Jesus Movement and create his own Franchise Called Christianity? Paul recognized and wisely eliminated from his pre-Christian basic theology many, but not all, of Philo's inconsistencies. Philo led the way for Paul more fully to restore the concept of the Paradise Trinity, which had long been dormant in Jewish theology. In only one matter did Paul fail to keep pace with Philo and that was the doctrine of the atonement; Philo taught deliverance from the doctrine of forgiveness only by the shedding of blood.  But Paul's theory of original sin, the doctrines of hereditary guilt and innate evil and redemption therefrom, was partially Mithraic in origin, having little in common with Hebrew theology, Philo's philosophy, or Jesus' teachings. Some phases of Paul's teachings regarding original sin and the atonement were original with himself. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # 7" An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblicalhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/26/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-methods-3-of-6-reprise-682013Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/26/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-methods-3-of-6-reprise-682013Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim-Methods [3 of 6 REPRISE 6/8/2013]This is a REPRISE EPISODE that originally aired on June 8, 2013 and was the 3rd of a 6-part series.  The Cosmic Citizen proceeded with the exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We reprised Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immediately moved to our resumption with  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea.  Paula Thompson hosted and Christilyn Larson and André Radatus cohosted with Sean calling from the UK for this remarkable study. We continued with Part III: Methods.  Among other questions we asked:     Why might it be advantageous for the master seraphim and the guardian seraphim to work together to foster decisions or actions on the part of a particular individual?  Do they also endeavor to influence certain other human beings other than those in the reserve corps of destiny?  What would be the advantages and disadvantages of a comprehensive strategy that would evolve from time to time? What strategies and tactics can you envision our master seraphim adopting? The discussion was quite interesting as we explored the implications of all these questions. We recommend that those who listen in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf The angels and many other celestial helpers who care for us are among us.  Let's get this material “under our belts” about our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and try to understand how we might help them in their service on Earth--Urantia. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseseraphim,angels,spirituality,Urantia,planetary consciousnessThis is a REPRISE EPISODE that originally aired on June 8, 2013 and was the 3rd of a 6-part series.  The Cosmic Citizen proceeded with the exploration of Seraphhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/20/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/20/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-6Sun, 20 Jul 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #6Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode #6 " An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Conclusion of the Back Story to NT Bible The Mediterranean Roman Empire, the Parthian kingdom, and the adjacent peoples of Jesus' time all held crude and primitive ideas regarding the geography of the world, astronomy, health, and disease; and naturally they were amazed by the new and startling pronouncements of the carpenter of Nazareth. The ideas of spirit possession, good and bad, applied not merely to human beings, but every rock and tree was viewed by many as being spirit possessed. This was an enchanted age, and everybody believed in miracles as commonplace occurrences. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:09:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode #6 " An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblicalhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/19/unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim--angelic-planetary-restoration--pt-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/19/unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim--angelic-planetary-restoration--pt-2Sat, 19 Jul 2014 16:00:00 GMTUnceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim - Angelic Planetary Restoration - Pt 2Reprise, Part 2 -  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea. We'll follow Neal's lead through his remarkable study and continue with Part II of the study: History since Pentecost.  Among other questions we pondered: What strategies might the planetary government have adopted over the 35,000 years from Adam & Eve's default in order to reduce and, if possible, overcome interference by the rebellious planetary prince and his staff?  How did the situation change after Pentecost? What additional resources became available? And what factors influence the timing and frequency of the personnel rotations of the master seraphim and their respective corps? The discussion ran deep as we explored the implications of all these questions. Neal Waldrop encountered The Urantia Book in 1973 and read it cover to cover in just four weeks. He attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He had a distinguished career as a Foreign Service Officer employed by the U.S. Department of State. His service included postings in Geneva, Switzerland; Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong; Canberra, Australia; New York City; and Washington, D.C. Needless to say, Neal is deeply interested in the Master Seraphim who were sent by Jesus, shortly after his ascension, to oversee the restoration of God's plan on Earth. Neal has written an amazing study on the work of these Master Angels, portrayed in Paper 114 of The Urantia Book. His study goes in depth on their purpose, methods and goals. We recommend that those who tune in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf   02:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,God,Jesus,spirituality,RevelationReprise, Part 2 -  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea. We'll follow Neal's lead through his remarkable study ahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/13/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/13/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-5Sun, 13 Jul 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #5Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # 5" An Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Greco-Roman World 6th BC - 1 A.D. Greece provided a language and a culture, Rome built the roads and unified an empire, but the dispersion of the Jews, with their more than two hundred synagogues and well-organized religious communities scattered hither and yon throughout the Roman world, provided the cultural centers in which the new gospel of the kingdom of heaven found initial reception, and from which it subsequently spread to the uttermost parts of the world. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization.   Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode # 5" An Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * Thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/12/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim--angelic-planetary-restorationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/12/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim--angelic-planetary-restorationSat, 12 Jul 2014 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim - Angelic Planetary RestorationA reprise of Neal Waldrop's remarkable study. Neal Waldrop encountered The Urantia Book in 1973 and read it cover to cover in just four weeks. He attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He had a distinguished career as a Foreign Service Officer employed by the U.S. Department of State. His service included postings in Geneva, Switzerland; Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong; Canberra, Australia; New York City; and Washington, D.C. Needless to say, Neal is deeply interested in the Master Seraphim who were sent by Jesus to oversee the restoration of God's plan on Earth, shortly after his ascension. He has written an amazing study on the work of these Master Angels, portrayed in Paper 114 of The Urantia Book. His study goes in depth on their purpose, methods and goals. We begin with Part I: Origins.  Among other questions we ask:  Seraphim are of origin in the Creative Mother Spirit who comes forth from The Infinite Spirit, the third member of the Trinity.  Master Seraphim are completion seraphim or angels who have attained high angelic destiny and are especially trained to meet the difficulties and to cope with the emergencies associated with the advancement of the humans like us. Using the excellent study questions that Neal created, the discussion gets quite interesting as we explore the implications. We recommend that those who listen in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf The angels and many other celestial helpers who care for us are among us.  Let's get this material “under our belts” about our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," to understand how we might effectively help them in their service on Earth. 02:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,God,Jesus,urantia,spiritualityA reprise of Neal Waldrop's remarkable study. Neal Waldrop encountered The Urantia Book in 1973 and read it cover to cover in just four weeks. He attended Yalehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/06/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/06/whistleblower--investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-4Sun, 06 Jul 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE " Episode #4Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode #4 " An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Tmes of Jesus: Jesus did not come to this world during an age of spiritual decadence; at the time of his birth our planet was experiencing such a revival of spiritual thinking and religious living as it had not known in all its previous  history nor has experienced in any era since The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we see  that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Episode #4 " An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblicalhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/05/reprise-the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-air-date-2013-05-25Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/07/05/reprise-the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-air-date-2013-05-25Sat, 05 Jul 2014 16:00:00 GMTREPRISE: The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim [air date: 2013-05-25]This reprise episode of Cosmic Citizen explored Seraphic Planetary Government. We picked up at Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immediately moved to our first exploration of our study of  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea.  Your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus followed Neal's lead through this remarkable study. We began with Part I: Origins.  Among other questions we asked:  Seraphim are of origin in the Creative Mother Spirit who is of The Infinite Spirit.  Master Seraphim are Seraphington graduates, completion seraphim.  So, are they more related to God the Spirit, to God the Supreme, or both? We also explored what the use of feminine pronouns might signify about the nature of these seraphim. And what was the significance that the Chief of Seraphim is not a seraphim but a primary supernaphim of Paradise origin? The discussion got quite interesting as we explored the implications of all these questions. We recommend that those who listen in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf Again, this is show previously recorded so please DO NOT call in! The angels and many other celestial helpers who care for us are among us.  Let's get this material “under our belts” about our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and try to understand how we might help them in their service on Earth. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Yeshua,Joshua ben Joseph,divinity spiritual,HumanityThis reprise episode of Cosmic Citizen explored Seraphic Planetary Government. We picked up at Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/29/whistleblower-investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/29/whistleblower-investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-3Sun, 29 Jun 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: INVESTIGATES: " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE" Episode #3Whistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: "  " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE" Episode # 3 " An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Did Jesus Exist? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower:   GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: "  " THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE" Episode # 3 " An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/28/paper-196--the-faith-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/28/paper-196--the-faith-of-jesusSat, 28 Jun 2014 16:00:00 GMTPaper 196 - The Faith Of JesusIn all the words that have ever been written or said about Jesus, his living FAITH is seldom contemplated. The Urantia Books teaches that "Jesus enjoyed a sublime and wholehearted faith in God. He experienced the ordinary ups and downs of mortal existence, but he never religiously doubted the certainty of God's watchcare and guidance. ... His faith was neither traditional nor merely intellectual; it was wholly personal and purely spiritual."   Further it states, "The faith of Jesus attained the purity of a child's trust. His faith was so absolute and undoubting that it responded to the charm of the contact of fellow beings and to the wonders of the universe. His sense of dependence on the divine was so complete and so confident that it yielded the joy and the assurance of absolute personal security. There was no hesitating pretense in his religious experience. In this giant intellect of the full-grown man the faith of the child reigned supreme in all matters relating to the religious consciousness. It is not strange that he once said, "Except you become as a little child, you shall not enter the kingdom." Notwithstanding that Jesus' faith was childlike, it was in no sense childish." In these tumultuous times, when there is so much doubt and despair in the world, isn't it amazing and timely to contemplate the pure and unadulterated faith of Jesus? We think so. Please join us in the next few weeks as we explore together Paper 196 of The Urantia Book, an amazing tribute to a remarkable faith.... the faith of Jesus. 02:46:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsefaith,Religion,spiritual,Jesus,GodIn all the words that have ever been written or said about Jesus, his living FAITH is seldom contemplated. The Urantia Books teaches that "Jesus enjoyed a sublihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/22/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/22/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-new-testament-bible-episode-1Sun, 22 Jun 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: "The New Testament Bible " Episode #1An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower:  Who Wrote The Bible? From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we find that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower:  Who Wrote The Bible? From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic *https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/21/prayer-power-the-urantia-book-paper-91--the-evolution-of-prayerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/21/prayer-power-the-urantia-book-paper-91--the-evolution-of-prayerSat, 21 Jun 2014 16:00:00 GMTPrayer Power! The Urantia Book, Paper 91 - The Evolution of PrayerThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we'll again be discussing Paper 91 of The Urantia Book, The Evolution of Prayer. We've discussed how prayer has evolved and keeps evolving. We've covered not only the history of human prayer, the social repercussion of prayer, the ethics of prayer, the value and power of prayer but also what makes prayer effective. This week we will explore these remarkable sections from Paper 91: 6. The Province of Prayer, 7. Mysticism, Ecstasy, and Inspiration, 8. Praying as a Personal Experience and lastly, 9. Conditions of Effective Prayer. Here's a quote to ponder: "God answers man's prayer by giving him an increased revelation of truth, an enhanced appreciation of beauty, and an augmented concept of goodness. Prayer is a subjective gesture, but it contacts with mighty objective realities on the spiritual levels of human experience; it is a meaningful reach by the human for superhuman values. It is the most potent spiritual-growth stimulus." We hope you will tune in for this thoughtful episode in our series on prayer and explore together with us the insightful teachings of this amazing spiritual revelation.  02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseprayer,God,Jesus,spirituality,spiritualThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we'll again be discussing Paper 91 of The Urantia Book, The Evolution of Prayer. We've discussed how prayer has evolved and keehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/15/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-new-testament-bible-introSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/15/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-new-testament-bible-introSun, 15 Jun 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: "THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE" INTROAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: (Paper 159:4)Nathaniel took Jesus and asked: "Master, could you trust me to know the truth about the Scriptures?. What is the truth about the Scriptures?" When Jesus heard the question of his bewildered apostle, he answered: "Nathaniel, you have rightly judged; I do not regard the Scriptures as do the rabbis. While they contain the best of the higher thoughts and longings of the Jewish people, they also contain much that is far from being representative of the character and teachings of the Father in heaven; wherefore must I choose from among the better teachings those truths which are to be gleaned for the gospel of the kingdom. "These writings are the work of men, some of them holy men, others not so holy. The teachings of these books represent the views and extent of enlightenment of the times in which they had their origin. The Scriptures are faulty and altogether human in origin, but mistake not, they do constitute the best collection of religious wisdom and spiritual truth to be found in all the world at this time.   Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:26:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: (Pahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/14/what-constitutes-effective-prayerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/14/what-constitutes-effective-prayerSat, 14 Jun 2014 16:00:00 GMTWhat Constitutes Effective Prayer?This week we continue our study from Paper 91 of The Urantia Book:The Evolution of Prayer. It's amazing how much something as simple as a prayer has the power to change our perceptions. The Urantia Book says the prayer can be a sincere expression of spiritual attitude, a declaration of soul loyalty, a recital of personal devotion, an expression of thanksgiving, an avoidance of emotional tension, a prevention of conflict, an exaltation of intellection, an ennoblement of desire, a vindication of moral decision, an enrichment of thought, an invigoration of higher inclinations, a consecration of impulse, a clarification of viewpoint, a declaration of faith, a transcendental surrender of will, a sublime assertion of confidence, a revelation of courage, the proclamation of discovery, a confession of supreme devotion, the validation of consecration, a technique for the adjustment of difficulties, and the mighty mobilization of the combined soul powers to withstand all human tendencies toward selfishness, evil, and sin. The book further states that even though prayer does not change the changeless and infinite Creator, "it very often effects great and lasting changes in the one who prays in faith and confident expectation. Prayer has been the ancestor of much peace of mind, cheerfulness, calmness, courage, self-mastery, and fair-mindedness in the men and women of the evolving races." This week we'll cover at least section 3. Prayer and the Alter Ego, Section 4. Ethical Praying and Section 5. Social Repercussions of Prayer. Jesus often referred to prayer as, "just a little talk with my Father in heaven."  The Urantia Book teaches that, "The doing of the will of God is nothing more or less than an exhibition of creature willingness to share the inner life with God—with the very God who has made such a creature life of inner meaning-value possible." Please join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseprayer,praying,God,spirituality,RevelationThis week we continue our study from Paper 91 of The Urantia Book:The Evolution of Prayer. It's amazing how much something as simple as a prayer has the powerhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/08/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-wraps-up-the-investigate-into-the-new-testamentSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/08/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-wraps-up-the-investigate-into-the-new-testamentSun, 08 Jun 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE WRAPS UP THE INVESTIGATE INTO THE NEW TESTAMENTAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book.. This living faith of Jesus was more than an intellectual reflection, and it was not a mystic meditation.  Theology may fix, formulate, define, and dogmatize faith, but in the human life of Jesus faith was personal, living, original, spontaneous, and purely spiritual. This faith was not reverence for tradition nor a mere intellectual belief which he held as a sacred creed, but rather a sublime experience and a profound conviction which securely held him. His faith was so real and all-encompassing that it absolutely swept away any spiritual doubts and effectively destroyed every conflicting desire. Nothing was able to tear him away from the spiritual anchorage of this fervent, sublime, and undaunted faith. Even in the face of apparent defeat or in the throes of disappointment and threatening despair, he calmly stood in the divine presence free from fear and fully conscious of spiritual invincibility. Jesus enjoyed the invigorating assurance of the possession of unflinching faith, and in each of life's trying situations he unfailingly exhibited an unquestioning loyalty to the Father's will. And this superb faith was undaunted even by the cruel and crushing threat of an ignominious death.Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:44:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book.. This living faithhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/07/dr-frank-kaufmann-on-religion-peace-love-understanding-and-interfaithrepriseSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/07/dr-frank-kaufmann-on-religion-peace-love-understanding-and-interfaithrepriseSat, 07 Jun 2014 16:00:00 GMTDr Frank Kaufmann on Religion, Peace, Love, Understanding and Interfaith—RepriseWe caught up last week with one of our favorite quests, Dr. Frank Kaufmann. Frank is an amazing representative of the interfaith and peace movements and we were delighted to have him back on.  [Paula and Christilyn will continue "Prayer" next week while Andre is at the UAI Study Group Symposium.] Is it possible to create peace and promote understanding between world faiths like Islam, Judaism and Christianity? If ever there was living proof that these lofty ideals are possible, Dr Frank Kaufmann provides it. Frank is the founder and president of Filial Projects, director of the Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace (IRFWP), editor-in-chief of Dialogue and Alliance, and editor-in-chief of The New World Encyclopedia where he has engaged 500 international scholars. He has done extraordinary peacemaking work in more than 65 countries, including many conflict-ridden and violent environments like Israel, Egypt and Palestine, Croatian Refugee Camps, the Eritrea-Ethiopia border, Hindu-Muslim conflict zones in India and Kashmir, revolutionary centers of the southern Philippines, the Gulf, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere. Frank was nominated for the Guru Nanak Interfaith Award, along with luminaries like the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu.  Frank is a true cosmic citizen and just plain fun, amazing and engaging! Frank Kaufmann is a tireless toiler for truth and harmony. He is as humble as he is fascinating. He is currently offering a doctoral level course on Interfaith. He says, "As religions, through dialogue, understanding, and reconciliation develop the ability to work together, we must seek to discover what is the positive good for all that can come of these achievements, this newfound harmony, this powerful synergy." Join us for what was another insightful program of truth seeking and God finding with a truly remarkable and inspiring man. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseInterfaith,Spirituality,Love,Peace,FaithWe caught up last week with one of our favorite quests, Dr. Frank Kaufmann. Frank is an amazing representative of the interfaith and peace movements and we werehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/01/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates-apocalyptic-and-revelation-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/06/01/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates-apocalyptic-and-revelation-2Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Apocalyptic and Revelation #2 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book  139:4.13.John was in prison several times and was banished to the Isle of Patmos for a period of four years until another emperor came to power in Rome. Had not John been tactful and sagacious, he would undoubtedly have been killed as was his more outspoken brother James. As the years passed, John, together with James the Lord's brother, learned to practice wise conciliation when they appeared before the civil magistrates. They found that a "soft answer turns away wrath." They also learned to represent the church as a "spiritual brotherhood devoted to the social service of mankind" rather than as "the kingdom of heaven." They taught loving service rather than ruling power—kingdom and king. 139:4.14.When in temporary exile on Patmos, John wrote the Book of Revelation, which you now have in greatly abridged and distorted form. This Book of Revelation contains the surviving fragments of a great revelation, large portions of which were lost, other portions of which were removed, subsequent to John's writing. It is preserved in only fragmentary and adulterated form. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:45:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book  1https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/31/dr-frank-kaufmann-on-religion-peace-love-understanding-and-interfaithSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/31/dr-frank-kaufmann-on-religion-peace-love-understanding-and-interfaithSat, 31 May 2014 16:00:00 GMTDr Frank Kaufmann on Religion, Peace, Love, Understanding and InterfaithThis week we've been presented with a special opportunity to catch up with one of our favorite quests, Dr. Frank Kaufmann. Frank is an amazing representative of the interfaith movement and we are delighted to have him back on. We'll continue our study on prayer in the near future.  Is it possible to create peace and promote understanding between world faiths like Islam, Judaism and Christianity? If ever there was living proof that these lofty ideals are possible, Dr Frank Kaufmann provides it. Frank is the founder and president of Filial Projects, director of the Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace (IRFWP), editor-in-chief of Dialogue and Alliance, and editor-in-chief of The New World Encyclopedia where he has engaged 500 international scholars. He has done extraordinary peacemaking work in more than 65 countries, including many conflict-ridden and violent environments like Israel, Egypt and Palestine, Croatian Refugee Camps, the Eritrea-Ethiopia border, Hindu-Muslim conflict zones in India and Kashmir, revolutionary centers of the southern Philippines, the Gulf, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere. Frank was nominated for the Guru Nanak Interfaith Award, along with luminaries like the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu.  We are sure you will agree that Frank is a true cosmic citizen and just plain fun, amazing and engaging! Frank Kaufmann is a tireless toiler for truth and harmony. He is as humble as he is fascinating. He is currently offering a doctoral level course on Interfaith. He says, "As religions, through dialogue, understanding, and reconciliation develop the ability to work together, we must seek to discover what is the positive good for all that can come of these achievements, this newfound harmony, this powerful synergy." Join us for what promises to be another insightful program of truth seeking and God finding. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseinterfaith,spirituality,Love,peace,understandingThis week we've been presented with a special opportunity to catch up with one of our favorite quests, Dr. Frank Kaufmann. Frank is an amazing representative ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/25/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates-apocalyptic-revelation-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/25/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates-apocalyptic-revelation-1Sun, 25 May 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Apocalyptic Revelation #1 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book  139:4.13.John was in prison several times and was banished to the Isle of Patmos for a period of four years until another emperor came to power in Rome. Had not John been tactful and sagacious, he would undoubtedly have been killed as was his more outspoken brother James. As the years passed, John, together with James the Lord's brother, learned to practice wise conciliation when they appeared before the civil magistrates. They found that a "soft answer turns away wrath." They also learned to represent the church as a "spiritual brotherhood devoted to the social service of mankind" rather than as "the kingdom of heaven." They taught loving service rather than ruling power—kingdom and king. 139:4.14.When in temporary exile on Patmos, John wrote the Book of Revelation, which you now have in greatly abridged and distorted form. This Book of Revelation contains the surviving fragments of a great revelation, large portions of which were lost, other portions of which were removed, subsequent to John's writing. It is preserved in only fragmentary and adulterated form. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:43:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book  1https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/24/prayers-are-they-answered-the-urantia-book-paper-91--the-evolution-of-prayerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/24/prayers-are-they-answered-the-urantia-book-paper-91--the-evolution-of-prayerSat, 24 May 2014 16:00:00 GMTPrayers Are They Answered? The Urantia Book, Paper 91 - The Evolution of PrayerThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we'll be discussing Paper 91 of The Urantia Book, The Evolution of Prayer. Prayer has evolved and it keeps evolving. Some prayers can rise like a bird with outstretched wings on ascending spiritual currents while others sink like a stone. Paper 91 covers not only the history of human prayer but also the value and efficacy of our prayers.  Have you ever wondered if you prayers are answered?  Does it seem that your prayers aren't answered? One of the great religious questions of our time is whether or not prayers are answered. The Urantia Books reveals thought provoking information about why we pray and how our prayers are answered. The Urantia Book states, "The earliest prayer forms were not addressed to Deity. These expressions were much like what you would say to a friend as you entered upon some important undertaking, "Wish me luck." Primitive man was enslaved to magic; luck, good and bad, entered into all the affairs of life."  It teaches that prayer has sometimes become so materialistic that it has degenerated into a pseudomagical technique of avoiding the expenditure of that effort required for the solution of human problems.Eventually we will realize that the truest prayer is in reality a communion between us and our Maker. "Genuine prayer adds to spiritual growth, modifies attitudes, and yields that satisfaction which comes from communion with divinity. It is a spontaneous outburst of God-consciousness." We hope you will tune in for this series on prayer, and join us as we discover together these insightful teachings and explore this important and timely topic.    02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsetruth,urantia,prayer,faith,spiritualityThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we'll be discussing Paper 91 of The Urantia Book, The Evolution of Prayer. Prayer has evolved and it keeps evolving. Some prayehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/18/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates--medieval-intrepretationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/18/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates--medieval-intrepretationSun, 18 May 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Medieval Intrepretation"Whistleblower: An Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Paper 195.4. The European Dark Ages 195:4.1.The church, being an adjunct to society and the ally of politics, was doomed to share in the intellectual and spiritual decline of the so-called European "dark ages." During this time, religion became more and more monasticized, asceticized, and legalized. In a spiritual sense, Christianity was hibernating. Throughout this period there existed, alongside this slumbering and secularized religion, a continuous stream of mysticism, a fantastic spiritual experience bordering on unreality and philosophically akin to pantheism.   195:4.2.During these dark and despairing centuries, religion became virtually secondhanded again. The individual was almost lost before the overshadowing authority, tradition, and dictation of the church. A new spiritual menace arose in the creation of a galaxy of "saints" who were assumed to have special influence at the divine courts, and who, therefore, if effectively appealed to, would be able to intercede in man's behalf before the Gods. Hmmmm...... Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:44:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower: An Investigation into The New Testament Bible From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Papehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/17/exploring-the-afterlifethere-is-no-death-only-life-after-life-after-lifeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/17/exploring-the-afterlifethere-is-no-death-only-life-after-life-after-lifeSat, 17 May 2014 16:00:00 GMTExploring The Afterlife..There Is No Death, Only Life, After Life, After LifeThe Urantia Book provides comprehensive detail on what happens to you after death. It's says, "...you will resume your intellectual training and spiritual development at the exact level whereon they were interrupted by death." Further, "You begin over there right where you leave off down here." It's also says that death adds "nothing to the intellectual possession or to the spiritual endowment" but that it does "add to the experiential status the consciousness of survival." The book reveals levels of progressive existence between material life and pure spiritual existence. It explains that it is the soul that survives death. The soul is the child of the combined life and efforts of our human self in liaison with our divine self. It is the embryonic spirit, a child of human and divine parentage, and the potentials of the soul are eternal. After death we sleep, until we are awakened on a new world. The authors tell us that these "resurrection mornings" are something we will remember eternally.  We are then assigned permanent residence on this first Mansion World where we enter upon a time of personal liberty. We are free to explore the immediate vicinity of our new home and to familiarize ourselves with the program which lies immediately ahead. We have enough time to gratify our desire to consult the registry and call upon our loved ones and other earth friends who may have preceded us to these majestic worlds.  We will know and be known, and more, we will remember, and be remembered by, our onetime associates in the short but intriguing life on earth. We invite you to join us on this exploration of The Urantia Book and begin an endless voyage of discovery! 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseafterlife,life after death,resurrection,death,urantiaThe Urantia Book provides comprehensive detail on what happens to you after death. It's says, "...you will resume your intellectual training and spiritual develhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/11/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates--who-is-melchezedekSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/11/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates--who-is-melchezedekSun, 11 May 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " WHO IS MELCHEZEDEK?"An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book As Paul reminded Timothy, "All Scripture is inspired by God and is [therefore] useful for teaching, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness" (2 Tim. 3:16)--all Scripture, not just our "life verses." At the same time, the Westminster Confession properly reminds us that not everything in Scripture is equally plain or equally important. We have to interpret the more difficult passages in the light of clearer ones. Scripture interprets Scripture, and we learn the whole meaning of Scripture by studying its parts and its parts by learning the whole. You need the box-top and the puzzle-pieces. Hmmmm???   Scripture "proves" scripture... From The Urantia Book: 103:7.15. Science discovers the material world, religion evaluates it, and philosophy endeavors to interpret its meanings while co-ordinating the scientific material viewpoint with the religious spiritual concept. But history is a realm in which science and religion may never fully agree. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:40:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " WHO IS MELCHEZEDEK?"https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/10/the-reality-of-endless-life--paper-47-of-the-urantia-book--continuedSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/10/the-reality-of-endless-life--paper-47-of-the-urantia-book--continuedSat, 10 May 2014 16:00:00 GMTThe Reality of Endless Life - Paper 47 of The Urantia Book - ContinuedThis week we continue our series on the afterlife.  In the last two weeks we covered the third and fourth Mansion Worlds. Jesus alluded to this phase of the afterlife when he said: "In my Father's house are many mansions." The Urantia Book provided comprehensive detail on what happens after death. It's says that, death adds "nothing to the intellectual possession or to the spiritual endowment" but that it does "add to the experiential status the consciousness of survival." Paper 47 of Urantia Book reveals levels of existence that fall between matter and spirit. It says, "The life after death is no different in the essentials than the mortal existence. Everything we do in this life which is good contributes directly to the enhancement of the future life." Andthat, "The entire universe is one vast school." Amid the economic upheavals, moral crosscurrents and cyclonic transitions these unsettling times, have you become humanly dislocated? Are you anxious, restless, fearful, uncertain, and unsettled? In the face of unprecedented scientific achievement and mechanical development do you feel spiritual stagnation and philosophic chaos?  If so, it's time to romance the universe and reach out for spiritual teachings that make sense and put this era into perspective. The Urantia Book gives hope to the hopeless. It says, "Having started out on the way of life everlasting, having accepted the assignment and received your orders to advance, do not fear the dangers of human forgetfulness and mortal inconstancy, do not be troubled with doubts of failure or by perplexing confusion, do not falter and question your status and standing, for in every dark hour, at every crossroad in the forward struggle, the Spirit of Truth will always speak, saying, "This is the way." Please join us, as we continue to explore the hereafter. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseafterlife,life after death,universe,truth,AscensionThis week we continue our series on the afterlife.  In the last two weeks we covered the third and fourth Mansion Worlds. Jesus alluded to this phase of the afthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/04/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-timothy-titusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/04/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-timothy-titusSun, 04 May 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Paul, Timothy, Titus"An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book:  How did this new message of Jewish origin, which had almost failed in the land of its birth, so quickly and effectively capture the very best minds of the Roman Empire? The triumph of Christianity over the philosophic religions and the mystery cults was due to: Organization. Paul was a great organizer and his successors kept up the pace he set.  Christianity was thoroughly Hellenized. It embraced the best in Greek philosophy as well as the cream of Hebrew theology.  But best of all, it contained a new and great ideal, the echo of the life bestowal of Jesus and the reflection of his message of salvation for all mankind.  Likewise did the next and later generations of Christian leaders make such further compromises with paganism that even the Roman emperor Constantine was won to the new religion. Wisely or unwisely, these early leaders of Christianity deliberately compromised the ideals of Jesus in an effort to save and further many of his ideas. And they were eminently successful. But mistake not! these compromised ideals of the Master are still latent in his gospel, and they will succeed God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:26:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book:https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/03/an-exploration-of-the-afterlife--death-ascension-resurrecton-endless-lifeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/05/03/an-exploration-of-the-afterlife--death-ascension-resurrecton-endless-lifeSat, 03 May 2014 16:00:00 GMTAn Exploration of the Afterlife - Death, Ascension, Resurrecton & Endless LifeThis week we continue our series on the afterlife!  Last week we covered the first two Mansion Worlds. Jesus alluded to this phase of the afterlife when he said: "In my Father's house are many mansions." The Urantia Book claims to reveal the truth about what happens when we die. It's says, "...you will resume your intellectual training and spiritual development at the exact level whereon they were interrupted by death. .... You begin over there right where you leave off down here."  This part of the Urantia Book reveals the Morontia levels of existence. It defines Morontia as the level of life that falls between matter and spirit. It says, "Morontia is a term designating a vast level intervening between the material and the spiritual. It may designate personal or impersonal realities, living or nonliving energies. The warp of morontia is spiritual; its woof is physical." The Urantia Book also says, "Love of adventure, curiosity, and dread of monotony—these traits inherent in evolving human nature—were not put there just to aggravate and annoy you during your short sojourn on earth, but rather to suggest to you that death is only the beginning of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation, an eternal voyage of discovery." And, "You will work your way through the ascending levels of this vast experiential university by imparting to those just below you the new-found knowledge of your advancing career." Do you believe that only saints ascend?  Do you believe that humans are miserable and wretched beings who largely don't deserve to continue on?  If so, you owe it to yourself to listen in and learn how precious each human being truly is. Come and discover the amazing plan that our beneficent and loving Creator has in store for all who have faith to venture forth.  Join us, and ponder the hereafter. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseafterlife,life purpose,life after death,resurrection,urantiaThis week we continue our series on the afterlife!  Last week we covered the first two Mansion Worlds. Jesus alluded to this phase of the afterlife when he saidhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/27/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-jamesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/27/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-jamesSun, 27 Apr 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Paul and James "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: (93:4.8) 2. You shall not doubt that faith is the only requirement for eternal salvation. 3:5.9.4. Is faith—the supreme assertion of human thought—desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe 3:5.10.5. Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible. 3:5.13.8. Is unselfishness—the spirit of self-forgetfulness—desirable? Then must mortal man live face to face with the incessant clamoring of an inescapable self for recognition and honor. Man could not dynamically choose the divine life if there were no self-life to forsake. Man could never lay saving hold on righteousness if there were no potential evil to exalt and differentiate the good by contrast. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Archive of this series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html 01:34:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Christ,Christianity,Religion,TruthAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: (93https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/26/the-cosmic-citizen-explores-the-afterlife-mansonia-our-immediate-destinySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/26/the-cosmic-citizen-explores-the-afterlife-mansonia-our-immediate-destinySat, 26 Apr 2014 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen Explores The Afterlife--Mansonia: Our Immediate Destiny"On the mansion worlds the resurrected mortal survivors resume their lives just where they left off when overtaken by death. When you go from Urantia to the first mansion world, you will notice considerable change,...""...the real and conscious reassembly of actual and complete personality takes place in the resurrection halls of mansonia number one. Throughout all eternity you will recall the profound memory impressions of your first witnessing of these resurrection mornings." [The Urantia Book 47:3.1,5] Welcome Cosmic Citizens to a series on the afterlife!  We'll start this series by beginning right where the vast majority of Urantians will take up the beginning of the full morontia life; the immediate life after life. "From the resurrection halls you proceed to the Melchizedek sector, where you are assigned permanent residence. Then you enter upon ten days of personal liberty. You are free to explore the immediate vicinity of your new home and to familiarize yourself with the program which lies immediately ahead. You also have time to gratify your desire to consult the registry and call upon your loved ones and other earth friends who may have preceded you to these worlds." [47:3.6] It is quite likely impossible to imagine all that has been prepared before us but we are told just enough about the next life by the revelators to "whet our appetites" for more. 01:59:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Jesus,Afterlife,mansion worlds,purgatory"On the mansion worlds the resurrected mortal survivors resume their lives just where they left off when overtaken by death. When you go from Urantia to the firhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/20/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-ephesians-colossiansSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/20/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-ephesians-colossiansSun, 20 Apr 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Paul ?Ephesians?? Colossians "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower:  HOW JESUS BECAME CHRISTIAN From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Building upon the view that Paul - not Jesus - invented Christianity, our program today demonstrates conclusively where and how this is so. Paul’s religion differed from that of Jesus and his first followers in terms of its origin, beliefs and practices. CHRISTIANITY has very little to do with Jesus - in fact the historical Jesus would be horrified by the religion which sprang up in his name. That is the bold argument put forward by religious historian Barrie Wilson in his fascinating new book.Regardless of whether we agree with Wilson’s controversial conclusions as such, he presents convincing arguments, based on existing historic facts and scriptures. More than anything it brings the credibility of the conventional Christian version into question. And since historic facts play an important role in Christianity, this does of course mean a less stable reference point for contemporary Christian in their interpretations of Jesus’s words and thought in relation to contemporary issues.” -- Scientific & Medical Network Journal (UK)Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:36:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower:  HOW JESUS BECAME CHRISTIAN From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholashttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/19/an-exploration-of-the-afterlife-with-best-selling-author-dannion-brinkleySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/19/an-exploration-of-the-afterlife-with-best-selling-author-dannion-brinkleySat, 19 Apr 2014 16:00:00 GMTAn Exploration of the Afterlife With Best Selling Author Dannion BrinkleyThis week we will begin our show by discussing the afterlife as detailed in The Urantia Book. We will then spend an hour with Dannion Brinkley.  Dannion is a best selling author and a reader of the Urantia Book. In his first book, Saved by the Light, Dannion describes being struck by lightning on September 17, 1975, while using a telephone at his home in Aiken, South Carolina. He was clinically dead for 28 minutes. During these 28 minutes he experienced many characteristic details of a near death experience as well as certain unique ones. His account includes an out-of-body experience with extensive observations of physical surroundings, passing through a tunnel, a detailed life review and an encounter with beings who showed him visions of the future and discussed with him his life mission. Brinkley said he had a strong reluctance to return to his physical body, but he was sent back to fulfill a mission. Shortly thereafter, Dannion told his story to near-death researcher Raymond Moody. In the Introduction to Saved by the Light, Moody wrote that Brinkley's near death experience stands as one of the most incredible he has ever heard. In May 1989 Brinkley had heart failure and went to the East Cooper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina where he had a second near death experience. Brinkley said he had another life review and was taken by a being to a place with pleasant sounds and smells. He was released from the hospital a few weeks later. On September 17, 1997 Brinkley had brain surgery to remove a subdural hematoma and had a third near death experience. Dannion's life mission since 1975 has been to help people understand how powerful they are and how loved they are by "them up there."  And also that they don't need to be afraid of death. Dannion is an amazing inspirational speaker and you will surely find this show uplifting and interesting. Please tune in. 02:06:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,life after death,afterlife,urantia,RevelationThis week we will begin our show by discussing the afterlife as detailed in The Urantia Book. We will then spend an hour with Dannion Brinkley.  Dannion is a behttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/13/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-the-galatiansSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/13/whistleblower--gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-the-galatiansSun, 13 Apr 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Paul and the Galatians "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book : Christianity has elevated the concept of anthropomorphism from the ideal of the human to the transcendent and divine concept of the person of the glorified Christ. And this is the highest anthropomorphism that man can ever conceive. 5:4.10.The Christian concept of God is an attempt to combine three separate teachings: 5:4.11.1. The Hebrew concept—God as a vindicator of moral values, a righteous God. 5:4.12.2. The Greek concept—God as a unifier, a God of wisdom. 5:4.13.3. Jesus' concept—God as a living friend, a loving Father, the divine presence. 5:4.14.   It must therefore be evident that composite Christian theology encounters great difficulty in attaining consistency. This difficulty is further aggravated by the fact that the doctrines of early Christianity were generally based on the personal religious experience of three different persons: Philo of Alexandria, Jesus of Nazareth, and Paul of Tarsus. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:43:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Bible,New Testament,Jesus,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistleblower: From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book : Chhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/12/gard-jameson-on-faith-mythology-revelation-other-spiritual-mattersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/12/gard-jameson-on-faith-mythology-revelation-other-spiritual-mattersSat, 12 Apr 2014 16:00:00 GMTGard Jameson on Faith, Mythology, Revelation & Other Spiritual MattersThis week we've invited another trustee of Urantia Foundation, Dr. Gard Jameson. Gard has taught Asian philosophy and religion at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and written 2 books on mythology. He's passionate about The Urantia Book, interfaith, centering prayer, spiritual retreats and other deeply spiritual matters. After decades as a CPA and Financial Planner, Gard returned to college to obtain a PhD in Comparative Religion at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. Gard bought a copy of The Urantia Book in 1972 in a California bookstore near Stanford University, where he was studying Comparative Religion. His first impression was that it was like no other book of philosophy or religion he had ever encountered. Gard's friend Brian, a fellow student, borrowed it and said, “Gard, do you know what you have here? A revelation.” Gard explores the universe and the world of life with a distinctive perspective, which starts from the myths and poetry of classic antiquity and reaches "the body, the mind, the heart, and the soul." Please join us! CallSend SMSAdd to SkypeYou'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMYTHOLOGY,spirituality,Revelation,Religion,faithThis week we've invited another trustee of Urantia Foundation, Dr. Gard Jameson. Gard has taught Asian philosophy and religion at the University of Nevada, Lashttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/06/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-the-epistlesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/06/whistleblower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-paul-and-the-epistlesSun, 06 Apr 2014 17:00:00 GMTWhistleblower: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: "Paul and the Epistles "  An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Paul and the Epistles #1 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Apostle Paul, in his efforts to bring the teachings of Jesus to the favorable notice of certain groups in his day, wrote many letters of instruction and admonition. Other teachers of Jesus' gospel did likewise, but none of them realized that some of these writings would subsequently be brought together by those who would set them forth as the embodiment of the teachings of Jesus. And so, while so-called Christianity does contain more of the Master's gospel than any other religion, it does also contain much that Jesus did not teach. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:35:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Paul and the Epistles #1 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Uranhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/05/grow-in-love-gratitude-joy-and-spirit--grow-godward-at-ic14Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/04/05/grow-in-love-gratitude-joy-and-spirit--grow-godward-at-ic14Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:00:00 GMTGrow in Love, Gratitude, Joy and Spirit - Grow Godward at IC'14This week our show all about the Fellowship's 12th Triennial International Conference, IC'14. The theme of the conference is Grow Godward. The conference coordinator, Angela Thurston, is a student at Harvard Divinity School and an active member of the Fellowship's Youth and Young Adult Committee. Her team: Steve Dreier, Cristina Seaborn, Janet Graham, Tony Finstad, Geoff Theiss and Tom Choquette, will be on to give an overview of the program, worship, music, family life, and young adult options. Grow Godward is about our individual spiritual striving to discover God and do his will. Attendees will come together to explore the diversity of our many approaches to God and to learn from each others’ experiences of growing closer to Him. The program offers different tracks to help inform your decisions about which workshops and activities to attend: Study the Book: For in-depth study of The Urantia Book. Serve with Love: Provides inspiration and hands-on opportunities for outreach and service. Live the Teachings: Offers insights and experiences with regard to making the teachings manifest. Seek Truth: The Truthseekers program has been established as a valuable path for young people to grow in spiritual awareness through meanings and values. Bring the Family: Workshops and activities in this track focus on the Book’s teachings about family life. Grow Personally: The Book teaches that true religion yields personal spiritual growth. This track provides opportunities to explore and share the inner experiences we have on our religious paths. Engage the World: Many Urantia Book students are engaged with our global community. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseconference,spirituality,urantia,joy,gratitudeThis week our show all about the Fellowship's 12th Triennial International Conference, IC'14. The theme of the conference is Grow Godward. The conference coordhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/30/whistle-blower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-acts-of-the-apostles-3-paulSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/30/whistle-blower-gods-gumshoe-investigates-acts-of-the-apostles-3-paulSun, 30 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTWHISTLE -BLOWER: GOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " Acts of the Apostles #3 PaulThe Acts of the Apostles: Paul as Missionary   From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book It was only natural that the cult of renunciation and humiliation should have paid attention to sexual gratification. The continence cult in later days it became the practice of "saints."  Many of the world's great religions have been adversely influenced by this ancient cult, but none more markedly than Christianity. The Apostle Paul was a devotee of this cult, and his personal views are reflected in the teachings which he fastened onto Christian theology.  Paul well knew that such teachings were not a part of Jesus' gospel, and his acknowledgment of this is illustrated by his statement, "I speak this by permission and not by commandment." But this cult led Paul to look down upon women. Furthermore, the involvement of a religion with the ancient continence cult leads directly to a war against marriage and the home, society's veritable foundation and the basic institution of human progress. And it is not to be wondered at that all such beliefs fostered the formation of celibate priesthoods in the many religions of various peoples  gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss Gumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:43:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristThe Acts of the Apostles: Paul as Missionary   From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book It was only nathttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/29/exploring-the-inhabited-worlds--paper-49-of-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/29/exploring-the-inhabited-worlds--paper-49-of-the-urantia-bookSat, 29 Mar 2014 16:00:00 GMTExploring the Inhabited Worlds - Paper 49 of The Urantia BookThis week will explore Paper 49 of The Urantia Book - The Inhabited Worlds.  An article on the NASA site in January of this year reported this: The centuries-old quest for other worlds like our Earth has been rejuvenated by the intense excitement and popular interest surrounding the discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting other stars. There is now clear evidence for substantial numbers of three types of exoplanets; gas giants, hot-super-Earths in short period orbits, and ice giants. The challenge now is to find terrestrial planets (i.e., those one half to twice the size of the Earth), especially those in the "habitable zone" of their stars where liquid water might exist on the surface of the planet. The Kepler Telescope's mission is specifically designed to survey our region of the Milky Way galaxy to discover hundreds of planets in or near the "habitable zone" and determine how many stars in our galaxy that might have such planets. New studies reveal that the Milky Way hosts at least 17 billion Earth-size alien planets, and probably many more. Modern astronomers have determined that about 17 percent of stars in our galaxy harbor an Earth-size exoplanet in a close orbit. It has been said that every law of probability states that there is LIFE on other planets. The Urantia Book stated this unequivocally in the 1930's, saying there are not just billions of inhabited worlds in space, there are actually trillions of inhabited worlds. It further states that there are some in close proximity to our precious blue marble of a planet. The Urantia Book reveals so much about life on other worlds and it's teachings are intriguing and inspiring. We've invited one of our favorite exoplanet aficionados, Lt. Col Donald Ware to call in and join un is this discussion. As many know, Don is a highly respected member of the UFO community. We'd like to hear from you too. Please tune in. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUFO,extraterrestrials,aliens,urantia,RevelationThis week will explore Paper 49 of The Urantia Book - The Inhabited Worlds.  An article on the NASA site in January of this year reported this: The centuries-ohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/23/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-acts-of-the-apostles-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/23/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-acts-of-the-apostles-2Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Acts of The Apostles #2 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistle-Blower on  The Book of Acts From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book ABOUT one o'clock, as the one hundred and twenty believers were engaged in prayer, they all became aware of a strange presence in the room. Peter stood up and declared that this must be the coming of the Spirit of Truth These men had been trained and instructed that the gospel which they should preach was the fatherhood of God and the sonship of man, but at just this moment of spiritual ecstasy and personal triumph, the best tidings, the greatest news, these men could think of was the fact of the risen Master.  Peter unwittingly led off in this mistake, and others followed after him on down to Paul, who created a new religion out of the new version of the good news. The gospel of the kingdom is: the fact of the fatherhood of God, coupled with the resultant truth of the sonship-brotherhood of men. Christianity, as it developed from that day, is: the fact of God as the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, in association with the experience of believer-fellowship with the risen and glorified Christ. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:47:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible Whistle-Blower on  The Book of Acts From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic *https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/22/art-inspiration-and-angel-awareness--with-re-lieskeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/22/art-inspiration-and-angel-awareness--with-re-lieskeSat, 22 Mar 2014 16:00:00 GMTArt, Inspiration and Angel Awareness - With R.E. LieskePlease join us as R. E. Lieske unfolds her considerable talents as a writer and an artist to intrigue and uplift us with her journey of inspired creativity. Robin Lieske, or Rosey, as she is known to many, lives, breathes and exudes creative imagination. She is a avid student of life who has studied The Urantia Book avidly for 40 years. Rosey will laughingly tell you she works in "God's art department." Her keen and creative intellect, coupled with a deep faith and an indelible interest in things spiritual makes her stand out in so many ways. In the past decade Rosey has experienced and explosion of creative energy which has led her to author and illustrate some amazing books: Eve's Tarot, The Children's Calendar of Dreams and An Idiots Tale - The Lost Writings of Rapunzel. Rosey recently returned from London, where she was honored for her book, An Idiots Tale. It won first place for "Best Short Story Never Told" at the London Book Festival. These three books are the result of years of thoughtful contemplation. Rosey weaves revelatory concepts into beautiful and simple stories that completely capture the imagination. Her illustrations will fill you with whimsy and wonder. Her newest project is all about Angels and will no doubt be masterful. We hope you'll join us for the next in our series on amazing individuals; undaunted people who are truly living up to their spiritual potentials. They are inspiring and inspired and they willingly share their gifts with sincere and unselfish devotion. Rosey Lieske has her studio in Prescott, Arizona, where she lives with her husband of many years. She is a person who is not only interesting but she is truly interested. Please join us. 02:02:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseart,inspiration,Angels,spirituality,urantiaPlease join us as R. E. Lieske unfolds her considerable talents as a writer and an artist to intrigue and uplift us with her journey of inspired creativity. Robhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/16/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-acts-of-the-apostles-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/16/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-acts-of-the-apostles-1Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Acts of The Apostles #1 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Book of Acts:  Luke-Acts of the Apostles.  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Gospel by Luke. Luke, the physician of Antioch in Pisidia, was a gentile convert of Paul, and he wrote quite a different story of the Master's life. He began to follow Paul and learn of the life and teachings of Jesus in A.D. 47. Luke preserves much of the "grace of the Lord Jesus Christ" in his record as he gathered up these facts from Paul and others. Luke presents the Master as "the friend of publicans and sinners." He did not formulate his many notes into the Gospel until after Paul's death. Luke wrote in the year 82 in Achaia. He planned three books dealing with the history of Christ and Christianity but died in A.D. 90 just before he finished the second of these works, the "Acts of the Apostles." .As material for the compilation of his Gospel, Luke first depended upon the story of Jesus' life as Paul had related it to him. Luke's Gospel is, therefore, in some ways the Gospel according to Paul. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:40:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Book of Acts:  Luke-Acts of the Apostles.  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Schttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/09/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-ascension-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/09/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-ascension-of-jesusSun, 09 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " THE ASCENSION OF JESUS "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  : THE ASCENSION OF JESUS From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 193:5.2."I bade you tarry in Jerusalem until you were endowed with power from on high. I am now about to take leave of you; I am about to ascend to my Father, and soon, very soon, will we send into this world of my sojourn the Spirit of Truth; and when he has come, you shall begin the new proclamation of the gospel of the kingdom, first in Jerusalem and then to the uttermost parts of the world. Love men with the love wherewith I have loved you and serve your fellow mortals even as I have served you. By the spirit fruits of your lives impel souls to believe the truth that man is a son of God, and that all men are brethren. Remember all I have taught you and the life I have lived among you. My love overshadows you, my spirit will dwell with you, and my peace shall abide upon you. Farewell." Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:42:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  : THE ASCENSION OF JESUS From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Schhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/08/getting-connected-to-god--the-ultimate-therapy--with-robert-borelloSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/08/getting-connected-to-god--the-ultimate-therapy--with-robert-borelloSat, 08 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTGetting Connected to God - The Ultimate Therapy - With Robert BorelloThis week, Robert Borello will join us to share his views and insights on how to apply  the fundamental principles that the Urantia Book reveals about truth, beauty and goodness to help us address and resolve simple and complex issues (problems) in our lives. He will share with us how getting connected to God (our higher power) is the ultimate therapeutic modality. Robert's experience and educational back ground is wide and deep. He has a master's degree in clinical therapy and is a practicing and licensed therapist. In addition, he has degrees in real estate and administration and is a published author, writer, educator and motivational speaker. In addition, Robert has studied the Urantia Book for 27 years. Robert's considerable professional experience provides insights that are life enhancing and empowering and this will be augmented by your call in participation, so please do call to share your own experiences. Robert is open to any and all questions. Perhaps, at some point in your life you've asked: Why can't I change something that I really want to change? What is the difference between Romantic love and Divine love? Why am I so fearful of the unknown? How do I know if something is true or not? We'll ponder these questions and many more with our guest Robert Borello. Please call in! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSelf help,spirituality,urantia,issues,questionsThis week, Robert Borello will join us to share his views and insights on how to apply  the fundamental principles that the Urantia Book reveals about truth, behttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/02/gods-gumshoe-investigates--the-resurrectionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/02/gods-gumshoe-investigates--the-resurrectionSun, 02 Mar 2014 18:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " THE RESURRECTION "The Story of Jesus :   THE RESURRECTION From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 189:2.6.The Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus has been based on the fact of the "empty tomb." It was indeed a fact that the tomb was empty, but this is not the truth of the resurrection. The tomb was truly empty when the first believers arrived, and this fact, associated with that of the undoubted resurrection of the Master, led to the formulation of a belief which was not true: the teaching that the material and mortal body of Jesus was raised from the grave. 189:2.7.The tomb of Joseph was empty, not because the body of Jesus had been rehabilitated or resurrected, but because the celestial hosts had been granted their request to afford it a special and unique dissolution, a return of the "dust to dust," without the intervention of the delays of time and without the operation of the ordinary and visible processes of mortal decay and material corruption. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:48:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristThe Story of Jesus :   THE RESURRECTION From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 189:2.6.The Christian belhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/01/reprise-ufos-extra-terrestrials-exopolitics-and-disclosure-with-lt-don-wareSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/03/01/reprise-ufos-extra-terrestrials-exopolitics-and-disclosure-with-lt-don-wareSat, 01 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTReprise: UFOs, Extra-Terrestrials, Exopolitics and Disclosure With Lt. Don WareThis week, in honor of the Urantia Book Fellowship's successful outreach to the UFO Conference in AZ earlier this month, we are our replaying an interview with retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel, Donald M. Ware. Donald Ware has studied UFOs since he saw seven alien vehicles over Washington, DC on July 26,1952. He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University in 1957 and an MS in Nuclear Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1972. After serving his country as a fighter pilot, staff scientist, test manager, and teacher, he retired from USAF in 1982. Don is an authority on the UFO phenomenon and has lectured all over the world. He served as State Director and Eastern Regional Director for MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) and has been a Director of the International UFO Congress. He is now on an Advisory Board of the Exopolitics Institute trying to move formal interaction with those from other planets to an unclassified level below that of MJ-12. His search for truth has led to physical, mental, and spiritual interactions with the larger reality represented by the alien presence. Fifteen papers documenting his findings while seeking truth are at: www.freewebs.com/donware Don is also a student of The Urantia Book and has introduced the book to hundreds of people. He says, “I purchased the Urantia Book at a UFO conference in about 1990. I used it as an occasional reference in my studies of the larger reality of our alien visitors. It remained on the bottom of my reading stack, because I had reason to read many smaller books first. During my meditation on New Years resolutions for 1999 I knew I had to move that book from the bottom to the top and not read any other book until I finished it cover to cover. My only regret is that I did not read it sooner.” Donald is sure to challenge what you think you know about ETs. Please join us for this unique look at the UFO phenomenon. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUFO,Urantia,Spritual,ET Visitation,ExopoliticsThis week, in honor of the Urantia Book Fellowship's successful outreach to the UFO Conference in AZ earlier this month, we are our replaying an interview withhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/23/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-week-of-jesus-6Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/23/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-week-of-jesus-6Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: "" The Last Week of Jesus #6 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  Time in the Tomb From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 4. Meaning of the Death on the Cross Although Jesus did not die this death on the cross to atone for the racial guilt of mortal man nor to provide some sort of effective approach to an otherwise offended and unforgiving God; even though the Son of Man did not offer himself as a sacrifice to appease the wrath of God and to open the way for sinful man to obtain salvation; notwithstanding that these ideas of atonement and propitiation are erroneous, nonetheless, there are significances attached to this death of Jesus on the cross which should not be overlooked. Death is the last act in the mortal drama. In your well-meant efforts to escape the superstitious errors of the false interpretation of the meaning of the death on the cross, you should be careful not to make the great mistake of failing to perceive the true significance and the genuine import of  Jesus' death. Mortal man was never the property of the archdeceivers. Jesus did not die to ransom man from the clutch of the apostate rulers. God never conceived of such crass injustice as damning a mortal soul because of the evil-doing of his ancestors. Neither was Jesus death on the cross a sacrifice which consisted in an effort to pay God a debt which the race of mankind had come to owe him. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org01:52:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  Time in the Tomb From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic *https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/22/gard-jameson-canceled--reprise--steve-mcintosh-on-evolutions-purposeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/22/gard-jameson-canceled--reprise--steve-mcintosh-on-evolutions-purposeSat, 22 Feb 2014 17:00:00 GMTGard Jameson CANCELED - REPRISE - Steve McIntosh on Evolution's PurposeWe are sorry to report that late yesterday Gard Jameson let us know that he would not be able to do an interview with us this morning because of a situation that requires his immediate attention. We will have Gard on sometime later this year. Since this happened suddenly, we are offering for today one of our favorite shows, Steve McIntosh on Integral Philosophy & Evolution's Purpose. Does the science of evolution really prove that life, humanity, and the universe as a whole are meaningless accidents? On the contrary, science has increasingly shown how everything in the universe is subject to evolution. And as we come to see how evolution progresses, this reveals evolution's purpose-to grow toward ever-widening realizations of beauty, truth, and goodness. McIntosh argues that the purpose of evolution is not "intelligently designed" or otherwise externally controlled; rather, its purpose is being creatively and originally discerned through the choices of evolutionary creatures themselves. Without relying on any spiritual authorities, Steve shows how the scientific story of our origins is actually a profound and sacred teaching compatible with many forms of contemporary spirituality.  www.stevemcintosh.com Steve is a leader in the integral philosophy movement and author of the books Evolution's Purpose, and Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution. He currently works as a Founding Partner of the new social policy foundation, The Institute for Cultural Evolution. Steve is now an author and speaker, but he also founded the company Now & Zen, practiced law with one of America's largest firms, and worked as an executive with Celestial Seasonings Tea Company. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Southern California Business School. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaWe are sorry to report that late yesterday Gard Jameson let us know that he would not be able to do an interview with us this morning because of a situation thahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/16/gods-gumshoe-investigates--the-last-week-of-jesus-5Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/16/gods-gumshoe-investigates--the-last-week-of-jesus-5Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Last Week of Jesus #5 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  : THE CRUCIFIXION From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 187:0.3.What Jesus is now about to do, submit to death on the cross, he does of his own free will. In foretelling this experience, he said: "The Father loves and sustains me because I am willing to lay down my life. But I will take it up again. No one takes my life away from me—I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up. I have received such a commandment from my Father.". Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:42:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  : THE CRUCIFIXION From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastichttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/15/mo-siegel-ethics-and-spirituality-can-work-in-business-and-personal-lifeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/15/mo-siegel-ethics-and-spirituality-can-work-in-business-and-personal-lifeSat, 15 Feb 2014 17:00:00 GMTMo Siegel: Ethics and Spirituality Can Work In Business and Personal LifeMo Siegel is the founder of The Jesusonian Foundation, Truthbook.com and has served on the General Council of the Fellowship for 16 years.  He has been a Trustee of Urantia Foundation since 1998 and President since 2008, study group host and leader for decades.  For the past few years he has been collecting and commissioning an extensive Jesus art collection.  Mo discovered and started reading the Urantia Book in 1969.  Mo Siegel is also the co-founder of Celestial Seasonings and currently sits on the Board of Directors for a number of companies in the natural foods sector.  He is an avid biker and mountain climber.  He has been the keynote speaker at numerous professional, educational, religious and civic organization activities and conferences. He has travelled to over 90 countries and currently resides in Boulder with his wife Jennifer where they have lived for the last 25 years.  They have five children and five grandchildren. Please join us for an informative show! 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaMo Siegel is the founder of The Jesusonian Foundation, Truthbook.com and has served on the General Council of the Fellowship for 16 years.  He has been a Trustehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/09/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-week-of-jesus-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/09/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-week-of-jesus-4Sun, 09 Feb 2014 18:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Last Week of Jesus #4 " "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 183:3.2.As soon as Peter, James, and John, with some thirty of their fellow campers, saw the armed band with torches swing around the brow of the hill, they knew that these soldiers were coming to arrest Jesus, and they all rushed down to near the olive press where the Master was sitting in moonlit solitude. As the company of soldiers approached on one side, the three apostles and their associates approached on the other. As Judas strode forward to accost the Master, there the two groups stood, motionless, with the Master between them and Judas making ready to impress the traitorous kiss upon his brow. 183:3.6.The apostles and disciples were literally stunned by what they saw. For a moment no one moved. Then Jesus, disengaging himself from the traitorous embrace of Judas, stepped up to the guards and soldiers and again asked, "Whom do you seek?"   Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:39:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Boohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/08/progressive-islam-with-grammy-winner-ani-zonneveldSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/08/progressive-islam-with-grammy-winner-ani-zonneveldSat, 08 Feb 2014 17:00:00 GMTProgressive Islam: with Grammy Winner Ani ZonneveldAni Zonneveld was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and was raised in Germany, Eqypt and India, as the daughter of the Malaysian ambassador and his wife.  In 1981 she moved to the United States, where she studied Economics and Political Science.  After college, Ani moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue her career as a musician instead of following in her father’s footsteps as expected.  As a singer, songwriter, activist and writer based in LA she pursued her own dreams and she released full albums of her own, including "Ummah Wake-Up", "One", "Islamic Hymns: Celebration of Life", produced for other artists, and participated in the writing of Grammy -winning songs. She is the first Malaysian to have won a Grammy. She is the president and co-founder of Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV), a non-profit organization in the United States, Canada, and Europe, which actively sustains an inclusive community that welcomes and supports interfaith marriages, gay marriage, gender & sexual minorities, as well as sectarian minorities. Zonneveld is also the editor of "Progressive Muslim Identities: Personal Stories from the U.S. and Canada" a 2011 anthology that features a diverse groups of Progressive Muslims, which included a foreword by comedian, Aasif Mandvi, published in the US by Oracle Releasing. Come listen to this dynamic woman who finds her God in an Islam that welcomes all. 01:55:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaAni Zonneveld was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and was raised in Germany, Eqypt and India, as the daughter of the Malaysian ambassador and his wife.  In 1981https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/02/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-week-of-jesus-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/02/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-week-of-jesus-3Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Last Week of Jesus #3 "The last week of Jesus: The Spirit of Truth From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 180:5.1 The new helper which Jesus promised to send into the hearts of believers, to pour out upon all flesh, is the Spirit of Truth. This divine endowment is not the letter or law of truth, neither is it to function as the form or expression of truth. The new teacher is the conviction of truth, the consciousness and assurance of true meanings on real spirit levels. And this new teacher is the spirit of living and growing truth, expanding, unfolding, and adaptative truth. 180:5.2 Divine truth is a spirit-discerned and living reality. Truth exists only on high spiritual levels of the realization of divinity and the consciousness of communion with God. You can know the truth, and you can live the truth; you can experience the growth of truth in the soul and enjoy the liberty of its enlightenment in the mind, but you cannot imprison truth in formulas, codes, creeds, or intellectual patterns of human conduct. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:43:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristThe last week of Jesus: The Spirit of Truth From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 180:5.1 The new helhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/01/david-hungerford--chairman--bridges-to-common-groundSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/02/01/david-hungerford--chairman--bridges-to-common-groundSat, 01 Feb 2014 17:00:00 GMTDavid Hungerford - Chairman - Bridges to Common GroundDr. David Hungerford is Chairman of the Board of Bridges to Common Ground. They are building bridges of friendship – at home and across the globe. Their aim is to inspire, educate and mobilize diverse people to a reconciling movement across the divide of cultural and religious differences. Bridges mediates by demonstration of a courageous, spiritually based model of peacemaking; interceding and effecting change at personal, local and global levels. It is little understood that Muslims, Christians and Jews share an incredible spiritual legacy that is held in common. Even while there are differences, what we share together in common is far greater than our perceived difference. They are building on those common spiritual bonds, strengthening them in order to overcome our fears. With over 38 years in Orthopedic Surgery, David is considered one of the foremost specialists in his field. He has long been recognized for his contributions to philanthropic medical organizations and causes worldwide. Both David and his wife Heide are co-chairs of CURE International’s Partners Association, an organization that establishes teaching hospitals in developing countries to serve the needs of the disabled. Though retired, David still participates in programs around the world to perform surgery in mission hospitals. David was awarded the Humanitarian Award from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in March of 2013. In 2009, David and Heide started a new organization dedicated to promoting reconciliation between Muslims and Christians, A Common Path Alliance (CPA). This is an ongoing effort to which they are currently dedicating their lives and their treasure. Due to complementary missions, David began serving Bridges to Common Ground in 2013, which he serves with Mark Siljander. Join us as we continue our series on building bridges of understand between Christianity and Islam on the Cosmic Citizen.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaDr. David Hungerford is Chairman of the Board of Bridges to Common Ground. They are building bridges of friendship – at home and across the globe. Their aim ishttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/26/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-week-of-jesus-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/26/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-week-of-jesus-2Sun, 26 Jan 2014 18:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Last Week of Jesus #2 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book DURING the afternoon of this (Maundy) Thursday, when Philip reminded the Master about the approaching Passover and inquired concerning his plans for its celebration, he had in mind the Passover supper which was due to be eaten on the evening of the next day, Friday. It was the custom to begin the preparations for the celebration of the Passover not later than noon of the preceding day. And since the Jews reckoned the day as beginning at sunset, this meant that Saturday's Passover supper would be eaten on Friday night, sometime before the midnight hour. The apostles were, therefore, entirely at a loss to understand the Master's announcement that they would celebrate the Passover one day early. They thought, at least some of them did, that he knew he would be placed under arrest before the time of the Passover supper on Friday night and was therefore calling them together for a special supper on this Thursday evening. Others thought that this was merely a special occasion which was to precede the regular Passover celebration. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:40:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/25/working-for-world-peace-with-activist-dr-frank-kaufmannSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/25/working-for-world-peace-with-activist-dr-frank-kaufmannSat, 25 Jan 2014 17:00:00 GMTWorking For World Peace: With Activist Dr. Frank Kaufmann The World Interfaith Harmony Week begins on February 2nd. As we continue our series on Islamic and Christian understanding, we’ll start the harmony celebration early with Dr. Frank Kaufmann, founder and president of Filial Projects, director of the Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace (IRFWP), editor-in-chief of Dialogue and Alliance, and editor-in-chief of The New World Encyclopedia. He has worked in more than 65 countries, including many in conflict-ridden and violent environments, and engaged 500 international scholars for New World Encyclopedia. Frank was nominated for the Guru Nanak Interfaith Award, along with other luminaries like the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu.  Peace missions include work in Israel and Palestine, Croatian Refugee Camps, the Eritrea-Ethiopia border, Hindu-Muslim conflict zones in India and Kashmir, revolutionary centers of southern Philippines, the Gulf, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere. Join us for what promises to be a warmly personal program as Frank shares his experiences with truth seeking, and God finding, along with inspiring tried by fire relationships with religious leaders which began in conflict and ripened into deep love and respect.  Check out his websites at: http://www.irfwp.org/wp/ http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org http://frankkaufmann.blogspot.com/     02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaThe World Interfaith Harmony Week begins on February 2nd. As we continue our series on Islamic and Christian understanding, we’ll start the harmony celebrationhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/19/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-days-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/19/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-last-days-of-jesusSun, 19 Jan 2014 18:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Last Days of Jesus "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. (And when he employed a parable for illustrating his message, he designed to utilize just one feature of the story for that purpose. Many wrong ideas concerning the teachings of Jesus may be secured by attempting to make allegories out of his parables.) Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:56:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jesus,Bible,New Testament,ChristAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/18/i-went-to-prison-for-being-a-peacemaker--with-mark-siljanderSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/18/i-went-to-prison-for-being-a-peacemaker--with-mark-siljanderSat, 18 Jan 2014 17:00:00 GMTI Went To Prison For Being a Peacemaker - With Mark Siljander6 years ago Mark Siljander was one of the first guests we had on the Cosmic Citizen. At the time, we interviewed Mark on his award-winning bestseller, A Deadly Misunderstanding. Mark has skillfully blended 30 years in America’s powerful political inner circles with his travels to 130 countries to grip audiences with true stories of his private interactions with political and religious leaders in hotspots of global conflict. Many of these stories are compellingly recounted in his book. His efforts to promote peace defy the assumptions of traditional diplomacy. Mark went from being an anti-Muslim, right-wing, Christian political conservative to a pioneer of international peacemaking. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, publicly recognized his “…efforts toward a more just, humane and peaceful world.” How did he go from being the recipient of the Mohandas K. Gandhi International Peace Award in 1996 to being scapegoated as a world terrorist and sentenced to prison?  Tune in to find out. Mark’s approach has inspired many of our nation's friends – and enemies – to a new path toward peace. However, at times his approach has also violently offended the entrenched self-interests of the political, diplomatic and religious establishment. The result? Encountering personally the truth of his book’s title as he experienced his own “deadly misunderstanding,” As you listen, perhaps you too will experience your own personal paradigm shift as Mark recounts his discovery of long-hidden linguistic and cultural common ground that connects adherents of all three major Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Trac5, is an NGO Mark founded that is committed to helping parties in conflict achieve reconciliation through the creative peacemaking model. Please join us as we catch up with Mark's amazing journey as a peacemaker. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,Urantia6 years ago Mark Siljander was one of the first guests we had on the Cosmic Citizen. At the time, we interviewed Mark on his award-winning bestseller, A Deadlyhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/12/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-parables-of-jesus-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/12/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-parables-of-jesus-3Sun, 12 Jan 2014 18:00:00 GMTGOD'S GUMSHOE INVESTIGATES: " The Parables of Jesus #3 "An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. (And when he employed a parable for illustrating his message, he designed to utilize just one feature of the story for that purpose. Many wrong ideas concerning the teachings of Jesus may be secured by attempting to make allegories out of his parables.) Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:12:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse"Happy are the poor in spirit,the humble,for theirs are the treasures of the kingdom of heaven. 2 - (140:3.4) "Happy are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,for they shall be filled. 3 - (140:3.5) "Happy are the meeAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/11/broadcasting-live-from-christianity-21Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/11/broadcasting-live-from-christianity-21Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:00:00 GMTBroadcasting Live From Christianity 21Tomorrow we'll be broadcasting live from Christianity21. Christianity21 is a conference that highlights progressive Christianity in the 21st Century.  Christianity 21 Conference is taking place January 9-11, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. It was produced by emergent Christian leaders Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, and Sarah Cunningham. This conference brings together 21 exciting and diverse voices of faith to share their big thoughts on the future of Christianity. Some of the speakers are Nadia Bolz-Weber, Phyllis Tickle, Paul Rauschenbush, Bruce Reyes-Chow, and Kent Dobson, to name a few. In addition, 42 speakers will get 7 minutes each to share whatever they want with the audience as part of the event’s goal of giving everyone a moment in the spotlight. “This is a non-ideological conference,” says Jones.”This is not a liberal or evangelical conference. We try to have a lot of diversity in the voices. We pick the most awesome 21 people we can find and tell them they have 21 minutes to tell us their one big idea that Christianity needs to be about in the 21st Century. That’s it. We don’t vet their talks. Then they come in and do their best to blow the doors off. And then what’s amazing is how their ideas weave together to present a mosaic for the future of Christianity.”  Many of these great speakers have been featured quests on the Cosmic Citizen before. We'll be spontaneously asking some of these brave souls to share their thoughts and ideas with us. It has been a great conference so far. We hope you tune in. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaTomorrow we'll be broadcasting live from Christianity21. Christianity21 is a conference that highlights progressive Christianity in the 21st Century.  Christiahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/05/the-beautitudesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/05/the-beautitudesSun, 05 Jan 2014 18:00:00 GMTThe BeautitudesAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book "Happy are the poor in spirit, the humble, for theirs are the treasures of the kingdom of heaven. "Happy are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. "Happy are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. "Happy are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. "Happy are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Happy are they who weep, for they shall receive the spirit of rejoicing. "Happy are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.  "Happy are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.  "Happy are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Happy are you when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven.   Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:23:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible Jesus Urantia New Testament ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/04/self-healing-and-inner-bonding--dr-margaret-paul--repriseSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2014/01/04/self-healing-and-inner-bonding--dr-margaret-paul--repriseSat, 04 Jan 2014 17:00:00 GMTSelf Healing and Inner Bonding - Dr. Margaret Paul - RepriseWe are taking this week off, but offer one of our favorite archive shows for your enjoyment. After 5 years of weekly shows, we have some wonderful shows in our archive. We hope you enjoy Dr. Margaret Paul. Margaret Paul holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is a celebrated author, relationship expert, public speaker, seminar leader, consultant, facilitator, and artist. She has appeared on many radio and TV shows, including the Oprah show. She has successfully worked with thousands of individuals, couples and business associates and taught classes and seminars for over 42 years. Her books have been distributed around the world and have been translated into many languages. After practicing traditional psychotherapy for 17 years, Margaret was discouraged by the results – both for her clients and herself. She had spent years trying to heal from her own dysfunctional and abusive background, but found herself still suffering with anxiety and relationship problems. She started to seek a process that works fast, deep, creates permanent change, loving relationships, inner peace, and joy. In 1984, a partnership with Dr. Erika Chopich resulted in an incredibly powerful healing process, Inner Bonding. Margaret works with individuals and couples throughout the world via phone, workshops and intensives. She relies on spiritual guidance during her sessions, enabling her to work with people where and as they are. Dr. Margaret has just completed a 12 year project called SelfQuest®, which is a transformational self-healing/conflict resolution software program. SelfQuest® is being donated to prisons and schools and sold to individuals, families, and businesses. You can read about SelfQuest® and see a short video of it at http:/selfquest.com. In her spare time, Margaret loves to paint, make pottery, take photos, watch birds, read, ride and play with her horses, and spend time with her children and grandchildren. 02:50:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaWe are taking this week off, but offer one of our favorite archive shows for your enjoyment. After 5 years of weekly shows, we have some wonderful shows in ourhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/29/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-lords-prayerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/29/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-lords-prayerSun, 29 Dec 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates "THE LORD'S PRAYER"  An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book But the apostles were not yet satisfied; they desired Jesus to give them a model prayer which they could teach the new disciples. After listening to this discourse on prayer, James Zebedee said: "Very good, Master, but we do not desire a form of prayer for ourselves so much as for the newer believers who so frequently beseech us, 'Teach us how acceptably to pray to the Father in heaven.'" Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come; your will be done .On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our bread for tomorrow; .Refresh our souls with the water of life. And forgive us every one our debts As we also have forgiven our debtors. .Save us in temptation, deliver us from evil, And increasingly make us perfect like yourself. 144:3.12.And increasingly make us perfect like yourself. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/28/jesus--exploring-his-balanced-approach-to-effective-service-ministrySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/28/jesus--exploring-his-balanced-approach-to-effective-service-ministrySat, 28 Dec 2013 17:00:00 GMTJESUS - Exploring His Balanced Approach to Effective Service MinistryWe had such a great time discussing Jesus in the last few weeks that we'd close out 2013 and ring in 2014 with one more Jesus show about the Master's effective and unselfish service ministry. To that end, we will be reading and discussing two of our favorite sections from the Urantia Book.  The first one is from Paper 100 - Religion in Human Experience, Section 7 - The Acme of Religious Living. Here is just a small taste of that delightful cosmic account of the Master: "The unfailing kindness of Jesus touched the hearts of men, but his stalwart strength of character amazed his followers. He was truly sincere; there was nothing of the hypocrite in him. He was free from affectation; he was always so refreshingly genuine." And this: "He was candid, but always kind. Said he, "If it were not so, I would have told you." He was frank, but always friendly. He was outspoken in his love for the sinner and in his hatred for sin. But throughout all this amazing frankness he was unerringly fair." The other section we've chosen is from Part IV, The Life and Teachings of Jesus, Paper 171 - On the Way to Jerusalem, again Section 7 - As Jesus Passed By. Here's a sample: "Most of the really important things which Jesus said or did seemed to happen casually, "as he passed by." There was so little of the professional, the well-planned, or the premeditated in the Master's earthly ministry. He dispensed health and scattered happiness naturally and gracefully as he journeyed through life. It was literally true, "He went about doing good." Please join us as we explore effective service ministry together. "Religion does need new leaders, spiritual men and women who will dare to depend solely on Jesus and his incomparable teachings."   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaWe had such a great time discussing Jesus in the last few weeks that we'd close out 2013 and ring in 2014 with one more Jesus show about the Master's effectivehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/22/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-birth-of-jesus-3-viewsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/22/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-birth-of-jesus-3-viewsSun, 22 Dec 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The BIRTH of Jesus 3 VIEWS  An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 122:8.1.All that night Mary was restless so that neither of them slept much. By the break of day the pangs of childbirth were well in evidence, and at noon, August 21, 7 B.C., with the help and kind ministrations of women fellow travelers, Mary was delivered of a male child. Jesus of Nazareth was born into the world, was wrapped in the clothes which Mary had brought along for such a possible contingency, and laid in a near-by manger.   122:8.2.In just the same manner as all babies before that day and since have come into the world, the promised child was born; and on the eighth day, according to the Jewish practice, he was circumcised and formally named Joshua (Jesus). Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee     01:27:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/21/jesus-what-is-meant-by-the-kingdom-of-heavenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/21/jesus-what-is-meant-by-the-kingdom-of-heavenSat, 21 Dec 2013 17:00:00 GMTJESUS: What is Meant by ‘The Kingdom of Heaven?’As we approach Christmas, The Cosmic Citizen will be exploring the meaning and value of Jesus’ life and teachings. Week one, we discussed: What was the purpose of Jesus’ life?  Week two, we asked the question: What is the gospel of Jesus?  This final week we’ll look at: What did Jesus mean in using the term ‘The Kingdom of Heaven?’  During this time we've asked several friends and scholars, special guests, to call in and share their insights with us. We're not publicizing who they are, you'll just have to tune in to see.  To get the juices flowing, we listed below what Jesus said about the "kingdom of Heaven:" "...Jesus did not propose to meddle with the affairs of earthly rule; that he was only concerned with the establishment of the spiritual brotherhood of his believers, which brotherhood he called the kingdom of heaven." 154:2.02 "...your Master has wisely chosen the father-child relationship as the very cornerstone of this new gospel of the kingdom." 160:2.6 "Jesus desired to substitute for the idea of the kingdom, king, and subjects, the concept of the heavenly family, the heavenly Father, and the liberated sons of God engaged in joyful and voluntary service for their fellow men and in the sublime and intelligent worship of God the Father. "Up to this time the apostles had acquired a double viewpoint of the kingdom; they regarded it as: "1. A matter of personal experience then present in the hearts of true believers, and "2. A question of racial or world phenomena; that the kingdom was in the future, something to look forward to. "They looked upon the coming of the kingdom in the hearts of men as a gradual development... " 170:2.12-16 Please join us as we explore and learn from His remarkable teachings.  As always, we welcome you to call!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaAs we approach Christmas, The Cosmic Citizen will be exploring the meaning and value of Jesus’ life and teachings. Week one, we discussed: What was the purposehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/15/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-parables-of-jesus-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/15/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-parables-of-jesus-2Sun, 15 Dec 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The PARABLES of Jesus #2  An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. (And when he employed a parable for illustrating his message, he designed to utilize just one feature of the story for that purpose. Many wrong ideas concerning the teachings of Jesus may be secured by attempting to make allegories out of his parables.) Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee     01:18:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/14/jesus-what-is-the-gospel-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/14/jesus-what-is-the-gospel-of-jesusSat, 14 Dec 2013 17:00:00 GMTJESUS: What is the Gospel of Jesus?As we approach Christmas, The Cosmic Citizen will be exploring the meaning and value of Jesus’ life and teachings. Week one, we’ll discuss: What was the purpose of Jesus’ life?  Week two, we’ll ask the question: What is the gospel of Jesus?  Week Three we’ll look at: What Jesus meant in using the term ‘The Kingdom.’  For this series we've asked several friends and scholars, special guests, to call in and share their insights with us. We're not publicizing who they are, you'll just have to tune in to see.  Week Two we ask: What is the gospel of Jesus? If you were to ask 100 different people what the Gospel of Jesus is, you would likely get 100 different answers.  This is true because the word "gospel" simply means "teachings." Jesus' many teachings are impossible to put into a nutshell but they do have an essence and that is what we hope to explore. Consider the following quote from the Urantia Book: "And now do we know God as our Father in heaven. Our teaching provides a religion wherein the believer is a son of God. That is the good news of the gospel of the kingdom of heaven." "When you are the subjects of this kingdom, you indeed are made to hear the law of the Universe Ruler; but when, because of the gospel of the kingdom which I have come to declare, you faith-discover yourselves as sons, you henceforth look not upon yourselves as law-subject creatures of an all-powerful king but as privileged sons of a loving and divine Father." "Sonship with God, by faith, is still the saving truth of the gospel of the kingdom." "In preaching the gospel of the kingdom, you are simply teaching friendship with God." How do you define the gospel teachings of Jesus? Please join us as we explore and learn from His remarkable teachings. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaAs we approach Christmas, The Cosmic Citizen will be exploring the meaning and value of Jesus’ life and teachings. Week one, we’ll discuss: What was the purposehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/08/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-parables-of-jesus-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/08/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-parables-of-jesus-1Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The PARABLES of Jesus # 1  An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus was a teacher who taught as the occasion served; he was not a systematic teacher. Jesus taught not so much from the law as from life, by parables. (And when he employed a parable for illustrating his message, he designed to utilize just one feature of the story for that purpose. Many wrong ideas concerning the teachings of Jesus may be secured by attempting to make allegories out of his parables.) Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee     01:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/07/jesus-what-was-the-purpose-of-his-lifeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/07/jesus-what-was-the-purpose-of-his-lifeSat, 07 Dec 2013 17:00:00 GMTJESUS: What Was The Purpose of His Life?As we approach Christmas, The Cosmic Citizen will be exploring the meaning and value of Jesus’ life and teachings. Week one, we’ll discuss: What was the purpose of Jesus’ life?  Week two, we’ll ask the question: What is the gospel of Jesus?  Week Three we’ll look at: What Jesus meant in using the term ‘The Kingdom.’  During this time we've asked several friends and scholars, special guests, to call in and share their insights with us. We're not publicizing who they are, you'll just have to tune in to see.  Week One we ask: What was the purpose of Jesus' life? If ever there was an ambassador from God and the heavenly estate, it's Jesus. To get the juices flowing, we listed below what Jesus said about why he came:  "I have come into the world to put love in the place of fear, joy in the place of sorrow, confidence in the place of dread, loving service and appreciative worship in the place of slavish bondage and meaningless ceremonies." "The way from the earth life to the eternal estate has not been made plain to you, but there is a way, there always has been, and I have come to make that way new and living." "I have come, not to reveal the Father to the children of Israel, but rather to bring this knowledge of God and the revelation of his love and mercy to the individual believer as a genuine personal experience." "I have come into the world to proclaim spiritual liberty to the end that mortals may be empowered to live individual lives of originality and freedom before God." "Mortal man cannot see the spirit Father; therefore have I come into the world to show the Father to your creature eyes." "I have come from the Father to declare and reveal him to you." Please join us as we explore and learn from His remarkable teachings.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Jesus,Revelation,Urantia,truthAs we approach Christmas, The Cosmic Citizen will be exploring the meaning and value of Jesus’ life and teachings. Week one, we’ll discuss: What was the purposehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/01/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/12/01/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSun, 01 Dec 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The Story of Jesus #   An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Jews devoutly believed that, as Moses had delivered their fathers from Egyptian bondage by miraculous wonders, so would the coming Messiah deliver the Jewish people from Roman domination by even greater miracles of power and marvels of racial triumph. And amidst all these details of time, technique, and function, they almost completely lost sight of the personality of the promised Messiah. They were looking for a restoration of Jewish national glory—Israel's temporal exaltation—rather than for the salvation of the world. It therefore becomes evident that Jesus of Nazareth could never satisfy this materialistic Messianic concept of the Jewish mind. Many of their reputed Messianic predictions, had they but viewed these prophetic utterances in a different light, would have very naturally prepared their minds for a recognition of Jesus as the terminator of one age and the inaugurator of a new and better dispensation of mercy and salvation for all nations. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:28:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/30/creating-a-strong-benevolent-tolerant-faith-identity--brian-mclarenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/30/creating-a-strong-benevolent-tolerant-faith-identity--brian-mclarenSat, 30 Nov 2013 17:00:00 GMTCreating a Strong, Benevolent & Tolerant Faith Identity - Brian McLarenPaula, Christilyn and Andre are off for the long holiday weekend but we wanted to replay one of our favorite shows: Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, philosopher, mega church pastor, and public theologian. Named by Time Magazine as one of the 25 most influential people. FR. Richard Rohr calls him a spiritual genius. McLaren's writings include his acclaimed trilogy, A New Kind of Christian, also A Generous Orthodoxy, and more recently, Naked Spirituality. Brian joins us this week on The Cosmic Citizen to discuss his most Interfaith friendly book to date: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the Road?Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World. "It is not merely our differences that divide us, but a profound similarity--the oppositional way in which we build strong identities. It's an easy shortcut that takes us places we never intended to go." This paradigm shifting book speaks with clarity to both laymen and clergy. It reaches a place of understanding inside each of us to expand the boundaries of our faith relationships and communities. It is relevant to people of all faith traditions or no faith tradition. "I welcome this important contribution to showing the path through which all religions can become an emancipatory force for human liberation." Rabbi Michael Lerner Dr. McLaren doesn't shy away from the difficult topics and questions that plague clergy in today's changing faith scene. He takes the most confusing personal faith questions and answers them with lighthearted reason. His keen insights allow one to deeply consider important issues of faith while not taking oneself too seriously.  His ability to open himself up to his readers reveals his humility and sincerity in his own struggles with truth seeking. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaPaula, Christilyn and Andre are off for the long holiday weekend but we wanted to replay one of our favorite shows: Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, actihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/24/gods-gumshoe-investigates---miracles--4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/24/gods-gumshoe-investigates---miracles--4Sun, 24 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates : *** MIRACLES *** # 4  An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Jesus understood the minds of men. He knew what was in the heart of man, and had his teachings been left as he presented them, the only commentary being the inspired interpretation afforded by his earth life, all nations and all religions of the world would speedily have embraced the gospel of the kingdom. The well-meant efforts of Jesus' early followers to restate his teachings so as to make them the more acceptable to certain nations, races, and religions, only resulted in making such teachings the less acceptable to all other nations, races, and religions.   Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:41:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/23/the-cana-initiative--courageous-compassionate-religious-reformationSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/23/the-cana-initiative--courageous-compassionate-religious-reformationSat, 23 Nov 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe CANA Initiative - Courageous & Compassionate Religious ReformationThe last two decades have been an exciting time for witnessing emerging expressions of faith across the entire religious landscape.  Worldwide we’ve seen new churches started, new religious organizations formed, theologies advocated, books written, websites started, and existing institutions changed; some diminished and many made stronger.  Risk taking and innovation has been at the cost of great personal sacrifice by many individuals. Some have said, "It is Christianity doing its cyclical 500 year reinventing of itself." The movement is making real effort to hear the new generation of voices, while at the same time being supported by seasoned elders to help create a sustainable infrastructure.  The Cana initiative has made a serious effort to support this movement and help create stronger networks which  embody the positive, courageous, and compassionate reformation of the religious value systems within modern Christianity. "Religion does need new leaders, spiritual men and women who will dare to depend solely on Jesus and his incomparable teachings. ... And then will these spirit-born souls quickly supply the leadership and inspiration requisite for the social, moral, economic, and political reorganization of the world." (The Urantia Book 195:9.4) Thus does the so-called Christian church become the cocoon in which the kingdom of Jesus' concept now slumbers. The kingdom of the divine brotherhood is still alive and will eventually and certainly come forth from this long submergence, just as surely as the butterfly eventually emerges as the beautiful unfolding of its less attractive creature of metamorphic development. (170:5.21) It is our contention that Christianity is attempting to unify its diversity in a dynamic appreciation of shared faith and mutual goals. We've invited a few of the movers and shakers in the Cana Initiative to share their experience, join us. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaThe last two decades have been an exciting time for witnessing emerging expressions of faith across the entire religious landscape.  Worldwide we’ve seen new chhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/17/gods-gumshoe-investigates-miracles--3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/17/gods-gumshoe-investigates-miracles--3Sun, 17 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates **** MIRACLES **** # 3  An Investigation into The New Testament BibleThe MIRACLES of Jesus   From 3 perspectives* The Biblical world viiew* The Academic/Scholastic* The Urantia Book But religion is never enhanced by an appeal to the so-called miraculous. The quest for miracles is a harking back to the primitive religions of magic. True religion has nothing to do with alleged miracles, and never does revealed religion point to miracles as proof of authority. Religion is ever and always rooted and grounded in personal experience. And your highest religion, the life of Jesus, was just such a personal experience: man, mortal man, seeking God and finding him to the fullness during one short life in the flesh, while in the same human experience there appeared God seeking man and finding him to the full satisfaction of the perfect soul of infinite supremacy. And that is religion, even the highest yet revealed in the universe —the earth life of Jesus of Nazareth. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee     01:21:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament BibleThe MIRACLES of Jesus   From 3 perspectives* The Biblical world viiew* The Academic/Scholastic* The Urantia Bookhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/16/strong-benevolent-tolerant-faith-identity--brian-mclarenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/16/strong-benevolent-tolerant-faith-identity--brian-mclarenSat, 16 Nov 2013 17:00:00 GMTStrong, Benevolent, Tolerant Faith Identity - Brian McLarenWe're taking a break this week but wanted to give you a reprise of one of our very favorite shows: Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, philosopher, mega church pastor, and public theologian. Named by Time Magazine as one of the 25 most influential people. FR. Richard Rohr calls him a spiritual genius. McLaren's writings include his acclaimed trilogy, A New Kind of Christian, also A Generous Orthodoxy, and more recently, Naked Spirituality. Brian joins us this week on The Cosmic Citizen to discuss his most Interfaith friendly book to date: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the Road?Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World. "It is not merely our differences that divide us, but a profound similarity--the oppositional way in which we build strong identities. It's an easy shortcut that takes us places we never intended to go." This paradigm shifting book speaks with clarity to both laymen and clergy. It reaches a place of understanding inside each of us to expand the boundaries of our faith relationships and communities. It is relevant to people of all faith traditions or no faith tradition. "I welcome this important contribution to showing the path through which all religions can become an emancipatory force for human liberation." Rabbi Michael Lerner Dr. McLaren doesn't shy away from the difficult topics and questions that plague clergy in today's changing faith scene. He takes the most confusing personal faith questions and answers them with light hearted reason. His keen insights allow one to deeply consider important issues of faith while not taking oneself too seriously.  His ability to open himself up to his readers reveals his humility and sincerity in his own struggles with truth seeking. Originally aired on 10/06/12. Hear it again - 10 AM Mountain time, Sat. 11/16/13 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Truth,Urantia,faithWe're taking a break this week but wanted to give you a reprise of one of our very favorite shows: Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, philosophehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/10/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/10/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSun, 10 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates *** MIRACLES ***# 2An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The MIRACLES  of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The Mediterranean Roman Empire, the Parthian kingdom, and the adjacent peoples of Jesus' time all held crude and primitive ideas regarding the geography of the world, astronomy, health, and disease; and naturally they were amazed by the new and startling pronouncements of the carpenter of Nazareth. The ideas of spirit possession, good and bad, applied not merely to human beings, but every rock and tree was viewed by many as being spirit possessed. This was an enchanted age, and everybody believed in miracles as commonplace occurrences. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The MIRACLES  of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/09/the-twelve-apostles-of-jesus-of-nazarethpart-ivSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/09/the-twelve-apostles-of-jesus-of-nazarethpart-ivSat, 09 Nov 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe Twelve Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth—Part IV We conclude with the fourth episode in our four-part series on the Cosmic Citizen on the 12 apostles of Jesus of Nazareth.  After exploring the first eight apostles, we next turn to the last four apostles: James and Judas Alpheus—the "twins," Simon Zelotes, and Judas Iscariot.   Why might the Bible have said so little about "James the Lesser," and Jude, Thaddeus or Lebbeus? Was Simon Zelotes truly zealous? Was Judas's "refus[ing] to confide in, or freely fraternize with, his fellow apostles" his downfall? Our hosts, Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek-Larson and Andre Radatus explore the remarkable profiles of these last four men plumbed in Paper 139 of The Urantia Book. We think you'll enjoy this study and find curious, as most all students eventually do, how much more common these men were than holy and how wonderfully representative they were of the gamut of humanity. We will invite a variety of guests on this topic throughout the series to get their perspective on these apostles. How were these men challenges for Jesus and how did they manage to grow progressively, spiritually, and faithfully despite numerous preconceived ideas about God, Jesus' mission, and what was necessary to growth in faith toward God. Please call in and join us!   02:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Twelve Apostles,Revelation,Jesus,UrantiaWe conclude with the fourth episode in our four-part series on the Cosmic Citizen on the 12 apostles of Jesus of Nazareth.  After exploring the first eight apohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/03/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/03/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSun, 03 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The MIRACLES of Jesus #1 The MIRACLES of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Religion is never enhanced by an appeal to the so-called miraculous. The quest for miracles is a harking back to the primitive religions of magic. True religion has nothing to do with alleged miracles, and never does revealed religion point to miracles as proof of authority. Religion is ever and always rooted and grounded in personal experience. And your highest religion, the life of Jesus, was just such a personal experience: man, mortal man, seeking God and finding him to the fullness during one short life in the flesh, while in the same human experience there appeared God seeking man and finding him to the full satisfaction of the perfect soul of infinite supremacy. And that is religion, even the highest yet revealed in the universe—the earth life of Jesus of Nazareth. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   01:37:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityThe MIRACLES of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Religion is never enhanced by an appealhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/02/the-twelve-apostles-of-jesus-of-nazarethpart-iiiSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/11/02/the-twelve-apostles-of-jesus-of-nazarethpart-iiiSat, 02 Nov 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Twelve Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth—Part III We continue with the third episode in our four-part series on the Cosmic Citizen on the 12 apostles of Jesus of Nazareth.  After exploring the first four apostles, we turn to Philip "the Curious," Matthew Levi—the "tax collector," "Honest" Nathaniel, and Thomas Didymus.  These four knew not Jesus of Nazareth as well as the first four.  So what attracted them to Jesus? Our intention is then to study the fifth through seventh or eighth apostles this week.  You may want to know that Thomas was actually more of a courageous analyst and scientist than "doubter." Our hosts, Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek-Larson and Andre Radatus explore the remarkable profiles of these three or four men plumbed in Paper 139 of The Urantia Book. We think you'll enjoy this study and find curious, as most all students eventually do, how much more common these men were than holy and how wonderfully representative they were of the gamut of humanity. We will invite a variety of guests on this topic throughout the series to get their perspective on these apostles. How were these men challenges for Jesus and how did they manage to grow progressively, spiritually, and faithfully despite numerous preconceived ideas about God, Jesus' mission, and what was necessary to growth in faith toward God. Please call in and join us!   02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Twelve Apostles,Revelation,Jesus,UrantiaWe continue with the third episode in our four-part series on the Cosmic Citizen on the 12 apostles of Jesus of Nazareth.  After exploring the first four aposthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/27/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/27/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSun, 27 Oct 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates ** PRAYER ** What is Prayer?  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Prayer and its associated worship is a technique of detachment from the daily routine of life, from the monotonous grind of material existence. It is an avenue of approach to spiritualized self-realization and individuality of intellectual and religious attainment. Prayer is the breath of the spirit life in the midst of the material civilization of the races of mankind. Worship is salvation for the pleasure-seeking generations of mortals. As prayer may be likened to recharging the spiritual batteries of the soul, so worship may be compared to the act of tuning in the soul to catch the universe broadcasts of the infinite spirit of the Universal Father.  .Prayer is the sincere and longing look of the child to its spirit Father; it is a psychologic process of exchanging the human will for the divine will. Prayer is a part of the divine plan for making over that which is into that which ought to be."Prayer is entirely a personal and spontaneous expression of the attitude of the soul toward the spirit01:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityWhat is Prayer?  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Prayer and its associated worship is a technhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/26/the-twelve-apostles-of-jesus-of-nazarethpart-iiSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/26/the-twelve-apostles-of-jesus-of-nazarethpart-iiSat, 26 Oct 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Twelve Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth—Part IIWe continue the second episode in our four-part series on the Cosmic Citizen on the 12 apostles of Jesus of Nazareth.  After exploring Andrew and Simon Peter, we next turn to James and John Zebedee—the "sons of thunder."  These Galilean fisherman and sons of a boat builder were a fascinating contrast to each other.  Who were these men?  What did they admire so much about Jesus of Nazareth that they followed someone they knew growing up? What attracted them to Jesus? Our intention is then to study the fifth apostle, Philip "the curious."  We might also see why Philip is the "methodical" apostle. Our hosts, Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek-Larson and Andre Radatus explore the remarkable profiles of these next three men plumbed in Paper 139 of The Urantia Book. We think you'll enjoy this study and find curious, as most all students eventually do, how much more common these men were than holy and how wonderfully representative they were of the gamut of humanity. We will invite a variety of guests on this topic throughout the series to get their perspective on these apostles. How were these men challenges for Jesus and how did they manage to grow progressively, spiritually, and faithfully despite numerous preconceived ideas about God, Jesus' mission, and what was necessary to growth in faith toward God. Please call in and join us! 646-716-8158 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Twelve Apostles,Revelation,Jesus,UrantiaWe continue the second episode in our four-part series on the Cosmic Citizen on the 12 apostles of Jesus of Nazareth.  After exploring Andrew and Simon Peter, whttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/20/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/20/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-story-of-jesusSun, 20 Oct 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The Story of Jesus # 15 The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   01:23:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Jesus,Urantia,New Testament,ChristianityThe Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Blessed are the poor in spirit, for thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/19/the-twelve-apostles-of-jesus-of-nazarethpart-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/19/the-twelve-apostles-of-jesus-of-nazarethpart-1Sat, 19 Oct 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Twelve Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth—Part 1Quiz time cosmic citizens! Have you ever wondered about the 12 apostles?  Who were these twelve men?  What they admired so much about Jesus of Nazareth that they continued to follow him even when the multitudes dropped away?  What attracted them to Jesus? The Cosmic Citizen undertakes a four-part series on these twelve men who obeyed the injunction command of Joshua ben Joseph when he said to each of them “Follow me.” Who was the formally best educated apostle? Who were the “sons of thunder?” Who was the curious but unimaginative apostle? Who was the philosophical apostle with a droll sense of humor? Who was the impetuous apostle? Who were the least intelligent but most faithful apostles? Who was the most analytical? Our three hosts, Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek-Larson and Andre Radatus explore the remarkable profiles of these twelve men plumbed in Paper 139 of The Urantia Book. We think you'll enjoy this study and find curious, as most all students eventually do, how much less holy these men were than human and how wonderfully representative they were of the gamet of humanity. We will invite a variety of guests on this topic throughout the series to get their perspective on these apostles. How were these men challenges for Jesus and how did they manage to grow progressively, spiritually, and faithfully despite numerous preconceived ideas about God, Jesus' mission, and what was necessary to growth in faith tward God. Please call in and join us!02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Twelve Apostles,Revelation,Jesus,UrantiaQuiz time cosmic citizens! Have you ever wondered about the 12 apostles?  Who were these twelve men?  What they admired so much about Jesus of Nazareth that thhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/13/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/13/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 13 Oct 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The Story of Jesus # 14An Investigation into The N.T. Bible The Story of Jesus #3 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book We find the names of the 12 apostles in Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:14-19, and Luke 6:13-16: And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew/Nathaniel , and Matthew/Levi, and Thomas/ Didymus, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:22:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The N.T. Bible The Story of Jesus #3 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Wehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/12/creating-spiritual-family-lifepart-4Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/12/creating-spiritual-family-lifepart-4Sat, 12 Oct 2013 16:00:00 GMTCreating Spiritual Family Life—Part 4 This week hosts Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek Larson, and André Radatus explore the fourth installment in this series on the ideals surrounding a solid spiritual culture in families. Highly successful and happy families starts with a foundation of spiritual culture and consistent family practices contributing to the welfare of each member and the family as a whole. What does The Urantia Book have to say on the topic of the origins of wholesome family culture?    "Give every developing child a chance to grow his own religious experience; do not force a ready-made adult experience upon him. Remember, year-by-year progress through an established educational regime does not necessarily mean intellectual progress, much less spiritual growth. Enlargement of vocabulary does not signify development of character. Growth is not truly indicated by mere products but rather by progress. Real educational growth is indicated by enhancement of ideals, increased appreciation of values, new meanings of values, and augmented loyalty to supreme values.    "Children are permanently impressed only by the loyalties of their adult associates; precept or even example is not lastingly influential." [(1094.5,6) 100:1.3,4] Perhaps you have had success in encouraging personal religious growth in your children and family, perhaps not. We invite you to call in and share your experience. Did you foster spiritual culture in your family cooperatively or with difficulty? We have some special callers lined up. Are you a 2nd-generation reader or parent of one? Please call in!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Family,Revelation,Children,UrantiaThis week hosts Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek Larson, and André Radatus explore the fourth installment in this series on the ideals surrounding a solid spihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/06/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/06/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 06 Oct 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The Story of Jesus #13 The Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostles #2 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Before the six Apostles began this first two weeks of service, Jesus announced to them that he desired to ordain twelve apostles to continue the work of the kingdom after his departure and authorized each of them to choose one man from among his early converts for membership in the projected corps of apostles.  This first missionary tour of the six was eminently successful. They all discovered the great value of direct and personal contact with men. They returned to Jesus more fully realizing that, after all, religion is purely and wholly a matter of personal experience. They began to sense how hungry were the common people to hear words of religious comfort and spiritual good cheer. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityThe Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostles #2 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Before the six Ahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/05/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/10/05/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 05 Oct 2013 16:00:00 GMTCreating Spiritual Family Life - Part 3 This week hosts Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek Larson, and André Radatus explore the third installment in this series on the ideals surrounding a solid spiritual culture in families. Highly successful and happy families starts with a foundation of spiritual culture and consistent family practices contributing to the welfare of each member and the family as a whole. What does The Urantia Book have to say on the topic of the origins of wholesome family culture?     "The child must derive his first impressions of the universe from the mother's care; he is wholly dependent on the earthly father for his first ideas of the heavenly Father. The child's subsequent life is made happy or unhappy, easy or difficult, in accordance with his early mental and emotional life, conditioned by these social and spiritual relationships of the home. A human being's entire afterlife is enormously influenced by what happens during the first few years of existence." (177:2.5) "How unfortunate that little children should have their first introduction to concepts of public worship in cold and barren rooms so devoid of the beauty appeal and so empty of all suggestion of good cheer and inspiring holiness! The child should be introduced to worship in nature's outdoors...(167:6.6) Perhaps you have had success in encouraging personal religious growth in your children and family, perhaps not. We invite you to call in and share your experience. Did you foster spiritual culture in your family cooperatively or with difficulty? We have some special callers lined up. Call in!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaThis week hosts Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek Larson, and André Radatus explore the third installment in this series on the ideals surrounding a solid spirhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/29/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/29/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 29 Sep 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The Story of Jesus #12An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostels and his "1st Miracle" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 1. The apostles learned from Jesus about the kingdom of heaven, and Jesus learned much from them about the kingdom of men, human nature as it lives on Earth. These twelve men represented many different types of human temperament, and they had not been made alike by schooling. 2. The father of the bridegroom had provided plenty of wine for all the guests bidden to the marriage feast, but how was he to know that the marriage of his son was to become an event so closely associated with the expected manifestation of Jesus as the Messianic deliverer? Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:32:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostels and his "1st Miracle" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiewhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/28/family-spiritual-culture-roots-and-idealsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/28/family-spiritual-culture-roots-and-idealsSat, 28 Sep 2013 16:00:00 GMTFamily Spiritual Culture: Roots and Ideals A high, successful, and happiness-promoting family spiritual culture starts with a foundation in good principles and consistent family practices contributing to the welfare of each member and the family as a whole. This week hosts Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek Larson, and André Radatus explore the second installment in this series on the roots and ideals surrounding a solid family spiritual culture and The Urantia Book’s unique contribution thereto. What does The Urantia Book have to say on the topic of the origins of wholesome family culture?     "The olden concept that God is a Deity dominated by kingly morality was upstepped by Jesus to that affectionately touching level of intimate family morality of the parent-child relationship, than which there is none more tender and beautiful in mortal experience." [2:6.2] "The animals love their children; man — civilized man — loves his children's children." [84:7.10] “The olden ideas of family discipline were biologic, growing out of the realization that parents were creators of the child’s being. The advancing ideals of family life are leading to the concept that bringing a child into the world, instead of conferring certain parental rights, entails the supreme responsibility of human existence.” [84:7.25]] We'll continue to see how "mixed marriages" with nonreaders work well and sometimes don't. Perhaps you have had success in encouraging personal religious growth in your children, perhaps not. We invite you to call in and share your experience. Did you foster spiritual culture in your family cooperatively or with difficulty? Let's talk. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaA high, successful, and happiness-promoting family spiritual culture starts with a foundation in good principles and consistent family practices contributing thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/22/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/22/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 22 Sep 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The Story of Jesus #11An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  40 Days in The Wilderness From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Jesus had endured the great temptation of his mortal bestowal before his baptism when he had been on Mount Hermon for six weeks. After his baptism he entered upon the forty days of adjusting himself to the changed relationships of the world and the universe occasioned by Union with The Spirit within him. During this isolation he determined upon the policy to be pursued and the methods to be employed in the new and changed phase of earth life which he was about to inaugurate. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:27:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  40 Days in The Wilderness From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Shttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/21/creating-family-spiritual-culture-the-urantia-booki-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/21/creating-family-spiritual-culture-the-urantia-booki-1Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:00:00 GMTCreating Family Spiritual Culture & The Urantia BookThis week hosts Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek Larson, and André Radatus explore Creating Family Spiritual Culture and The Urantia Book; a new series on The Cosmic Citizen. What does The Urantia Book have to say on the topic of religion and family culture? We'll study various places in the Book which speak about family and how to transmit family religious or spiritual culture to children. Many Urantia Book readers are married to someone who is not a reader of the Book. There may be objections to conveying ideas and ideals from The Urantia Book on religion and other topics to the children. Conversely, there may be insistence on teaching the doctrine and dogma of a spouse's faith of origin or choice. Inevitably, a lesser or greater family culture clash may result. How can both objectives be reconciled and tensions avoided? When these issues are unresolved it can lead spiritual parents to "teach nothing" or "let the kids discover spirituality on their own." This can result in undesirable long-term consequences. We will look at the effect that has on how one shares The Urantia Book's ideas. We'll also look at how to share your spirituality with your kids , and explore how to avoid potential conflicts. We must recognize the spirituality in our children and help them approach talking with peers about spiritual and religious concepts. Perhaps you have had success in encouraging personal religious growth in your children, perhaps not. We invite you to call in and share your experience. Did you foster spiritual culture in your family cooperatively or with difficulty? Let's talk.  02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Family,Children,Religion,UrantiaThis week hosts Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek Larson, and André Radatus explore Creating Family Spiritual Culture and The Urantia Book; a new series on The Cohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/15/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/15/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 15 Sep 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The Story of Jesus #10 week 26An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus Why was John the Baptist Necessary? From 3 perspectives * The Biblical World View * The Academic/Scholastic Narrative * The Urantia Book's perspective Today we return to the Story of Jesus as outlined in the NT Bible.  In this episode we invetigate John The Baptist: who was he and why was he necessary to the Public Ministry of Jesus. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:24:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus Why was John the Baptist Necessary? From 3 perspectives * The Biblical World View * The Acahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/14/metavalues-catalyst-for-living-the-gospel-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/14/metavalues-catalyst-for-living-the-gospel-1Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:00:00 GMTMetaValues: Catalyst for Living the Gospel? This Saturday on The Cosmic Citizen we're continuing our interview with Larry Mullins and will be joined by his wife and creative collaborator, Joan Batson Mullins. Joan and Larry started creating their book: Chronicle of the Life and Teachings of Jesus ... The Greatest News Stories, 7 BC to AD 30  together over 22 years. During that time this dynamic duo pursued other projects together including A History of the Urantia Papers, and The MetaValues Breakthrough. We look forward to talking to Larry and Joan about their many collaborations, more depth about about "metavalues" and their value to us in our journey through mortal life and to Paradise, and about the joys and trials of a collaborative partnership with The Urantia Book as a life guide.  Please join us in getting to better know Joan and Larry!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Metavalues,Revelation,Partnership,UrantiaThis Saturday on The Cosmic Citizen we're continuing our interview with Larry Mullins and will be joined by his wife and creative collaborator, Joan Batson Mhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/08/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/08/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 08 Sep 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe Story of Jesus #9 Lost Years Return from RomeAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus Return From ROME From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book   The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.. 30 of Jesus' life.    Today, THE END of the  tour of the Roman world consumed most of the twenty-eighth and the entire twenty-ninth year of Jesus' life on earth. Jesus and the two natives from India—Gonod and his son Ganid—left Jerusalem on a Sunday morning, April 26, A.D. 22. They made their journey according to schedule, and Jesus said good-bye to the father and son in the city of Charax on the Persian Gulf on the tenth day of December the following year, A.D. 23. .. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus Return From ROME From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastichttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/07/the-chronicle-of-jesus-the-greatest-life-ever-livedSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/07/the-chronicle-of-jesus-the-greatest-life-ever-livedSat, 07 Sep 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Chronicle of Jesus … The Greatest Life Ever Lived This Saturday we're privileged to interview Larry Mullins and Joan Batson Mullins on The Cosmic Citizen. About 22 years ago, Joan and Larry began a journey together, creating a book: “Chronicle of the Life and Teachings of Jesus ... The Greatest News Stories, 7 BC to AD 30.”  They wanted a means to teach younger Urantians about Jesus with “real time” news stories that were seemingly reported almost day by day. The idea evolved from a few pages passed out every week in their youth study group to the new publication of a completely revised, 240 page, full color adult book with over 350 illustrations. Mo Siegel said of the new book: “What a brilliant book. Hundreds of color pictures, paintings, and maps bring to life the story of Jesus. The book is laid out in newspaper style which makes you feel like you're reading current news. This book really helps me understand the life and teachings of Jesus. Stimulating book for kids and adults alike. But it's not fluff, there are deep pearls of truth embedded in this book. If you lost your Urantia Book and Bible, you could study the teachings of Jesus perfectly well in the Chronicles. A must buy. Great job to the authors. Visually intriguing and spiritually motivating.”    Listeners are invited to ask questions about the new publication coauthored with his wife, Joan. Larry will also entertain questions about his other derivative works from The Urantia Book. These include: “A History of the Urantia Papers,” “The MetaValues Breakthrough,” and “Jesus: God and Man.” 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Youth,Revelation,Jesus,UrantiaThis Saturday we're privileged to interview Larry Mullins and Joan Batson Mullins on The Cosmic Citizen. About 22 years ago, Joan and Larry began a journey tohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/01/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/09/01/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 01 Sep 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe Story of Jesus #8 Lost Years 20-29 Years OldAn Investigation into The New Testament BibleThe Story of Jesus: The " LOST YEARS" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book   The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.. 30 of Jesus' life.    Today, THE tour of the Roman world consumed most of the twenty-eighth and the entire twenty-ninth year of Jesus' life on earth. Jesus and the two natives from India—Gonod and his son Ganid—left Jerusalem on a Sunday morning, April 26, A.D. 22. They made their journey according to schedule, and Jesus said good-bye to the father and son in the city of Charax on the Persian Gulf on the tenth day of December the following year, A.D. 23. . Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament BibleThe Story of Jesus: The " LOST YEARS" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic *https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/31/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/31/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 31 Aug 2013 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Book Overview, Foreword - Pt I, With Chris Halvorson This week we offer another reprise, in honor of 5 years of weekly broadcasts of The Cosmic Citizen on Blogtalkradio.com. Over 150,000 listens, featured hosting, amazing guests, and great shows (Symmetry of Soul, Spiritual Engineering and God's Gumshoe) that have spun off as a result of The Cosmic Citizen, are all reasons to celebrate!  So please take a listen and enjoy the second broadcast of our show, it originally aired on 7/19/2008. Andre Traversa was our host back then.   The show is a discussion of Part I of the Urantia Book, The Central and Superuniverses, including the Foreword, with special guest, Chris Halvorson. A student of the Urantia Book since 1990, Chris received his P.H.D. in physics from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and is particularly qualified to discuss the scientific aspects of the revelation. Chris also hosts a weekly study group in Boulder, which can be heard on the internet Skype broadcast Friday evenings beginning at 7:30, you can find out more about Chris and his weekly intensive on The Urantia Book at www.perfectinghorizons.org.   Our hosts, Paula Thompson, Christilyn Biek-Larson and Andre Radatus will be back next week. Thanks for listening and bearing with us while we have taken this much needed summer break.   The Cosmic Citizen airs at 10 AM Mountain Time, every Saturday. This is a repeat show so no callers this week.    01:33:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaThis week we offer another reprise, in honor of 5 years of weekly broadcasts of The Cosmic Citizen on Blogtalkradio.com. Over 150,000 listens, featured hostinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/25/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/25/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 25 Aug 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe Story of Jesus #7 Lost Years 20-29 Years cont.An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus: The " LOST YEARS" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book   The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.. 30 of Jesus' life.    Today, THE tour of the Roman world consumed most of the twenty-eighth and the entire twenty-ninth year of Jesus' life on earth. Jesus and the two natives from India—Gonod and his son Ganid—left Jerusalem on a Sunday morning, April 26, A.D. 22. They made their journey according to schedule, and Jesus said good-bye to the father and son in the city of Charax on the Persian Gulf on the tenth day of December the following year, A.D. 23. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:18:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus: The " LOST YEARS" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastichttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/18/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/18/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 18 Aug 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe Story of Jesus #6 Lost Years 20-29 Years Old An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus   The " LOST YEARS" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.. 30 of Jesus' life.  On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. A question mark continues to hang over how Jesus spent his time between the ages of roughly 4 to about 12, …and then the years between13 and 30.   Today and on the program & next week we will explore this baffling gap of the 18- 20 years that incredibly, nobody knows very much about. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus   The " LOST YEARS" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholasthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/17/reprise-doug-pagitt-the-emerging-face-of-christianitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/17/reprise-doug-pagitt-the-emerging-face-of-christianitySat, 17 Aug 2013 16:00:00 GMTREPRISE: Doug Pagitt: The Emerging Face of ChristianityThis episode is a REPRISE of an earlier broadcast of the Cosmic Citizen on September 18, 2010.  Our hosts are enjoying some vacation and hope to be back with you for some exciting new interviews and studies of the papers in two or three weeks.  Please do not call in.  The electrons are dancing but not answering.  :-) Doug Paggit was our guest speaker to discuss his then new book, Church in the Inventive Age. Doug is a widely respected leader in the Emergent Christian movement as the founder of Solomon's Porch, a "Holistic Missional Christian Community" in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he has received a wide array of media coverage. As one of the founders of The Emergent Village, a growing, generative friendship among missional Christians seeking to love our world in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Rev. Paggit has also be a co-founder of JoPa Productions, where he and Tony Jones have produced several emergent conferences, Christianity21, Big Tent Christianity, as well as other workshops and seminars, including their popular program: Social Media Bootcamp for Pastors and Ministry Leaders, a one-day workshop that covers ministry uses of blogging, Facebook, and Twitter. Doug sometimes refers to himself as a "Social and Theological Entrepreneur" since he runs several businesses, a non-profit organization, as well as his prolific writing, speaking, and radio hosting career.  We think it is not an inappropriate title.02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDynamic Spirituality,New Christian Movement,Emergent Christianity,New Religions,UrantiaThis episode is a REPRISE of an earlier broadcast of the Cosmic Citizen on September 18, 2010.  Our hosts are enjoying some vacation and hope to be back with yohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/11/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/11/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 11 Aug 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe Story of Jesus #5 Lost Years 15-20 Years Old An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus: The " LOST YEARS" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The New Testament’s  “Story of Jesus, ” has a Black Hole of time and activity, from the ages of  12 years old to approx.. 30 of Jesus' life.  On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. A question mark continues to hang over how Jesus spent his time between the ages of roughly 4 to about 12, …and then the years between13 and 30.   Today and on the program & next week we will explore this baffling gap of the 18- 20 years that incredibly, nobody knows very much about. Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:11:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus: The " LOST YEARS" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/10/a-history-of-the-urantia-papers-with-larry-mullins--repriseSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/10/a-history-of-the-urantia-papers-with-larry-mullins--repriseSat, 10 Aug 2013 16:00:00 GMTA History of The Urantia Papers With Larry Mullins - Reprise This show is an archived REPRISE edition of The Cosmic Citizen.  It originally broadcast on June 30, 2012.  Please do not call in. Last summer Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek-Larson interviewed author and long-time student of The Urantia Book, Larry Mullins, on his thorough and revealing research in his book entitled, A History of The Urantia Papers; now in its 2nd edition. We explored some issues about the book's origin in greater depth, and made a special effort to answer all of the questions of callers.Larry answered or proposed many questions: Dr. Meredith Sprunger thought The Urantia Book was a hoax when he first saw it. What changed his mind?   What did Dr. Sprunger and his team of 11 ministers discover when they visited 533? What part did Dr. Lena Sadler play in the revelation? How did the first contact with celestial beings happen? What did Dr. Sadler learn when he hypnotized the sleeping subject?  How did the forum get started? How did the forum get involved in the process? What did the Sadlers do that triggered the first written manuscript? What prompted Dr. Sadler to test the celestial beings who were talking through the sleeping subject with difficult questions? Does anyone really know how the Urantia Papers were materialized?  Why was the original written manuscript destroyed?  Why were the original typed manuscripts destroyed after the type was set for the Urantia Book? Why did the revelators use so much human information? When did the Jesus Papers come through? How? Why were the revelators displeased with the forum? Was The Urantia Book intended for a later time? When? When was permission given to publish the UB? Showtime is 12:00 PM Eastern Time; 9:00 AM Pacific Time. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,History,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaThis show is an archived REPRISE edition of The Cosmic Citizen.  It originally broadcast on June 30, 2012.  Please do not call in. Last summer Paula Thompsonhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/04/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/04/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 04 Aug 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe Story of Jesus #4 at 12 years oldAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus: 12 yrs old in Jerusalem From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book   Revelation is always the product of the action of God in the life of humanity. God has an infinite number of ways to do this. In Jesus of Nazareth he used both physical and spiritual means to bring revelation to us in the form of a person. The New Testament has a Black Hole for about 1/3rd of Jesus' life. On one page of the Gospel of Luke Jesus is 12 years old in the Temple in Jerusalem and then... nothing... nothing for 18 years until Jesus shows up at the River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. . Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.org  www.godsgumshoe.org    On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:18:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,The Urantia Book,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus: 12 yrs old in Jerusalem From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Schohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/03/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/08/03/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 03 Aug 2013 16:00:00 GMTA Hindu Girl Finds Jesus Online This week we will be interviewing a special guest, Renjini Rajan, widely known as Angel John to her internet family. If ever there was an earthbound angel, it's her. Renjini Rajan's life was transformed when she accepted Jesus. She lives in a middle class Hindu family at the southern tip of India with her parents. Her younger brother and sister are both civil engineers, Angel, as she prefers to be called, is a college graduate and works at a travel agency in a nearby town. At the age of 19 Angel was a bit reluctantly led to Jesus by her next door neighbor, minister, and mentor, Laly Jose, a woman who has had strong impact on many of those with whom she's had contact. Not long after that Angel saw the film The Passion of the Christ and her interest in Jesus as a youth was stirred -- she looked on the internet to learn more and was led to Truthbook.com. Because of this spirit-led connection she received a Urantia Book and began her study of Part 4 about 4 years ago. The purity of her thinking and her overriding love for Jesus have produced a good following for her Angel John Facebook account and at her blog at AngelJohn.org where she relates personal feelings and interpretations of passages from The Bible and from The Urantia Book. Her strong connection with Jesus, with the Father, with family, with Indian culture, and with truth bring a refreshing and uplifting experience to those she meets. We have also also invited some other international guests to call in, as well as others who also found truth online. This promises to be an inspiring show. We hope you'll join us and give us a call too. We'd love to hear your story. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Jesus,Revelation,Angels,UrantiaThis week we will be interviewing a special guest, Renjini Rajan, widely known as Angel John to her internet family. If ever there was an earthbound angel, it'https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/28/the-story-of-jesus-2-christologySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/28/the-story-of-jesus-2-christologySun, 28 Jul 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe Story of Jesus 3: Birth of JesusAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible:The Story of Jesus The Birth of Jesus From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Jesus not only revealed God to man, but he also made a new revelation of man to God, and to other men. In the life of Jesus you see man at his best. Man thus becomes so beautifully real because Jesus had so much of God in his life, and the realization (recognition) of God is inalienable and constitutive in all men. Your small and insignificant planet is of local universe concern simply because it is the mortal home world of Jesus of Nazareth. It was the scene of the final and triumphant bestowal of your Creator Son, the arena in which Michael won the supreme personal sovereignty of this Universe  Email gg@godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:27:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Urantia Book,Christ,Christianity,RevelationAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible:The Story of Jesus The Birth of Jesus From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * Thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/27/reprise-episode-phyllis-tickle--emergence-christianitySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/27/reprise-episode-phyllis-tickle--emergence-christianitySat, 27 Jul 2013 16:00:00 GMTReprise Episode: Phyllis Tickle - Emergence Christianity This week we are delighted to reprise an archived episode one of our favorite guests, PHYLLIS TICKLE. PLEASE, NO CALL-IN. We loved this interview of Phyllis who truly loves and knows the "pulse" of emergent religion, of  any faith, today. In celebration of her book, Emergence Christianity-What It Is, Phyllis had arranged a national conversation on the emergence of our faith, January 11-12 in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee and she told us all about it. Phyllis, is the founding editor of the Religion Department of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, the international journal of the book industry, and is frequently quoted in print sources, electronic media, and innumerable blogs and web sites. She is an authority on religion in America and a much sought after lecturer on the subject. In addition to lectures and numerous essays, articles, and interviews, Tickle is the author of over two dozen books in religion and spirituality, such as Emergence Christianity-What It Is, Where It Is Going, and Why It Matters, The Great Emergence, How Christianity is Changing and Why and The Words of Jesus. Tickle began her career as a college teacher and served as Academic Dean to the Memphis College of Art before writing and publishing full time. She has received the Mays Award, a prestigious award for lifetime achievement in writing and publishing, a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Christy Awards, an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the Berkeley School of Divinity at Yale University, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from North Park University. She is a founding member of The Canterbury Roundtable, and serves on a number of advisory and corporate boards. A lay Eucharistic minister and lector in the Episcopal Church, the mother of seven children and, with her physician-husband, makes her home on a small farm in Lucy, Tennessee.02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmic,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaThis week we are delighted to reprise an archived episode one of our favorite guests, PHYLLIS TICKLE. PLEASE, NO CALL-IN. We loved this interview of Phyllis whohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/21/the-story-of-jesus-2-christologySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/21/the-story-of-jesus-2-christologySun, 21 Jul 2013 17:00:00 GMTThe Story of Jesus 2: ChristologyAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible:The Story of Jesus : Christology From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book   Revelation is always the product of the action of God in the life of humanity. God has an infinite number of ways to do this. In Jesus of Nazareth he used both physical and spiritual means to bring revelation to us in the form of a person. In the writings of Paul he used spiritual inspiration in the mind of Paul to bring us revelation in the form of brief letters to churches. In John's book of revelation he used a vision to the mind of John to bring us revelation.    gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBible,Urantia Book,Christ,Christianity,RevelationAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible:The Story of Jesus : Christology From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/20/angie-thurston-what-baby-ruth-ic14-yayas-have-in-commonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/20/angie-thurston-what-baby-ruth-ic14-yayas-have-in-commonSat, 20 Jul 2013 16:00:00 GMTAngie Thurston: What Baby Ruth, IC'14, YaYAs Have in Common!We have a wonderful treat on The Cosmic Citizen on Saturday! Paula Thompson hosts and André Radatus cohosts An interview with Angie Thurston! Christilyn Biek Larson is still on assignment. Angie is a second-generation reader entering Harvard Divinity School in the fall to pursue a Master of Divinity degree. Her intent is to help develop an empowering community among the growing numbers of people - especially young people - who are identifying as "spiritual but not religious." Angela is a playwright with a degree from Brown University and is currently writing a new play for families based on the story of Jesus' baby sister, Ruth, which will premiere at IC'14 next summer. She is a member of the Fellowship's General Council, a founding member of the Youth and Young Adult (YaYA) Committee, and chair of IC'14. She encourages everyone to attend the next International Conference at UMass - Amherst July 23-27, 2014!  In addition there's the Youth and Young Adult Gathering  in Las Vegas Nevada, October 18-21, 2013 ahead of that. Is there anything this young woman doesn't do? We'll talk to Angie about all the influences in her life, growing up in a Urantian hom, leading her to this dynamic path forward into the arts, ministry, service, and what motivates her to do so many diverse projects. Looking forward to a dynamic conversation on all the projects and Angie's view on the evolution of our movement and our planet! Don't miss this opportunity to meet Angie Thurston. Please call in during our show!02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Playwright,Divinity,YaYA,UrantiaWe have a wonderful treat on The Cosmic Citizen on Saturday! Paula Thompson hosts and André Radatus cohosts An interview with Angie Thurston! Christilyn Biek Lhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/14/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/14/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 14 Jul 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The N. T. Bible - Jesus WK 17An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book   Revelation is always the product of the action of God in the life of humanity. God has an infinite number of ways to do this. In Jesus of Nazareth he used both physical and spiritual means to bring revelation to us in the form of a person. In the writings of Paul he used spiritual inspiration in the mind of Paul to bring us revelation in the form of brief letters to churches. In John's book of revelation he used a vision to the mind of John to bring us revelation. In The Urantia Book he used high spirit personalities to bring revelation in the form of a book. God could use an infinite number of channels and manifestations to bring revelation to his mortal children. It is God's wisdom that determines the time, place, method, and form of revelation. Email:  ?gg@godsgumshoe.org?www.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,Religion,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Bookhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/13/the-cosmic-citizen-fellowship-at-the-summer-study-sessionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/13/the-cosmic-citizen-fellowship-at-the-summer-study-sessionSat, 13 Jul 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen: Fellowship at the Summer Study SessionHost Paula Thompson and co-host André Radatus bring you this week's show from the Summer Study Session (SSS) '13 from Techny Towers in Northbrook, Illinois (cohost Christilyn Biek Larson is still off on assignment). The SSS'13 theme is:  Our Gift to God the Father:  Service to The Supreme. Richard Jernigan filmmaker and producer of A Feast of Uncertainty speaks about the making of his documentary film about Israel, service in the Urantia movement, and his experiences at SSS'13. Al Lockett founder and president of Learning4Today Academic Excellence learning center and a long time educator and educational consultant to many troubled school districts will also be on the show to speak about transforming education as an application of the service motive. We will open up the lines to callers wanting to ask questions. In hour number two, we hope to do some "popcorn" interviews with other conference attendees just to get their impressions of the workshops and the summer study session in general. Most people find these conference get-togethers experiences of tremendous warmth and fellowship. So, by all means, call in!  It should prove to be a wonderful occasion for some virtual, vicarious fellowship! See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Fellowship,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaHost Paula Thompson and co-host André Radatus bring you this week's show from the Summer Study Session (SSS) '13 from Techny Towers in Northbrook, Illinois (cohhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/07/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/07/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-n-t-bible--jesusSun, 07 Jul 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The Gospel of John Wk 16An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Gospel of John   The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   01:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Testament,Bible,Religion,Truth,ChristianityAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Gospel of John   The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were sehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/06/summer-events-projects-in-the-urantia-community-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/07/06/summer-events-projects-in-the-urantia-community-1Sat, 06 Jul 2013 16:00:00 GMTSummer Events & Projects in The Urantia CommunityAndré Radatus anchors this week's show (host Paula Thompson and co-host Christilyn Biek Larson are on assignment).  Carolyn Kendall speaks about events while working for Dr. Sadler.  Carolyn shares some wonderful details of those days and readers who first congregated. Event organizers  Diane Labrecque of The United Urantia Family Festival (TUUFF) scheduled for Yosemite Nat'l Park Aug 20-24 ; Nick Stefero SSS’13  – July 10-14 in Chicago  ;Mike Wood, on USUA Nat’l Conf. – July 25-28 in Kansas City ; Liz Craig on Youth and Young Adult Gathering – Oct 18-21 in Las Vegas NV;  Debbie Bartman Vancouver Island Urantia Friends Campout - Aug 5-9; Rabia Harris; Heart of the Mountain Retreat - Aug 16-18 in Boone, NC. Tune in so that you might hear what others might be doing in your community or elsewhere. Next week, we'll look at the SSS'13 theme of: Our Gift to God the Father:  Service to The Supreme02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Events,Conference,Fellowship,UrantiaAndré Radatus anchors this week's show (host Paula Thompson and co-host Christilyn Biek Larson are on assignment).  Carolyn Kendall speaks about events while wohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/30/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weekSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/30/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weekSun, 30 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The Gospel of Luke Week 15An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Gospel of Luke The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Gospel of Luke The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searchinhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/29/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimvi-destiny-3-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/29/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimvi-destiny-3-1Sat, 29 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim—VI: Destiny 3 Cosmic Citizen concludes our six-part series on Seraphic Planetary Government through our exploration of "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop, Charles Olivea, and Bob Diebold. Neal will lead host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus through the remainder of this study. We conclude with Part VI: Destiny—Diversification, Decisions, and Dynamism. Among other questions we ask:  •As the master seraphim work with human beings, endeavoring to influence them toward decisions and actions that will lead to the progressive growth of human society and civilization, how can they also seek to promote diversity, pluralism, and mutual respect? • Do you believe that these capabilities of the master seraphim are so potent and so effective as to eliminate the possibility that humanity will encounter “hundreds and thousands of … comparatively useless combinations and associations” while society evolves during the next thousand years? •Do you suspect that the sovereignty and unpredictability of the human will—the vagaries of human choice—engenders unavoidable and, by many, unforeseen outcomes? •What strategies might the master seraphim adopt in order to diminish this "wasted motion" and "unproductive churning?" Do they allow problems now to improve long term events? This will conclude our fascinating six-part study. If you haven’t already, please follow the follow the link; download Neal ’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf By all means, call in! See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern!02:20:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Angels,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaCosmic Citizen concludes our six-part series on Seraphic Planetary Government through our exploration of "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Nhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/23/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weekSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/23/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weekSun, 23 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMTGG investigates the Gospel of Matthew wk 14An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Gospel according to  Matthew. The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe Email:  gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org    On facebook: Godss Gumshoe   Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee 01:13:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Gospel according to  Matthew. The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men whhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/22/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimv-destiny-iiSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/22/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimv-destiny-iiSat, 22 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim—V: Destiny II Cosmic Citizen proceeds with our continuing exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We'll reprise Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immediately move to our resumption with  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea.  Your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus will follow Neal's lead through this remarkable study. We continue with Part V: Destiny in the context of origins and history. Among other questions we ask: •What kinds of thinking can we do to expand our time-consciousness from that of a two-week-to-three-month orientation to thinking in terms of decades and centuries? •If we assume that endemic impatience really is an issue and perhaps an obstacle, what could the master seraphim do to neutralize or deflect it? •How does the question of impatience compare with other challenges that the master seraphim must endeavor to overcome? The discussion should get quite interesting as we explore the implications of all these questions. We recommend that those who listen in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf Guests always make it a marvelous multi-faceted dialogue so, by all means, call in! The angels and many other celestial helpers who care for us are among us.  Let's get this material “under our belts” about our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and try to understand how we might help them in their service on Earth. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Angels,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaCosmic Citizen proceeds with our continuing exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We'll reprise Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervisihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/16/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weekSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/16/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weekSun, 16 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMTGG investigates The Synoptic Problem WeeK 13An Investigation into The New Testament Bible: The Synoptic Problem and the "Q" Source The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe Email gg@godsgumshoe.orgwww.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   We apologize for the Audio Quality. (Unavoidable) 00:59:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChrist,Christianity,God,Bible,New TestamentAn Investigation into The New Testament Bible: The Synoptic Problem and the "Q" Source The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/15/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimiv-destiny-i-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/15/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimiv-destiny-i-1Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim—IV: Destiny ICosmic Citizen proceeds with our continuing exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We resume with  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea.  Your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus will follow Neal's lead through this remarkable study—Part IV: Destiny during the current millennium. Among other questions we ask:  •How might two specific seraphic corps differently approach any long-term problem? •Consider advantages and disadvantages of a comprehensive strategy that would evolve from time to time.  How set or fluid are their plans? •How do the master seraphim "ensure" we human beings will act according “to plan?” •Regarding “origin, history, and destiny” and the “proper understanding of these three experiential realities afford[ing] the basis for a wise estimate of the current status:" How might we expand our time-consciousness from weeks and months to thinking in terms of decades? Centuries? Millenia? We recommend that you download a copy of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic:  http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf Guests:  You make it a multi-faceted dialogue so call in! The angels and our many other celestial helpers love us here and now.  Let's get to know our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and comprehend how we might better help them in their service on Earth. "Only good can result." See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Angels,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaCosmic Citizen proceeds with our continuing exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We resume with  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Nhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/09/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weekSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/09/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weekSun, 09 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 12What is the "Synoptic Gospels?" Who wrote "THE" first  Gospel- Matthew or Mark? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we find that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Email: gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee   BlogTalkRadio "SpiritQuest" www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe  01:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentWhat is the "Synoptic Gospels?" Who wrote "THE" first  Gospel- Matthew or Mark? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men whohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/08/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimiii-methodsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/08/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimiii-methodsSat, 08 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim—III: Methods Cosmic Citizen proceeds with our exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We'll reprise Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immediately move to our resumption with  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea.  Your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus will follow Neal's lead through this remarkable study. We continue with Part III: Methods.  Among other questions we ask:     Why might it be advantageous for the master seraphim and the guardian seraphim to work together to foster decisions or actions on the part of a particular individual?  Do they also endeavor to influence certain other human beings other than those in the reserve corps of destiny?  What would be the advantages and disadvantages of a comprehensive strategy that would evolve from time to time? Would strategies and tactics can you envision our master seraphim adopting? The discussion should get quite interesting as we explore the implications of all these questions. We recommend that those who listen in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf Guests always make it a marvelous multi-faceted dialogue so, by all means, call in! The angels and many other celestial helpers who care for us are among us.  Let's get this material “under our belts” about our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and try to understand how we might help them in their service on Earth. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern!   02:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Angels,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaCosmic Citizen proceeds with our exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We'll reprise Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/02/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/02/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 11By overwhelming request: A FULL READING OF THE GOSPEL OF MARK, dramatized by Max McLean Dig out your Bible and follow along for this one. You'll be glad you did!! You will love this!!!!              Emial: gg@godsgumshoe.org www.godsgumshoe.org   On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee  Blog Talk Radio "SpiritQuest" Saturday 12:00 n00n MDT:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe  01:36:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentBy overwhelming request: A FULL READING OF THE GOSPEL OF MARK, dramatized by Max McLean Dig out your Bible and follow along for this one. You'll be glad you dhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/01/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimii-historySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/06/01/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphimii-historySat, 01 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim—II: History Cosmic Citizen proceeds with our exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We'll reprise Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immediately move to our resumption with  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea.  Your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus will follow Neal's lead through this remarkable study. We continue with Part II: History since Pentecost.  Among other questions we ask:      What strategies might the planetary government have adopted over the 35,000 years from Adam & Eve's default in order to reduce and, if possible, overcome interference by the rebellious planetary prince and his staff?  How did the situation change after Pentecost? What additional resources became available? And what factors influence the timing and frequency of the personnel rotations of the master seraphim and their respective corps? The discussion should get quite interesting as we explore the implications of all these questions. We recommend that those who listen in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf Guests always make it a marvelous multi-faceted dialogue so, by all means, call in! The angels and many other celestial helpers who care for us are among us.  Let's get this material “under our belts” about our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and try to understand how we might help them in their service on Earth. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:12:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Angels,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaCosmic Citizen proceeds with our exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We'll reprise Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/26/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/26/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Sun, 26 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 10The Conculsion of  The Gospel of Mark: The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Also: Join is for "SpiritQuest" a Worship Service for UB Readers Blog Talk Radio Saturday 12:00 n00n MDT:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe   01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentThe Conculsion of  The Gospel of Mark: The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in thesehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/25/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/25/the-unceasing-campaign-of-the-master-seraphim-1Sat, 25 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTThe Unceasing Campaign of The Master SeraphimCosmic Citizen proceeds with our exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We pick up at Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immediately move to our first exploration of our study of  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim" with Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea.  Your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus will follow Neal's lead through this remarkable study. We begin with Part I: Origins.  Among other questions we ask:  Seraphim are of origin in the Creative Mother Spirit who is of The Infinite Spirit.  Master Seraphim are Seraphington graduates, completion seraphim.  So, are they more related to God the Spirit, to God the Supreme, or both? We also explore what the use of feminine pronouns might signify about the nature of these seraphim.| And what is the significance that the Chief of Seraphim is not a seraphim but a primary supernaphim of Paradise origin? The discussion should get quite interesting as we explore the implications of all these questions. We recommend that those who listen in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf Guests always make it a marvelous multi-faceted dialogue so, by all means, call in! The angels and many other celestial helpers who care for us are among us.  Let's get this material “under our belts” about our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and try to understand how we might help them in their service on Earth. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Angels,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaCosmic Citizen proceeds with our exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government. We pick up at Paper 114 §6 The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision and immedhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/19/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/19/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Sun, 19 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 9Why is the Gospel of Mark considered the first of the Gospels by many? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Also:  Join us for "SpiritQuest" Worship Experience: Blog Talk Radio Saturday 12:00 n00n MDT:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe 01:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentWhy is the Gospel of Mark considered the first of the Gospels by many? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were seahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/18/seraphic-planetary-government-the-reserve-corps-of-destinySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/18/seraphic-planetary-government-the-reserve-corps-of-destinySat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTSeraphic Planetary Government & The Reserve Corps of Destiny Here’s another riddle:  Who has special capacity to be rehearsed for a planetary emergency, wholehearted dedication to some worthwhile planetary project, and a Thought Adjuster of probable extraordinary capacity in some planetary crisis? Here’s a clue: “There are close to a thousand of these individuals functioning at any one time on our planet and the vast majority don’t know that they so function. Cosmic Citizen continues our exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government this week. We pick up at Paper 114 §5. The Planetary Government but spend the lion’s share of our time on §7. The Reserve Corp of Destiny. Imagine:  it is possible to be so dedicated to good work that the angels can use you! Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea will once again join your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus for what will cap off our general discussion on Paper 114 before embarking on our study of  "The Unceasing Campaign of The Master Seraphim"—our angelic helper’s unseen workings—the following week.  . We recommend that those who listen in and desire to get ahead on this detailed study do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf Guests always make it a marvelous multi-faceted dialogue so, by all means, call in! The angels and many other celestial helpers who care for us are among us.  Let's get this material “under our belts” about our heavenly helpers, created "just a little above us," and try to understand how we might help them in their service on Earth. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:20:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Angels,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaHere’s another riddle:  Who has special capacity to be rehearsed for a planetary emergency, wholehearted dedication to some worthwhile planetary project, andhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/12/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/12/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Sun, 12 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 8Investigating The New Testament The Gospels: How did they get here? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: Godss Gumshoe or New Civilization Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Worship Experience: Blog Talk Radio Saturday 12:00 n00n MDT:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe 01:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentInvestigating The New Testament The Gospels: How did they get here? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searchhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/11/seraphic-planetary-governmentthe-angels-labors-supportedSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/11/seraphic-planetary-governmentthe-angels-labors-supportedSat, 11 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTSeraphic Planetary Government—The Angels' Labors Supported Here’s a riddle:  What do Adam, Eve, Enoch, Moses, Elijah, Melchizedek, and John the Baptist have in common? Here’s a clue: “John the Revelator called them the four and twenty elders: ‘And round about the throne were four and twenty seats, and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment.’” Another?  They all made a “Supreme” difference in their lives. Cosmic Citizen continues an exploration of Seraphic Planetary Government this week. We pick up at Paper 114 §3. The Resident Governor General and continue on with §4. The Most High Observer.  Should we run out of commentary on these two intriguing sections, §5. The Planetary Government will be our next section up. Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea will once again join your host Paula Thompson and cohosts Christilyn Larson and André Radatus for what will prove to be an intriguing discussion regarding the different roles of variously assigned members of our planet’s unseen government.  This will prove to be a fascinating context for undertaking the detailed study revisiting of §6. The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision in two or three weeks. We recommend that ardent truthseekers, among those who listen in, and desire to get a leg up on this study for discussion purposes, do so by visiting the following link and downloading copies of Neal Waldrop’s study guide on this rich topic: http://www.globalendeavor.net/Documents/2011-03-22_MasterSeraphim.pdf Call in to add your voice to the conversation.  Recent guests have made it a marvelous multi-faceted dialogue. Angels are among us.  Let's take some of our undeveloped ideas about them and try to understand what they are really doing for us. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 AM Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:14:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Angels,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaHere’s a riddle:  What do Adam, Eve, Enoch, Moses, Elijah, Melchizedek, and John the Baptist have in common? Here’s a clue: “John the Revelator called them thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/05/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/05/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Sun, 05 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 7Did The Apostle Paul Highjack The Jesus Movement and create his own Franchise Called Christianity? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org  On facebook: Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentDid The Apostle Paul Highjack The Jesus Movement and create his own Franchise Called Christianity? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughtshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/04/tuuff-in-yosemite-seraphic-planetary-governmentSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/05/04/tuuff-in-yosemite-seraphic-planetary-governmentSat, 04 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTTUUFF in Yosemite & Seraphic Planetary Government This week the first hour is devoted to our guest, Diane Labrecque, President of The United Urantia Family . Diane will speak to us about the 2nd Triennial Celebration of The United Urantia Family Festival—a spiritual Urantia-family reunion which will allow us to be gathered altogether on the birthday of Joshua ben Joseph, our beloved Jesus Christ Michael! "The United Urantia Family Festival aims at creating an all-inclusive Urantia Family bonding experience among UB readers from all parts of the world." Diane will tell us all about the special venue in Yosemite National Park with the theme Celebrating Jesus’ Family, in the Presence of Angels! Many believe this to be an unprecedented gathering; “a human event heretofore on an incomparable mortal scale for Urantia. Hallelujah!” Our second hour will explore Paper 114:  Seraphic Planetary Government, for the second week.  We expect to have Neal Waldrop and Charles Olivea join us once more to take up our intriguing discussion of the nature of our planetary celestial government starting with §3. The Resident Governor General leading to an in-depth treatment of §6. The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision in subsequent weeks.Consider this quote we are about to encounter regarding these one-time mortals who return to Urantia: “In a way, the resident governor general represents Salvington as well as Jerusem since he acts on behalf of the twenty-four counselors, who are directly representative of Michael and Gabriel. And being a Jerusem citizen, the planetary governor can function as a spokesman for the System Sovereign.” [!] Your regular host Paula and cohosts Christilyn and André will facilitate discussion and take a call or two as usual. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 AM Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmos,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaThis week the first hour is devoted to our guest, Diane Labrecque, President of The United Urantia Family . Diane will speak to us about the 2nd Triennial Celehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/28/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/28/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 6The Conclusion of the Back Story to NT Bible The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: God's Gumshoe or New Civilization Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Blog Talk Radio Saturday 12:00 n00n MDT:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe  01:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentThe Conclusion of the Back Story to NT Bible The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who inhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/27/seraphic-planetary-governmentwork-of-the-master-seraphim-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/27/seraphic-planetary-governmentwork-of-the-master-seraphim-1Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMTSeraphic Planetary Government—Work of The Master Seraphim “When the first governor general arrived on Urantia, concurrent with the outpouring of the Spirit of Truth, he was accompanied by twelve corps of special seraphim, Seraphington graduates, who were immediately assigned to certain special planetary services. These exalted angels are known as the master seraphim of planetary supervision and are, aside from the overcontrol of the planetary Most High observer, under the immediate direction of the resident governor general.”  [The Urantia Book 114:6.1] Today, Cosmic Citizen begins an exploration of just how we are lovingly governed and supervised on our planet.  How, with all the earthly turmoil, can we claim to be under the supervision of “master seraphim?” Is there a wise goal to the unseen loving “hand” of our celestial supervisors? “None of these angelic groups exercise direct or arbitrary control over the domains of their assignment. They cannot fully control the affairs of their respective realms of action, but they can and do so manipulate planetary conditions and so associate circumstances as favorably to influence the spheres of human activity to which they are attached.”  [TUB 114:6.8] Expect your regular host Paula and cohosts Christilyn and André to delve into this topic, well researched by guest, Neal Waldrop.  We expect a lively discussion on this topic and hope you will tune in and, perhaps, call in to add your voice to the conversation.  Recent guests have made it a marvelous multi-faceted  dialogue. Angels are among us.  Let's take some of our undeveloped ideas about them and try to understand what they are really doing for us. See you Saturday morning at 9:00 AM Pacific; noon Eastern! 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePlanet,Angels,Revelation,Seraphim,Urantia“When the first governor general arrived on Urantia, concurrent with the outpouring of the Spirit of Truth, he was accompanied by twelve corps of special seraphttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/21/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/21/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 5The Greco-Roman World 6th BC - 1 A.D. The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: God's Gumshoe or New Civilization Twitter: @godsgumshoe YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee Worship Experience: Blog Talk Radio Saturday 12:00 n00n MDT:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe   01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentThe Greco-Roman World 6th BC - 1 A.D. The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in thesehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/20/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/20/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 20 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMTGovernment on a Neighboring Planet - Final Edition For six weeks we have explored, in depth, Paper 72 of The Urantia Book, Government on a Neighboring Planet. In this series of shows we have had an in depth discussion of civilization on a nearby inhabited world. On this world there is a nation that  has been able achieve great progress through a series of ethical, vital and necessary adjustments to the basic functions of government. They have faced some of the same setbacks that our world faces, and yet, they have been able to find their balance and a way to lasting peace. So far in this series we have discussed their methods of education, political and industrial organization, home life, old age insurance, taxation and specialized education. Each of the sections we've covered have been thought provoking and have stimulated great conversations with our guests as well as in the chat room. This week we finish the last three sections and wrap this series up. The sections to be covered deal with crime, military preparedness and international policy. If you missed some of the other shows, don't worry, each section essentially presents complete ideas and can stand on its own. We hope you can join us again this week as we explore the  practical solutions to the perplexing problems of civilization that are described in this unique and amazing paper.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Government,Angels,Truth,UrantiaFor six weeks we have explored, in depth, Paper 72 of The Urantia Book, Government on a Neighboring Planet. In this series of shows we have had an in depth dihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/14/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/14/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 4The Tmes of Jesus: Jesus did not come to this world during an age of spiritual decadence; at the time of his birth our planet was experiencing such a revival of spiritual thinking and religious living as it had not known in all its previous  history nor has experienced in any era since The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we see  that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe ?www.godsgumshoe.org? ? On facebook: ?God's Gumshoe?? ? Twitter: ?@godsgumshoe??? YouTube:  ?http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee01:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentThe Tmes of Jesus: Jesus did not come to this world during an age of spiritual decadence; at the time of his birth our planet was experiencing such a revival ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/13/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/13/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 13 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMTGovernment on a Neighboring Planet - Part 5 For the last several weeks we've explored one of the most fascinating papers in The Urantia Book, Paper 72, Government on a Neighboring Planet. In Paper 50, The Urantia Book states, "The progress of civilization is hardly alike on any two planets. The details of the unfoldment of mortal evolution are very different on numerous dissimilar worlds. Notwithstanding these many diversifications of planetary development along physical, intellectual, and social lines, all evolutionary spheres progress in certain well-defined directions." So far, we've explored these interesting aspects of how civilization has evolved on a nearby planet: political organization, home life, educational system, industrial organization, old age insurance and taxation. This week we cover the special colleges,universal suffrage and dealing with crime. The insights revealed in Paper 72 are relevant to the problems currently faced by the developed nations on this world. Paper 72 is practical and insightful and thus far we've had some very scholarly helpers who have called in to explore these concepts. Many thanks to historian Charles Olivea, who has contributed such depth to this discussion with his historical understanding and insights. We hope you will join us again on Saturday morning at 10 AM MDT, as we once again delve deeply into the meaning of these remarkable teachings. Humanity shall not fail!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,Faith,Spiritual,Truth,EvolutionFor the last several weeks we've explored one of the most fascinating papers in The Urantia Book, Paper 72, Government on a Neighboring Planet. In Paper 50, Thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/10/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weeks-1-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/10/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-weeks-1-2Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Weeks 1 &2 Who Wrote The Bible? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook: God's GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoeYouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee     01:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Word of God,God,Bible,Urantia BookWho Wrote The Bible? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left ushttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/07/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/07/gods-gumshoe-investigates-the-nt-bible-week-3Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMTGod's Gumshoe Investigates The NT Bible Week 3Did Jesus Exist? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us record of their highest concepts of righteousness, truth, and holiness. The Scriptures contain much that is true, very much, but in the light of your present research we that these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the evolving concepts of What God must be.  Join us as we investigate The New Testament; who wrote it, what are the real stories behind this book; and how it came to be The Foundation Document for Western Civilization. Please Click "FOLLOW" Button above Always in Love God's Gumshoe ?www.godsgumshoe.org? ? On facebook: ?God's Gumshoe?? ? Twitter: ?@godsgumshoe??? YouTube:  ?http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee01:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality religion,Truth,God,Bible,New TestamentDid Jesus Exist? The Scriptures are sacred because they present the thoughts and acts of men who were searching for God, and who in these writings left us recohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/06/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/04/06/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 06 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMTLife on a Neighboring Planet - Part 4 This week we continue to work our way through one of the most intriguing papers in The Urantia Book, Paper 72 - Government on a Neighboring Planet. The Urantia Book unequivocally states that we are not alone in the cosmos and that, in fact, the universe is teaming with life. It says, "The myriads of planetary systems were all made to be eventually inhabited by many different types of intelligent creatures, beings who could know God, receive the divine affection, and love him in return." The book tells us that these intelligent creatures, living on material worlds, evolve from primitive life to highly evolved civilization. Further, it says that such is God's will and God's way. The book describes in detail the milestones of these various periods of evolution. In Paper 72, the authors of the book reveal to us the workings of a government on a neighboring planet. A planetary civilization that has experienced setbacks similar to the setbacks our world has endured. Yet, one nation on this other world has been able to solve some very basic but complicated problems, not unlike the problems we have faced in the last 150 years. So far, some knowledgeable callers have helped us cover the first 5 sections of this paper, including: The Continental Nation, Political Organization, Home Life, Educational System and Industrial Organization, all crucial keys to evolving civilization on this world and all worlds. This week we hope to cover Old-age Insurance and Taxation. Do you think it might be timely and relevant? We do and we hope you'll tune in or call with your thoughts and ideas as to how we might practically adapt the insightful presentations to the complicated issues we face. It's clear that our world and the people on it are not going away any time soon. It's time to get to work!   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Cosmos,Angels,Faith,UrantiaThis week we continue to work our way through one of the most intriguing papers in The Urantia Book, Paper 72 - Government on a Neighboring Planet. The Urantihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/30/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/30/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 30 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMTLife on a Neighboring Planet - Part 3In the last few weeks we have done two shows on one of our favorite paper in The Urantia Book, Paper 72, Government on a Neighboring Planet. The authors of The Urantia Book tell us that it is most unusual for the affairs of one planet to be revealed to another. The premise is intriguing and thousands who have read this amazing document have found that it offers interesting and practical insights on how to solve problems that are inherent in evolving civilization. The authors tell us that the government of a continental nation, on this not too distant inhabited world, has made great progress in addressing the problems of: Political Organization, The Home Life, The Educational System, Industrial Organization, Old-Age Insurance, Taxation, The Special Colleges, The Plan of Universal Suffrage, Dealing with Crime, Military Preparedness, and Other Nations. We've had several experts in various fields call in and share their understanding of this material and we expect to have a few more call in this week. Last week Charles L. Olivea, a life long history teacher called to discuss education with us, comparing education in the US to techniques used on this other world. Next up is Industrial Organization. Consider this quote: "The industrial situation among this people is far from their ideals; capital and labor still have their troubles, but both are becoming adjusted to the plan of sincere co-operation. On this unique continent the workers are increasingly becoming shareholders in all industrial concerns; every intelligent laborer is slowly becoming a small capitalist." Come and explore this amazing revelation with us, this week, on The Cosmic Citizen.02:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseFaith,Love,Angels,Truth,UrantiaIn the last few weeks we have done two shows on one of our favorite paper in The Urantia Book, Paper 72, Government on a Neighboring Planet. The authors of Thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/23/government-on-a-neighboring-planet-part-iieducation-more-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/23/government-on-a-neighboring-planet-part-iieducation-more-1Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMTGovernment On A Neighboring Planet: Part II—Education & More Government On A Neighboring Planet—Education, Industry, Old Age, & Taxation We continue from two weeks ago with Paper 72 §4–7 from The Urantia Book to help stimulate our imaginations and quality of thinking, offering us tools for creative problem solving.  This paper gives us a glimpse into how one "continent about the size of Australia...number[ing] about 140 million" on another planet (also enduring a rebellion and default) is dealing with similar evolutionary challenges. One reason we might be given a special dispensation to have this information is because the advantages of the more developed nation in the neighboring planet seem to be just enough ahead of where we are as a world that knowing about it can be maximally useful. This show will be an open phone segment with guests welcome to call in to share comments, ideas and favorite passages. We hope some of our previous guests might also join us for what promises to be a unique and engaging show. It'll be fun to see what you all think about this fascinating window given on a sister world's progress. http://truthbook.com/index.cfm?linkID=1319#U72_4_0 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Faith,Angels,Education,UrantiaGovernment On A Neighboring Planet—Education, Industry, Old Age, & Taxation We continue from two weeks ago with Paper 72 §4–7 from The Urantia Book to helhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/16/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/16/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 16 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMTInvestigation: The Bible and The Urantia Book Most people who are sincere about religion, eventually arrive at the conclusion, “I need to read the Bible,” or “ I need to know more about the Bible.” Readers of The Urantia Book are certainly no exception. Why?  Because, much of the information  in The Urantia Book comes from stories in The Bible. In fact, The Bible is the DNA of the Urantia Book and by understanding more of the Bible we come to a much better understanding of The Urantia Book. Conversely,  understanding the Urantia Book can make the Bible come alive, especially “the life and teachings of Jesus,” which, The Urantia Book tells us is the most important knowledge we can obtain. This Saturday on The Cosmic Citizen we launch an  investigation into The Bible with God’s Gumshoe and his trusty sidekick,  Mega Watt-son. These two ancient (well, not quite) men are both Spiritual Detectives (really experts on the Bible) who are searching high and low for TRUTH. This new series of investigations will kickoff on this week's regular episode of The Cosmic Citizen and then continue immediately after the show (for 1/2 hr) to officially launch a new show, under the CC umbrella, that will air each week for a fuller investigation into The New Testament Bible. This new show will air on a different day and time, but will be found under the same Cosmic Citizen banner.  If you are a student of the Urantia Book, or a student of The Bible, you will want to catch this show, full of interesting, but never before known stuff, and a few laughs to boot. It'll be fun and educational too so don't miss it! 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Bible,Investigation,Truth,UrantiaMost people who are sincere about religion, eventually arrive at the conclusion, “I need to read the Bible,” or “ I need to know more about the Bible.” Readershttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/09/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/09/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 09 Mar 2013 17:00:00 GMTGovernment on a Neighboring Planet: Unique Perspectives Government On A Neighboring Planet; Paper 72 – Offering Unique Perspectives Some wonderful ideas come out of the unique perspectives provided in The Urantia Book to help stimulate our imaginations and quality of thinking, offering us tools for creative problem solving.  Paper 72, “Government on a Neighboring Planet,” will be the focus of our first show launching this topic. This paper is so unusual from all the rest of the papers in the book because it gives us a glimpse into how one continent on another planet (one also mired in rebellion) is dealing with similar evolutionary challenges. One reason we might be given a special dispensation to have this information is because the advantages of the more developed nation in the neighboring planet seem to be just enough ahead of where we are as a world that knowing about it can be maximally useful. This show will be an open phone segment with guests welcome to call in to share comments, ideas and favorite passages. Please join us for what promises to be a unique and engaging show. It'll be fun to see what you all think about this fascinating window given on a sister world's progress. 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Aliens,UFOs,Other-worldly,UrantiaGovernment On A Neighboring Planet; Paper 72 – Offering Unique Perspectives Some wonderful ideas come out of the unique perspectives provided in The Urantia Bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/02/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/03/02/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 02 Mar 2013 17:00:00 GMTLife After Death - From Here to Eternity & Back Again We've had so much positive feedback on the last two shows we've decided to finish out this series on Life After Death, with the view of the ascent from the mountain top, from Paradise. Throughout history, people have yearned to know what happens to us after we die and what it's like in the life beyond. The explanation of life after death detailed in The Urantia Book builds on the truth that eternal life is a gift for all who exercise spiritual trust and faith in the eternal goodness of God. God's mercy extends to all of us. The Father of Spirits sublimely loves each of his spirit children. "There is in the mind of God a plan which embraces every creature of all his vast domains, and this plan is an eternal purpose of boundless opportunity, unlimited progress, and endless life. And the infinite treasures of such a matchless career are yours for the striving!" "The will creatures of universe upon universe have embarked upon the long, long Paradise journey, the fascinating struggle of the eternal adventure of attaining God the Father." "When the heights of perfection and eternity are attained, all the more honor to those who began at the bottom and joyfully climbed the ladder of life, round by round, and who, when they do reach the heights of glory, will have gained a personal experience which embodies an actual knowledge of every phase of life from the bottom to the top." And Jesus said, "Lighten your burdens of soul by speedily acquiring a long-distance view of your destiny, a universe expansion of your career." Paula, Christilyn and Andre are striving to acquire this long distance viewpoint. We want to take another deep look at life in the worlds unseen. We hope to drink deeply of the cup of faith. Please join us. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEternal Life,Cosmic Reality,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaWe've had so much positive feedback on the last two shows we've decided to finish out this series on Life After Death, with the view of the ascent from the mouhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/02/23/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/02/23/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 23 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMTLife After Death - A More In Depth Look This week we will continue our discussion on the topic of "Life After Death." In the first show on this topic we talked to our friend Dave Graves who recently lost his wife and son in a tragic accident. As a result, Dave had an amazing experience of grace through this event. It's a great show, it's in the archive and we hope you listen to it. Last week we explored further what the Urantia Book says about death and our own mortality and what to expect when we all inevitably die. We looked at life after death from the human experience, that is, from the bottom up, from this world and this life to the very next world and next life. This week, we will continue to look at the unique perspective the Urantia Book has to offer about the real "purpose" not only of life, but of the long term goals of life after death. Something the Urantia Book calls the ascension scheme or career, literally the path to Paradise. This week, Andre is back, and we will be looking at life after death not from this life up, but from the Paradise perspective down.   It should be a great show and we hope you will listen in. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Life After Death,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaThis week we will continue our discussion on the topic of "Life After Death." In the first show on this topic we talked to our friend Dave Graves who recentlyhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/02/16/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/02/16/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 16 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMTIs There Life After Death? Last week we talked to our friend and listener Dave Graves, who lost his wife and son in a car accident recently. They slid off of an icy road into a freezing river. Dave watched as they pulled the car out of the river and said, "I was not watching a death experience, I was watching a birth experience." What could give a person that kind of faith in the face of devastating tragedy? After Dave shared this story with Christilyn last week we thought it would be timely to devote this week's show to the concept of the afterlife. Because the Urantia Book brings such logic and clarity to both life and death we want to share what it says with our listeners. But we also want to hear your thoughts. Have you had a near death experience? Are you dealing with grief or facing your own mortality? Give us a call and let's talk. The Urantia Book says: "Love of adventure, curiosity, and dread of monotony—these traits inherent in evolving human nature—were not put there just to aggravate and annoy you during your short sojourn on earth, but rather to suggest to you that death is only the beginning of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation, an eternal voyage of discovery." 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Life After Death,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaLast week we talked to our friend and listener Dave Graves, who lost his wife and son in a car accident recently. They slid off of an icy road into a freezinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/02/09/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/02/09/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 09 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMTTriumph Over Tragedy - Dave's Story An Inspiring Story Shared by a gentleman coping with had a tragic family loss Dave Graves from Ottowa, Canada, shares a startling experience connected with the tragic accidental death of his wife and grown son, in a freak accident.  Local media were on site at the time when Dave experienced this event, and as a result, it was covered on a television news program. This along with a personal visit with a reporter, gave Dave some unexpected help with publicizing his profound experience.  As a result, many people contacted him, wrote and called him to hear about his faith and religious beliefs.  Please tune in to hear more about his story and his interest in sharing this with others. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Life After Death,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaAn Inspiring Story Shared by a gentleman coping with had a tragic family loss Dave Graves from Ottowa, Canada, shares a startling experience connected with thhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/02/02/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/02/02/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 02 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMTUnleashing The Power WithinLast week we featured the amazing and inspiring Dr. Margaret Paul. Her emphasis on Inner Bonding & Self Healing has taught countless souls to turn inward to find peace and comfort from the divine and perfect parent within. This week we will focus on developing a personal life philosophy based on the art of living and the lures of maturity. We will focus on the wisdom of Rodan, the Greek philosopher. He stated that meditation and relaxation help make possible the contact of mind with spirit and that strength-giving, worshipful and contemplative habits eventually formulate a mature and spiritual personality. That while difficult and time-consuming at first, regular prayer and meditation become habitual, restful and timesaving. Certainly, the more complex and stressful our lives become the more we will all need to conserve and augment our spiritual energies. We want to make our families, lives and world better, but that requires work, and work requires energy. Modern life can leave us wondering where we will find the power to accomplish these lofty goals. Even if we possess a normal body and reasonably good health, we must call forth the slumbering spiritual forces within us.  Surely, the power of God is within us, but how do we release our soul-bound powers of divinity and infinity? How can we unleash the power of  the inner-divine to refresh our own souls and serve to enlighten, uplift, and bless countless other souls? How best can we awaken these latent powers for good which lie dormant within us? These are the topics we will be exploring tomorrow on the Cosmic Citizen. Please join us. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePersonal Power,Philosophy,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaLast week we featured the amazing and inspiring Dr. Margaret Paul. Her emphasis on Inner Bonding & Self Healing has taught countless souls to turn inward to finhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/01/26/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/01/26/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 26 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMTInner Bonding & Self Healing With Dr Margaret Paul Margaret Paul holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is a celebrated author, relationship expert, public speaker, seminar leader, consultant, facilitator, and artist. She has appeared on many radio and TV shows, including the Oprah show. She has successfully worked with thousands of individuals, couples and business associates and taught classes and seminars for over 42 years. Her books have been distributed around the world and have been translated into many languages. After practicing traditional psychotherapy for 17 years, Margaret was discouraged by the results – both for her clients and herself. She had spent years trying to heal from her own dysfunctional and abusive background, but found herself still suffering with anxiety and relationship problems. She started to seek a process that works fast, deep, creates permanent change, loving relationships, inner peace, and joy. In 1984, a partnership with Dr. Erika Chopich resulted in an incredibly powerful healing process, Inner Bonding. Margaret works with individuals and couples throughout the world via phone, workshops and intensives. She relies on spiritual guidance during her sessions, enabling her to work with people where and as they are. Dr. Margaret has just completed a 12 year project called SelfQuest®, which is a transformational self-healing/conflict resolution software program. SelfQuest® is being donated to prisons and schools and sold to individuals, families, and businesses. You can read about SelfQuest® and see a short video of it at http:/selfquest.com. In her spare time, Margaret loves to paint, make pottery, take photos, watch birds, read, ride and play with her horses, and spend time with her children and grandchildren.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Self Healing,Inner Bonding,Truth,UrantiaMargaret Paul holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is a celebrated author, relationship expert, public speaker, seminar leader, consultant, facilitator, and artihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/01/19/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/01/19/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 19 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMTRaising Small Souls - Reviving Our Educational Systems As is so eloquently emphasized by Sir Ken Robinson, “We make very poor use of our talents,” the majority of people out there go through their whole lives never knowing what their talents may be.  So many people don’t really think they are good at anything, don’t enjoy their work and spend their lives spinning their wheels and wasting their talents. Others spend their lives doing what they love and can’t imagine doing anything else, because their work is their life. Reform won't work, it simply improves a broken model. What we need is a Revolution in Education.  Innovation has to change what we take for granted in education. Abe Lincoln once said, " “The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.  The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion.” Our guest for tomorrow is H. Joseph Menton who has also researched educational reform extensively. He writes: "The idea is that we need to get everyone to college or into industrial ‘working class’ jobs. The status of public education in America is contentious, often misunderstood and very disappointing, not to mention ineffective.  A cursory scan of the rankings, funding, and satisfaction levels with status quo often leaves one aghast:  We are failing in our responsibility to properly educate our children.  This problem shifts into crystal clear focus once we accurately identify the origins of public education in America and see how the divisive attitudes and ideas which drove the first efforts at schooling in this country are still at work under the policies and administrative systemization which these ideas initiated.  Human flourishing is not a mechanical process, life it’s a natural organic process, and must be nurtured to do what a humans were designed to do, to develop their own solutions. 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Education,Children,Truth,UrantiaAs is so eloquently emphasized by Sir Ken Robinson, “We make very poor use of our talents,” the majority of people out there go through their whole lives neverhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/01/12/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/01/12/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 12 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMTMarriage and Family Life—A Superaphic PresentationMarriage and Family Life, Paper 84, as well as Papers 82 & 83 on marriage are “presented by the Chief of Seraphim” on our beloved world—“a volunteer supernaphim of the primary order serving on Urantia as the successor of the onetime chief of the angelic hosts of the planet who defaulted” who “preside[s] over th[e] council of seraphic chiefs.”  [TUB ] Marriage and our families, which are undergoing such dramatic testing worldwide, are important to our planet or the authors would not have devoted three papers and more to them. We invite you to call in with quotes for discussion or discoveries in your application of these truths to your own life.  We’ll make it a study group discussion on what The Urantia Book says about marriage and family and your experiences with these vital institutions! To whet your appetite for this discussion, consider some of what a superangel of Paradise says: “[H]ome building should be the center and essence of all educational effort.” [84:0.1] “[O]nly families are continuing agencies in social evolution. The family is the channel through which the river of culture and knowledge flows from one generation to another.” [84:0.2] “A man and a woman, co-operating, even aside from family and offspring, are vastly superior in most ways to either two men or two women. This pairing of the sexes enhanced survival and was the very beginning of human society.” [84:1.9] “[A]ny attempt to shift parental responsibility to state or church will prove suicidal to the welfare and advancement of civilization.” [84:7.27] Call in with your reflections and heartfelt expression on these and other aspects of the significance of marriage and family life.02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMarriage,Family,Revelation,Truth,UrantiaMarriage and Family Life, Paper 84, as well as Papers 82 & 83 on marriage are “presented by the Chief of Seraphim” on our beloved world—“a volunteer supernaphimhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/01/05/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2013/01/05/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 05 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMTUnderstanding Personality Types Via Enneagram & Myers Briggs The UThe  ??The Urantia Book tells us that in order to fall in love with someone you have to have a thorough understanding of their motives and sentiments. In that vein, we've invited two of our favorite people persons, Michelle Klimesh and Lee Loots, to discuss how the Enneagram and Myers Briggs have helped them achieve a better personal and professional understanding of the people they meet. Michelle Klemish has owned and managed a large gymnastics school near Oakland, CA, for over twenty years. She incorporates both Myers Briggs and the Enneagram as useful tools to help her coaches know and understand their students and colleagues. Lee Loots (pronounced Lotes) discovered the Enneagram while in Seminary at the Pacific School of Religion. She attended a workshop on the Enneagram while enrolled in a hospital chaplaincy unit. This led her to take training with the enneagram institute based in New York. Lee considers Enneagram work to be a practical and creative hobby that has inspired her passion for understanding people.  There is a wealth of online information about Myers Briggs and the Enneagram as well as tests that will reveal your own personality type. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEnneagram,Cosmos,Myers Briggs,Truth,UrantiaThe UThe  ??The Urantia Book tells us that in order to fall in love with someone you have to have a thorough understanding of their motives and sentiments. Inhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/29/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/29/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 29 Dec 2012 17:00:00 GMTRestoring The Family - Part III - What Makes A Family Close WellWEWeWsksks ?Well, it's almost 2013 and while some predicted the end of the world, we are still here. It appears we still have some work to do to ensure a better future for the next generation. It's fitting that our last show of 2012 is the third and final installment on family as the master civilizer. A listener reminded us that Jesus said that "it is the divine will that men and women should find their highest service and consequent joy in the establishment of homes for the reception and training of children." He speculated that this statement seems to be one of the very few places where God’s divine will is specifically stated as it applies to us. This comment left us asking if later-life partnerships and marriages without children are handicapped relationships? What makes a family strong? Does rearing children make a family strong? Do families grow close because of blood or because of a spiritual bond? A man and a woman who join in marriage, have no blood bond between them, and yet they can become bound on a level much deeper than blood. Why do two relative strangers come together and create a family? How do they stay strong when children leave? We'll explore these matters relating to family life, including non-traditional families, so please join us.     02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Spirituality,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaWellWEWeWsksks ?Well, it's almost 2013 and while some predicted the end of the world, we are still here. It appears we still have some work to do to ensure a bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/22/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/22/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 22 Dec 2012 17:00:00 GMTRestoring the Family - The Master and the "Master Civilizer" We posed the question last week:  In these troubled times how can we maintain strong families?   We dug deeply into The Urantia Book’s teachings on the family and civilization and spoke on the family’s significance and what constitutes a “good” family creating worthy adult children and world citizens. This week we address Michael of Nebadon’s inspiration of tens of thousands of trillions of human beings throughout his realm by his inspiring portrayal of fatherhood and brotherhood in the life he lived as Joshua ben Joseph (Jesus); eldest brother and acting father of those eight brothers and sisters after his human father Joseph’s untimely death. Did Jesus regard the family as important?  Consider this statement to John Mark, the originator of the first New Testament gospel, regarding his and his friend’s personal family life: 177:2.2   “I know you will prove loyal to the gospel of the kingdom because I can depend upon your present faith and love when these qualities are grounded upon such an early training as has been your portion at home. You are the product of a home where the parents bear each other a sincere affection, and therefore you have not been overloved so as injuriously to exalt your concept of self-importance. Neither has your personality suffered distortion in consequence of your parents’ loveless maneuvering for your confidence and loyalty, the one against the other." Just that one little quote is rich with implications for better family and interpersonal management. Please join us Saturday at 10 AM MST on Cosmic Citizen!02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCivilization,Family,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaWe posed the question last week:  In these troubled times how can we maintain strong families?   We dug deeply into The Urantia Book’s teachings on the familyhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/15/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/15/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 15 Dec 2012 17:00:00 GMTRestoring The Family - The Foundation of Civillization  WThe Urantia Book says, "While religious, social, and educational institutions are all essential to the survival of cultural civilization, the family is the master civilizer. A child learns most of the essentials of life from his family and the neighbors. It further says, "The family is the fundamental unit of fraternity in which parents and children learn those lessons of patience, altruism, tolerance, and forbearance which are so essential to the realization of brotherhood among all men." And that, "Almost everything of lasting value in civilization has its roots in the family."  If says unequivocally, "The family as an educational institution must be maintained." But then, it gives us a stark warning: "....self-gratifications have indeed cost a fatal price if they bring about the collapse of marriage, the decadence of family life, and the destruction of the home—man's supreme evolutionary acquirement and civilization's only hope of survival." In these troubled times how can we maintain strong families? How, for instance, do the fruits of the spirit influence a functional family life on a broader spectrum?  What can we do if we haven’t learned interpersonal relationship skills in our family of origin?  What can we add to our own knowledge base that will allow us to create strong, stable and healthy families now and in the future? What tools are available to us for this purpose? Perhaps you have some practical ideas or family experiences that can help to answer these questions in insightful and meaningful ways. We invite you to call in and explore this important topic with us on The Cosmic Citizen.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseFamily Life,Spirituality,Truth,Sanity,UrantiaWThe Urantia Book says, "While religious, social, and educational institutions are all essential to the survival of cultural civilization, the family is the mahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/08/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/08/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 08 Dec 2012 17:00:00 GMTPhyllis Tickle - Emergence Christianity - Why It MattersThis week we are delighted to have one of our favorite guests, PHYLLIS TICKLE. In celebration of her new book, Emergence Christianity-What It Is, Phyllis has arranged a national conversation on the emergence of our faith, January 11-12 in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee and she'll tell us all about it. Phyllis, is the founding editor of the Religion Department of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, the international journal of the book industry, and is frequently quoted in print sources, electronic media, and innumerable blogs and web sites. She is an authority on religion in America and a much sought after lecturer on the subject. In addition to lectures and numerous essays, articles, and interviews, Tickle is the author of over two dozen books in religion and spirituality, such as Emergence Christianity-What It Is, Where It Is Going, and Why It Matters, The Great Emergence, How Christianity is Changing and Why and The Words of Jesus. Tickle began her career as a college teacher and served as Academic Dean to the Memphis College of Art before writing and publishing full time. She has received the Mays Award, a prestigious award for lifetime achievement in writing and publishing, a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Christy Awards, an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the Berkeley School of Divinity at Yale University, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from North Park University. She is a founding member of The Canterbury Roundtable, and serves on a number of advisory and corporate boards. A lay Eucharistic minister and lector in the Episcopal Church, the mother of seven children and, with her physician-husband, makes her home on a small farm in Lucy, Tennessee.02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEmergent Christianity,Spirituality,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaThis week we are delighted to have one of our favorite guests, PHYLLIS TICKLE. In celebration of her new book, Emergence Christianity-What It Is, Phyllis has ahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/01/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/12/01/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 01 Dec 2012 17:00:00 GMTCelebrating Jesus’ Family, in the Presence of AngelsPlease join us this Saturday for a very dynamic show with 7 guests who will tell us about The United Urantia Family Festival which will be held next summer over Jesus’ birthday fromAugust 20 to 24, 2013 at Yosemite Park in California. Our guests will be our esteemed colleagues, Charles Laurence Olivea, Mary Anne Brundage, Liz Craig, Jeffrey Wattles, Meredith Tenney, Ron Craig and Pato Banton! Please join us wherever you are at to be part of the Family Spirit that’s in the air!  Also, come visit us at The United Urantia Family Festival  (TUUFF 2013) which will allow us to be gathered altogether on our beloved Jesus Christ Michael’s birthday! 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,Jesus Birthday,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaPlease join us this Saturday for a very dynamic show with 7 guests who will tell us about The United Urantia Family Festival which will be held next summer overhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/11/24/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/11/24/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 24 Nov 2012 17:00:00 GMTPhyllis Tickel: How Christianity Is Changing and WhyIn preparation of our upcoming interview with PHYLLIS TICKLE we are replaying our original interview with her of 3 years ago. Phillys is the founding editor of the Religion Department of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, the international journal of the book industry. She is frequently quoted in print sources like USA TODAY, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, NY TIMES as well as in electronic media like PBS, NPR, THE HALLMARK CHANNEL, and innumerable blogs and web sites. Tickle is an authority on religion in America and a much sought after lecturer on the subject. She is a founding member of The Canterbury Roundtable, and serves now, as she has in the past, on a number of advisory and corporate boards. A lay eucharistic minister and lector in the Episcopal Church, she is the mother of seven children and, with her physician-husband, makes her home on a small farm in Lucy, Tennessee. Phyllis Tickle is the author of more than two dozen books on the subject of religion in America, including The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why, The Words of Jesus: A Gospel of the Sayings of Our Lord and The Divine Hours, a series of manuals for observing fixed-hour prayer. Tickle is a senior fellow of the Cathedral College of Washington National Cathedral. For more in formation, go to www.phyllistickle.com or www.thegreatemergence.com Phyllis Tickle's Youtube introduction to The Great Emergence   02:09:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChanging Christianity,Spirituality,Emergence,Revelation,UrantiaIn preparation of our upcoming interview with PHYLLIS TICKLE we are replaying our original interview with her of 3 years ago. Phillys is the founding editor ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/11/17/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/11/17/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 17 Nov 2012 17:00:00 GMTWhat Jesus Accomplished by Age 20This week we will discuss Jesus' amazing achievements in spiritual growth by age 20 and hopefully aspire to these spiritual growth milestones too, no matter how old we are. By age 20 Jesus had learned to: bear responsibility, carry on in the face of disappointment, bear up bravely when his plans were thwarted and his purposes temporarily defeated, be fair and just even in the face of injustice, adjust ideals of spiritual living to the practical demands of earthly existence, plan for the achievement of a higher and distant goal while toiling for the attainment of nearer and immediate goals of necessity, acquire the art of adjusting aspirations to the commonplace demands of the human occasion, master the technique of utilizing the energy of the spiritual drive to turn the mechanism of material achievement, live the heavenly life while continuing on with the earthly existence, depend upon the ultimate guidance of God while guiding and directing the children of his earth family, wrest victory from the very jaws of defeat and transform the difficulties of time into the triumphs of eternity!     02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Spirituality,Growth,Truth,UrantiaThis week we will discuss Jesus' amazing achievements in spiritual growth by age 20 and hopefully aspire to these spiritual growth milestones too, no matter howhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/11/10/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/11/10/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 10 Nov 2012 17:00:00 GMTSteve McIntosh on Evolution's Purpose & Integral Theory This week is a repeat of our show with guest Steve McIntosh on his new book: Evolution's Purpose: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Store of Our Origins Does the science of evolution really prove that life, humanity, and the universe as a whole are meaningless accidents? On the contrary, science has increasingly shown how everything in the universe is subject to evolution. And as we come to see how evolution progresses, this reveals evolution's purpose-to grow toward ever-widening realizations of beauty, truth, and goodness. McIntosh argues that the purpose of evolution is not "intelligently designed" or otherwise externally controlled; rather, its purpose is being creatively and originally discerned through the choices of evolutionary creatures themselves. Without relying on any spiritual authorities, Steve shows how the scientific story of our origins is actually a profound and sacred teaching compatible with many forms of contemporary spirituality. www.stevemcintosh.com Steve is a leader in the integral philosophy movement and author of the books Evolution's Purpose, and Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution. He currently works as a Founding Partner of the new social policy foundation, The Institute for Cultural Evolution. In addition to this think tank, and his work in philosophy, McIntosh has had a variety of other successful careers, including founding the consumer products company Now & Zen, practicing law with one of America's largest firms, working as an executive with Celestial Seasonings Tea Company, and Olympic-class bicycle racing. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Southern California Business School. Steve was also the keynote speaker at the Urantia Book Fellowship's summer seminar.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Spirituality,Integral Philosophy,Revelation,UrantiaThis week is a repeat of our show with guest Steve McIntosh on his new book: Evolution's Purpose: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Store of Our Orihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/11/03/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/11/03/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 03 Nov 2012 16:00:00 GMTExploring Democracy - The Development of the Sate This week on the Cosmic Citizen, in honor of the upcoming presidential election, we are exploring Paper 71, Development of the State. The Melchizedek who purportedly authored this paper, deals directly with the evolution of the state, democracy and representative government. The paper is fascinating, susinct and insightful.  For instance, consider these intriguing quotations from Paper 71 of the Urantia Book: "A moral society should aim to preserve the self-respect of its citizenry and afford every normal individual adequate opportunity for self-realization. Such a plan of social achievement would yield a cultural society of the highest order. Social evolution should be encouraged by governmental supervision which exercises a minimum of regulative control. That state is best which co-ordinates most while governing least." "Can an advanced society maintain that military preparedness which renders it secure from all attack by its war-loving neighbors without yielding to the temptation to employ this military strength in offensive operations against other peoples for purposes of selfish gain or national aggrandizement?" Please join us for a rousing discussion of these thought provoking teachings.      We h 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePolitics,Spirituality,Truth,Revelation,MelchizedekThis week on the Cosmic Citizen, in honor of the upcoming presidential election, we are exploring Paper 71, Development of the State. The Melchizedek who purpohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/10/27/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/10/27/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 27 Oct 2012 16:00:00 GMTShane Hipps - Selling Water by the River This week we will be interviewing Shane Hipps, the Emergent Christian author and minister, about his new book, Selling Water by the River: A Book About the Life Jesus Promised and the Religion that Gets in the Way. (Jericho Books/Hachette Book Group, 2012). In Selling Water by the River, Shane reveals the true purpose of Jesus' life, apart from what Christianity has made it out to be. The book distinguishes Biblical truths about Jesus from the constraints of religious institutions  and reveals a shocking but welcome truth to readers, one that eternal life dwells within each of us, and is the only thing that can quench our innate thirst for happiness. "I am a Christian, and have been for 25 years," writes Hipps. "I've been a church leader for a decade. In these years of practicing and serving as a religious leader, I have come to believe that a big difference exists between the power and purpose of Jesus and the religion that bears his name." "The most overlooked aspect of the Good News is that we already have what we are looking for, and Jesus came to show us how to experience it."  Shane’s talks on technology and faith, preaching, and human development are available for download on his website, which also features hundreds of podcasts exploring leadership, culture, technology, and church.  In 2012 he was featured in the "Animate" film and curriculum series produced by Spark House. Learn more at shanehipps.com or follow him on Twitter @shanehipps.  Please join us!   02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Spirituality,Truth,Jesus,Emergent ChristianityThis week we will be interviewing Shane Hipps, the Emergent Christian author and minister, about his new book, Selling Water by the River: A Book About the Lifhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/10/20/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/10/20/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 20 Oct 2012 16:00:00 GMTSteve McIntosh on Integral Philosophy & Evolution's Purpose This week returning guest Steve McIntosh will be discussing his new book: Evolution's Purpose: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Store of Our Origins Does the science of evolution really prove that life, humanity, and the universe as a whole are meaningless accidents? On the contrary, science has increasingly shown how everything in the universe is subject to evolution. And as we come to see how evolution progresses, this reveals evolution's purpose-to grow toward ever-widening realizations of beauty, truth, and goodness. McIntosh argues that the purpose of evolution is not "intelligently designed" or otherwise externally controlled; rather, its purpose is being creatively and originally discerned through the choices of evolutionary creatures themselves. Without relying on any spiritual authorities, Steve shows how the scientific story of our origins is actually a profound and sacred teaching compatible with many forms of contemporary spirituality.  www.stevemcintosh.com Steve is a leader in the integral philosophy movement and author of the books Evolution's Purpose, and Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution. He currently works as a Founding Partner of the new social policy foundation, The Institute for Cultural Evolution. In addition to this think tank, and his work in philosophy, McIntosh has had a variety of other successful careers, including founding the consumer products company Now & Zen, practicing law with one of America's largest firms, working as an executive with Celestial Seasonings Tea Company, and Olympic-class bicycle racing. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Southern California Business School.   02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseIntegral,Philosophy,Truth,Spirituality,UrantiaThis week returning guest Steve McIntosh will be discussing his new book: Evolution's Purpose: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Store of Our Originhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/10/13/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-you-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/10/13/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-you-1Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:00:00 GMTBen Bowler & Pato Banton: U Day, The Day After 12/21/12 This week returning guests Pato Banton and Ben Bowler join us to discess the U Day Festival, set to begin on the evening of  December 22nd, 2012. The event promotes the values of intercultural kinship, racial unity and spiritual fraternity. Set in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the U-Nite concert featuring Pato Banton will open the event on the evening of Dec. 22nd, and the U DAY multi-faith ceremony will take place the next morning. The intention is to ritually "mark" this moment in history as a significant awakening to a new mortal epoch - one where true internationalism is fostered and spiritual perspectives expand towards a global viewpoint. Pato Banton is a well known Reggae performer (from England) as well as an interfaith minister who facilitates prayer circles after his concerts. He is known internationally for his inspiring Reggae music.  Austrailian Ben Bowler (an Interfaith Activist) conducts interfaith immersion  programs like “Monk for a Month.” Working with Buddhists in Thailand and Muslims in Turkey, he helps Westerners to experience firsthand the faiths of other cultures. 02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTruth,Interfaith,Unity,Urantia,CosmosThis week returning guests Pato Banton and Ben Bowler join us to discess the U Day Festival, set to begin on the evening of  December 22nd, 2012. The event promhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/10/06/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/10/06/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 06 Oct 2012 16:00:00 GMTStrong, Benevolent, Tolerant Faith Identity - Brian McLaren Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, philosopher, mega church pastor, and public theologian. Named by Time Magazine as one of the 25 most influential people. FR. Richard Rohr calls him a spiritual genius. McLaren's writings include his acclaimed trilogy, A New Kind of Christian, also A Generous Orthodoxy, and more recently, Naked Spirituality. Brian joins us this week on The Cosmic Citizen to discuss his most Interfaith friendly book to date: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the Road?Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World. "It is not merely our differences that divide us, but a profound similarity--the oppositional way in which we build strong identities. It's an easy shortcut that takes us places we never intended to go." This paradigm shifting book speaks with clarity to both laymen and clergy. It reaches a place of understanding inside each of us to expand the boundaries of our faith relationships and communities. It is relevant to people of all faith traditions or no faith tradition. "I welcome this important contribution to showing the path through which all religions can become an emancipatory force for human liberation." Rabbi Michael Lerner Dr. McLaren doesn't shy away from the difficult topics and questions that plague clergy in today's changing faith scene. He takes the most confusing personal faith questions and answers them with light hearted reason. His keen insights allow one to deeply consider important issues of faith while not taking oneself too seriously.  His ability to open himself up to his readers reveals his humility and sincerity in his own struggles with truth seeking. Show time 10/06/12 at 10 AM Mountain time. Call in - 646.716.8158   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseInterfaith,Spirituality,Personal Religion,Moses Mohammed,Buddha JesusBrian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, philosopher, mega church pastor, and public theologian. Named by Time Magazine as one of the 25 most influenthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/29/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/29/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 29 Sep 2012 16:00:00 GMTAnimate Faith with Tony Jones: Sparking Faith Discussions "It will suck people out of any kind of boredom, bring them to the edge of their seats and get them ready for discussion." — Brian McLaren Tony Jones spoke with us Thursday (we will play the pre-recorded interview at the start of the show) giving us an overview of a new resource from Spark House called "Animate Faith." Animate Faith is a seven-session adult course designed to engage the faith-hungry person. It features speakers on the following topics: • Brian McLaren | God: Faith Is a Quest • Lillian Daniel | Religion: Spirituality Is Not Enough • Mark Scandrette | Jesus: Revolution of Love • Shane Hipps | Salvation: Abundant Life Now • Nadia Bolz-Weber | Cross: Where God Is • Lauren Winner | Bible: A Book Like No Other • Bruce Reyes-Chow | Church: An Imperfect Family The program is a very well calculated experiment in using great visual contemporary media in ministry and religious work to reach youth today. Each conversation jump starts a collaborative creative process. Animate Faith invites practitioners from across the country (and the globe) to develop new resources, whether they be In-person, or virtual. Whatever it takes to fulfill their mission.  Some of the above presenters will be will be live with us on the air, in coming weeks, and for this show. We hope that some who have experienced the series first hand will call in as well. Your calls and questions are also welcome at: 646.716.8158, the Tony Jones interview will pay in the first 40 minutes. Please join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEmergent Christianity,Spirituality,Truth Seeker,Faith Stimulate,Discussions on Faith"It will suck people out of any kind of boredom, bring them to the edge of their seats and get them ready for discussion." — Brian McLaren Tony Jones spokehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/27/animate-faith-conversational-collaboration-sparking-faithSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/27/animate-faith-conversational-collaboration-sparking-faithThu, 27 Sep 2012 19:00:00 GMTAnimate Faith: Conversational Collaboration Sparking Faith "It will suck people out of any kind of boredom,  bring them to the edge of their seats and  get them ready for discussion." —Brian McLaren Conversations jumpstart a collaborative creative process: Animate Faith invites practitioners from across the country (and the globe) to develop new resources. In-person. Virtually. Whatever it takes to fulfill their mission. Tony Jones spoke with us Thursday giving us an overview of a new resource from Sparkhouse called "Animate Faith;" a seven-session adult course designed to engage the faith-hungry person. Call in and let us know your thoughts on this progressive program of faith and fellowship encouragement. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseemergent Christianity,Brian McLaren,Phyllis Tickle,Tony Jones,Shane Hipps"It will suck people out of any kind of boredom,  bring them to the edge of their seats and  get them ready for discussion." —Brian McLaren Conversations jhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/22/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/22/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 22 Sep 2012 16:00:00 GMTFinding Peace Through Understanding Over and over again, people of all colors, creeds, social strata, incomes, political leanings, and genders get caught up in heated arguments because they don’t really understand the comments, behavior and attitudes of others. How can we see the issues clearly when the facts are totally muddled or sensationalized by media? The underlying problem is that we don’t know each other and often assume the worst. Jesus reacted to both friends and enemies by not just giving them the benefit of the doubt but by actually looking for and finding the best in them. What can we learn from this practice to help us avoid those common pitfalls? How can we employ the fruits of the spirit to find and create peace? Right now, around the Muslim world, we see violent acts toward American embassies as a result of a trailer for a poorly made film which would never have had theatrical release. The film was not written, produced or directed by an American, but rather by an Egyptian Coptic Christian, pretending to be an Israeli Jew. It reveals how little is needed to generate worldwide pandemonium and to incite serious violence. The film was created to incite violence and sadly, it succeeded. How often are these same sorts of tactics used to engender the hatred and indignation of one group against another? How often are we ALL guilty of reacting emotionally before we find out the full facts in a given situation? How can we go about finding facts – actual usable data – when attempting to defuse a tense angry, or resentful situation? What sorts of attitudes can we cultivate to become real peacemakers in our own homes, families, groups & communities? Please join us as we explore these issues. We'd love to take your call and hear your thoughts.       02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Spirituality,Truth,Religious Violence,UrantiaOver and over again, people of all colors, creeds, social strata, incomes, political leanings, and genders get caught up in heated arguments because they don’thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/15/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/15/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 15 Sep 2012 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Outreach to Emergent Christians at Wildgoose Events This week will be of great interest to Urantia Book readers who wish to share the book's teachings with Christians. The Urantia Book Fellowship has sponsored two Wildgoose Festivals, which are premier Emergent events. Our guests this week were directly involved. Emergent Christians are religionists from many different Christian denominations that have crossed theological boundaries. They seek to live their faith in what they believe to be a "postmodern" society. Those involved tend to be disillusioned with the organized and institutional church. Prophetically, the Urantia Book says that the Christian church is "the cocoon in which the kingdom of Jesus' concept now slumbers. The kingdom of the divine brotherhood is still alive and will eventually and certainly come forth from this long submergence, just as surely as the butterfly eventually emerges as the beautiful unfolding of its less attractive creature of metamorphic development." Is the Emergent Christian movement the beginning of this long awaited metamorphosis? We have several guests who are eager to discuss this with us. Please join us!    ChChddk 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Emergent Christians,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaThis week will be of great interest to Urantia Book readers who wish to share the book's teachings with Christians. The Urantia Book Fellowship has sponsoredhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/08/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/08/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 08 Sep 2012 16:00:00 GMTThe Angel Inside With Author Allison Zopel A retuning guest, Allison Zopel has authored a new book “The Angel Inside.” Tune in to hear the amazing story that starts with a terrible car crash on a cold winter's night and chronicles her inspiring return from a level 2 Coma over five years of gradually becoming conscious again. The angel within is what kept her going and recovering.   Her new book is just about to be published (within the next eight weeks) and we invite callers to call and ask her questions about the many states of consciousness she went through on her way back.  She believes that it was her spiritual consciousness which enabled her to write or to communicate and create through music, art and poetry which spoke for her when she could not.  Allison was raised to nuture a relationship with God (the spirit within). This relationship grew profoundly deep as it was her only conscious relationship while she was deeply locked within her mind.  Her hope is that her story will help others understand the different ways people recover from TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). To this end, she has started a non-profit foundation called, The Return To Life Foundation. This will be a most remarkable and informative program with a truly amazing young woman. You won't want to miss it.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Spirituality,Near Death,Recovery,UrantiaA retuning guest, Allison Zopel has authored a new book “The Angel Inside.” Tune in to hear the amazing story that starts with a terrible car crash on a cold whttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/01/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/09/01/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 01 Sep 2012 16:00:00 GMTSisters of Mercy - A Labor Day Labor of Love This weekend on Cosmic Citizen we will interview Stevie Lynn Welch. Stevie has just returned to the USA from serving in India with the Sisters of Mercy organization, following in the footsteps of Mother Theresa of Calcutta.  Stevie volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity for three months.  Five days a week, sometimes more, most days averaging thirteen hours of hard work and prayer, Stevie found herself relying on her faith and her community to get her through.  Just out of college, she worked as a nurse with the ‘poorest of the poor’ in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), a city known for the widest differential between wealth and poverty in the world. She felt compelled by God to go and work with the homeless, jobless and dying. During her stay, she faithfully recorded her experience via email. Although Kolkata is one of the most over populated cities in India, it is an inspiration to those who have served with Mother Theresa and her loving Sisters of Mercy. For those who have been there, this will be a chance to renew that memory, and for those who never have, Stevie’s stories will bring that part of the world to life for you. Although Mother Theresa passed on years ago, her spirit still moves hundreds (perhaps thousands) of people around the globe who continue to carry on her work.  People like Stevie Lynn, who heed the call to give time, energy, expertise and life serving fellow human beings who are living on the edge.  This will be an inspiring program and we invite you to join, Paula, Christilyn and Andre as we explore this amazing service adventure with Stevie Lynn. Saturday morning from 10-12 Mountain Time: www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen 646.716.8158 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Spirituality,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaThis weekend on Cosmic Citizen we will interview Stevie Lynn Welch. Stevie has just returned to the USA from serving in India with the Sisters of Mercy organizhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/08/25/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/08/25/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 25 Aug 2012 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Study Group Leadership Training and Networking This week's Cosmic Citizen is all about Urantia study groups and outreach. Our guests this week will include Canadian, Gaetan Charland. Gaetan is the President of the Urantia Association International. He started attending Urantia study groups regularly in 1987 and has pioneered a model of training study group leaders in Montreal. The UAI has made the creation and maintenance of study groups their primary mission and Gaetan has been an instrumental leader in that effort. Also on the show we will Buck Weimer and Andrea Barnes. For many years Buck Weimer has been the Chair of the Urantia Fellowship's International Fellowship Committee. He began to read the Urantia Book in 1972 and has been an active study group leader/participant ever since. Buck has devoted his life to traveling the world helping groups in developing countries acquire and study the book. Andrea Barnes is the Urantia Fellowship's Volunteer Coordinator. She also has devoted the last 30 years of her life to the study and dissemination of the Urantia Book. Andrea's enthusiasm is infectious and she ignites interest in the revelation everywhere she goes. The Urantia Book tells us that always was Jesus' invitation, “Whosoever will, let him come.” Whether they are online or in somebody's living room, diverse and autonomous study groups form the primary social infrastructure for students of the Urantia Book. Successful study group hosts have found that the basic keys to success are consistency, dedication, patience, understanding, love, and effort as they share a common goal, to explore the advanced truths and cosmic concepts contained in the Urantia Book. Please join Paula, Christilyn and Andre as we explore these topics with our guests! 02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Spirituality,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaThis week's Cosmic Citizen is all about Urantia study groups and outreach. Our guests this week will include Canadian, Gaetan Charland. Gaetan is the Presidenhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/08/18/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/08/18/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 18 Aug 2012 16:00:00 GMTA Remembrance Birthday Brunch with Jesus the Master Grab a cup of coffee or tea; a piece of toast with marmalade, some pancakes, or maybe just some raw fruit or veggies. Sit back and get comfortable and turn on ‘Cosmic Citizen’. www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen   Please call in and share at least one of three thoughts with all the cosmic citizens today in the spirit of this remembrance "Birthday Brunch:" •What teaching of Jesus most speaks to your soul? •What vignette of Joshua ben Joseph's life is most vivid for you? And the most challenging of all— •What, if you were alone with the Master, would you most want to ask him today? Let's just enjoy communion together brothers and sisters in the Spirit of Truth and in memory of our Father-Brother's beautiful and good life. 99:5.10 Jesus did not require of his followers that they should periodically assemble and recite a form of words indicative of their common beliefs. He only ordained that they should gather together to actually do something — partake of the communal supper of the remembrance of his bestowal life on Urantia.  179:5.7 After they had engaged in meditation for a few moments, Jesus continued speaking: “When you do these things, recall the life I have lived on earth among you and rejoice that I am to continue to live on earth with you and to serve through you. As individuals, contend not among yourselves as to who shall be greatest. Be you all as brethren. And when the kingdom grows to embrace large groups of believers, likewise should you refrain from contending for greatness or seeking preferment between such groups.”   02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Celebrate,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaGrab a cup of coffee or tea; a piece of toast with marmalade, some pancakes, or maybe just some raw fruit or veggies. Sit back and get comfortable and turn onhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/08/04/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/08/04/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 04 Aug 2012 16:00:00 GMTSocialization of Religion - Sharing Experiences With Others In our continuing series on why we need to socialize our religion with others, we will focus this weeks program on why we gather on a regular basis to share our ideas and spiritual experience?  We will tune in live to some of the activities happening at the Summer Study Session in Chicago (SSS12) at Techny Towers.   Paula is there onsite, and Andre and Christilyn will run the board and the phone lines.  For those who have not attended a Summer Study Session (they are held every year that there is not an International Conference event) we invite you to tune in online for the first live program streaming online.  Mark Erickson, our resident film maker and photography expert, has set up equipment onsite to allow us to listen in on the plenary speeches each day, along with a few of the workshops as they occur. The YaYas have had a pre-conference retreat and will share some of their experience with us during the program, as will other folks who are attending.   Please feel free to call in and share your own best memories, or special moments, of conferences or study  sessions, or retreats you have attended.  We welcome your calls.  Our call in number is 646.716.8158   02:16:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Spirituality,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaIn our continuing series on why we need to socialize our religion with others, we will focus this weeks program on why we gather on a regular basis to share ouhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/07/28/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/07/28/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 28 Jul 2012 16:00:00 GMTReligious Community: Coping with Crisis, Sorrow and Defeat Have you ever wondered why bad things happen to good people? Are you dealing with a crisis? Do you sometimes feel like the wheels are coming off of your life? Are you grieving the loss of a loved one or dealing with a debilitating illness in yourself or in someone you love? This week’s show is about how to cope with sorrow and adversity. The Urantia Book is full of thought provoking insights concerning the value inherent in human adversity. Consider this quote: “Much of what a mortal would call good luck might really be bad luck; the smile of fortune that bestows unearned leisure and undeserved wealth may be the greatest of human afflictions; the apparent cruelty of a perverse fate that heaps tribulation upon some suffering mortal may in reality be the tempering fire that is transmuting the soft iron of immature personality into the tempered steel of real character.” (118:10.9) And this: “The measure of the spiritual capacity of the evolving soul is your faith in truth and your love for man, but the measure of your human strength of character is your ability to resist the holding of grudges and your capacity to withstand brooding in the face of deep sorrow. Defeat is the true mirror in which you may honestly view your real self.” (156:5.17) The Urantia Book also says that the, "ascendant children of time have learned to feast upon uncertainty, to fatten upon disappointment, to enthuse over apparent defeat, to invigorate in the presence of difficulties, to exhibit indomitable courage in the face of immensity, and to exercise unconquerable faith when confronted with the challenge of the inexplicable." What value does spiritual community have in these matters? In the last two weeks we've discussed religious community, let's take it deeper. Join us and explore how to get through bad times together with faith and dignity in tact.   02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCrisis,Spirituality,Truth,Hope,UrantiaHave you ever wondered why bad things happen to good people? Are you dealing with a crisis? Do you sometimes feel like the wheels are coming off of your life?https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/07/21/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/07/21/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 21 Jul 2012 16:00:00 GMTThe Art of Living & Benefits of Human Association - Part 2   This week we continue our topic from last week and will focus our discussion on the benefits of socialized religion.   Why do we crave human contact, socialization and association?  Why do people want to worship together or study a religious text, such as The Urantia Book, with a group of like-minded individuals?  We'll be reading the sections from the Religion Papers that expound on the values of socialized religion and the pitfall of institutionalized religion. And we will also consider:  The dangers of personality isolation, something that the Urantia Book offers serious warnings about. We're hoping to discuss these matters with YOU too. So don't be shy, give us a call. Do you attend a Urantia study group, a Bible study, church, mosque, synogog or temple or worship regularly with a group? Why? We'd like to hear about your experiences.     02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCommunity,Confiding Trust,Sharing,Socialization of Religion,Dangers of Socilization of ReligionThis week we continue our topic from last week and will focus our discussion on the benefits of socialized religion.   Why do we crave human contact, sociahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/07/14/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/07/14/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 14 Jul 2012 16:00:00 GMTThe Art of Living & The Benefits of Human Association This wThis ThisThhisTThhkThis week we will be discussing human association and the benefits of socialized religion. Why do we crave human contact, socialization and association?  Why do people want to worship together or study a religious text, such as The Urantia Book, with a group of like-minded individuals? We'll be reading the section from the Jesus Papers called The Art of Living, as well as sections from the Religion Papers that expound on the values of socialized religion and the pitfall of institutionalized religion. We'll also cover the dangers of personality isolation, something that the Urantia Book offers serious warnings about.  We're hoping to discuss these matters with YOU. So don't be shy, give us a call. Do you attend a Urantia study group, a Bible study or worship regularly with a group? Why? We'd like to hear about your experiences. The show airs at 10 AM Mountain Time. The call in number is (646) 716-8158 The URL is: www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen If you register with Blogtalk you can participate in a lively weekly chat board during the show.  We hope you can make it!  02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePhilosophy,Spirituality,Truth,Science,UrantiaThis wThis ThisThhisTThhkThis week we will be discussing human association and the benefits of socialized religion. Why do we crave human contact, socializatiohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/07/07/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/07/07/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 07 Jul 2012 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen - Upcoming Events Summer 2012   Cosmic Citizen radio program this week will be covering several events happening this summer. www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen If you have an event you would like to share Please call in to our number 646.716.8158    Some events to discuss:   Living Faith Conference in Berlin, Germany Fri, 07/06/2012  - Mon, 07/09/2012   http://www.urantiaeurope.org/   Truthseekers -  Taos, NM                                Sat, 07/17/2012 - Thu, 07/22/2012   http://truthseekersquest.com/event-registration/   Youth and Young Adult Conference - Chicago  Sat, 07/28/2012 - Thu, 08/02/2012   http://urantianow.com/join-us-for-summer-in-chicago/   The Urantia Book Fellowship Summer Study Session - Chicago, IL Wed, 08/01/2012 - Mon, 08/06/2012  http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1030571   The Heart of the Mountain Retreat - Valle Crucis, NC   (for Southeastern US, Urantia Book Students)                                                     Fri, 08/17/2012 - Sun, 08/19/2012  http://www.retreatnetwork.com/offerings.php   02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Events,Urantia Fellowship,Truthseekers,Urantia Association,RetreatsCosmic Citizen radio program this week will be covering several events happening this summer. www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen If you have an event you whttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/30/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/30/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 30 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMTLarry Mullins: The History of The Urantia Papers, Part 2 Last week's show with Larry Mullins on the history of the Urantia Papers was so popular that we decided to continue it this week. Larry Mullins, author of A History of The Urantia Papers, will be our guest again. We will explore some issues about the book's origin in greater depth, and will make a special effort to answer all of the questions of callers. CALL: 646 716-8158 Larry will be here again to answer questions lIke: Dr. Meredith Sprunger thought the Urantia Book was a hoax when he first saw it. What changed his mind?  What did Dr. Sprunger and his team of 11 ministers discover when they visited 533? What part did Dr. Lena Sadler play in the revelation? How did the first contact with celestial beings happen? What did Dr. Sadler learn when he hypnotized the sleeping subject? How did the forum get started? What prompted Dr. Sadler to test the celestial beings who were talking through the sleeping subject with difficult questions? How did the forum get involved in the process? What did the Sadlers do that triggered the first written manuscript? Does anyone really know how the Urantia Papers were materialized? Why was the original written manuscript destroyed? Why did the revelators use so much human information? When did the Jesus Papers come through? How? Why were the revelators displeased with the forum? Why were the original typed manuscripts destroyed after the type was set for the Urantia Book? Was The Urantia Book intended for a later time? When? When was permission given to publish the UB? Call us with your questions. Showtime is 10 AM Mountain Time.  ShSh 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmic,Spirituality,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaLast week's show with Larry Mullins on the history of the Urantia Papers was so popular that we decided to continue it this week. Larry Mullins, author of A Hhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/23/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/23/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 23 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMT2nd edition: History of the Urantia Papers, Larry Mullins   Unauathorized History of The Urantia Papers with Larry Mullins Join us (Dave Tucker joins Christilyn as guest Co-host, while Paula is on the road without cell phone access) this week on Cosmic Citizen for a discussion with our guest speaker and Author, Larry Mullins as he talks about his book, an unauthorized and untold story:  "A History of The Urantia Papers" book, both the 2000 and 2012 editions.  We will talk about the Urantia Revelation, and what many think might be the most important event of the twentieth century.  Mr. Mullins will share with us why he chose to write the book orignally, (2000) who helped him write it, and what is new in the second edition (2010).  Also Larry will discuss some of the information gleaned from Dr. Meredith Sprunger, the minister and personal friend of Dr. William S. Sadler.  Some of the questions he will address are: Why did Meredith Sprunger think the Urantia Book was a hoax when he first saw it and what changed his mind?  What did Dr. Sprunger and his team of 11 ministers discover when they visited 533?  What part did Dr. Lena Sadler play in the revelation?  How did the first contact with celestial beings happen?  What did Lena do that triggered their response?  What did Dr. Sadler learn when he hypnotized the Sleeping Subject?  How many nightly sessions took place before the forum got involved? This should be a very stimulating show which might answer many of your long held questions about this amazing book.  Please call in live and ask Larry any questions which have burned in your mind for years. Call us at 646.716.8158   02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Larry Mullins Dr Sadler Meredith Sprunger,Forum,Revelation,UrantiaUnauathorized History of The Urantia Papers with Larry Mullins Join us (Dave Tucker joins Christilyn as guest Co-host, while Paula is on the road withouthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/16/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/16/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 16 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMTYoung Urantians to Sponsor Summer Events This week we will be talking to young people involved in the Urantia Book Fellowship's Youth and Young Adult Committee as well as Truthseekers International, concerning events happening this summer in Chicago, Illinois and Taos, New Mexico. We will also be discussing the Urantia conference scheduled in Berlin.  The Fellowship's Youth and Young Adult Committee (affecionately known as YaYA) is comprised of young people who are commited to the Urantia Revelation. They will be presenting workshops at the Fellowship's Summer Study Session at Techny Towers Retreat Center near Chicago in early August.  Prior to the Summer Study the YaYAs will sponsor an Invitational at the Urantia Foundation headquaters. For information on these YaYA events, click here: http://urantianow.com/join-us-for-summer-in-chicago/ Truk    Truthseekers will be in Taos, NM, in July. As always, this event is designed to help young people develop a personal quest for truth, beauty and goodness. Click here for more information on the Truthseeker event in Taos, http://truthseekersquest.com/event-registration/?ee=1. We also plan to cover an intimate Urantia conference for all ages will be happening in Berlin. For more information click here: http://www.urantiaeurope.org/    Truth 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseCosmos,Spirituality,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaThis week we will be talking to young people involved in the Urantia Book Fellowship's Youth and Young Adult Committee as well as Truthseekers International, chttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/09/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/09/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 09 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMTExploring The Universality of Jesus' TeachingsGandhi said this about Jesus, "What, then, does Jesus mean to me? To me, he was one of the greatest teachers humanity has ever had. To his believers, he was God’s only begotten Son. Could the fact that I do or do not accept this belief make Jesus have any more or less influence in my life? Is all the grandeur of his teaching and of his doctrine to be forbidden to me? I cannot believe so. To me, it implies a spiritual birth. My interpretation, in other words, is that in Jesus’ own life is the key of his nearness to God; that he expressed, as no other could, the spirit and will of God. It is in this sense that I see him and recognize him as the Son of God." Jesus was not a political reformer. He did not come to reorganize the world; even if he had done this, it would have been applicable o...nly to his day and generation. Nevertheless, he did show man the best way of living, and no generation is exempt from the labor of discovering how best to adapt Jesus' life to its own problems. Can we unravel Jesus his teachings from 2,000 years of religious doctrine? Can we resurrect Jesus from his burial tomb amidst the theological traditions and the religious dogmas of twenty centuries? Jesus must be recovered from the tomb of traditional theology and be presented anew as the living Christ to the church that bears his name, and to all other religions! The time is ripe to look afresh at his amazing life and teachings. Please join this lively conversation! Call in to speak with the host (646) 716-8158     02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Christianity,Truth,Revelation,UrantiaGandhi said this about Jesus, "What, then, does Jesus mean to me? To me, he was one of the greatest teachers humanity has ever had. To his believers, he was Godhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/02/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/06/02/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 02 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMTAre You Paralized by Fear or Liberated by Living Faith? After our 2012 show last week, we thought it would be interesting and timely to open the phones and explore with you, our listeners, the topic of fear and faith. Are you faithful or afraid? What drives these two great motives? The Urantia Book says, "Unreasoned fear is a master intellectual fraud practiced upon the evolving mortal soul." Many on this world are at the mercy of this "master intellectual fraud." Many are, as the UB says, "humanly dislocated....anxious, restless, fearful, uncertain, and unsettled."  Are you experiencing these symptoms of fear? What is making so many of us afraid?  Are we afraid of social disorder, cultural degradation, poverty, want, or perhaps even God? Jesus declared that he would liberate man from the age-long bondage of animal fear and at the same time enrich human living with the endowments of the new life of spiritual liberty. He boldly stated that truth would make us free. If truth makes us free, why are we still so afraid? Jesus also said that, "Fear is man's chief enslaver." The Urantia Book also says that "faith is a mighty force for the promotion of personal happiness, individual self-control, social harmony, moral progress, and spiritual attainment." It says that, "Faith is man's true wealth; it is the endowment of virtue and glory." And that, "faith is always triumphant over doubting, for faith is both positive and living." Are you ready to stop being a slave to fear?  If so, we hope you will tune in and explore these matters of fear and faith with us. Our goal with this episode is to look our Unreasoned Fear in the face, see it for what it is, and abandon it's cold discomfort for the warmth and assurance of genuine LIving Faith. Please join us! 02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRevelation,Truth,Urantia,Fear,FaithAfter our 2012 show last week, we thought it would be interesting and timely to open the phones and explore with you, our listeners, the topic of fear and faithttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/05/26/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/05/26/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 26 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT12/21/2012 - Seize the Day - With God's Gumshoe and Watson Who are God's Gumshoe and his youthful cohort Watson?  We've heard that they are lurking in spiritual chat rooms and spreading a message of hope about the future of the world, so we invited them on the show. They are saying that the world isn't really coming to end. Do you believe that?  The Urantia Book emphatically states that our world is even now, "quivering on the very brink of one of its most amazing and enthralling epochs of social readjustment, moral quickening, and spiritual enlightenment." It provides a message of hope and faith that is unparalleled in these troubling times. The Gumshoe is asking us to seize the day and start spreading the good news. He says this is our chance, our prime opportunity. Do you agree?  If you do, and even if you don't, we hope you'll call in and join the conversation. His youthful friend Watson is poised and ready to "espouse the Master's program" for "thousands of apparently indifferent youths" who will "rush forward to enlist in such a spiritual undertaking" and will "not hesitate to go all the way through with this great adventure."  Why? Because they know they have a future! Will we sign on with these two brave and adventurous souls? Are they right?  Is the time now? Is the hour ripe? The Urantia Book's spiritual message is "throbbing with new life and new meanings. Those who accept this teaching are filled with joy and in their hearts are constrained to rejoice evermore. Increasing happiness is always the experience of all who are certain about God." Come join us tomorrow if you agree, beginning timers, we want to hear from you. It's time for "Carpe Diem" so let's start the conversation and be about our Father's business.  Please join us! 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse12-21-2012,End Times,New Beginnings,Jesus Teachings,The Good NewsWho are God's Gumshoe and his youthful cohort Watson?  We've heard that they are lurking in spiritual chat rooms and spreading a message of hope about the futuhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/05/19/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/05/19/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 19 May 2012 16:00:00 GMTAn Exploration of Life After Death With Serge Jusyp Are you struggling over the loss of a loved one?  Are you facing your own mortality? Do you just wonder if there really is life after death?  If you answered "yes" to any of these questions you will want to tune in. This week we will be interviewing author and attorney, Serge Jusyp. His first novel: OTMA 82--The First Day: Trial and Resurrection, tackles the question of what might happen to us when we die. Serge has been an avid student of The Urantia Book since early in 1980. It has inspired his life and his work. He started law school when he was 19 and remains a member of the Bar of the Province of Ontario, Canada. He is now retired, having been a trial lawyer throughout his career. . This book, OTMA-82, is for those who wonder if they have a sufficient conscience “above” their consciousness. It’s also a book about death. Many believe that one’s death is also a birth — to either another physical world or to insight about the current one. In the latter case, a near-death experience (NDE) often transforms one’s perspective on life. We hope you'll join us for this interesting perspective on life, death, and the after life with Serge Jusyp. For more information on Serge and OTMA-82 visit here: http://www.amazon.com/Serge-Jusyp/e/B0067CV0UY The show airs at 10 AM Mountain Time.  02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseResurrection,Spirituality,The Urantia Book,Afterlife,Lfe After DeathAre you struggling over the loss of a loved one?  Are you facing your own mortality? Do you just wonder if there really is life after death?  If you answered "https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/05/12/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/05/12/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 12 May 2012 16:00:00 GMTA Tribute to All Mothers: Goddess and Others A Mother's Day tribute for ALL our earthly mothers, but also for the Mother of us all, our beautiful Universe Mother Spirit. We will discuss her special form of ministry and the unique place she holds in both our material and spiritual lives. She is the source of our Angelic Corps and Adjutant Mind Spirits, so these beings and their functions will be explored. We will also discuss the importance of feminine equality in the world and of course, Mothers and Motherhood in general. Sexequality prevails on all advanced worlds; male and female are equal in mind endowment and spiritual status. We do not regard a planet as having emerged from barbarism so long as onesexseeks to tyrannize over the other. The Urantia Book 49:4.4                                                       Join us for a different approach to the importance of ‘Mothers Day.’This is an open phone segment and we want to here from mothers and anyone who wants to say something about Mom or motherhood. and all who are interested in joining the conversation are invited to call in: 646.716.8158 and of course you can always just listen or chat: www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMothers,Goddess,Urantia,Jesus,WomenA Mother's Day tribute for ALL our earthly mothers, but also for the Mother of us all, our beautiful Universe Mother Spirit. We will discuss her special form ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/05/05/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/05/05/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 05 May 2012 16:00:00 GMTSpiritual... But Not Religious - Roger Wayne WolseyRoger Wayne Wolsey is a free spirit who thinks a lot about and feels a lot for God and Jesus. He’s a progressive Christian who identifies with people who consider themselves “spiritual, but not religious.” A trumpeter, Roger grew up during the “Minneapolis Sound” era of the 1980s and ‘90s. These experiences contribute to a musical approach to ...his theology. Roger studied philosophy and political science, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, and earned a Master of Divinity degree at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO. Roger is an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church. He has taught Introduction to Religion classes as an adjunct instructor at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA. He has served as a pastor for churches in Minnesota, Iowa and Colorado. He currently serves as the Director of the Wesley Foundation campus ministry at the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO. Roger has a delightful 11-year-old son. He loves music, yoga, dancing, rock-climbing, motorcycling, trail running and hosting house concerts. Roger is also president of the board of directors of the Boulder International Fringe Festival and blogs for Patheos and the Huffington Post as well as for the Elephant Journal, a magazine for the Buddhist and yoga communities. For more on Roger: http://manlytheology.com/5-questions-roger-wolsey/02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Progressive Religion,The Urantia Book,Jesus Teachings,The Good NewsRoger Wayne Wolsey is a free spirit who thinks a lot about and feels a lot for God and Jesus. He’s a progressive Christian who identifies with people who considhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/04/21/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/04/21/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 21 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMTRoger Wolsey Postponed for A Tribute to Meredith J. SprungerOur interview with Roger Wolsey has been postponed so that we can do a tribute to one of our heroes, Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger. Dr. Meredith Justin Sprunger left this world on April 17th, he was 97 years old. Meredith had a remarkable career as a college president, professor, and executive administrator, a licensed psychologist and therapist, and an ordained minister. He  served congregations in the Midwest and taught at Elmherst College and the Indiana Institute of Technology, functioning as the head of the Department of Psychology, Chairman of the Division of Liberal Arts, and as President. He was the last living colleague of Dr. William Sadler (1875-1969). Dr. Sprunger, a devoted scholar of the Urantia Book, served in numerous capacities including President of Urantia Brotherhood. He authored many secondary works to the Urantia Book, including A History of The Urantia Papers (which he co-authored with Larry Mullins), Spiritual Psychology and most recently The Abridged Urantia Papers. Dr. Sprunger was also founder of The Spiritual Fellowship organization. This segment will be of special interest to Urantia Book readers who knew Meredith and those who didn't. Please join us in tribute to this remarkable man. We invite you to call in and share your fond thoughts and memories of Meredith. Leave a written tribute: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Meredith-Sprunger&lc=4119&pid=157104874&mid=5072839&locale=en-US   02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMeredith Sprunger,Spirituality,Urantia,Jesus Teachings,Progressive ReligionOur interview with Roger Wolsey has been postponed so that we can do a tribute to one of our heroes, Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger. Dr. Meredith Justin Sprunger lefhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/04/14/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/04/14/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 14 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMTInterfaith Series: GOD STORIES With Author Jennifer Skiff This week, in an effort to highlight many of the great shows in our archive, we are featuring a repeat of one of our favorite shows. Author Jennifer Skiff talks with Andre and Paula about her religious experiences and her book God Stories. Jennifer Skiff (link to bio), has collected a wide variety of testimonies from various faith-traditions; real stories of how God's grace has touched people's lives. She has also collaborated with Oprah Winfrey, as well as a team of Hollywood writers and directors on a dramatic television series based on the book. Jennifer Skiff’s award-winning career as an international television journalist includes more than a decade as an investigative correspondent for CNN. Her specialty is the environment and among other industry honors, she has received the prestigious Environmental Media Award. Passionate about animals and their welfare, she works with charities throughout the world to bring relief to abused and abandoned animals. A cancer scare in her early thirties convinced her that a divine presence was active in her life. Her journalistic instincts took over and she began a quest to find out if others had similar experiences. The result is her first book, God Stories, a collection of inspiring first-person accounts of miracle-like encounters with God.  You can read many of the stories Jennifer has collected at http://www.godstories.com/. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Religion,Inspiration,God Stories,The Urantia BookThis week, in an effort to highlight many of the great shows in our archive, we are featuring a repeat of one of our favorite shows. Author Jennifer Skiff talkhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/04/07/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/04/07/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 07 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMTInterfaith Series: Steve McIntosh on Integral ConsciousnessThe emerging integral perspective provides an enlarged understanding of the evolution of consciousness and culture, leading to realistic and pragmatic solutions to our growing global problems, both environmental and political. Integral philosophy affirms the values and goals of progressive spiritual culture, but also seeks to “transcend and include” the postmodern worldview of the “cultural creatives” through an evolutionary perspective that reveals new insights about the evolution of consciousness.  Steve McIntosh is the author of Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution. An honors graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Southern California Business School, today Steve is founder and president of Now & Zen, Inc., an international manufacturing company marketing “natural lifestyle products” which he has invented.  Steve is an original member of the Integral Institute think tank, where he served in both the Integral Art and Integral Business branches. Over time, Steve has become a highly regarded independent advocate of the integral worldview, working as a consultant and giving lectures to large audiences.  Steve will also be the featured speaker at the Urantia Book Fellowship's Summer Seminar this August, Progressive Planetary Evolution.  Learn more at SteveMcIntosh.com02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Integral Consciousness,The Urantia Book,Jesus,TruthThe emerging integral perspective provides an enlarged understanding of the evolution of consciousness and culture, leading to realistic and pragmatic solutionshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/31/discussions-of-faithSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/31/discussions-of-faithSat, 31 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMTDiscussions of Faith This week we continue our series on the importance of exposing ourselves to various faith traditions. While your religion is a matter of personal experience, it is most important that you should be exposed to the knowledge of a vast number of other religious experiences (the diverse interpretations of other and diverse mortals) to the end that you may prevent your religious life from becoming egocentric — circumscribed, selfish, and unsocial.  The Urantia Book 103:1.3  Andre Radatus is our co-host this week as Paula returns next week from vacation.  He is a lifelong student of the Urantia Book which he discovered when in high school. Andre has been a private school teacher for many years and is now on the Board of Directors of Urantia University. We plan to share quotes from the Urantia Book on the many truths found the different religions of the world.  We invite you to call in and share your personal religious experiences based on your spiritual path and faith tradition for the first hour. The show airs at 10 AM, MDT.  The call-in number is 646.716.8158 (Please call between 10:00 and 10:30 -  only the first half hour) Mountain Time US.  We look forward to hearing from you.  The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Please join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJudaism,religion,Faith,religious experience,Urantia BookThis week we continue our series on the importance of exposing ourselves to various faith traditions. While your religion is a matter of personal experience,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/24/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/24/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 24 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMTOther Faith Traditions - Part III - Interfaith Series This week we continue our series on the importance of exposing ourselves to various faith traditions. While your religion is a matter of personal experience, it is most important that you should be exposed to the knowledge of a vast number of other religious experiences (the diverse interpretations of other and diverse mortals) to the end that you may prevent your religious life from becoming egocentric — circumscribed, selfish, and unsocial.  The Urantia Book 103:1.3  We have a guest co-host this week (and next) as Paula is on vacation with her family. Our dear friend, the lively and effervescent, Andrea Barnes joins us tomorrow.  She is a passionate student of religion, who found the Urantia Book at a young age and has been a devoted student of it for many years. She currently works as the ‘Volunteer Coordinator’ for the Urantia Book Fellowship.   We plan to share quotes from the Urantia Book on the many truths found the different religions of the world.  We invite you to call in and share your personal religious experiences based on your spiritual path and faith tradition. The show airs at 10 AM, MDT.  The call-in number is 646.716.8158 (Please call between 10:30 and noon Mountain Time US).  We look forward to hearing from you.  The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Please join us! 02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEnlightened Spirituality,Interfaith Dialogue,Religion,Philosophy,JesusThis week we continue our series on the importance of exposing ourselves to various faith traditions. While your religion is a matter of personal experience,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/21/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/21/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo  Felicidad,  Confianza y Traicion. Durante este programa explicaremos como al tener expectativas no realisticas, podemos estar creando problemas en nuestras relaciones. Este es un interactivo programa  en español. Su propósito es inspirar  y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta.   Se discutirán temas  relacionados con la familia, la crianza de los niños; las relaciones extraordinarias, y la espiritualidad practica. Tambien exploraremos tópicos para inspirar la mente (ángeles, vida en otros planetas, energías superiores, etc.)  Finalmente  tendremos una sección de consejos y sugerencias para una vida mejor. 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseFelicidad,Relaciones,Traicion,Expectativas,SeparacionFelicidad,  Confianza y Traicion. Durante este programa explicaremos como al tener expectativas no realisticas, podemos estar creando problemas en nuestras rehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/21/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/21/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 21 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMTThe revolutionary model for Happiness and Relationships March 21 Trust, Betrayal and Happiness in Relationships Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalserelationships,happy,happiness,love,trustMarch 21 Trust, Betrayal and Happiness in Relationships Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the schttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/17/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/17/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 17 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMTInterfaith Dialogue Series: Imam Kazarooni The Imam Kazarooni  has agreed to do the first half of our  show this week.  The Imam runs the Abrahamic Initiative in Denver, Colorado, at the Episcopal Cathedral and is just now in the process of moving to Dearborn MI.  Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni, 45, was born in Al-Najaf, Iraq, into a religious family and began his theological studies in that city when he was very young. As a Shiite Islamic priest, or imam, he emerged as an Iraqi dissident and was imprisoned repeatedly under Saddam Hussein. Fleeing the country in 1974, he says friends and relatives left behind were killed. He spent the next few years going around the Middle East trying to find a home, and early in 1977 ended up in London, where he went to university. He has traveled to many countries on lecture tours and currently resides in Denver, where he lives within walking distance of the Islamic Center and where he functions as Imam for the Muslim community. His library and study in his home are full of books, wall to wall, floor to ceiling, most in Arabic. He is a board member for several local municipal agencies, but it was his appointment as a Muslim cleric to the staff of St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral in Denver that attracted the attention of Homiletics. He serves at the cathedral as the Director of the Abrahamic Initiative. We will open phones afterwards and hope you can tune in.   02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Interfaith Dialogue,Religion,Philosophy,The Urantia BookThe Imam Kazarooni  has agreed to do the first half of our  show this week.  The Imam runs the Abrahamic Initiative in Denver, Colorado, at the Episcopal Cathehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/14/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/14/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:30:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo En este programa continuamos presentando los cuatro niveles de felicidad correlacionados con las relaciones. Este es un interactivo programa en español. Su propósito es inspirar y educar para elevar la conciencia del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas con artistas, filántropos, personas de empresas e individuos que deseen compartir sus talentos hacia el servicio desinteresado a la humanidad. Finalmente  tendremos una sección de consejos y sugerencias para una vida mejor. This is an interactive show in Spanish, which purpose is to inspire and uplift the consciousness of the planet. It will feature interviews with artists, philanthropists; business people and anyone which desires to share their personal talents through   loving service. We will discuss topics about the family; children upbringing; extraordinary relationships; and practical spirituality. Also, we’ll explore topics such angels, UFO’s and other mind-provoking subjects. 00:29:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseFelicidad,Relaciones,Educacion,Amor,vidaEn este programa continuamos presentando los cuatro niveles de felicidad correlacionados con las relaciones. Este es un interactivo programa en español. Su prhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/14/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/14/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 14 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMTRelationships and the 4 levels of HappinessDiscover the direct correlation between your pupose in life (your happiness level) and quality of relationships, March 14 discussion Spiritual Engineering offers the 21st Century approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsehappiness,happy,relationships,love,spiritualityDiscover the direct correlation between your pupose in life (your happiness level) and quality of relationships, March 14 discussion Spiritual Engineering offerhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/10/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/10/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 10 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMTWhat Do Muslims and Monks Have In Common? This week is the first in a series of shows dedicate to interfaith understanding.   What would it be like to be immersed in the cultural faith experience of other people? Our guests this week are interfaith pioneers, Ben Bowler and Raj Sankarlall, who hope to give us a taste of exactly that. Ben Bowler is from Melbourne Australia and is the founder of World Weavers, a social enterprise running the cultural immersion programs Monk for a Month, Muslim for a Month and the Sufi Mystic Experience. Ben is also the co-founder of Blood Foundation, the development arm of World Weavers. The foundation is active along the Thai-Burma border offering educational assistance to refugees and migrants from war-torn Burma. Raj Sankarlall was born in the Caribbean and relocated to Florida in 2004.  He has traveled the world extensively, experiencing a variety of world cultures and has lived with Buddhist monks and experienced Turkish Sufism first hand.  Says Raj, "I see myself as a pilgrim, on a spirit walk, trying to bring meaning to my life from understanding perspectives of different cultures across the world. My passion is culture and I travel because of this passion." The programs that Ben and Raj dedicate their lives to are designed to people a highly authentic and inner experience of other faith traditions. These genuine inter-cultural immersion programs have opened up the door to greater faith literacy for hundreds of people. We hope you join us. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Interfaith,Cultural Immersion,Faith Literacy,UnderstandingThis week is the first in a series of shows dedicate to interfaith understanding.   What would it be like to be immersed in the cultural faith experience of ohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/07/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/07/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 07 Mar 2012 15:00:00 GMTThe 4 levels of Happiness We continue discussion of the four levels of Happiness and the correlation with individual life purpose. The level that fulfills your happiness determines your purpose in life Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsehappiness,relationships,happy,peace of mind,loveWe continue discussion of the four levels of Happiness and the correlation with individual life purpose. The level that fulfills your happiness determines yourhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/03/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/03/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 03 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMTResurrecting Jesus - The Joshua ben Joseph ProjectThe Urantia Book tells us that the time is ripe to witness the figurative resurrection of the human Jesus from his burial tomb amidst the theological traditions and the religious dogmas of twenty centuries. It goes on to say that if Jesus could be recovered from the tomb of traditional theology and presented as the living Jesus to the church that bears his name, and to all other religions, what a transcendant service that would be!   Recent scholarship reveals that the social, political, and religious environment in which Jesus undertook his life's mission was far more dynamic and challenging than previously thought. The popular picture of Jesus as a rustic growing up in the relative isolation of a small village of four hundred people in the remote hills of Galilee whose only exposure to urban life was an occasional visit to Jerusalem is being radically altered by a wide range of current archaeological investigations and discoveries, all of which were confirmed by The Urantia Book 70 years ago. A clearer grasp of the cultural environment in which Jesus lived and taught will result in a much better understanding of how and why he architected his ministry in the way he did. This is the inspiration behind the Joshua ben Joseph project, being undertaken by our guests this week, Eric Cosh and David Kantor, with help from The Urantia Book Fellowship, Urantia University, and a wide range of interested Urantia students. We hope you will join us. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Life of Jesus,Religion of jesus,Philosophy,JesusThe Urantia Book tells us that the time is ripe to witness the figurative resurrection of the human Jesus from his burial tomb amidst the theological traditionshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/01/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/03/01/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo Los diferentes estados de la felicidad. Discutiremos que es la felicidad verdadera y como podemos lograrla en nuestra vidad diaria. This is an interactive show in Spanish, which purpose is to inspire and uplift the consciousness of the planet. It will feature interviews with artists, philanthropists; business people and anyone which desires to share their personal talents through   loving service. We will discuss topics about the family; children upbringing; extraordinary relationships; and practical spirituality. Also, we’ll explore topics such angels, UFO’s and other mind-provoking subjects. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseFelicidad,relaciones,dinero,competir,trabajoLos diferentes estados de la felicidad. Discutiremos que es la felicidad verdadera y como podemos lograrla en nuestra vidad diaria. This is an interactive shohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/29/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/29/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 29 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: The four levels of HappinessFeb 29-- We'll discuss the Spiritual Engineering understanding of thje  four levels of happiness and the correlation with individual purpose in life.                              Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsehappiness,happy,serenity,purpose,spiritualityFeb 29-- We'll discuss the Spiritual Engineering understanding of thje  four levels of happiness and the correlation with individual purpose in life.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/25/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/25/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 25 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMTWhen Did Religion Become A Bad Word? A young man named Jeff Bethke wrote a poem called, Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus. He recorded it and it has now been viewed close to 20 million times on YouTube. Many people define their religious life by saying that they love God but not religion. If you call yourself "spiritual" but not "religious" you are not alone. But what does that mean? Can a person love God without going to church? We think it's possible to have a personal relationship with God, without benefit of clergy or a creed. If you agree, call in this week and share your own personal spiritual journey with us.  "While your religion is a matter of personal experience, it is most important that you should be exposed to the knowledge of a vast number of other religious experiences (the diverse interpretations of other and diverse mortals) to the end that you may prevent your religious life from becoming egocentric — circumscribed, selfish, and unsocial" (The Urantia Book, 103:1.3)  It is a fallacy for any group of religionists to conceive of their creed as The Truth; such attitudes bespeak more of theological arrogance than of certainty of faith. There is not a  Urantia (earth) religion that could not profitably study and assimilate the best of the truths contained in every other faith, for all contain truth. (The Urantia Book, 92:7.3) The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Please join us Saturday morning at 10am, Mountain Time, our number is (646) 716-8158. 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Science,Religion,Philosophy,JesusA young man named Jeff Bethke wrote a poem called, Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus. He recorded it and it has now been viewed close to 20 million times onhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/16/ciudadanos-del-universoSelf Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/16/ciudadanos-del-universoThu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo Este es un interactivo programa  en español. Su propósito es inspirar  y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta.  Tendrá entrevistas  con artistas, filántropos, personas de empresas e individuos que deseen compartir sus talentos hacia el servicio desinteresado a la humanidad.  Se discutirán temas  relacionados con la familia, la crianza de los niños; las relaciones extraordinarias, y la espiritualidad practica. Tambien exploraremos tópicos para inspirar la mente (ángeles, vida en otros planetas, energías superiores, etc.)  Finalmente  tendremos una sección de consejos y sugerencias para una vida mejor. This is an interactive show in Spanish, which purpose is to inspire and uplift the consciousness of the planet. It will feature interviews with artists, philanthropists; business people and anyone which desires to share their personal talents through   loving service. We will discuss topics about the family; children upbringing; extraordinary relationships; and practical spirituality. Also, we’ll explore topics such angels, UFO’s and other mind-provoking subjects. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEspiritualidad,Familia,Educacion,Felicidad,DiosEste es un interactivo programa  en español. Su propósito es inspirar  y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta.  Tendrá entrevistas  con artistas, filhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/15/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/15/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMTLove: What love is and how to pick a partner Love is an active healthy concern for a person's well being. We'll discuss how this applies in current relationships and how to pick a partner for an extraordinary relationship.  Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:32:00The Cosmic Citizenfalselove,relationships,Urantia,partners,happinessLove is an active healthy concern for a person's well being. We'll discuss how this applies in current relationships and how to pick a partner for an extraordinhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/11/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/11/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMTThe Essential Jesus - Part 3 - The Religious Faith of Jesus This week is again an open phone segment. It is the third and final part in our discussion of the essential Jesus. We started with his gospel message, then explored his splendid unselfish service and this week we are discussing his sublime faith and religion. What was Jesus' religion?  Christianity is a religion about Jesus. It evolved during the 20 centuries after he died, all of his early followers were Jews or Gentiles, so we can hardly call Jesus a Christian. He was, after all, raised in the religion of the Hebrews and yet the religious authorities of his day called him a blasphemer and a heretic, so he could hardly have been called a devout Jew. So what was the religion of Jesus? What did he bring to humanity that was so different that 20 centuries and have come and gone and the humble carpenter from Nazareth is still hailed as the King of Kings. There is something about Jesus that cannot be explained. Something so powerful and so sublime that it changed the course of human history and touched every human life, directly or indirectly, from that day to this. How can we emulate his superb faith? A faith that attained the purity of a child’s trust and was so undoubting that it yielded the joy and the assurance of absolute personal security. His faith was so real and all-encompassing that it absolutely swept away any spiritual doubts and effectively destroyed every conflicting desire. Please join us Saturday morning at 10am, Mountain Time, as we discuss, the Religious Faith of Jesus. We want to hear from you so please give us a call. Our call in number is (646) 716-8158. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Faith,Religion,Philosophy,JesusThis week is again an open phone segment. It is the third and final part in our discussion of the essential Jesus. We started with his gospel message, then exphttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/09/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Romancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/09/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo . Técnicas para manejar el duelo debido a separaciones Cuando una persona nos defrauda o nos traiciona, sentimos dolor emocional, ira y  deseos de venganza. Como evitamos que estos  sentimientos se conviertan en resentimientos – venenos mentales- que nos quitan la alegría de vivir? Consejos prácticos para perdonar y seguir adelante. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDivorcio,Familia,Separacion,Felicidad,Perdon. Técnicas para manejar el duelo debido a separaciones Cuando una persona nos defrauda o nos traiciona, sentimos dolor emocional, ira y  deseos de venganza. Chttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/08/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/08/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMTDealing with divorce, separation, and isolationDealing with divorce, separation, and isolation. 2nd of two part series. We all lose loved ones  to death or separation. We will discuss the difference in the two types of loss and specific practical tools to process the hurtful feelings. Part  2, Feb 2 will discuss separation, divorce, and isolation a loved one. Spiritual Engineering is the 21st century approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,Urantia,science,loveDealing with divorce, separation, and isolation. 2nd of two part series. We all lose loved ones  to death or separation. We will discuss the difference in the thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/04/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/04/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 04 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMTThe Essential Jesus: Part 2 - The Service of Jesus Last week's show was the first part in a three part series on Jesus. We talked about the Gospel Message of Jesus and read The Acme of Religious Living, a superb recounting of who Jesus was and the matchless symmetry of his personality. This week we are discussing the ways in which Jesus served and why his personal ministry was so effective. We'll be reading another wonderful section, As Jesus Passed By. This is also an open phone segment so we invite you to call in and share your thoughts.  Call in number: 646-716-8158 Show time: Saturday's at 10am Mountain Time         02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,The Life of Jesus,Religion,Philosophy,ServiceLast week's show was the first part in a three part series on Jesus. We talked about the Gospel Message of Jesus and read The Acme of Religious Living, a superhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/02/ciudadanos-del-universoRomancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/02/ciudadanos-del-universoThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del UniversoEn este programa discutiremos cuales son las principales razones que destruyen los matrimonios y ofreceremos algunas sugerencias para encontrar soluciones. Contrario a la creencia popular la infedelidad no es la causante numero uno de las separaciones. Esta nueva información te sorprenderá. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMatrimonio,Familia,Divorcio,Felicidad,ComunicacionEn este programa discutiremos cuales son las principales razones que destruyen los matrimonios y ofreceremos algunas sugerencias para encontrar soluciones. Conthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/01/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/02/01/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMTDealing with grief and mourning -- Spiritual Engineering: Dealing with grief and mourning. Two part series We all lose loved ones  to death or separation. We will discuss the difference in the two types of loss and specific practical tools to process the hurtful feelings. Part 1, Feb 1, will deal with death of a loved one. Spiritual Engineering-- the 21st century approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:32:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsedeath,grief,relationships,spiritual,loveDealing with grief and mourning. Two part series We all lose loved ones  to death or separation. We will discuss the difference in the two types of loss and sphttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/28/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/28/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 28 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMTWhat Was The Gospel of Jesus? What was Jesus' Gospel message? This week we are having an open phone segment to discuss this topic from the traditional Christian point of view as well as from The Urantia Book's point of view. We invite you to call and tell us what you understand  Jesus' "good news" to be. If you ask 100 people what Jesus' Gospel is, you could easily get 100 different answers. Why is that?  What was the message that Jesus brought to the multitudes? What was the Gospel he preached? The Urantia Book's teachings on this topic are astounding and we hope to share its amazing perspectives as well as   the more traditional understanding. Please tune in on Saturday at 10 AM Mountain time and give us a call: 646-716-8158.  02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Gospel,Religion,Truth,The Good NewsWhat was Jesus' Gospel message? This week we are having an open phone segment to discuss this topic from the traditional Christian point of view as well as frohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/25/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/25/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships Join us to discuss the difference between problems and symptoms in relationships. Anger, fear, guilt, blame, jealously, and shame are symptoms. We'll talk about the real problems Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:30:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,Urantia,science,loveJoin us to discuss the difference between problems and symptoms in relationships. Anger, fear, guilt, blame, jealously, and shame are symptoms. We'll talk abouthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/21/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/21/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 21 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMTBrigitte Mars: The Diet of Adam and Eve - For God's Sake! This week we are interviewing the amazing, indelible and extraordinary Brigitte Mars. http://brigittemars.com/ Brigitte is a world renowned herbalist, author, and nutritional health specialist and she'll be on the air LIVE with us on the Cosmic Citizen this Saturday,  January 21, 2012  from 10AM to Noon Mountain Time.  Brigitte lives and breathes natural health and spirituality. She is also a 35 years student of the Urantia Book. She created and founded Unitea Herbs and is one of the most sought after herbalists in the world. She maintains her vibrant health and vitality by eating what she calls the diet of Adam and Eve. We invite you to call in to talk to Brigitte with any questions, comments or feedback, the number is 646.716.8158. We look forward to your calls. To listen live go to www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen Are you weary of religious teachings that don't make sense? Are you dismayed by churches that require you to force yourself to subscribe to a belief in things which are spiritually repugnant, unholy, and untruthful? Is your own sense of mercy, justice, and truth outraged by submission to an outworn system of religious forms and ceremonies? Then, have we got a show for you! The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. . Please join us! 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Adam and Eve,Religion,Natural Health,JesusThis week we are interviewing the amazing, indelible and extraordinary Brigitte Mars. http://brigittemars.com/ Brigitte is a world renowned herbalist, author,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/19/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/19/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo Resultados de la Experiencia Iluminadora La paz que sobrepasa el entendimiento humano; una nueva actitud frente a la vida; capacidad para resolver problemas que antes nos sobrecogian; relaciones extraordinarias; desarrollo de la sabiduria. Estas son algunas conductas que se incrementan como resultado de desarrollar una vida espiritualmente dirigida. 00:26:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseFelicidad,Familia,Educacion,Paz,SabiduriaResultados de la Experiencia Iluminadora La paz que sobrepasa el entendimiento humano; una nueva actitud frente a la vida; capacidad para resolver problemas qhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/18/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationships-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/18/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationships-1Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships Attributes of Healthy Love- continuing disucssion   Discernment - differences between patterns and mistakes Congrugency- Helping vs enabling Honesty Enlightened forgiveness Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:30:00The Cosmic Citizenfalselove,healthy relationships,forgiveness,happiness,romanceAttributes of Healthy Love- continuing disucssion   Discernment - differences between patterns and mistakes Congrugency- Helping vs enabling Honesty Enlightenedhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/14/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/14/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 14 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMTFinding Jesus In History - David Kantor and Eric Cosh The Joshua Ben Joseph Project is featured again on this week's show. It is an archive highlight or repeat of a show we did in December 2010 with David Kantor and Eric Cosh. This was recorded back when they were preparing to embark on the journey of a lifetime. The journey to find Jesus in history and to follow his footsteps in the Holy Land. It's been a little over a year since this show first aired, and much has been accomplished. There is still much to do. David went again to Israel on January 9th, 2012, to research, consult and compare notes with archeologists from around the world who study and excavate the Holy Land. The Joshua ben Joseph project continues its exploration of the world and life and times of the "true man among men," to illuminate and further contextualize the captivating story which unfolds in Part 4 of The Urantia Book, using the medium of high definition video, still photography, and interviews with knowledgeable archaeologists, historians, and museum curators. The project directly addresses the challenge to be about "the figurative resurrection of the human Jesus from his burial tomb amidst the theological traditions and the religious dogmas of nineteen centuries." If you missed this show when it was first aired, this is a great opportunity to learn about this important and exciting effort. To see their progress to date and find out how you can help visit: http://www.joshua-ben-joseph.org/ We plan to follow up with David and Eric and JBJ's progress on a show in the near future. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Times of Jesus,History of Jesus,Holy Land,Travels of JesusThe Joshua Ben Joseph Project is featured again on this week's show. It is an archive highlight or repeat of a show we did in December 2010 with David Kantor ahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/12/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/12/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo Co-creando la  Experiencia Espiritual Dentro de cada ser humano existe una reserva natural de infinito poder espiritual. Nosotros nos pasamos nuestra existencia anhelando experimentar lo que los grandes místicos y gurús  han definido como iluminación. Lo que realmente no sabemos es que con disciplina y dedicación, también podemos co-crear estas experiencias transcendentales. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseiluminacion,meditacion transcendental,conciencia,Felicidad,conversionCo-creando la  Experiencia Espiritual Dentro de cada ser humano existe una reserva natural de infinito poder espiritual. Nosotros nos pasamos nuestra existenchttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/11/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/11/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 11 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships Jan 11 Topic: Difference e between healthy and unhealthy love Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,Urantia,science,loveJan 11 Topic: Difference e between healthy and unhealthy love Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applieshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/07/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/07/the-cosmic-citizen--what-inspires-youSat, 07 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMTIs There Life After Death? Open Phones & Topical Discussion This week, we'll be discussing the timeless human longing to know what happens to us after we die and that there is in fact life after death. This is an open phone segment, so please feel free to call.  Everyone dies. There is nobody on earth that doesn't die, sooner or later. This is a fact of our existence and to some degree the only variable is how we will die. Some people know they are dying of an illness and are blessed because knowing allows everyone involved time to assimilate the reality and inevitability of it. It gives them a chance to take care of business and say their goodbyes. It's much harder when someone dies suddenly or accidentally and leaves many loose ends and many things undone. Even so, death certainly comes to everyone. From God's point of view, death is not an end but a beginning and it can help to keep that perspective. Death is really just another birth in an endless cycle of life. Think of the loving hands and warm smiling faces that greet new babies. Emergence into the next world is no different. Imagine the joy on the other side when a newly born soul arrives. Imagine the joy of reunion for those loved ones who have already passed over and the joy of the angels to welcome this beloved child to their new life and their ongoing existence. There must also be an indescribable personal joy of the one who dies but then makes the sublime discovery that there really is no death. There is comfort in the simple reality that God understands why we humans are fearful of the mysteries of life and death. Compared to eternal viewpoints, human viewpoints are as limited as the vision of a new born baby. Perhaps you are grieving a loss. Please call in and share with us your thoughts on life after death. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,Life After Death,Inspiration,Courage,JesusThis week, we'll be discussing the timeless human longing to know what happens to us after we die and that there is in fact life after death. This is an open phttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/05/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/05/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo El Aspecto Científico de la Experiencia Espiritual Durante este programa exploraremos los sentimientos, y emociones asociados con las experiencia espiritual. Muchas personas dudan sobre la veracidad de este evento o lo atribuyen a reacciones emocionales de personas sin ninguna formación intelectual. Sin embargo, prominentes psicólogos, psiquiatras y humanistas han explicado y tienen investigaciones que validan este fenómeno. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAutorealizacion,conversion,iluminacion,Felicidad,MaslowEl Aspecto Científico de la Experiencia Espiritual Durante este programa exploraremos los sentimientos, y emociones asociados con las experiencia espiritual.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/04/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2012/01/04/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 04 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships Is there a correlation bewteen feelings and spiritual progress? Do we have a "right" to get angry? Urantia Book (1204.3)  ...But how unkind knowingly to defile or otherwise deliberately to pollute the physical body, which must serve as the earthly tabernacle of this marvelous gift from God. All physical poisons greatly retard the efforts of the Adjuster to exalt the material mind, while the mental poisons of fear, anger, envy, jealousy, suspicion, and intolerance likewise tremendously interfere with the spiritual progress of the evolving soul     Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,Urantia,science,loveIs there a correlation bewteen feelings and spiritual progress? Do we have a "right" to get angry? Urantia Book (1204.3)  ...But how unkind knowingly to defilehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/31/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/31/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 31 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMTHope, Faith & Inspiration - Tribute to Vern Bennom Grimsley For those who tuned in to listen last weekend and were disappointed when the show went off the air due to technical glitches, we sincerely apologize. We hope you had a deeply meaningful Christmas with the ones you love most dear. It's time now to look ahead, to 2012 and all the promise and mystery it holds. This week again, Diane Labrecque will be our special co-host and Christilyn is scheduled to return as well. We will be playing two choice broadcasts by Vern Bennom Grimsley, in tribute to him. Vern, an amazingly gifted teacher of truth, is coming to the end of the of the trail here on this world. He is making ready to embark on a new journey, just as the year ends and another begins, so one journey ends and another begins. We want to share just two of his many inspirational broadcasts with you and then open the phones so you can share your thoughts and reflections with us. Vern has always stood for the Family of God and since we had planned to do Part 3 of Diane's series on being Sons and Daughters of God, it seems only right to do this show in honor of Vern. So please call in and share your thoughts and reflections as we say goodbye to the past and look forward with fond hope and aspiration to the future. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Evolution,Spiritual Growth,Integral Thought,TruthFor those who tuned in to listen last weekend and were disappointed when the show went off the air due to technical glitches, we sincerely apologize. We hope yhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/28/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/28/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 28 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships DEC 28: Misery is optional and self-inflicted. Spiritual Engineering--the 21st century model for relationships offers applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,Urantia,science,loveDEC 28: Misery is optional and self-inflicted. Spiritual Engineering--the 21st century model for relationships offers applies the scientific procedure to separhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/24/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/24/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 24 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMTExploring the Meaning of Christmas Merry Christmas! It's open phones for Christmas Eve on the Cosmic Citizen. Join us on the eve a world-wide celebration of God's greatest gift to humanity. Give us a call and let's talk about the meaning and value that Christmas holds for you. Do you still find meaning and value in Christmas? That's what we're looking for and we hope you will call in and help us find it. This will also be our third installment in a series with Diane Labrecque on what it means to be the sons and daughters of God. We invite you to call in and share some yuletide spirit with us and with our listeners. The call-in number is 646-716-8158, the show starts at 10 AM Mountain Standard Time. We want to hear from you!       00:16:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Christmas,Spiritual Growth,Jesus,TruthMerry Christmas! It's open phones for Christmas Eve on the Cosmic Citizen. Join us on the eve a world-wide celebration of God's greatest gift to humanity. Givehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/21/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/21/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships EXPECTATIONS: Anger, guilt, anxiety, worry, and other symptoms of misery are often caused or exacerbated by expectations--and germinate in relationships. We'll discuss healthy and un-helalthy expectations and how to deal with these  intrinsic  human conditions. Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spiritualty  to offer an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships-- a practical results-oriented spirtual approach .   00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,worry,science,loveEXPECTATIONS: Anger, guilt, anxiety, worry, and other symptoms of misery are often caused or exacerbated by expectations--and germinate in relationships. We'llhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/17/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/17/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 17 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMTOpen Phones on Conflict and Suffering - Part 2Why do we suffer? Why do we have conflict? Last week's show was so popular we decided to continue it for another week. We invite you again to call in and explore with us these timeless questions. Have you ever questioned why bad things happen to good people? Have you ever wondered why there is so much confusion and conflict in the world? Is all this affliction we experience necessary? If God exists, why does he allow it? The Urantia Book offers some thought provoking answers. The phones are wide open for this segment so we hope you will call in. 23:2.12  The Creators are possessed of full power to make Urantia a veritable paradise, but such an Eden would not contribute to the development of those strong, noble, and experienced characters which the Gods are so surely forging out on your world between the anvils of necessity and the hammers of anguish. Your anxieties and sorrows, your trials and disappointments, are just as much a part of the divine plan on your sphere as are the exquisite perfection and infinite adaptation of all things to their supreme purpose on the worlds of the central and perfect universe. Let's talk . Call with your thoughts on this and other teachings that deal with suffering and affliction. The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Our two hosts, Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek-Larson are both are long time students of The Urantia Book. We interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spiritual growth and religious interests. We embrace diversity, intelligent dialogue and a willingness to serve. Please call in with your thoughts - 646-716-8158 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Evolution,Spiritual Growth,Conflict,TruthWhy do we suffer? Why do we have conflict? Last week's show was so popular we decided to continue it for another week. We invite you again to call in and explohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/15/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Romancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/15/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo Segunda Parte: Como recuperarnos cuando alguien ha sido desleal. Las cinco condiciones para el cambio y como tener una conversacion positiva cuando nuestros sentimientos han sido heridos. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseInfidelidad,Relaciones,Perdon,Cambio,amorSegunda Parte: Como recuperarnos cuando alguien ha sido desleal. Las cinco condiciones para el cambio y como tener una conversacion positiva cuando nuestros sehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/14/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/14/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 14 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships BROKEN TRUST: REPAIRING REALTIONSHIPS SUFFERING FOM BETRAYAL. We will continue discussion based on Spiritual Engineering techniques that offer an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsetrust,relationships,Betrayal,science,loveBROKEN TRUST: REPAIRING REALTIONSHIPS SUFFERING FOM BETRAYAL. We will continue discussion based on Spiritual Engineering techniques that offer an entirely new ahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/10/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/10/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 10 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMTOpen Phones on Conflict and Suffering Why do we suffer? Why do we have conflict? This week we invite you to call in and explore with us these timeless questions. Have you ever questioned why bad things happen to good people? Have you ever wondered why there is so much confusion and conflict in the world? Is all this affliction we experience necessary? If God exists, why does he allow it? The Urantia Book offers some thought provoking answers. The phones are wide open for this segment so we hope you will call in. 100:4.2   Religious perplexities are inevitable; there can be no growth without psychic conflict and spiritual agitation. The organization of a philosophic standard of living entails considerable commotion in the philosophic realms of the mind. Loyalties are not exercised in behalf of the great, the good, the true, and the noble without a struggle. Effort is attendant upon clarification of spiritual vision and enhancement of cosmic insight. And the human intellect protests against being weaned from subsisting upon the nonspiritual energies of temporal existence. The slothful animal mind rebels at the effort required to wrestle with cosmic problem solving. Let's talk . Call with your thoughts on this and other teachings that deal with suffering and affliction. The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Our two hosts, Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek-Larson are both are long time students of The Urantia Book. We interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spiritual growth and religious interests. We embrace diversity, intelligent dialogue and a willingness to serve. Please join us! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Evolution,Spiritual Growth,Integral Thought,Good NewsWhy do we suffer? Why do we have conflict? This week we invite you to call in and explore with us these timeless questions. Have you ever questioned why bad thhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/08/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Romancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/08/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo . Que sucede cuando nos sentimos traicionados en una relación o amistad. Tuvimos parte en la situación? Como recuperamos la confianza cuando un ser amado o un amigo nos traiciona? ? Lo volverá a hacer? Existen cinco requisitos para garantizar el cambio personal y durante este programa discutimos todos estos tópicos. 00:32:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTraicion,Amor,Infidelidad,Dolor,Parejas. Que sucede cuando nos sentimos traicionados en una relación o amistad. Tuvimos parte en la situación? Como recuperamos la confianza cuando un ser amado o unhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/07/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/07/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 07 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships SOLUTIONS FOR FEELINGS OF BETRAYAL from Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,feeling betrayed,science,loveSOLUTIONS FOR FEELINGS OF BETRAYAL from Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific proceduhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/03/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/03/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 03 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMTHow To Share A Spiritual Feast With An Anorexic World This week we'll be interviewing amazing students of the Urantia Book: Michelle Klimesh and Chris Lepine. Both have given considerable time and energy to the study and dissemination of the revelation and both have studied the Urantia revelation for more than 30 years. Michelle Klimesh is currently the president of The Urantia Book Fellowship. She and a friend co-created the first Urantia website in 1996 which included the very first online Urantia discussion list, a forum called Urantial. Michelle conducted the first weekly online Urantia study group, a sequential reading. In preparation for the group, she wrote a synopsis of each of the 196 papers. This was later compiled into a book that has become a beloved and very effective secondary work called, The Story of Everything, published by Square Circles Publishing. Michelle will spend the first hour with us discussing her book and other accomplishments. For the second hour of our show we will be interviewing Chris Lepine. Chris is also an author and web professional. He wrote the book The Universal Religion and has created several splendid flash presentations using Urantia teachings. His site CosmicFather.net is a great example of Urantian outreach. He has devoted endless hours to helping people find the true and loving Father in God. If you want to be inspired, or just get some great ideas on how to reach others with the teachings of the Urantia Book, you'll want to listen in. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Urantia Outreach,Spiritual Growth,Inspiration,TruthThis week we'll be interviewing amazing students of the Urantia Book: Michelle Klimesh and Chris Lepine. Both have given considerable time and energy to the sthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/01/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/12/01/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo Las expectativas cuando no son  realísticas  causan resentimientos y crean obstáculos en nuestras relaciones. La integridad personal hace posible alinear nuestra voluntad con expectativas saludables. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseExpectativas,Integridad personal,Frustracion,Felicidad,DiosLas expectativas cuando no son  realísticas  causan resentimientos y crean obstáculos en nuestras relaciones. La integridad personal hace posible alinear nuesthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/30/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/30/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 30 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships NOV 30 MY SERENITY IS INVERSLY PROPORTIONAL TO MY EXPECTATIONS. We'll discuss healthy and unhealthy expectations--spiritual and otherwise Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,Urantia,science,loveNOV 30 MY SERENITY IS INVERSLY PROPORTIONAL TO MY EXPECTATIONS. We'll discuss healthy and unhealthy expectations--spiritual and otherwise Spiritual Engineeringhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/26/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/26/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 26 Nov 2011 17:00:00 GMTWe are the sons of God - Part II - With Diane Labrecque Our guest this week is Diane Labrecque from Montreal and our topic: We are the sons of God - Part II. The second show in a three part series on sonship with God. That which the world needs most to know is: Men are the sons of God, and through faith they can actually realize, and daily experience, this ennobling truth. (The Urantia Book, 193:0.4)  The topic on this week’s program will be on the fact that we are the living sonsof God and the question that all humans beings on earth must ask themselves is – are we living our lives personally and with others as true sons ofGod?  What were Jesus’ teachings to his apostles about this fact and his revelations to the multitude during his last appearances after his resurrection. The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. We interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spiritual growth and religious interests. We embrace diversity, intelligent dialogue and a willingness to serve. Please join us! 02:07:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,The Urantia Book,Jesus Teachings,Revelation,TruthOur guest this week is Diane Labrecque from Montreal and our topic: We are the sons of God - Part II. The second show in a three part series on sonship with Gohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/19/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/19/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 19 Nov 2011 17:00:00 GMTUrantian Outreach with the Reach Urantia Now Team PLEASE join us this Saturday when the Reach Urantia Now Team will be our special guests and available to answer your questions and hear your thoughts. The RUN team, Andrea Barnes, Thomas Orjala and Aurora Hill,  received an outreach grant from The Urantia Book Fellowship in 2011. This show will update us on their many efforts so far. If you attended their presentation at the International Conference in Salt Lake City last summer please call to discuss what you've been up to with outreach efforts you have done since the conference. Did you distribute some of the 'free book cards' or have an opportunity to use any of the outreach methods they shared? Do you have success stories to share?  Have you come up with new outreach ideas of your own? Let's hear about it. Also, if you are interested in doing some outreach with the Urantia Book please listen or call in. The RUN team has a lot of experience and plenty of great ideas to help get you started. It's easier than you might think. They have had good results using 'meetup.com' to advertise introductory meetings and will help you plan the introduction and send you supplies. They are happy to set up a coaching call to work with you on your outreach ideas. The call in number is646-716-8158.  If you want to join in the conversation push 1 and you'll be added to the queue. You can also listen online by going to: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Urantia,Spiritual,Revelation,TruthPLEASE join us this Saturday when the Reach Urantia Now Team will be our special guests and available to answer your questions and hear your thoughts. The RUhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/17/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Religionhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/17/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo EL MIEDO A LA MUERTE - Segunda Parte Continuamos explorando los sentimientos que se experimentan hacia la muerte y como podemos superar el dolor cuando perdemos a un ser amado. Compartimos creencias de fe que nos dan una nueva perspectiva  frente a esta inevitable fase de nuestra carrera eterna. . 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMuerte,Cielo,Dolor,Miedo,DiosEL MIEDO A LA MUERTE - Segunda Parte Continuamos explorando los sentimientos que se experimentan hacia la muerte y como podemos superar el dolor cuando perdemhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/16/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/16/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 16 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships GRIEF PART 2  Today we'll cover spiritual Engineering techniques for going through a living loss--a loss due due divorce, separation, or isolation. Spiritual Engineeringoffers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,Urantia,science,loveGRIEF PART 2  Today we'll cover spiritual Engineering techniques for going through a living loss--a loss due due divorce, separation, or isolation. Spiritual Ehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/12/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/12/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 12 Nov 2011 17:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Mother with Winnie Hunt and David Bradley The Urantia Book is a modern revelation about the Creator and Creation. It includes information about the structure of the cosmos and a feminine aspect of Deity that is seldom mentioned in religious texts: The Mother Spirit and Divine Minister of our local universe.  David is the author of the very popular book “An Introduction to the Urantia Revelation.” David and Winnie co-authored the book “Our Local Universe Mother Spirit” with Winnie's amazing poetry punctuating the book throughout. Winnie is an experienced counselor and healer who resides in Canada.  David is a retired civil engineer who resides in Northern California.  Both Winnie and David are long time students of The Urantia Book.  Winnie and David, as a team, have led workshops about the nature and attributes of the Mother Spirit or Divine Minister.     In workshops, Winnie has included body/movement awareness to become more fluid and graceful, as, within the Mother Spirit’s omnipresence we “live, move, and have our being”.  This embodied approach includes intention and awareness and can be applied to daily life and service “as we pass by.” In or out of workshops, Winnie truly appreciates the Divine Feminine, which is evident in the beautiful poetry she writes.  Winnie's love of our Mother God was a prime motivation in writing the book. David’s approach in workshops presents and  summarizes the attributes of the Mother Spirit and her ministry.  Although God’s loving ministry to humans ultimately comes from a single divine source, that one source touches our human experience through various channels. The Mother Spirit is one of them.  We hope you will join us on this week's show as we discuss with Winnie and David the Divine Mother God and other topics revealed in the Urantia Papers about the Creator and Creation. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod the Mother,The Divine Feminine,Spirit Presence,Divine Minister,Advanced TruthThe Urantia Book is a modern revelation about the Creator and Creation. It includes information about the structure of the cosmos and a feminine aspect of Deithttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/10/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Paranormalhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/10/ciudadanos-del-universo-1Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo LA MUERTE una puerta a un nuevo estado de conciencia? Primera parte: El miedo a los fantasmas Muchas personas tienen preguntas cuando un ser querido muere. En este programa exploramos algunas ideas que tal vez  nos darán respuestas lógicas y alentadoras para remover el miedo a esta etapa de nuestra existencia. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMuerte,Fantasmas,Tristeza,Cielo,EsperanzaLA MUERTE una puerta a un nuevo estado de conciencia? Primera parte: El miedo a los fantasmas Muchas personas tienen preguntas cuando un ser querido muere. Ehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/09/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/09/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 09 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships GRIEF PART 1. Let's talk about grief. Today we'll discuss some ways to handle  the loss of a loved one due to death. Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:31:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,Urantia,science,loveGRIEF PART 1. Let's talk about grief. Today we'll discuss some ways to handle  the loss of a loved one due to death. Spiritual Engineering offers an entirely nhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/05/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/05/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 05 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMTProgressive Evolution & Integral Theory with Steve McIntosh This week on Cosmic Citizen we are featuring a repeat of our interview with Steve McIntosh (link to bio). Steve is a leader in the integral philosophy movement and the author of the acclaimed book: Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution (Paragon House 2007).    Coming on the heals of last week's show on the Emergent Christian movement, we feel this interview is timely. In addition, Steve will be the featured speaker at the Fellowship's conference in August of 2012. The theme of the conference is appropriately, Progressive Planetary Evolution.   The emerging integral perspective provides an enlarged understanding of the evolution of consciousness and culture, leading to realistic and pragmatic solutions to our growing global problems, both environmental and political. Integral philosophy affirms the values and goals of progressive spiritual culture, but also seeks to “transcend and include” the postmodern worldview of the “cultural creatives” through an evolutionary perspective that reveals new insights about the evolution of consciousness.     Steve McIntosh is commonly recognized and a major contributor to the Integral Movement. Please join us for this interesting and informative interview. Please see Steve's bio on our bio page. There's always a link to the page on the Cosmic Citize Profile. 02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Evolution,Spiritual Growth,Integral Thought,Advanced TruthThis week on Cosmic Citizen we are featuring a repeat of our interview with Steve McIntosh (link to bio). Steve is a leader in the integral philosophy movemhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/03/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/03/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. Este es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos relacionados con la familia, relaciones extraordinarias, espiritualidad, la educación de los  niños, ángeles, ovnis y arte. Tambien tendrá una sección de consejos y sugerencias para crear una vida mejor. Interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish language. It will feature renowed individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's,  angels,music and art. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEste es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para elevar la concienciahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/02/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/11/02/spiritual-engineering-science-feelings-and-relationshipsWed, 02 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Science, Feelings, and Relationships Spiritual Engineeringoffers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, identify the root problem, evaluate the most effective solution, and then test and verify the results. 00:32:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,Urantia,science,loveSpiritual Engineeringoffers an entirely new approach to happiness and relationships.  It applies the scientific procedure to separate symptoms from problems, idhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/29/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/29/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 29 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMTThe Emergent Movement - A New Christian Reformation This weeks’ Cosmic Citizen BlogTalkRadio program will be a lively discussion about emerging Christianity, with guests Pamela Chaddock and Steve Knight.  Both are actively engaged in the dynamic discourse in diversity of thinking that is such an important part of this new movement in theology.  They both attended an Emergent Village Gathering recently near Santa Fe, NM as well as the SOULARIZE event in San Diego last week.  They will share their experience of what these events have to offer, as well as their own personal spiritual journeys. The phone line will be open to other callers who attended one or both of these happenings or other Emergent events.  In English, the word “emergent” is normally an adjective meaning coming into view, arising from, occurring unexpectedly, requiring immediate action (hence its relation to “emergency”), characterized by evolutionary emergence, or crossing a boundary (as between water and air). All of these meanings resonate with the spirit and vision of the Emergent Movement. Emergents are on the move, waking up as it were, to herald the next great reformation of Christianity. Many are young, under 40, and searching for new life and new meaning within their faith. Please join us this week to explore this fascinating and progressive spiritual phenomenon. The Cosmic Citizen is a show for forward looking religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment.  Our hosts, Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek-Larson, are both Interfaith Ministers who interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spiritual growth and religious interests. We embrace diversity, intelligent dialogue and a willingness to serve. The show runs Saturdays from 12 to 2 pm Eastern Time and the phone number is (646) 716-8158. 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Christianity,Emergent Movement,Spiritual Growth,Integral Thought,TruthThis weeks’ Cosmic Citizen BlogTalkRadio program will be a lively discussion about emerging Christianity, with guests Pamela Chaddock and Steve Knight.  Both ahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/27/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Romancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/27/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida.                             La Diversión y la Pareja En este programa exploramos la necesidad de recobrar la alegría y la diversión en esa relacion especial. Tambien discutimos diferentes modalidades y actividades que la pareja puede implementar para hacer la relacion más íntima y duradera.   01:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDiversion,Relaciones,Amor,Sexualidad,CariciasLa Diversión y la Pareja En este programa exploramos la necesidad de recobrar la alegría y la diversión en esa relacion especial.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/26/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/26/spiritual-engineeringWed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationOur relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/22/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/22/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 22 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMTYouth and Young Adults For The Urantia Book This week we've invited young Urantia Book readers to host the Cosmic Citizen. They will talk about youth organization and events that are happening now, such as the YaYA committee. Mae Thompson, Teuvo Orjala, Angie Thurston, Liz Craig, Mike MacIsac and more will join us! Mae says, "Get ready for some Awesome discussions about the UB and what's up with us young people. The entire show will be dedicated to hearing the opinions, goals, and knowledge possessed by the younger generations. We'll be discussing goals to accomplish for our generation as a whole, what we can do to learn more from the Urantia Book by spreading the teachings and an outlook toward the future of being active in the community as well as the projects and conferences that are happening right now involving the Urantia Book! The show is open to anyone who would like to call in and contribute, please join us! 02:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Urantia Youth,Spiritual Growth,Revelation,TruthThis week we've invited young Urantia Book readers to host the Cosmic Citizen. They will talk about youth organization and events that are happening now, suchhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/20/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Healthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/20/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. LLENANDO EL VACIO En este programa hablamos sobre la dependencia al alcohol, las drogas sociales y las drogas de prescripción. Los efectos en las relaciones, emociones y la desintegración familiar. Tambien ofreceremos sugerencias para encontrar la liberacion de esta terrible enfermedad. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAdicciones,Dependencia,Drogas,Vacio emocional,RehabilitaionLLENANDO EL VACIO En este programa hablamos sobre la dependencia al alcohol, las drogas sociales y las drogas de prescripción. Los efectos en las relaciones,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/19/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/19/spiritual-engineeringWed, 19 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering  Join us Oct 19 and hear how the 2nd law of thermodynamics (Entropy) affects all areas of your life--including relationship, feelings, and your spiritual connection wiht God.  We'll discuss some guidleines to ovecome the inevitable  power of entropy. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin us Oct 19 and hear how the 2nd law of thermodynamics (Entropy) affects all areas of your life--including relationship, feelings, and your spiritual connehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/15/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/15/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 15 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMTFollowing The Spirit Within: Kaye Cooper & Sharon LanierFollowing the Spirit Within:  the Way of Spiritual Growth.  Kaye Cooper and Sharon Lanier will talk about their upcoming five-day spiritual retreat in Taos, New Mexico.  The focus is on personal spiritual experience with the divine Spirit in each of us.  Sharon and Kaye and their husbands, Ted and Bill will lead the retreat in opening to spiritual wisdom and guidance through experiential exercises.  Retreat exercises will include cultivating higher values and incorporating them into daily life; letting go of anger, resentment and hurt; and discovering personal spiritual goals.  Kaye and Sharon share some of the techniques and will describe the way their own lives have changed as a result. Link to guest's bio: http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/GuestBios.htm#Cooper Are you weary of religious teachings that don't make sense? Are you dismayed by churches that require you to force yourself to subscribe to a belief in things which are spiritually repugnant, unholy, and untruthful? Is your own sense of mercy, justice, and truth outraged by submission to an outworn system of religious forms and ceremonies? Then, have we got a show for you! The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Our two hosts, Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek-Larson are both are long time students of The Urantia Book. We interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spiritual growth and religious interests. We embrace diversity, intelligent dialogue and a willingness to serve. Please join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,God Within,Spiritual Growth,Jesus Teachings,TruthFollowing the Spirit Within:  the Way of Spiritual Growth.  Kaye Cooper and Sharon Lanier will talk about their upcoming five-day spiritual retreat in Taos, Newhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/12/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/12/spiritual-engineeringWed, 12 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering A Very Special Interview with  musicians Sharon Rae and Shelly Davis!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationA Very Special Interview with  musicians Sharon Rae and Shelly Davis!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage thhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/08/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/08/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 08 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMTWe Are The Sons of God With Guest Diane Labrecque Our guest this week is Diane Labrecque from Montreal and our topic: We are the sons of God! That which the world needs most to know is: Men are the sons of God, and through faith they can actually realize, and daily experience, this ennobling truth. (The Urantia Book, 193:0.4)  The topic on this week’s program will be on the fact that we are the living sonsof God and the question that all humans beings on earth must ask themselves is – are we living our lives personally and with others as true sons ofGod?  What were Jesus’ teachings to his apostles about this fact and his revelations to the multitude during his last appearances after his resurrection. The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. We interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spiritual growth and religious interests. We embrace diversity, intelligent dialogue and a willingness to serve. Please join us! 02:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Evolution,Spiritual Growth,Integral Thought,TruthOur guest this week is Diane Labrecque from Montreal and our topic: We are the sons of God! That which the world needs most to know is: Men are the sons of Godhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/06/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/06/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida.LA IMPORTANCIA DEL DESCANSO Sabias que más del 70% de las visitas al médico estas relacionadas con el estrés? Este tiene consecuencias a nivel físico, mental y espiritual. Nos hemos acostumbrado a trabajar todo el tiempo y para algunas personas el descanso no es una actividad importante.  Cuando no se da  adecuada planeación a la diversión  y el descanso,  se pueden pasa años sin comprender que uno de los aspectos primordiales de la vida ha sido descuidado.  En este programa hablaremos sobre como reconocer los signos de estrés y como planear actividades que conducen  la reparación no solo del cuerpo físico sino también de la mente. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDescanso,Diversion,Estres,Vacaciones,RelajacionLA IMPORTANCIA DEL DESCANSO Sabias que más del 70% de las visitas al médico estas relacionadas con el estrés? Este tiene consecuencias a nivel físico, mental yhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/05/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/05/spiritual-engineeringWed, 05 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Radio A Very Special Interview with  Recording Artist Joshua Rich!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:46:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationA Very Special Interview with  Recording Artist Joshua Rich!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any othttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/01/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/10/01/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 01 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen - What Inspires You? This week, we've invited an inspirational preacher and  poet to join us, Brother Rayfield Johnson. He sounds like Darth Vader, but unlike Darth,  the forces of peace and goodwill are with him. We also want to know what inspires you, so give us a call and let's talk about the future, life, truth, family, faith, just whatever inspires you. The call in number is (646) 716-8158. The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Our two hosts, Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek-Larson are both are long time students of The Urantia Book. We interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spiritual growth and religious interests. We embrace diversity, intelligent dialogue and a willingness to serve. Please join us! 01:41:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Evolution,Spiritual Growth,Integral Thought,TruthThis week, we've invited an inspirational preacher and  poet to join us, Brother Rayfield Johnson. He sounds like Darth Vader, but unlike Darth,  the forces ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/28/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/28/spiritual-engineeringWed, 28 Sep 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering A Very Special Interview with  Recording Artist Lisa Bell!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationA Very Special Interview with  Recording Artist Lisa Bell!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any othehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/22/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Self Helphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/22/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida.  En este programa analizamos los 5 requisitos para que se produzcan cambios en el caracter. Analizamos el aspecto espiritual y el aspecto sistematico para la transformacion personal.. 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTransformacion,iluminacion,cambio,renacer,procedimientoEn este programa analizamos los 5 requisitos para que se produzcan cambios en el caracter. Analizamos el aspecto espiritual y el aspecto sistematico para la thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/21/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/21/spiritual-engineeringWed, 21 Sep 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering A Very Special Interview with Christian Super Star and Recording Artist Mark Schultz!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationA Very Special Interview with Christian Super Star and Recording Artist Mark Schultz!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and monehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/17/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/17/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 17 Sep 2011 16:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Book on Education - Open Phone Lines This week is the final week for our series on education.  Christilyn and Paula are planning to review this series and the great guests we interviewed. We are devoting this show, in particular, to what the Urantia Book teaches concerning education. The phone lines will be open for callers and we hope you will call in and share your thoughts and insights with us.  Please join us tomorrow for our recap of education and an open phone segment on the Cosmic Citizen. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Education,Spiritual Growth,New Thought,TruthThis week is the final week for our series on education.  Christilyn and Paula are planning to review this series and the great guests we interviewed. We are dhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/15/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Culturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/15/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. El Poder del Libre Albedrio: Por que existe maldad en el mundo? Las consecuencias de nuestras acciones no solo nos afectan a nosotros mismos sino tambien a nuestras familias y muchas veces a nuestras comunidades. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseValor,Relaciones,Decisiones,Septiembre 11,ComunidadesEl Poder del Libre Albedrio: Por que existe maldad en el mundo? Las consecuencias de nuestras acciones no solo nos afectan a nosotros mismos sino tambien a nuehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/14/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/14/spiritual-engineeringWed, 14 Sep 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering A Very Special Interview with Christian Super Star and Recording Artist Rebecca St. James!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationA Very Special Interview with Christian Super Star and Recording Artist Rebecca St. James!!! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, andhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/10/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/10/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 10 Sep 2011 16:00:00 GMTEducation Part 4: Early Child Development & Home Schooling This week on the Cosmic Citizen we are presenting Part 4 in our series on Education. We will be focusing on early child development, home schooling and education for young children. We have a number of educators lined up to call in and further expand upon the rich and thought provoking contributions of the past 3 weeks made by Charles Olivea, John Creger and Roy Healy. If you missed those shows, you can catch them on our archive. We invite you to call in and share your insights and experiences around early childhood education. Our children are the future and our most precious natural resource. Education is the key to their progress and happiness. Join us, as we explore together creative and effective ways to draw out their amazing potentials. Education is the business of living; it must continue throughout a lifetime so that mankind may gradually experience the ascending levels of mortal wisdom...           The Urantia Book, 71:7.5 02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Early Education,Spiritual Growth,Home Schooling,Enlightened PhilosophyThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we are presenting Part 4 in our series on Education. We will be focusing on early child development, home schooling and educatihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/08/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/08/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. Este es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos relacionados con la familia, relaciones extraordinarias, espiritualidad, la educación de los  niños, ángeles, ovnis y arte. Tambien tendrá una sección de consejos y sugerencias para crear una vida mejor. Interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish language. It will feature renowed individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's,  angels,music and art. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEste es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para elevar la concienciahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/07/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/07/spiritual-engineeringWed, 07 Sep 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Radio Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:30:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationOur relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/03/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/03/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 03 Sep 2011 16:00:00 GMTEnlightened Education Series - Part 3 - Charles L Olivea This week we are featuring Charles L Olivea for the third show in our series on education. Charles Laurence Olivea is a veteran public school teacher of history, who has taught high school students in New Mexico and Connecticut for nearly 40 years. He feels strongly that most ideas about school reform miss the mark by a wide margin. Says Charles, "If you wish to solve any problem you must first address its causes, not merely its effects. The failure of educational reform is owing largely to an emphasis on the latter. Would-be reformers often place process over result, equate change with progress, make a "fetish" over innovation, ignore the best from traditional pedagogy, and confuse excellence with effort. In his view, these are some of the big pitfalls to avoid in instituting school reform. He further asserts that genuine school reform requires improvements in teachers, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and administration. He also accentuates one fundamental core problem: reading comprehension, the foundation for any curriculum. Charles believes that a "school" consists of relationships between persons: mind-to-mind; heart-to-heart; and, soul-to-soul. And that everything else is secondary. Unless minds are engaged intelligently, nothing educational happens. School reformation must embrace this primary reality for there to be any sensible hope of real progress (transformation of meaning and value within and among the young). We hope you will join us for the next in this interesting and informative series featuring superbly successful and experienced educators.   02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEnlightened Education,Evolution,Soul Growth,Transformation,The Urantia BookThis week we are featuring Charles L Olivea for the third show in our series on education. Charles Laurence Olivea is a veteran public school teacher of histohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/01/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/09/01/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. Durante este programa damos guias especificas ara construir una relacion espiritual. 00:59:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Meditacion,Iluminacion,AngelesDurante este programa damos guias especificas ara construir una relacion espiritual.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/31/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/31/spiritual-engineeringWed, 31 Aug 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering   Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. Ourhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/27/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/27/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 27 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMTOpen Phones on the Enlightened Purpose of Education This week we will have an open phone segment to discuss the real purpose of education with a variety of educators who have promised to call in. This will be the third show in our series on the exalted purpose of education and how effective teachers can awaken a profound hunger for knowledge in their students. We will also explore adding spiritual meanings and values to secular and materialistic educational systems. Have you lost faith in public education?  Have you wondered how we can help young people achieve their most noble aspirations through education?  Are you a teacher who understands the challenges of education and would like join the conversations?  Please tune in! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Purpose of Education,Spiritual Growth,Enlightened Thought,TruthThis week we will have an open phone segment to discuss the real purpose of education with a variety of educators who have promised to call in. This will be thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/25/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Familyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/25/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. En el dia de hoy, discutimos como manejar el dinero. Tambien los factores relacionados con el dinero y que afectan las relaciones. La importancia de hacer un presupuesto y los acuerdos para evitar conflictos . Este es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos relacionados con la familia, relaciones extraordinarias, espiritualidad, la educación de los  niños, ángeles, ovnis y arte. Tambien tendrá una sección de consejos y sugerencias para crear una vida mejor. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDinero problemas,Relaciones,Presupuesto,Familias,TrabajoEn el dia de hoy, discutimos como manejar el dinero. Tambien los factores relacionados con el dinero y que afectan las relaciones. La importancia de hacer un phttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/24/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/24/spiritual-engineeringWed, 24 Aug 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering   Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. Ourhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/20/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/20/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 20 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMTAwakening A Hunger To Learn - The Personal Creed Project John Creger is an award winning veteran English teacher and classroom researcher at American High School in Fremont CA, where he continually seeks new ways to engage his students more deeply in learning. His urge for depth stems from dissatisfaction with shallow learning in his own high school years--from which he cannot recall one conversation with a teacher that mattered to him. In his late 20s he found proof of what he had felt all along, that this is no shallow universe. With renewed purpose, he went on to publish writings in five languages on three continents, and graduated with a new mission--to work with teenagers in the high school classroom. Throughout his classroom career John has helped his students find satisfying connections to the universe within and beyond themselves as they gain skills reading, writing, thinking, and conversing. John has synthesized a Model of Deepened Learning which is met by universal passion from students and teachers who encounter his Personal Creed Project, developed with sophomores early in his career. It is now being adapted in schools and colleges across North America. In honor of the Personal Creed Project, John was the 2001 recipient of the James Moffett Memorial Award for Teacher Research. He's been honored by former students in six editions of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, with San Jose State University’s Dorothy Wright Award for Outstanding High School Teachers, by National Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teachers Award and colleagues twice nominated him for Teacher of the Year. He was a featured speaker at AEPL’s June 2011 conference and recently gave a keynote at the Urantia Fellowship’s International Conference. Author of The Personal Creed Project and a New Vision of Learning (Heinemann 2004), he hosts Englishcompanion.ning.com. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEnlightened Education,Learning,Spiritual Growth,Teens,Personal TransformationJohn Creger is an award winning veteran English teacher and classroom researcher at American High School in Fremont CA, where he continually seeks new ways tohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/18/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Familyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/18/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. En este programa discutiremos las características de las relaciones seguras. Los signos para reconocer si una persona es violenta y como proteger a los niños de los ‘bullies”  en las escuelas. Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseViolencia domestica,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,NinosEn este programa discutiremos las características de las relaciones seguras. Los signos para reconocer si una persona es violenta y como proteger a los niños dhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/17/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/17/spiritual-engineeringWed, 17 Aug 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:32:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. Our rehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/13/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/13/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 13 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMTRoy Healy - Retired Unity Minster - Inspired Educator This week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be interviewing a long time Urantia student and retired Unity minister, Roy Healy. Our next couple of guests will be talking about their personal ministry to young people using inspired educational techniques. Roy is a wonderful example of someone who does this extremely well. He teaches his program, APEX (Achieving Professional Excellence) at an Alternative High School for kids at risk in British Columbia. He helps young people find their values and develop their own personal life philosophy. After Roy we will interview one of the featured speakers from our recent International Conference, an awarding winning teacher, John Creger. John developed a remarkable curriculum that helps young people develop their own personal creed, called the Personal Creed Project. We know you will be inspired by these two amazing men. But this week it's Roy. Roy Healy is an avid student of the Urantia Book who preached it from the pulpit in his Unity church and packed in 1200 people a week for years. He has great stories about his years in Pulpit Ministry and his time at Unity Village in MO. He will give us some background on the Unity and New Thought movement and the connections between Unity and The Urantia Book may well surprise you. When Roy retired, after 40 years in public ministry, he began to teach. Which we know is really just another form of service ministry. Roy says this about APEX, "This program is a result of a pattern of synchronistic events that I was steered to, lead through and guided by the spiritual forces in my life. When I explain it, with the help The Urantia Book, people immediately "get it."  I can explain the concept of "Synchronicity," through these experiences. This program (a gift from God) evolved and is still changing lives. I can take no credit because it is the Devine Spirit in me who does the work!" Don't miss this show! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Unity,Inspired Education,New Thought,Personal PhilosophyThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be interviewing a long time Urantia student and retired Unity minister, Roy Healy. Our next couple of guests will be tahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/11/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/11/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. En este programa discutiremos algunos de los problemas que mas afectan anuestra juventud. Contestaremos preguntas sobre la motivacion, el sexo, las drogas como parte de la busqueda espiritual . Interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish language. It will feature renowed individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's,  angels,music and art. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEn este programa discutiremos algunos de los problemas que mas afectan anuestra juventud. Contestaremos preguntas sobre la motivacion, el sexo, las drogas comohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/10/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/10/spiritual-engineeringWed, 10 Aug 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 00:31:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. Our rehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/06/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/06/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 06 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMTAmazing Urantian Fellowship: Act Globally, Grow Cosmically This week on the Cosmic Citizen we'll be recapping the marvelous events of the Fellowship's 13th Triennial International Conference which was held last week in the amazing environs of Salt Lake City. The theme was, "Revelation in Action: Act Globally, Grow Cosmically!  What a splendid and inspiring event! The conference had just over 400 in attendance, with 60 under the age of 35. The TruthSeekers event was held in conjunction with the conference at Snowbird Ski Resort. It was the largest Truthseeker event ever, with more than 40 youths participating. Many of us made a trip to Temple Square and marveled at the stupendous accomplishments of the LDS Church. The people of Salt Lake were so kind and accommodating to all of us. Serendipity was happening all over the place.  On the final day, Len McKee and Le'Ruth Tyau, both lifelong members of the LDS Church and avid students of the Urantia Papers, gave a presentation on both that was well received by conference attendees and the public. 40 Urantia Books were distributed to the public afterwards. A reporter from the Salt Lake City Examiner spent the better part of the week with us. Her article can be found here: http://www.examiner.com/multi-faith-in-salt-lake-city/the-urantia-book-fellowship-conference There were highlights, unforgettable moments and slices of light and life that those of us who attended will never forget. If you missed the event, this show will be the next best thing to being there. If you were there, we invite you call in. So far we expect to here reports from Diane Labrecque, Dave Tucker, Robert Aponte, Andrea Barnes and Len McKee. We hope you join us this week to share and join in for highlights and fond memories of the Fellowship's 13th Triennial International Conference! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpirituality,LDS,Revelation,Jesus Christ,The Urantia BookThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we'll be recapping the marvelous events of the Fellowship's 13th Triennial International Conference which was held last week inhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/04/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/04/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. ESPIRITUALIDAD PERSONAL: En este programa hablamos  sobre la espiritualidad personal. Nuestras  ideas acerca de Dios y de la espiritualidad cambian en la medida que exploramos las realidades experimentales del ser. La religión organizada es un sistema grupal de adoración. Ha existido desde la antigüedad, evoluciono desde el culto a la naturaleza, las piedras, los fenómenos naturales, el miedo a los fantasmas, los lugares elevados, hasta la comprensión o idea de un ser invisible superior. Se desarrollo desde el panteísmo primitivo, los dioses grupales hasta la comprensión de una deidad única... nteractive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish language. It will feature renowed individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's,  angels,music and art. 00:59:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEspiritualidad,Religion,Oracion,Dios,AngelesESPIRITUALIDAD PERSONAL: En este programa hablamos  sobre la espiritualidad personal. Nuestras  ideas acerca de Dios y de la espiritualidad cambian en la medihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/03/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/08/03/spiritual-engineeringWed, 03 Aug 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. This Week's Topic: 'Personal Spirituality' with Special Guest Vocal Entertainer Lauren Shealy. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. This Wehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/28/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/28/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. En este programa especial transmitiremos en vivo desde Utah – en donde se celebra la Conferencia Internacional de Urantia. Nuestra invitada especial es Flor Robles de Chile. Tendremos, fotos, videos y entrevistas con lectores de todo el mundo. No se lo pierdan.   01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Revelacion,Amor,Familias,AngelesEn este programa especial transmitiremos en vivo desde Utah – en donde se celebra la Conferencia Internacional de Urantia. Nuestra invitada especial es Flor Rohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/27/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/27/spiritual-engineeringWed, 27 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. This week, a very special live show from Salt Lake City Utah at The Urantia International Conference! Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. This wehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/23/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/23/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 23 Jul 2011 16:00:00 GMTA Review of the Urantia Leadership SymposiumThis week's show will be especially interesting to Urantia Book students. The Urantia Association International (UAI) held a Leadership Symposium on July 13-17, 2011 at Techny Towers in Chicago. Multiple attendees will join the show to provide a recap of what happened at that event. This symposium was an effort to bring leaders together to learn essential and important aspects of the mission and purpose of the Urantia Book. It was an event designed to bring leaders together, not only to address organizational governance, but also to help and support Urantia study group hosts, who are certainly dedicated leaders. The symposium required that attendees share in the experience of learning about leadership. The concept being that every leader, no matter how big or small their contribution, is essential to the success of any mission. The hope was that these leaders would help each other become more effective by sharing their experiences. In The Urantia Book, we are told that teamwork is one of the most important lessons we learn in this life. Leaders are not loners; they are people that bring people together to accomplish a goal through personal relationships. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Leadership,Spiritual Growth,Urantia,TeamworkThis week's show will be especially interesting to Urantia Book students. The Urantia Association International (UAI) held a Leadership Symposium on July 13-17,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/21/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/21/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. EL PROGRAMA DE HOY -JULIO 20- SE CANCELO DEBIDO A QUE PATRICIA NO SE SIENTE BIEN. LA PROXIMA SEMANA ESTAREMOS TRANSMITIENDO DESDE UTAH. Este es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos relacionados con la familia, relaciones extraordinarias, espiritualidad, la educación de los  niños, ángeles, ovnis y arte. Tambien tendrá una sección de consejos y sugerencias para crear una vida mejor. Interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish language. It will feature renowed individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's,  angels,music and art. 00:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEL PROGRAMA DE HOY -JULIO 20- SE CANCELO DEBIDO A QUE PATRICIA NO SE SIENTE BIEN. LA PROXIMA SEMANA ESTAREMOS TRANSMITIENDO DESDE UTAH. Este es un interactivohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/20/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/20/spiritual-engineeringWed, 20 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. This week's topic 'Buddhism', featuring guest interview, Tammy Pliego. Tammy will discuss her journey with the teachings of Buddhism and how that connection deepens her relationship with spirit. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can build extraordinary relationships. This whttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/16/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/16/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 16 Jul 2011 16:00:00 GMTUrantia Conference: Act Globally - Grow Cosmically This week our show will be of particular interest to students of The Urantia Book. We will be interviewing the planners of the 12th Triennial International Conference for students of The Urantia Book. (Otherwise known as IC'11) The theme of this conference is: Revelation in Action - Act Globally, Grow Cosmically. The conference will be held in Salt Lake City in just under two weeks, on July 26th - 31st. Over the last 36 years, thousands of Urantia Book readers, from around the world, have attended these events. This conferene will have readers attending from the US, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Korea, Chile, Spain, Lithuania, England and even Africa.  We plan to interview the conference Chair, Susan Cook, along with her team of planners, who will give us the details on all the wonderful performances, programs, presentations, workshops, worships, the fabulous art gallery and store that will be happening at this amazing gathering. It's not too late to register. Only $440.00 buys FIVE whole days in the heart of the gorgeous Rocky Mountains, a fantastic program, comfortable loding and excellent food. That's an unbelievable value! This is your chance to call in with your questions and find out what is going on and how you can be a part of it all. If you are thinking about coming and aren't sure, please tune in to this week's show so we can help you decide. We know times are hard, but, it's in times like these that we all need to be uplifted and these conferences are a slice of heaven on earth. For more information on the conference, visit www.IC11.org. We hope to see you there! 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Inspiration,Spiritual Growth,Urantia Conference,TruthThis week our show will be of particular interest to students of The Urantia Book. We will be interviewing the planners of the 12th Triennial International Conhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/14/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/14/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. En este programa analizamos los  diferentes  obstáculos para desarrollar la  espiritualidad personal. Las percepciones incorrectas y las ideas que recibimos de nuestra cultura hacen que nuestro desarrollo espiritual se retrase.  Tambien damos algunas sugerencias para que las oraciones sean mas efectivas. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Oracion,Naturaleza,Familias,CienciaEn este programa analizamos los  diferentes  obstáculos para desarrollar la  espiritualidad personal. Las percepciones incorrectas y las ideas que recibimos dehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/13/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/13/spiritual-engineeringWed, 13 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. This week's topic 'Recovery', featuring guest interview, Katie Y. Katie will discuss her journey with recovery from alcohol and how connecting to her Higher Power has helped her. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. This whttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/09/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/09/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 09 Jul 2011 16:00:00 GMTAn Interview with Jennifer Skiff - Author of God Stories This week's show is a repeat of one of our favorites. Author Jennifer Skiff (link to bio), author of the book God Stories has collected a wide variety of testimonies from various faith-traditions; stories of how God's grace has touched people's lives. Jennifer is currently working with Oprah Winfrey, as well as a team of Hollywood writers and directors for a dramatic television series based on the book. Jennifer Skiff’s award-winning career as an international television journalist includes more than a decade as an investigative correspondent for CNN. Her specialty is the environment and among other industry honors, she has received the prestigious Environmental Media Award. Passionate about animal and their welfare, she works with charities throughout the world to bring relief to abused and abandoned animals. A cancer scare in her early thirties convinced her that a Divine presence was active in her life. Her journalistic instincts took over and she began a quest to find out if others had similar experiences. The result is her first book, God Stories, a collection of inspiring first-person accounts of miracle-like encounters with God.    02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Evolution,Gods Grace,Urantia,TruthThis week's show is a repeat of one of our favorites. Author Jennifer Skiff (link to bio), author of the book God Stories has collected a wide variety of testihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/07/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Romancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/07/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida.Consejos para escojer una Pareja Que es el flechazo?  Como evitar cometer los mismos errores al escoger pareja? Existen las hormonas del amor? Cuales son los signos para identificar si una relacion tiene futuro? Estas son algunas de las preguntas que analizamos durante este programa. Esta es informacion básica para aquellos que quieren construir relaciones románticas  duraderas.   00:54:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRelaciones,Amor,Romance,Parejas,FelicidadConsejos para escojer una Pareja Que es el flechazo?  Como evitar cometer los mismos errores al escoger pareja? Existen las hormonas del amor? Cuales son los sihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/06/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/06/spiritual-engineeringWed, 06 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. This week's topic 'God Within', featuring guest interview, Rev Janet Lang. Janet will discuss how to connect with the 'God Within and also share valuable Unity principals. Check out more about Janet Lang at www.highcountryunity.org Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. This whttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/02/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/07/02/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 02 Jul 2011 16:00:00 GMTQuivering on the Brink - The Urantia Book Basics Self publishing is easier than you may think. This week, we will feature the editor of a new online self-publishing resource, Tuscan Sky Publishing. Among other things, David, the managing editor of Tuscan Sky, will be joining us to discuss the reprinting of Urantia Book Basics, a synopsis of The Urantia Book by Mary Ebben Livingston. Mary spent the last 15 years updating Urantia Book Basics, first published by Mary in 1994. It has long been a favorite of Urantia Book readers around the world. Tuscan Sky has now helped Mary republish her book under the new title,‘Quivering on the Brink.’ Mary can't join us, but has asked her editor, David, to speak for the book. It turns out that David has a remarkable story of his own spiritual journey that we hope to discuss with him as well. He has 57 Years experiencing Planet Urantia, as he puts it, and a long history of what might be termed " unusual " or unique spiritual experiences. David is also the founder and project coordinator of the One Billion Dollar Project which serves the hungry in America. He was raised with traditional Lutheran doctrines but does not consider himself a Christian. He believes that priesthood based ideologies are contrary to the true message of Jesus which he feels is accurately portrayed within the text of  not only The Urantia Book and other ancient planetary teachings. He refers to himself as a follower of Jesus. If you are weary of religious teachings that don't make sense, dismayed by churches that require you to force yourself to subscribe to a belief in things which are spiritually repugnant, unholy, and untruthful and have had your own sense of mercy, justice, and truth outraged by submission to an outworn system of religious forms and ceremonies, this show is for you! Please join us! 02:05:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseProgressive Spirituality,Evolution,Spiritual Growth,Urantia,TruthSelf publishing is easier than you may think. This week, we will feature the editor of a new online self-publishing resource, Tuscan Sky Publishing. Among othehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/30/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/30/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida.   En este  programa explicamos el valor moral de los sufrimientos y las tribulaciones. Tambien hablaremos de las "pruebas" que la vida nos ofrece y la gran oportunidad que tenemos para crecer intelectual, fisica y mentalmente cuando las superamos. El libro de Urantia, nos da valiosa informacion para entender la razón  del sufrimiento humano. (51.4)3:5.5  Las incertidumbres de la vida y las vicisitudes de la existencia no contradicen de ningún modo el concepto de la soberanía universal de Dios. Toda vida de la criatura evolutiva está acechada por ciertas inevitabilidades. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,sufrimiento,valor,amor,feEn este  programa explicamos el valor moral de los sufrimientos y las tribulaciones. Tambien hablaremos de las "pruebas" que la vida nos ofrece y la gran opohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/29/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/29/spiritual-engineeringWed, 29 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. This week's topic 'Facing Adversity', featuring guest interview, DJ Melodic Healer Yaron Cohen. Yaron  will discuss how to face adversity through spiritual power and also share his music techniques that create healing.  Check out more about Yaron Cohen at  http://www.outstandingmusic.com/product_p/579.htm 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our rehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/28/interview-testSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/28/interview-testTue, 28 Jun 2011 15:00:00 GMTInterview Test Radio Interview with Yaron Cohen 00:16:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsetest,test,test,test,testRadio Interview with Yaron Cohenhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/25/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/25/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 25 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen - An Exploration of Universal Truth  The bygone staple of the tent revival will be reincarnated on a bucolic North Carolinafarm as The Wild Goose Festival. Nearly 10 years in the making, the festival is an attempt to reimagine Christianity for the 21st century under a bigger, wider more inclusive tent With musicians such as David Wilcox and Michelle Shocked, and speakers such as Brian McLaren, Jay Bakker, and Shane Claiborne, festival leaders hope to establish the premier venue for 20-somethings who love God but aren't thrilled with institutional Christianity, particularly the religious right. "We want to look each other in the eye and say, 'We may not agree on everything but we're going to recognize our essential humanity,'" said Mike Morrell, a blogger in Raleigh, N.C., and festival spokesman.  Unlike other high-profile Christian events, the Wild Goose Festival will try to reverse the traditional dynamic between speakers and their audience. At least 20 of the speakers will frame questions for the audience and then sit among them as they listen to possible answers. Cosmic Citizen’s fearless leader Paula Thompson, will be attending and interviewing people on the air live on site.  Please join us for what promises to be a very dynamic program.  We won’t be taking incoming callers except those scheduled, so please do not expect to be able to call in with comments or questions.  You may do so on the chat room this weekend. . 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Dynamic Spirituality,Personal Religion,Inner Peace,URANTIAThe bygone staple of the tent revival will be reincarnated on a bucolic North Carolinafarm as The Wild Goose Festival. Nearly 10 years in the making, the festhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/23/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/23/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. Este es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos relacionados con la familia, relaciones extraordinarias, transformación personal, espiritualidad, la educación de los  niños, ángeles, ovnis, arte  y muchos más. Tambien tendrá una sección de consejos y sugerencias para crear una vida mejor. Interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish language, with your host Patricia Strawser. It will feature individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's,  angels, music and art. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEste es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para elevar la concienciahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/22/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/22/spiritual-engineeringWed, 22 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. This week's topic 'God Within', featuring guest interview, Rev Janet Lang. Janet will discuss how to connect with the 'God Within and also share valuable Unity principals. Check out more about Janet Lang at www.highcountryunity.org 00:29:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Thomas and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our rehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/18/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/18/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 18 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMTArchive Highlight - Interview With Reverend Carlton Pearson This week Paula and Christilyn are taking a brief break for summer activities. We've scheduled one of our archived shows that we hope you will enjoy. In this segment, Andre and Paula interview the controversial mega-church pastor, Rev Carlton Pearson, who courageously proclaimed that he would no longer believe or teach the concept o Hell because God had revealed to him that Hell does not exist. As a result, he lost most of his congregation. Because this personal revelation was so powerful concerning the true and loving nature of God, he remained undaunted in this assertion and is now an integral part of the growing reform of Christian thought.http://www.newdimensions.us/  We invite you to browse our show archive and listen to some of the great interviews you may have missed or to revisit a favorite. Our archive contains weekly shows since 2008. We recently added the splendid talents of Tom and Patricia Strawser and their Spiritual Engineering to our weekly lineup, including a show for Spanish speakers. We'll be back next week with another great interview. If you you have ideas or suggestions for upcoming segments of the Cosmic Citizen, we would love to hear from you so leave us a message on the show page. 02:08:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDoes Hell Exist,The Love of God,Personal Religion,Inner Peace,URANTIAThis week Paula and Christilyn are taking a brief break for summer activities. We've scheduled one of our archived shows that we hope you will enjoy. In this shttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/18/repeat-of-interview-with-jennifer-skiffSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/18/repeat-of-interview-with-jennifer-skiffSat, 18 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMTRepeat of interview with Jennifer Skiff Jennifer Skiff (link to bio), author of the book God Stories has collected a wide variety of testimonies from various faith-traditions; stories of how God's grace has touched people's lives.     Jennifer is currently working with Oprah Winfrey, as well as a team of Hollywood writers and directors for a dramatic television series based on the book.     Jennifer Skiff’s award-winning career as an international television journalist includes more than a decade as an investigative correspondent for CNN. Her specialty is the environment and among other industry honors, she has received the prestigious Environmental Media Award. Passionate about animals and their welfare, she works with charities throughout the world to bring relief to abused and abandoned animals.     A cancer scare in her early thirties convinced her that a Divine presence was active in her life. Her journalistic instincts took over and she began a quest to find out if others had similar experiences. The result is her first book, God Stories, a collection of inspiring first-person accounts of miracle-like encounters with God. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGod Stories,miracles,first-person accounts,testimonials,journalismJennifer Skiff (link to bio), author of the book God Stories has collected a wide variety of testimonies from various faith-traditions; stories of how God'shttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/16/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Lifestylehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/16/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida."Dios es el Padre de todos" En el programa de hoy discutiremos como la discriminacion y los prejuicios sociales, crean dolor y retrasan el desarrollo de la humanidad. Tendremos a Alex,  un invitado special el cual  compartira parte de su  historia de  triunfo personal sobre el prejuicio social. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,Discriminacion"Dios es el Padre de todos" En el programa de hoy discutiremos como la discriminacion y los prejuicios sociales, crean dolor y retrasan el desarrollo de la humahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/15/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/15/spiritual-engineeringWed, 15 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your host Patricia Strawser and special guest host Eugene Ebner as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. This week's topic 'Building Healthy Relationships', featuring guest interview, Christopher Arlen Smith. Christopher will discuss how to builld healthy relationships through connection and community from a place of wholeness, happiness, and prosperity. Check out more about Christopher at www.manifestodenver.org 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your host Patricia Strawser and special guest host Eugene Ebner as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinarhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/11/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/11/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 11 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMTSpiritual Advice That Changes Your Life - Open Phones Today we are opening the phone lines to you, our listeners. We'll be sharing some great advice from the Urantia Book but we also want to hear from you. What is the most important spiritual advice you've ever received? Have you received an admonition, warning, revelation, blessing or advise from the spiritual realm that changed your life?  We want to hear about it. Call us! 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Prophecy,Revelation,Admonitions,URANTIAToday we are opening the phone lines to you, our listeners. We'll be sharing some great advice from the Urantia Book but we also want to hear from you. What ishttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/09/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/09/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. El alcoholimo es una enfermedad espiritual. En el programa de  hoy exploraremos esta adiccion. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEl alcoholimo es una enfermedad espiritual. En el programa de  hoy exploraremos esta adiccion.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/08/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/08/spiritual-engineeringWed, 08 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Tom and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. This week's topic 'Connecting to your Spiritual Power', featuring guest interview, Dance Diva Valency Gorman. Valency will discuss how to connect to your spiritual power through dance, movement and meditation. Check out more about Valency at www.reddoorsanctuary.com. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Tom and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relathttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/04/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/04/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 04 Jun 2011 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen - An Exploration of Universal Truth We feature a variety of informed and interesting guests who discuss the nature of our cosmic spiritual spectrum.  Special guest hosts Tom and Patricia Strawser will be discussing the power of prayer and effective prayer concepts from the Urantia Book. We will feature interviews and beautiful inspirational music from recording artists Eugene Ebner and Amy Barbera. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Dynamic Spirituality,Personal Religion,Inner Peace,URANTIAWe feature a variety of informed and interesting guests who discuss the nature of our cosmic spiritual spectrum.  Special guest hosts Tom and Patricia Strawsehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/02/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/02/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vida-1Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. . Este es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para  construir un mundo de armonía, abundancia y amor.  Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos relacionados con la familia, relaciones extraordinarias, transformación personal, espiritualidad, la educación de los  niños, ángeles,  arte  y muchos más. Tambien tendrá una sección de consejos y sugerencias para crear una vida mejor. Este programa esta dedicado a todas las personas que desean compartir sus talentos para el servicio amoroso de la humanidad.   Interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish language. It will feature individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's,  angels,music and art. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,Angeles. Este es un interactivo show en español con Patricia Strawser, educadora y consejera de familias. Su propósito es inspirar y  educar para  construir un mundohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/01/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/06/01/spiritual-engineeringWed, 01 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering Join your hosts Tom and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. This week's topic 'Creating Change', featuring guest interview, Spiritual Coach Ken Ludwig. Check out more about Ken at www.makingitoutalive.com 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationJoin your hosts Tom and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relathttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/28/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/28/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 28 May 2011 16:00:00 GMTYoung People and The Urantia Book This week's show will be of special interest to anyone who hopes to interest young people in The Urantia Book. If you have a young person that you hope will read the book, you will want to catch this week's show. We'll be interviewing three amazingly bright young Urantia Book readers about an invitational they will be hosting in Boulder, CO on the first weekend in June. Our guests will be, Mae Thompson (15), Angie Thurston (22) and Teuvo Orjala (28). In addition, we will also have their friend and coach in this effort, Mr. Anthony Finstad, on the show. The invitational they have created is the very first of its kind and is hosted by the Youth and Young Adult Committee of  the Urantia Book Fellowship. Mae, Angie and Teuvo are the three founding member of the YaYA Committee. For more information on the invitational click here: http://urantianow.com/conferences/boulder-youth-conference/ They are inviting young people from around the world to gather in Boulder for a transformational weekend of active training and conversations about their role as the rising generation of Urantia Book readers. The Boulder Invitational is intended to give young readers an opportunity to get to know each other through thought provoking programs and social experiences in one of the most beautiful settings on earth: Boulder, Colorado. These fine young people are breaking new ground and we hope you will join us on this week's show as we explore their hopes and dreams for the future of the Fifth Epochal Revelation. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Youthful Spirituality,Cosmic Perception,The Future,UrantiaThis week's show will be of special interest to anyone who hopes to interest young people in The Urantia Book. If you have a young person that you hope will rehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/26/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/26/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida. En el programa de hoy continuaremos discutiendo sobre las relaciones. Por que es importante encontrar el centro de nuestro ser, nuestra chispa divina, para construir relaciones extraordinarias. Tambien, hablaremos sobre las emociones y como ser responsable por nuestros sentimientos. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEn el programa de hoy continuaremos discutiendo sobre las relaciones. Por que es importante encontrar el centro de nuestro ser, nuestra chispa divina, para conhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/25/spiritual-engineering-the-science-of-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/25/spiritual-engineering-the-science-of-relationshipsWed, 25 May 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: The Science of Relationships Join your hosts Tom and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. This week's topic 'Creating Extraordinary Relationships Through Universal Love', featuring guest interview and music artist Teri Wilder. Check out Teri's amazing music at www.teriwilder.com 01:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,feelings,love,marriageJoin your hosts Tom and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relathttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/21/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/21/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 21 May 2011 16:00:00 GMTThe Mystery of 11:11- With Film Maker Steven ScaffidiThe week we will interviewing independant film maker Steven Scaffidi on his latest film, a thriller based on the mystery of the 11:11 phenomenon and the real life of one amazing man. Steven Scaffidi is an award-winning filmmaker who has written, produced, and directed many documentary and feature films for television and the big screen.  Steve explains: "Late one night, not too long ago, something very strange began happening to me around 11 PM.  For some reason I became restless and I started thinking about this unusual number 11.  I tried to put the number out of my mind and went to bed but I could not fall asleep.  Around three in the morning I finally got up to write down the number on a piece of paper along with fragments of a story that kept flashing in front of me as if they were projected on a movie screen.  I had no idea what any of this meant ...as if a bolt of lightning struck me from the heavens I knew what my story was about, and there was no doubt that I was destined to write it." Join us today for Steve's story and find out why he was inspired to make a movie about 11:11! 02:03:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse1111,Universal Truth,Cosmic Prompts,Evidence of Angels,URANTIAThe week we will interviewing independant film maker Steven Scaffidi on his latest film, a thriller based on the mystery of the 11:11 phenomenon and the real lihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/19/ciudadanos-del-universounidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/19/ciudadanos-del-universounidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo:Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida.Este es un interactivo show en español. Su propósito es inspirar  y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos relacionados con la familia, relaciones extraordinarias, espiritualidad, niños, ángeles, ovnis y arte. Tambien tendrá una sección de consejos y sugerencias para una vida mejor. This is an interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish. It will feature renowned individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's angels, music and art. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEste es un interactivo show en español. Su propósito es inspirar  y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos rhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/18/spiritual-engineering-the-science-of-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/18/spiritual-engineering-the-science-of-relationshipsWed, 18 May 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: The Science of Relationships Join your hosts Tom and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relationships are in chaos. We spend more effort, energy, and money on marriage than any other relationship but 48% first time marriages fail. Even worse, 67% second marriages and 73% third ones also end in divorce. We keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. Finally, science and spirituality merge to produce solutions that work. This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Join us as we discuss this revolutionary technology. This week featuring guest interview, Empathic Psycotherapist Boadachia. 01:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,feelings,love,marriageJoin your hosts Tom and Patricia Strawser as they discuss and share necessary tools and life experiences that can bulid extraordinary relationships. Our relathttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/14/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/14/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 14 May 2011 16:00:00 GMTThe Atonement Doctrine and Hell - What to Believe? This week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be discussing the ever pervasive belief in the doctrine of Blood Atonement, that Jesus had to shed his blood and die on the cross to atone for the sins of humankind. We will also discuss the currently controversial and very hot topic (no pun intended) of HELL. Are these teachings real or just the vestiges of the primitive religions of bygone eras?  The Urantia Book says they are... "wholly puerile and primitive, a philosophy unworthy of an enlightened age of science and truth." What do you think?  We invite you to call in and tell us your thoughts as we explore the meaning of these common religious beliefs and whether or not they have any real meaning or purpose for 21st Century humanity. Please join us for a new and thought provoking take on an ancient belief. 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Hell,Atonement Doctrine,Original Sin,URANTIAThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be discussing the ever pervasive belief in the doctrine of Blood Atonement, that Jesus had to shed his blood and die onhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/12/ciudadanos-del-universounidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/12/ciudadanos-del-universounidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo:Unidos por un Mundo de Luz y Vida.Este es un interactivo show en español. Su propósito es inspirar  y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos relacionados con la familia, relaciones extraordinarias, espiritualidad, niños, ángeles, ovnis y arte. Tambien tendrá una sección de consejos y sugerencias para una vida mejor. This is an interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish. It will feature renowned individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's angels, music and art. 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEste es un interactivo show en español. Su propósito es inspirar  y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos rhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/11/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/11/spiritual-engineeringWed, 11 May 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: The Science of Relationships Join Thomas and Patricia for Spiritual Engineering, and exploration and integration of Science, Religion and Philosophy! With Featured Guest Recording Artist Eugene Ebner 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,LoveJoin Thomas and Patricia for Spiritual Engineering, and exploration and integration of Science, Religion and Philosophy! With Featured Guest Recording Artist Ehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/07/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/07/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 07 May 2011 16:00:00 GMTNaraya Krishnan: A Male Mother Theresa The first hour of this week's show is pre-recorded with a very special guest, Narayanan Krishnan, one of CNN's top 10 heroes for 2010. CNN Top Ten Heroes. Narayanan Krishnan, an award-winning chef with the Taj Hotels, was short-listed for an elite job in Switzerland but he abandoned a promising career to feed the poorest of the poor in India. While he was visiting his family, before heading to Europe, he saw a very old man, literally eating his own human excrement out of hunger. He went to a nearby hotel and asked them what food was available. They had idli, which he bought and gave to the old man. Says Narayanan, "I had never seen a person eating so fast, ever. As he ate the food and his eyes were filled with tears. Those were the tears of happiness." Narayanan quit his job and began to dedicate his life to feeding the poor.  He founded a nonprofit, Akshaya Trust which currently feeds over 400 desperately poor people three meals a day.  The second hour of this week's show will be open phones. We hope you will call in and share your experiences with unselfish service! 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseVolunteer,Feed the Poor,Change the World,Hope,URANTIAThe first hour of this week's show is pre-recorded with a very special guest, Narayanan Krishnan, one of CNN's top 10 heroes for 2010. CNN Top Ten Heroes. Narhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/05/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/05/ciudadanos-del-universo-unidos-por-un-mundo-de-luz-y-vidaThu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTCiudadanos del Universo: Unidos por un mundo de Luz y Vida.Este es un interactivo show en español. Su propósito es inspirar  y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos relacionados con la familia, relaciones extraordinarias, espiritualidad, niños, ángeles, ovnis y arte. Tambien tendrá una sección de consejos y sugerencias para una vida mejor. This is an interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish. It will feature renowned individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, UFO's angels, music and art. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDios,Relaciones,Amor,Familias,AngelesEste es un interactivo show en español. Su propósito es inspirar  y  educar para elevar la conciencia  del planeta. Tendrá entrevistas y se discutirán tópicos rhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/04/spiritual-engineeringSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/04/spiritual-engineeringWed, 04 May 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: The Science of Relationships This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Participate in thought-provoking discussion of this revolutionary technology with Thomas and Patricia Strawser. We will also feature interviews with  new musicians--the world renowned talent of tomorrow-- and hear their messages to uplift humanity. This week's artist is Recording Artist Amy Barbera 01:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRecovery,Relationships,Science and Religion,Urantia,TranformationThis 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/03/cosmic-citizen--interview-with-indian-hero--narayanan-krisSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/05/03/cosmic-citizen--interview-with-indian-hero--narayanan-krisTue, 03 May 2011 16:00:00 GMTCosmic Citizen - Interview with Indian Hero - Narayanan Kris Today we will be hosting guest speaker Narayanan Krishnan, an Indian chef turned social worker. He quit his career as a leading chef and began supplying meals to the homeless in Madurai, India.Tamil Nadu. He was an award-winning chef with Taj Hotels, Bangalore and was short-listed for an elite job in Switzerland. During a visit to his family, before heading to Europe, he said, "I saw a very old man, literally eating his own human waste out of hunger. I went to the nearby hotel and asked them what was available. They had idli, which I bought and gave to the old man. Believe me, I had never seen a person eating so fast, ever. As he ate the food, his eyes were filled with tears. Those were the tears of happiness. " From that point on he quit his job and began to dedicate his life to feeding the poor in his own hometown.  That was in 2002.  Krishnan founded his own nonprofit Akshaya Trust in 2003 which helps to feel the homeless, mentally ill and elderly. He now feeds over 400 people three meals a day.    The show will repeat on our normally scheduled time slot on Saturday am. 01:13:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseIndian Hero,Feeding Homeless,Outreach through Service,Service to Poor,Living LoveToday we will be hosting guest speaker Narayanan Krishnan, an Indian chef turned social worker. He quit his career as a leading chef and began supplying mealshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/30/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/30/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 30 Apr 2011 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen - Jesus' Approach to True Gospel Outreach This week our guest speaker is Dave Tucker, to discuss his utilization of the Jesus model for gospel outreach to truthseekers of all religions, cultures and backgrounds. and his experience with New Forms of Christianity,  The Urantia Book, and FaceBook.  This show might be of particular interest to anyone who wants to reach out to those in need of hearing the real gospel of Jesus - to those seeking help with spiritual problem solving - and to those from all types of religious and non-religious backgrounds.  Calls from all interested in commenting or adding personal feedback are welcome. 01:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus Gospel,Dynamic Spirituality,Personal Religion,New Forms of Christianity,URANTIA OutreachThis week our guest speaker is Dave Tucker, to discuss his utilization of the Jesus model for gospel outreach to truthseekers of all religions, cultures and bahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/27/spiritual-engineering-the-science-of-relationshipsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/27/spiritual-engineering-the-science-of-relationshipsWed, 27 Apr 2011 14:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering: Extraordinary Relationships This 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. The construction is similar to building a house. For great relationships, we start with a spiritual foundation, and then erect the walls of a balanced self-relationship. (Developing a healthy self-love forms the core of this pivotal association.) Finally, we add the roof—all those relationship with other people.  Participate in thought-provoking discussion of this revolutionary technology withThomas and Patricia Strawser. We will also feature interviews with  new musicians--the world renowned talent of tomorrow-- and hear their messages to uplift humanity.  Visit www.spiritual-engineering.com 01:01:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespiritual,relationships,feelings,love,marriageThis 21st century relationship model of Spiritual Engineering harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/23/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/23/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 23 Apr 2011 16:00:00 GMTTwo Great New Shows Under The Cosmic Citizen BannerPlease join Thomas, Patricia & Paula to learn all about these exciting new additions to the Cosmic Citizen! Spiritual Engineering  - With Thomas and Patricia Stawser Thomas and Patricia Strawser invite you to participate in thought-provoking discussion on Spiritual Engineering, which harmonizes science, psychology, and spirituality to offer a logical method to enjoy the best relationships on the planet.  Extraordinary relationships must be built, they don’t just happen. This show will also feature interviews with new musicians--the world renowned talent of tomorrow-- and hear their messages to uplift humanity. The other new program is in Spanish! Ciudadanos del Universo or Citizens of the Universe This show is an interactive, inspirational and uplifting show in Spanish language . It will feature renowned individuals that are contributing to the betterment of society. Topics on relationships, family, spirituality, children, angels, ufos, music and art. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Dynamic Spirituality,Healthy Relationships,Inner Peace,URANTIAPlease join Thomas, Patricia & Paula to learn all about these exciting new additions to the Cosmic Citizen! Spiritual Engineering  - With Thomas and Patricia Sthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/16/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/16/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 16 Apr 2011 16:00:00 GMTInterview with Ross Hostetter on Integral Consciousness Please join us for an interview with Ross Hostetter, co-founder and director of the Boulder Integral Center in Boulder, Colorado.   Since a profound spiritual experience in his early 20’s, Ross has explored at depth the complex spiritual landscape of America.  He has been influenced by traditional and progressive Christianity, Zen, Sufism, New Age spirituality, Chi Gong, and varieties of meditation and state-change practices, culminating in his current interest in the Integral movement and evolutionary Christianity.   Ross's career included being a nationally recognized attorney, mediator, consultant, and professional trainer who was employed as an expert in conflict resolution by hundreds of law firms throughout the United States, dozens of Federal and State courts, and many Fortune 100 clients. Ross has conducted over 3,000 mediations, and has helped train over a thousand lawyers in communication and conflict resolution.   Please join us for an interesting exploration of Integral Consciousness and the Integral movement. 02:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Integral Movement,Truth,Consciousness,Multi-FaithPlease join us for an interview with Ross Hostetter, co-founder and director of the Boulder Integral Center in Boulder, Colorado.   Since a profound spirituahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/02/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/04/02/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 02 Apr 2011 16:00:00 GMTEmerging Forms of Worship and Ministry with Sally MorgenthalerThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we are proud to feature Ms. Sally Morgenthaler who is recognized as an innovator in Christian practices worldwide. Since 1992, she has been pioneering new worship forms characterized by both cultural relevance and worship faithfulness. Her prophetic role among church leaders and local congregations continues to increase in denominational scope and impact, as her work now broadens into new forms of leadership and the untapped potential of women. Known best for her book Worship Evangelism (Zondervan, 1998), Morgenthaler became a trusted interpreter of postmodern culture and a guide to the crucial shifts that the North American church must make if it's to have a transforming presence within pre-Christian communities. She also has been a contributing author in eight books. Her latest collaborative effort is An Emergent Manifesto of Hope, released in April 2007 by Baker Books. Morgenthaler's chapter, "Leadership in a Flattened World: Grassroots Culture and the Demise of the CEO Model," has been hailed as a prophetic work - a clear alternative to the ego-driven ministry leadership paradigms of the 1980s and 1990s. For the past 12 years, Morgenthaler has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses. Academic venues include Yale University, Asbury Seminary, Bethany Seminary, Claremont Institute for Continuing Ministry Studies, Denver Seminary, Fuller Theological Seminary, George Fox University, Gordon Conwell Seminary, Mars Hill Graduate School and numerous others. Morgenthaler has been a featured speaker at numerous worship conferences, including Injoy's Catalyst, The American Society for Church Growth, The Beeson Institute, The Emergent National Conference, Net Results, Integrity Hosanna's Seminars4Worship, and The National Pastors Convention. Morgenthaler lives in her native state of Colorado, where she runs SoulPix, a card company featuring her intimate photography of the Rocky Mountains. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Emergent Christianity,Worship,Faith,WomenThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we are proud to feature Ms. Sally Morgenthaler who is recognized as an innovator in Christian practices worldwide. Since 1992, shttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/03/26/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/03/26/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 26 Mar 2011 16:00:00 GMTEvidence of Angels with Photagrapher and Author, Suza ScaloraThis week we are interviewing Suza Scalora. She has been called a modern day myth-maker. Her work speaks to the alliance between nature, man, and myth. The underlying message is that there is more to life than meets the eye and that we must open ourselves to the magic that surrounds us everyday. Suza has taught at the International Center for Photography in NYC and the Omega Center. She lives in NYC. She is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and has received wide recognition in the last 12 years for creating photographic images that captivate all that is immaculate, colorful, and magical. Her beautiful work is the culmination of sharp attention to detail, precise lighting, and a strong yet refreshing visual sense. In addition to advertising and editorial work, Suza has successfully projected her unique vision onto a completely different genre of imagery as photographer and author of a series of ethereal books. The first, “The Fairies: Photographic Evidence Of Another World” (Harper Collins Publishing), was named by Newsweek as one of the 10 best picture books in 2000. Saks Fifth Avenue NYC showcased characters from ”The Fairies” in their spectacular Millennium Fifth Avenue windows. Suza's second book, "The Witches and Wizards Of Oberin” continued her journey into the unseen world. She has been profiled in some of the industry’s leading publications including: PDN, Communication Arts, Elle, GQ, and American Photo. Her most recent book “The Evidence Of Angels” was published in 2009. We hope you will join us with this accomplished and interesting guest. 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Spirituality,Angels,Evidence of Angels,PhotographyThis week we are interviewing Suza Scalora. She has been called a modern day myth-maker. Her work speaks to the alliance between nature, man, and myth. The undehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/03/19/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/03/19/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 19 Mar 2011 16:00:00 GMTDecipher Your Dreams - Decipher Your Life, Tianna GalganoThis week our guest is Tianna Galgano. Tianna is an expert on dream interpretation. She has certification training and over 25 years of expertise in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Hypnotherapy. In the past several years, she has also become a specialist in EFT/Meridian Tapping. She uses the above methods singly -- or in combination -- to help a client achieve personal transformation. She specializes in Dream-work, Inner Child Healing, Belief and Behavior Changes, Anxiety, Depression, Anger Issues and Overcoming Trauma. She helps people to release fears, transform stuck states, realize goals, and achieve potentials. Tianna has been in private practice in Colorado since 1985 and works with adults, teens, and children. She is a skilled Dream Expert who has helped thousands of of clients to decipher their dreams. She does not decipher dreams for people but she helps people learn to decipher their own dreams. Many of these dreams and the interpretations (done by the dreamer) are detailed in her first book: DECIPHER YOUR DREAMS, DECIPHER YOUR LIFE. Tianna began researching dreams in 1982, and by 1985 had created and developed two intertwined processes for interpreting dreams. She calls her method DREAM DECIPHER. Intuition Mastery is the first part of this process and Tianna has devised an exercise which helps people to pinpoint the exact location where they hear their “Voice of Intuition" (their voice of Spirit). One, therefore, calls on their inner-guide to do the second step in the dream interpretation process. If you have ever had a dream that you have pondered the meaning of, you will want to listen and call in. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDreams,Intuition,Dream Interpretation,Inner Guidance,URANTIAThis week our guest is Tianna Galgano. Tianna is an expert on dream interpretation. She has certification training and over 25 years of expertise in NLP (Neurohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/03/12/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/03/12/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 12 Mar 2011 17:00:00 GMTChristianity and The Urantia Book With Preston ThomasOur guest this week is Preston Thomas (link to bio) who will speak on sharing the Urantia Book with Christians. Preston wrote a Biblical retelling of Jesus' life called, The Life and Teachings of Jesus. It is not Part IV of The Urantia Book but is a book for Biblical Christians that puts the gospel accounts into chronological order based on the Urantia Book. Says Preston, "Is it important that we live and share the truths we have discovered in the Urantia Book with family, friends, and associates in the Christian world? Consider that: (1) We live in a Christian world; do we want to feel a part of this world or live separate from it? (2) There exists great harmony between basic Christian beliefs and the fundamental teachings of the Urantia Book. (3) The Urantia revelation exalts Christianity and calls us to minister to the Christian world. We are called to bring forth Jesus’ kingdom out of the cocoon of Christianity; our task is not to destroy the cocoon but rather to help the butterfly emerge. To achieve this task the Urantia Book's authors (the revelators) direct us to bring forth a new revelation of Jesus. It is Jesus, his actual teachings, his personal religion, his original gospel of the kingdom, and his real life demonstration of living the Father’s will, that is the hope of our dark and confused planet. The revelators prophecy that the teachings of Jesus are destined to rule our world, to bring about a bright new age in the near future—a spiritual renaissance. Our part is to relate to Christians, as Jesus did to the Jews, through the many truths that are held in common, especially through his life and teachings. In this way we may openly live the teachings of Jesus and seek to bring a new and better understanding of his actual gospel of the kingdom." If you are interested in outreach, please join us. 02:11:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,The Story of Jesus,The Life of Jesus,Jesus,URANTIAOur guest this week is Preston Thomas (link to bio) who will speak on sharing the Urantia Book with Christians. Preston wrote a Biblical retelling of Jesuhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/03/05/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/03/05/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 05 Mar 2011 17:00:00 GMTHow To Live a Life Filled With Love and HappinessTwo dynamic and wonderful guests, Tom and Patricia Strawser, return this week to share their wisdom and insights on overcoming life's hardships and actually living a life filled with love, personal peace and happiness. Tom and Patricia have developed a system called Spiritual Engineering, based on Tom's book by the same name, which expounds on principles from physics, psychology, and spirituality, to help people find God and personal satisfaction as well as enhance their personal relationships. Tom has a degree in engineering and has experienced tremendous personal, even miraculous, transformations in his life. He has triumphed over addiction and personal tragedy to become an absolute beacon of hope for others. Patricia is a native of Colombia who works with the Hispanic immigrant community. She has an indelible and deeply spiritual faith which she shares effectively and liberally. Patricia has worked as a teacher and social worker. Tom and Patricia will soon have their own weekly shows under the Cosmic Citizen umbrella. Tom will host a regular show on Spiritual Engineering and Patricia will be hosting a show in Spanish to serve Spanish speakers who are interested in the Urantia Book and its teachings. We hope you will join us! 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseFinding Happiness,Overcoming Addiction,Satisfying Relationship,Inner Peace,URANTIATwo dynamic and wonderful guests, Tom and Patricia Strawser, return this week to share their wisdom and insights on overcoming life's hardships and actually livhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/02/26/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/02/26/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 26 Feb 2011 17:00:00 GMTEnergetic Healing - Through Reiki and Other Natural MeansThis week Christilyn is taking the day off and Paula's guest will be Jo Ann Wiedman. Jo Ann is a gifted Reiki Master and healer. Jo Ann has studied and earnestly endeavored to live the Urantia teaching since 1974. She has done public outreach with the book, staffing booths at expos and giving introductory talks, and currently works for The Urantia Book Fellowship. Jo Ann was raised in the Chicago suburbs, the oldest child in a family of 5. In college Jo Ann discovered that she had healing abilities when she healed friends of headaches and viruses. It fascinated her that people responded so well when she prayed for them or put hands on painful places. Jo Ann is deeply spiritual and an intuitive who possesses an organic feminine wisdom. In the 90's she became skilled in Reiki. Reiki is a spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. It uses a technique commonly called palm healing as a form of complementary and alternative medicine and is sometimes classified as oriental medicine. Through the use of this technique, practitioners claim to transfer healing energy in the form of Ki through the palms. Training in Reiki provided Jo Ann a focused framework for her healing energy. It also was the beginning of profound experiences with healing energy and a realization that we are all energy beings who direct energy with our intentions. In addition Reiki, Jo Ann is trained in Emotional Freedom Therapy and the TARA approach trauma therapy and many other forms of natural healing. She is an accomplished artist and an interfaith minister who works for world peace and believes in approaching perceptual differences with an attitude of “profound respect.” She believes that our divinely bestowed individuality determines unique views, motivations and activity. If you are thinking about alternative methods of healing please join us. Be sure to call in and ask questions. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Dynamic Spirituality,Reiki,Energetic Healing,URANTIAThis week Christilyn is taking the day off and Paula's guest will be Jo Ann Wiedman. Jo Ann is a gifted Reiki Master and healer. Jo Ann has studied and eahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/02/19/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/02/19/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 19 Feb 2011 17:00:00 GMTRev Michael Dowd: Marrying Science and Religion to Transform Your LifeThis week, the Reverend Michael Dowd, America’s evolutionary evangelist, will be our guest. Michael is the author of the best-selling book, Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World (Plume: 2009). His book has been endorsed by 6 Nobel laureates and other science luminaries, including noted skeptics, as well as by religious leaders across the spectrum. Michael is a "religious naturalist" whose personal religion is about living in integrity. His philosophy is a marriage of science and religion and reveals that the purpose of humanity is simply to glorify God and enjoy God forever. Reverend Dowd interviews the top evolutionary Christian thought leaders on his own radio show. Check out the impressive lineup here: http://evolutionarychristianity.co/blog/speaker-bios/ Michael challenges us by pointing out that most human beings are primarily consumers, rather than servants and stewards of our world and the universe. He talks about the omnipresence of God as pervading the very atoms and molecules of our bodies and explores the relationship between beliefs and knowledge. He asserts that no longer is our experience of reality to be just handed down to us by our elders but rather that the experience and evidence of our age of science and truth are equally valid interpretations of God's nature. He also teaches that, if we are going to be happy or live joyous lives, we have to realize that we are made to serve each other and the world, i.e., where our joy and the world’s needs intersect.... there is our calling. Michael loves to quote from, It takes a Universe: by Father Thomas Barry: “The Child awakens to the universe…It takes a universe to fulfill a child and the universe is fulfilled in the child…” Michael Dowd truly believes that this is a glorious time to be alive. We hope you will join us for this insightful interview to learn why. 02:07:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEvolution and Creation,Science and Religion,Christian Thought,Joyous Living,URANTIAThis week, the Reverend Michael Dowd, America’s evolutionary evangelist, will be our guest. Michael is the author of the best-selling book, Thank God for Ehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/02/12/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/02/12/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 12 Feb 2011 17:00:00 GMTValentine's Special: Men and Women, Relationships, Gender and RomanceChristilyn B. Larson and Dave Tucker are our hosts for this week’s Cosmic Citizen program, the topic of which will be: Men and Women in Relationship. Gender and Romance. We thought this would be a great topic for discussion prior to Valentine’s Day. That (sometimes dreaded) next big retail required national shopping holiday after Christmas. When we are all expected to express our love and affection to family and friends as well as to lovers and mates, by sending cards, flowers and candy (or other extravagant gifts). Valentine's Day is the number one engagement date of the year, followed by Christmas and New Year’s Eve (the next most romantic date of the year according to polls). We will look at the topic of how the genders relate, what our expectations are and how they are different, as well as what behaviors, approaches and skill sets etc., help the romance process or hinder it. We will also discuss the growing and eternal nature of relationships as well. Callers are welcome to join us and we have asked some special couples who we have asked to call-in and share their experiences. We hope you will call in and share yours! 02:07:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLove,Romance,Relationship,Valentines Day,URANTIAChristilyn B. Larson and Dave Tucker are our hosts for this week’s Cosmic Citizen program, the topic of which will be: Men and Women in Relationship. Gender anhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/02/05/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/02/05/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-truthSat, 05 Feb 2011 17:00:00 GMTYou Can Still Be Happy: Even at the END of the WorldThis week Christilyn and Paula are having an open phone segment. We want to talk to YOU, our listeners about these challenging times. Do you have anxiety about the current world situation? Do you sometimes feel as though the world is coming unhinged? Is worry about the future robbing you of joy and inner peace in the moment? Is the stress affecting your relationships? What can anyone do to make the world a better place? Should we even bother? Perhaps your at the end of your rope and you want to tell somebody, please call us. Perhaps you have some excellent suggestions on how to restore peace and balance in troubling times! Call us, let's talk about it. Maybe there's a way we can all just snap out of it! "Urantia (Earth) is now quivering on the very brink of one of its most amazing and enthralling epochs of social readjustment, moral quickening, and spiritual enlightenment." The Urantia Book, (195:9.2) 02:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEnd Times,Finding Hope,Personal Happiness,Inner Peace,URANTIAThis week Christilyn and Paula are having an open phone segment. We want to talk to YOU, our listeners about these challenging times. Do you have anxiety abouthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/01/29/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/01/29/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 29 Jan 2011 17:00:00 GMTThe 7 Chakras - A Gift of The Divine MotherThis week our guest is author Gerdean O'Dell. http://www.odellbowen.com/. Gerdean is no stranger to metaphysics, but is also well grounded in the finite reality of material existence. Even as she pushes the envelope of conventional spirituality, by purportedly communicating with the spiritual realm, she knows that this world is where we live and work and have our being. Her work focuses mostly on The Word in its many manifestations: hers and yours, personal and professional, fact and fiction, written and oral, sacred and profane. Gerdean was introduced to the Urantia Book in 1968 by a friend and has attended and hosted Urantia study groups for many years. She has traveled extensively throughout the US teaching the book's concepts and has engaged in a wide range of occupations ranging from owning a rare bookstore to being a Judicial Secretary. She is also proud to list being clean and sober for 20 years as one of her many accomplishments. She has authored three books and has her own publishing company, Harp of God: (1) 1999 -- "Fruits of the Spirit" is a brief channeled work about the Divine Spirit, compiled over a period of six months and published in 1999. (2) 2002 -- "The Zooid Mission" was written over a period of 20 years, from 1971 until the summer of 1991 and then took another 11 years to publish. www.HarpofGod.org (3) 2010 -- "Spirits of Promise" is a study based on a theory that the Seven Chakra Vortices and the Seven Adjutant Mind Spirits (from the Urantia Book) are virtually the same thing. This book was nominated for the 2010 New Mexico Book Awards. Learn more about it here: http://www.harpofgod.org/bookstore.html. This show should be informative, mystical, fun and eclectic. We hope you'll tune in to listen, join in the chat or call. 02:04:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMysticism,7 Chakras,Personal Religion,Inner Peace,URANTIAThis week our guest is author Gerdean O'Dell. http://www.odellbowen.com/. Gerdean is no stranger to metaphysics, but is also well grounded in the finitehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/01/22/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/01/22/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 22 Jan 2011 17:00:00 GMTThe Awe Inspiring Power of Love and ForgivenessWhy do we hate each other? What are the blocks to love and forgiveness? How can we learn to be more loving and tolerant of others? This week, our guest Richard Knox will explore with us the universal reality that forgiveness is stronger and love more powerful than hatred. Richard holds a Master's Degree in clinical & counseling psychology, is a twenty-three year student of comparative religions, as well as having extensive personal experience with A Course in Miracles, Pathwork Guide Lectures (group process), and The Urantia Book. Richard is a troubadour of the spirit and a pilgrim of peace and music, who is a beloved performer and presenter for the Baha'i, Unity, Religious Science and Interfaith communities, as well as many other traditional and new form spiritual communities. He specializes in workshops and seminars in the human potential arena. We hope you will join us for this exploration into the power of love and forgiveness with a special ambassador of both, Richard Knox. To listen to Richard's music and learn more about his work, please visit his website: www.richardknox.net 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Power of Love,A Course in Miracles,Personal Religion,Forgiveness,URANTIAWhy do we hate each other? What are the blocks to love and forgiveness? How can we learn to be more loving and tolerant of others? This week, our guest Rhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/01/15/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/01/15/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 15 Jan 2011 17:00:00 GMTMeditation and the Power of Our Thoughts This week, we will be discussing how we can use meditation and other techniques to change ourselves and our lives in significant and positive ways. Our guest is Damon Kruger, you can read his bio here: http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/GuestBios.htm#Kruger. This show will cover how our thoughts affect us, our bodies, our attitudes, those around us and the situations we find ourselves in. We can take responsibility by realizing that we always have a choice and that our choice has a direct effect on our whole being and on our entire situation. This is especially true when there is triune harmony with the powers of body, mind and spirit working together. Damon will address things that can be done to make a change in the three areas of body, mind and spirit and share examples of his own personal experiences using a form of meditation and sound waves that positively affect the brain and enhance the balancing effects that meditation has on the mind, body and spirit. Damon will also be giving plenty of references to authors who directly and indirectly address this topic for listeners to look into and research for themselves. We'll also discuss diet and food intake and how what we eat effects our minds, bodies and spirits. We hope you will join us for this engaging and interesting topic with second generation Urantia student, Damon Kruger. 02:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMeditation,Sound waves,Personal Transformation,Power of Positive Thinking,URANTIAThis week, we will be discussing how we can use meditation and other techniques to change ourselves and our lives in significant and positive ways. Our guest ishttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/01/08/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2011/01/08/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 08 Jan 2011 17:00:00 GMTAngel Appreciation and the 11:11 Awareness EventOn this week's show we are discussing the launch of a new International Angel Appreciation Convention scheduled for 11/11/11. This is an event designed for the 11:11 fans as well as Angel fans from across a wide range of Interfaith, religious and numerous other cultural traditions. It is an event designed to create true Interfaith unity, the purpose of which is to acknowledge, celebrate, show gratitude and appreciation for the extraordinary help, spiritual ministry and inspiration of our unseen friends. This grassroots, Interfaith event, will open the door for collaboration among people of almost all faiths who share some form of belief in ANGELS, celestial beings and spiritual friends who offer guidance, love and protection to humanity. Whether we call them Angels, Unseen Friends, Arch Angels, Cherubim, Seraphim, Spirit Guides, Spiritual Guardians, Midwayers, Avatars, Ascended Masters, Bodhisattvas, or Ancestors; belief in them crosses all cultural boundaries. We know they are guarding over us. The topic of this event will be a non-threatening, open-door event with a wide range of religious perspectives. It's meant to invite us all to come together and share common goals, inspirations, dreams and visions of a better world. By working together in teams to make this happen we will get to experience the reality of spiritual unity. Join us on the Cosmic Citizen for a foretaste of this exciting event and to find out how you can get involved. The event intends to have live streaming video satellite feeds from different cities around the globe to hook up with the hub event in Orlando and groups participating in other regions. We hope you will call the show to share your thoughts, comments and ideas and to let us know if you wish to join the planning or programming team. 02:06:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,1111,Interfaith,Inner Peace,URANTIAOn this week's show we are discussing the launch of a new International Angel Appreciation Convention scheduled for 11/11/11. This is an event designed for thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/12/18/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/12/18/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 18 Dec 2010 17:00:00 GMTAll About Jesus - The Joshua ben Joseph Project, with David Kantor and Eric CoshIn honor of Christmas, we are devoting December to shows that are all about Jesus. This week's show will be of special interest to those who study the Life and Teachings of Jesus. Our guests, David Kantor and Eric Cosh, will share with us their exciting plans to travel to Israel to make a film documentary of the land and travels of Jesus, aka Joshua ben Joseph. During the show we will cover the important goals they hope to achieve, among them: 1. A high definition video companion for Part 4 of The Urantia Book. 2. A resource for use by readers in introducing people to The Urantia Book. 3. An archive of still images and video clips that readers can use in the creation of their own study aids. 4. A new generation of study maps for Part 4 5. A bibliography of selected works which illuminate The Life and Teachings of Jesus as recounted in The Urantia Book. The Joshua ben Joseph project aims to begin an exploration of the world and life of the "true man among men," to illuminate and further contextualize the captivating story which unfolds in Part 4 of The Urantia Book, using the medium of high definition video, still photography, and interviews with knowledgeable archaeologists, historians, and museum curators. The project directly addresses the challenge to be about "the figurative resurrection of the human Jesus from his burial tomb amidst the theological traditions and the religious dogmas of nineteen centuries." We hope you will join us to learn about this important and exciting effort and to find out how you can help. For more information visit: http://www.joshua-ben-joseph.org/02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,The Holy Land,Personal Religion,Universal Truth,URANTIAIn honor of Christmas, we are devoting December to shows that are all about Jesus. This week's show will be of special interest to those who study the Life andhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/12/11/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/12/11/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 11 Dec 2010 17:00:00 GMTAll About Jesus with Denver Pearson, Author of The Sandel Maker Denver Pearson, who wrote The Sandal Maker under the name of A. Michaelson, has been a reader and dedicated student of The Urantia Book since 1970. The Sandal Maker (http://www.thesandalmaker.com/) is an attempt to gain a better understanding of the teachings of Jesus and to also know how it might have been to actually be on the scene, among the crowds, as Jesus taught his followers, preached the good news and suffered in his last hours on Earth. The story takes place in 70AD, forty years after Jesus' crucifixion, as an elderly Jew and his daughter set out from Cana along the river Jordan trail on their way to Jerusalem which is under siege by the Romans. The old man wants to deliver notes he scribed as a young man who followed the Master and his Apostles. As the old man and his daughter struggle to stay alive on this dangerous journey, he tells her the story in his notes, the mission and teachings of Joshua ben Joseph. Denver Pearson was born in California but raised in New Mexico and calls Santa Fe his hometown. He received his degree in fine arts with minor studies in English, philosophy and secondary education from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. For many years he lived in Colorado where he was very involved with the Urantia community along the front range. As well as being an artist and author, he is also an accomplished musician and songwriter. In 1990 he recorded an album of original songs called “On the Wings of Faith” inspired by The Urantia Book. Many of these songs are now available in video form on YouTube under the heading Urantia Music. We hope you'll join us! 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,The Twelve Apostles,Personal Religion,Universal Truth,URANTIADenver Pearson, who wrote The Sandal Maker under the name of A. Michaelson, has been a reader and dedicated student of The Urantia Book since 1970. The Sanhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/11/27/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/11/27/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 27 Nov 2010 17:00:00 GMTDetox for Natural Health and HarmonyThis week's guest is our own Diane Labrecque from Montreal. Diane was scheduled to do this show a few weeks ago, but was delayed en route to a Homeopathy conference in Italy where she was studying an amazing new line of bio-therapeutics called GUNA, http://www.gunainc.com. We all know Diane is deeply spiritual, kind, loving and devoted to Jesus, but what many don't know is that Diane is a dedicated, skilled and highly trained Naturopath, who is certified in Bach Flower Essences, Homeopathic and Holistic Medicine. Diane is an amazing teacher and offers a wealth of information for the whole human being; body, mind and spirit. She has devoted most of her life to learning and teaching natural ways for people to heal themselves. She is always on the cutting edge of natural health and healing. For ten years, Diane's company O'Sauna, in Montreal, http://www.osauna.com, has manufactured the creme de la creme of Infrared Saunas. Diane doesn't just talk the talk, she is a living example of vibrant health, beauty and vitality. We hope you will take advantage of this amazing resource with us by listening and calling in. 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNatural Health,Detox,Cleansing,Healing,URANTIAThis week's guest is our own Diane Labrecque from Montreal. Diane was scheduled to do this show a few weeks ago, but was delayed en route to a Homeopathy conferhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/11/20/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/11/20/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 20 Nov 2010 17:00:00 GMTAngels, 1111 and Our Spiritual GuardiansThis week's show is about those spirit helpers that are near and dear to us. Anthony Finstad has read the Urantia Book for nearly 4 decades. This week's show is based on a successful workshop that he created and he will be presenting it for our listeners. The vast majority of people of faith believe in angels. Urantia Book readers often refer to them as our "unseen friends." The Urantia Book not only provides us with a wealth of information about angels, it also introduces us to a new type of unseen friend that lives midway between the angels and humans, hence their name the Midway Creatures or Midwayers. The authors of the Urantia Book refer to them as our cousins. Our planet has been, and continues to be, greatly influenced by these creatures. They are also known as the 11:11 as their number on this world is 1,111. In this show we will answer questions like: Who are these angel-like creatures? Where do they come from? Are they all our friends? Just what is it that they do and how do they do it? Join us as we explore these intriguing personalities that exist just outside the range of mortal vision. 02:02:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Angels,1111,Guardians,URANTIAThis week's show is about those spirit helpers that are near and dear to us. Anthony Finstad has read the Urantia Book for nearly 4 decades. This week's show ishttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/11/13/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/11/13/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 13 Nov 2010 17:00:00 GMTCreating a Socialized Religion Around The Urantia BookThis week's Cosmic Citizen show will be of special interest to students of the Urantia Book because it is on the topic of starting a religion based on the Urantia Book. Do we need a new Urantia Religion? Urantia book readers who do not belong to other religious organizations have no where to go for ministry and help when it's needed. Some say a religion based on the Urantia Book is inevitable. Some pray that will never happen. Where do you stand? To discuss this topic we have invited Behz Sarmast (link to bio) and Dick Bain (link to bio) to share their thoughts and experiences with us. Both have spent considerable time working on a socialized religion with their primary inspiration being the Urantia Book. Behz is a return guest who has recently led a group through the formation of Urantia Book International Ministries or UBIM, www.UBIM.org. UBIM has painstakingly created a superb rendition of Urantian tenets and philosophy. Dick Bain is new to our show but has been intricately involved in the formation of The Spiritual Fellowship, a Urantian religion he helped to create with Dr. Meredith Sprunger. Can the Urantia revelation uplift the existing religions? Should Urantia Book believers make some part of our movement accessible to personal ministry for each other? Shall we worship together as a group? Will we always relegate our life milestones (marriages, births and deaths) to be officiated by some other religion? We know there are strong feelings on this subject and we'd love to hear them. We invite you to call in and share your opinions, comments and thoughts. Don't be shy! 02:03:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMinistry,Dynamic Spirituality,Personal Religion,Inner Peace,URANTIAThis week's Cosmic Citizen show will be of special interest to students of the Urantia Book because it is on the topic of starting a religion based on the Uranthttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/11/06/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/11/06/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 06 Nov 2010 16:00:00 GMTDisseminating The Urantia Book and its Teachings This week's show will be of great interest to serious students of The Urantia Book. We’ll be doing the show live from Data Connect Corporation in Denver, Colorado, where the board of UrantiaUniversity is meeting. We will talking to the architects of Fellowship in the Field. Emilio Coppola, the Treasurer of the Urantia Book Fellowship, will give us an overview of this fantastic new initiative. The Urantia Book Fellowship is all about disseminating the Urantia Book and Fellowship in the Field is looking for fresh new dissemination ideas. If you have a great idea on how to disseminate The Urantia Book and its teachings, but don't have the money, go to www. Fellowshipinthefield.com and submit your application. The Fellowship is offering a generous grant to help develop the right dissemination idea. Tune in to find out more about this great initiative. We also hope to get one or two of the board members from UrantiaUniversity to give us an update on that important and unprecedented project. Great things are happening in the Urantia community. We hope you'll tune in to find out how you can get involved. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Dynamic Spirituality,Personal Religion,Inner Peace,URANTIAThis week's show will be of great interest to serious students of The Urantia Book. We’ll be doing the show live from Data Connect Corporation in Denver, Colorahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/10/30/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/10/30/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 30 Oct 2010 16:00:00 GMTLearning HOW to Love OthersThis week we will explore the topic of learning how to love. It's easy to talk about loving others but not so easy to actually do it. Why is it sometimes so difficult to love people, who, for all intents and purposes, we could love and should love? What are the blocks to love? Our guest on the radio show for this Saturday, Octobert 30th, is Andrea Barnes (link to bio), a dynamic and longtime student of The Urantia Book who recently started a study group in California for new readers of The Urantia Book. (BIO) This week’s topic of “Learning HOW to Love Others” is one that she has felt called to delve into more deeply. What are the steps we can take and the tools we need to actually be more loving with others in our lives, not only our ‘enemies’ but even, and especially, our loved ones, family, friends, and work associates? What can we do to make loving more of a natural part of our response system? Humanity has had many prophets and spiritual leaders who have told us that LOVE is the answer. Jesus took things a giant leap forward when he asked us to love our enemies but it can often be challenging to love our friends and in this world of divisions, it becomes even more obvious. Please join us as we explore this topic of learning to love. As always we hope you will call or join the chat to share your experiences and insights on learning to love with us. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseHealing Relationships,Love,Learning to love,Jesus teachings,URANTIAThis week we will explore the topic of learning how to love. It's easy to talk about loving others but not so easy to actually do it. Why is it sometimes so difhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/10/16/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/10/16/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 16 Oct 2010 16:00:00 GMTUFOs, Extra-Terrestrials, Exopolitics and Disclosure This week we will be interviewing a return guest, retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel, Donald M. Ware, on his considerable experience with the UFO community. Donald Ware has studied UFOs since he saw seven alien vehicles over Washington, DC on July 26,1952. He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University in 1957 and an MS in Nuclear Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1972. After serving his country as a fighter pilot, staff scientist, test manager, and teacher, he retired from the Air Force at the end of 1982. Donald is considered an authority on the UFO phenomenon and has lectured all over the world. He served as State Director and Eastern Regional Director for MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) and since 1993 has been a Director of the International UFO Congress, www.ufocongress.com. He is now on an Advisory Board of the Exopolitics Institute trying to move formal interaction with those from other planets to an unclassified level below that of MJ-12. His search for truth has led to physical, mental, and spiritual interactions with the larger reality represented by the alien presence. Fifteen papers documenting his findings while seeking truth are at: www.freewebs.com/donware Don is also a student of The Urantia Book and has introduced the book to hundreds of people. He says, “I purchased the Urantia Book at a UFO conference in about 1990. I used it as an occasional reference in my studies of the larger reality of our alien visitors. It remained on the bottom of my reading stack, because I had reason to read many smaller books first. During my meditation on New Years resolutions for 1999 I knew I had to move that book from the bottom to the top and not read any other book until I finished it cover to cover. My only regret is that I did not read it sooner.” Donald is sure to challenge what you think you know about ETs. Please join us for this unique look at the UFO phenomenon. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Disclosure,ETs,UFOs,URANTIAThis week we will be interviewing a return guest, retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel, Donald M. Ware, on his considerable experience with the UFO community.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/10/09/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/10/09/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 09 Oct 2010 16:00:00 GMTHow to Live Happy, Healthy & SatisfiedDid you know that a Harvard study once found that all health professions except nursing do more harm than good? So says this week's guest, Dr. Richard Biek, MD MPH. Dr. Biek has some very interesting and unconventional ideas about Western medicine. He has been a student of the Urantia Book for 50 years. After studying medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago, Richard went to work as a medical missionary in Ghana, West Africa, immediately following a brief residency at University Hospital in Wisconsin. In addition, Dr. Biek holds a Masters in Epidemiology and has served as Deputy Commissioner of Health in Wisconsin, Chief Medical Officer in Chicago, Lieutenant Colonel and Senior Medical Officer for the 33rd Infantry Brigade and Chief Medical Officer for City of St. Louis. In Africa, he was often the only working doctor for 220,000 people. It was there that some of the myths about Western medicine came unraveled for him. While his dream has always been to improve community health it has become obvious to him that political correctness is more important than overcoming disease and death and Medicine has been eclipsed by dollars, government jobs and votes. Dr. Biek now works as free-lance self care consultant, making home visits that help individuals find their unique, infinite and eternal potential to become happy, healthy and soul-satisfied while saving thousands a year on health care. He teaches nutrition as the best way to effect long term wellness and robust health and touts a simple, commonsense, permanent escape from recurrent bad emotional reactions. Join us for this interesting and unorthodox look at health and well being. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePreventative Medicine,Dynamic Spirituality,Alernative Healing,Health and Happiness,URANTIADid you know that a Harvard study once found that all health professions except nursing do more harm than good? So says this week's guest, Dr. Richard Biek, MDhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/10/02/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/10/02/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 02 Oct 2010 16:00:00 GMTNatural Health & Healing for Body, Mind & SpiritThis week's guest is our own Diane Labrecque from Montreal. Diane will be calling us via a Homeopathy conference in Italy where she has been invited to study an amazing new line of bio-therapeutics called GUNA, http://www.gunainc.com. We all know Diane is deeply spiritual, kind, loving and devoted to Jesus, but what many don't know is that Diane is a dedicated, skilled and highly trained Naturopath, who is certified in Bach Flower Essences, Homeopathic and Holistic Medicine. Diane is an amazing teacher and offers a wealth of information for the whole human being; body, mind and spirit. She has devoted most of her life to learning and teaching natural ways for people to heal themselves. For ten years, Diane's company O'Sauna, in Montreal, http://www.osauna.com, has manufactured the creme de la creme of Infrared Saunas. Diane doesn't just talk the talk, she is a living example of vibrant health, beauty and vitality. We hope you will take advantage of this amazing resource with us by listening and calling in. Diane will also announce a special event she is planning in honor of Easter 2011. To learn more about Diane, please visit these sites: * Featured Alumni at the Institute of Holistic Medicine. Diane's company profile at O'Sauna: http://www.osauna.com/a_propos_en.html. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNatural Healing,Dynamic Spirituality,Homeopathy,Infrared Therapy,JesusThis week's guest is our own Diane Labrecque from Montreal. Diane will be calling us via a Homeopathy conference in Italy where she has been invited to study anhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/09/25/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/09/25/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 25 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMTFoundations for Healthy Romance and Quality RelationshipsWe are pleased to have Patricia & Thomas Strawser as our guests for this week's program on The Cosmic Citizen. Thomas J. Strawser is an international engineer with a master’s degree in psychology. Divorce, alcoholism, and numerous losses in his life led him to seek practical solutions to his despair. Combining his spirituality and knowledge of psychology with his engineering know-how, Thomas discovered profound happiness and peace of mind through the process he calls Spiritual Engineering. His journey of transformation led him to his equally matched and gifted life partner, Patrica. Together they share the transforming power of their program Spiritual Engineering with thousands in seminars around the world. The Strawsers have agreed to come on our show this week and talk about their partnership. They are a remarkable couple in their service of joint ministry. They teach that the relationship with self (integrity, self-respect , personality unification etc) is the fundamental building block for healthy relationships with other people. We could easily cover a whole series of shows on relationships and hopefully in the very near future we will. For tomorrow's show, we will have Patricia and Thomas for the first half of the show because they are busy with book signings for their important new book, Spiritual Engineering - The New Science for Happiness and Extraordinary Relationships. We will leave the lines open for callers during the second hour. Please stay tuned for more updates on Thomas and Patricia, their book, this topic, and their crucial insight into staying together for a relationship that is satisfying and harmonious, rather than out of obligation, responsibility or a sense of duty.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRomance,Finding a Soulmate,Healthy Relationship,True Happiness,URANTIAWe are pleased to have Patricia & Thomas Strawser as our guests for this week's program on The Cosmic Citizen. Thomas J. Strawser is an international engihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/09/18/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/09/18/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 18 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMTDoug Pagitt & the emerging face of Christianity. Doug Paggit will be our guest speaker this week to discuss his new book, Church in the Inventive Age. He is a widely respected leader in the Emergent Christian movement as the founder of Solomon's Porch, a "Holistic Missional Christian Community" in Minneapolis, MN, he has received a wide array of media coverage. As one of the founders of The Emergent Village, a growing, generative friendship among missional Christians seeking to love our world in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Rev. Paggit has also be a co-founder of JoPa Productions, where he and Tony Jones have produced several emergent conferences, Christianity21, Big Tent Christianity, as well as other workshops and seminars, including their popular program: Social Media Bootcamp for Pastors and Ministry Leaders, a one-day workshop that will cover Ministry uses of blogging, Facebook, Twitter which we also hope he will discuss with us on this program. Doug sometimes refers to himself as a "Social and Theological Entrepreneur" since he runs a several businesses, a non-profit organization as well as his prolific writing, speaking and radio hosting career, we think it is not an inappropriate title.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNew Christian Movement,Dynamic Spirituality,Emerging Christianity,New Religions,URANTIADoug Paggit will be our guest speaker this week to discuss his new book, Church in the Inventive Age. He is a widely respected leader in the Emergent Christiahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/09/11/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/09/11/the-cosmic-citizen--an-exploration-of-universal-trSat, 11 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen with Malcom LockeMalcolm Locke (link to bio) has been a student of The Urantia Book since 1973, when he stumbled on it in an occult bookstore. At first he could make little sense of it, but gradually began to understand its meaning and to realize that it must be what it claimed, the creation of celestial personalities and a direct revelation to humankind about God, the order of the universe, the history of the planet, and the teaching and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.     Recommending the book to friends, he realized that its bulk, put the teachings it contains out of the reach of some. He decided to write a compendium of The Urantia Book, called The Urantia Revelation: the Structure and Meaning of the Universe Explained, now out from Bascom Hill Books in Minneapolis, MN, and available at http://urantiarevelation.com. Without betraying the refinements of thought in The Urantia Book, this 340 page book restates in simple, clear language the story that The Urantia Book tells. Its many charts and maps further help understanding. Here at last is an vade mecum for The Urantia Book that will guide every reader through its complexity.     Link to Barnes and Noble     Link to Amazon.com02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUniversal Truth,Dynamic Spirituality,Personal Religion,Inner Peace,URANTIAMalcolm Locke (link to bio) has been a student of The Urantia Book since 1973, when he stumbled on it in an occult bookstore. At first he could make little senshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/09/04/cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/09/04/cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 04 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMTExperiences with Angels and Honoring the Divine FeminineThe Urantia Book states that angels are the gift of the Divine Mother to all the universe of universes. This week we will be continuing our exploration of Angels and how they help and minister to human beings. Several guests have agreed to call in and offer their amazing angel experiences. If you have had an experience with angels, we invite you to call and share that with us. In honor of the Divine Feminine and because World Literacy Day is on September 8th, the first 30 minutes of our show we will feature a special guest Sue Tennant. Sue is a longtime student of the Urantia Book and has been instrumental in the creation of the FreeSchools World Literacy Project: http://www.freeschools.org/ Here is another link to their introductory video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8hTbdHmlTs Please join us for this important show. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,Dynamic Spirituality,Personal Religion,Divine Feminine,World LiteracyThe Urantia Book states that angels are the gift of the Divine Mother to all the universe of universes. This week we will be continuing our exploration of Angelhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/28/cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/28/cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 28 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMTAll About Angels - Their Purpose and Ministry Charles Laurence Olivea (link to bio) was raised in New York City and received his second Masters from St. John's College, at Santa Fe, where he now lives with his wife of 43 years. Charles is a professional educator who has been inspiring students for 41 years. Charles started reading and studying The Urantia Book in 1968, and attended his first study group in 1970. He believes anybody could benefit from dipping into it and highly recommends reading it from cover to cover. Abraham Lincoln is his moral and intellectual role model. He has studied extensively Lincoln's speeches and writings to better understand what it is to be an American and how to use power while avoiding the corruption of power. He says that he loves the quality of Lincoln's mind: especially his use of reason, as well as his moral character. Martin Luther King is Charles' spiritual role model mainly because of his capacity to act and forgive his enemies. Charles says, "This Fruit of the Spirit of MLK's -- forgiveness -- lead me to forgive my own enemies. Because of him, Jesus came more alive for me when I was a young man." Charles is ever the teacher and ever the student. The subjects of great interest to Charles are history, religion, spirituality, national and international politics, and art history, with a special interest in eugenics, race, biology, and ethics. He has pursued a special interest in angels since childhood and has collected hundreds of images of Angels in human art. He has, of course, been engaged for a number of years in studying them. He recalls praying to his Guardian Angels from an early age. There are few that we know of who could speak more poignantly to the nature of Angels and Angelic ministry than could Charles. We hope you will feel free to call in during the second hour of the show and ask Charles any questions you may have about angels. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,Guardian Angels,Seraphim,Spiritual Guides,EnlightenmentCharles Laurence Olivea (link to bio) was raised in New York City and received his second Masters from St. John's College, at Santa Fe, where he now lives withhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/25/cosmic-citizen--wednesdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/25/cosmic-citizen--wednesdayWed, 25 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMTJesus' Birth / Reflections From Around PlanetDue to personal circumstances, guest Robert Venosa is unable to join our Wednesday broadcast. We know that there were many reader gatherings for Jesus' birthday last weekend. We invite you to call in and share the joys of your local celebration! Hosts, Ann Whitehead Garner (Link to bio), Dr. Chris Halvorson (link to bio), and James Woodward (link to bio) will recap their own experiences and interact with callers regarding the topic of recognizing spiritual occasions.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLost Years of Jesus,Great Books,Life After Death,The Urantia Book,AngelsDue to personal circumstances, guest Robert Venosa is unable to join our Wednesday broadcast. We know that there were many reader gatherings for Jesus' birhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/21/cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/21/cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 21 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMTJesus' Birthday CelebrationWe are celebrating the birth of our beloved Master, Jesus of Nazareth, The Savior Jesus Christ, The Teacher Joshua ben Joseph, and discussing the impact of his birth here on our world, (Urantia, Urth) Earth more than 2000 years ago. This is one of the holidays that all Urantia Book student celebrate through out the world, regardless of what religious tradition we come from, we all gather together to celebrate August 21st. -0007 (BC) 08/21/-0007. Join Paula, Christilyn and guest speakers Dave Tucker, and Preston Thomas (link to bio) All those other believers who are celebrating the day with their local groups are invited to call in to the show. Please try to keep your greeting brief, since we have many parties happening who might call in, as well as many believers in Jesus who have been invited to join us for the program this weekend.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJesus,Lost Years of Jesus,Christianity,Birth of Jesus,The Urantia BookWe are celebrating the birth of our beloved Master, Jesus of Nazareth, The Savior Jesus Christ, The Teacher Joshua ben Joseph, and discussing the impact of hishttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/18/cosmic-citizen--wednesdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/18/cosmic-citizen--wednesdayWed, 18 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMTJesus' Birthday CelebrationWendesday, we are honoring the birth Jesus of Nazareth's birth (August 21 according to The Urantia Book as well as other historical documents). Preston Thomas (link to bio), joins us this week. Joining Preston and host, Ann Garner, are Dr. Chris Halvorson (link to bio) (including the "Symmetry of Soul" segment) and James Woodward (link to bio) (including "The Friendly Universe" segment).     Preston produced The Life and Teachings of Jesus, a remarkable book, with the assistance of Larry Watkins. The book is the result of a nine year effort to concentrate the Bible verses associated with Jesus into one volume. Each occurrence of his life is treated individually, and then arranged in a chronological sequence. Thus, it presents Jesus’ life and teachings as they actually took place, from birth through death and resurrection. This format promotes a better understanding of Jesus’ real life and his original gospel of the kingdom. Helpful explanatory notes are generously supplied.    An exhaustive index enables readers to quickly find what Jesus said concerning any topic. Also included is a list of Jesus’s parables, miracles, and teachings outlining his philosophy of living. Preston writes, "Following Jesus' guidelines for living provides direction and stability, while transforming our lives."    Preston holds a BA and MA degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia. After college he worked for 10 years as a private tutor for children with learning disabilities. In 1981 he founded the Einstein School which provides one to one instruction for students with special learning needs. He has two grown sons, and lives in Earlysville, Virginia with his wife, Kathy.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBirth of Jesus,Lost Years of Jesus,The Urantia Book,Religion,Great BooksWendesday, we are honoring the birth Jesus of Nazareth's birth (August 21 according to The Urantia Book as well as other historical documents). Preston Thomas (https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/14/cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/14/cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 14 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMTMore on the 11:11 Cosmic Wake-Up CallsAre you getting the 11:11 prompts? Are you inexplicably seeing 11:11 on the clock when you look at it, or derivatives of 11 like, 5:55, 4:44, 3:33, 2:22, etc.? People all over the world are noticing this phenomenon. This week's Cosmic Citizen will provide some astonishing detail into the nature and function of the 1111 Guardians of the Midway Realms. Many of these being are listed as authors of The Urantia Book. So what do they want? Why are they and the other Angelic orders trying to get our attention? Tune in and find out. 02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse1111,Angels,Midwayers,Urantia Book,Spiritual HelpAre you getting the 11:11 prompts? Are you inexplicably seeing 11:11 on the clock when you look at it, or derivatives of 11 like, 5:55, 4:44, 3:33, 2:22, etc.?https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/11/cosmic-citizen--wednesdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/11/cosmic-citizen--wednesdayWed, 11 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMTRev. Dr. Karen Hollie with (Dr. Chris Halvorson - James Woodward)Wednesday, join Dr. Karen Hollie and host, Ann Garner. Dr. Hollie (link to bio) enjoys the opportunity to bridge her psychological background with her ministerial calling and says she preaches for two reasons: “to comfort the disturbed” and “to disturb the comfortable.”     Also joining Dr. Hollie on this program are Dr. Chris Halvorson (link to bio) with a "Symmetry of Soul" segment and "The Friendly Universe" with James Woodward (link to bio). They will offer personal commentaries on The Urantia Book and discuss its teachings relative to Dr. Hollie's interview.    Pato Banton (link to bio) will also join the team offering his unique insights as well as singing for our listening audience while on the air.     02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBirth of Jesus,Lost Years of Jesus,Angels,Spirituality,PhysicsWednesday, join Dr. Karen Hollie and host, Ann Garner. Dr. Hollie (link to bio) enjoys the opportunity to bridge her psychological background with her ministerihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/07/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/07/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSat, 07 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMTMore on 11:11 - The Cosmic Wakeup Call George Mathieu Barnard is Dutch by birth, French by descend, and Australian by choice. Since childhood, he has been aware of the “1,111 Spirit Guardians” who have always guided and protected him. In his career as an industrialist, and later as a therapist, these Spirit Friends assisted him in emergencies – from saving lives to rescuing companies from disaster. Join us for another perspective on the worldwide phenomenon of 11:11 - Notably the Guru of the online discussion groups, George is an open and willing participant in the Cosmic Citizen guest club. We hope you will join us for what will be, at the very least, fascinating and funny stories featuring George's lifetime involvement with the "Guardian Spirits of The Midway Realms"02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAngels,Spirit Guides,1111,Spiritual,Akashic RecordsGeorge Mathieu Barnard is Dutch by birth, French by descend, and Australian by choice. Since childhood, he has been aware of the “1,111 Spirit Guardians” who hahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/04/cosmic-citizen--wednesdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/08/04/cosmic-citizen--wednesdayWed, 04 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMTJames Woodward (Dr. Chris Halvorson)    Wednesday, join James Woodward (link to bio) with hosts, Ann Garner and Surinder Singh.    James is a long-time reader of The Urantia Book since 1973) and promises to surprise us with a unique overview of the book. In the early nineties he began attending study groups and social activities in Southern California, joining Urantia Association International (UAI) in 1993.    Following a variety of volunteer assignments in UAI, James was recruited to Chicago in 2000 to join the staff at Urantia Foundation. He served in the Reader Services Department for five years and then accepted the position of Executive Administrator of UAI, serving until July 2008. He is currently a free-lance writer and editor and continues to be active in Urantia outreach and volunteer projects as well as being a world-class writer and singer.    We also welcome Dr. Chris Halvorson (link to bio) to the show in which he will share his in-depth knowledge of the papers, in his weekly segment, "Symmetry of Soul." 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Science,Philosophy,Religion,PhysicsWednesday, join James Woodward (link to bio) with hosts, Ann Garner and Surinder Singh.    James is a long-time reader of The Urantia Book since 1973) ahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/31/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/31/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSat, 31 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe 1111 Wake Up CallsJoin Paula and Christilyn today as we discuss Angels, Unseen Helpers and and the 1111 mystery.02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalse1111,Angels,Spirituality,Urantia Book,TruthJoin Paula and Christilyn today as we discuss Angels, Unseen Helpers and and the 1111 mystery.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/28/wednesday-program--phillip-gulleySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/28/wednesday-program--phillip-gulleyWed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMTWednesday program -- Philip Gulley Wednesday, beloved FaceBook friend and Quaker Pastor, Philip Gulley (link to bio), joins host, Ann Garner. She often tells people that he is the 'master of asking succinct questions.' Now it's HER time to ask him a few questions, as well any of our listeners who desires to call and ask him questions. They will interact about his soon to be completed book, which relates to faith we can live with unbound by creeds. We were also blessed that Surinder Singh, the incredible Indian/Canadian sage, joined Ann as co-host during the entire broadcast. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseQuaker,Simple Living,Christianity,Jesus,UrantiaWednesday, beloved FaceBook friend and Quaker Pastor, Philip Gulley (link to bio), joins host, Ann Garner. She often tells people that he is the 'master of askihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/24/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/24/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSat, 24 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMTOut of Murk & Mire of Life Permanently Saturday, co-hosts Ann Garner and Dave Tucker, along with 'surprise/mystery guests, Surinder Singh and Rassouli, sought to answer these questions: How does a person ... (1) Live life with joy and peace? (2) Make a TRUE connection? (3) Tap into THE SOURCE that gives power? (4) Release addictions (body AND mind)? (5) Get 'out of the mud' permanently?02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSuccessful Living,Mystics,Seers,Prophets,UrantiaSaturday, co-hosts Ann Garner and Dave Tucker, along with 'surprise/mystery guests, Surinder Singh and Rassouli, sought to answer these questions: How does a pehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/21/wednesday-program--rabbi-yossiSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/21/wednesday-program--rabbi-yossiWed, 21 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMTWednesday program -- Rabbi Yosef SerebryanskiWednesday, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Serebryanski joins host, Ann Garner. He is another treasure discovered on FaceBook and the web Revealing the Soul. Behind his simplicity lies a complexity of understanding and analysis of Torah and creation that brings joy and warmth to those who immerse themselves in his teachings.    A true friend and confidante to thousands of people who turn to weekly for guidance and wisdom, Rabbi Yossi (link to bio) is renowned for his compassion and open heart to all who enter his scope.    In his professional career Rabbi Yossi is a teacher, lecturer, mashgiach, published author, spiritual healer, professional counselor and guide. Born in Melbourne Australia, he grew up in a religious structure, living and studying structure. After many years of journey learning the balance in many areas of the ins and outs of creation,he moved beyond structure. He is an 'ancient soul/spirit' doing its work in this realm and keeping a constant opening to beyond.    Join Rabbi and Ann as they answer these questions:    What was?    What is?    What will be?02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseOrthodox Judaism,Urantia Book,Sages,Interfaith,Great BooksWednesday, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Serebryanski joins host, Ann Garner. He is another treasure discovered on FaceBook and the web Revealing the Soul. Behind his sihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/17/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/17/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSat, 17 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen - Saturday programTo Be Announced02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsea,b,c,d,eTo Be Announcedhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/14/wednesday-program--yasyhiko-kimuraSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/14/wednesday-program--yasyhiko-kimuraWed, 14 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMTWednesday--Yasuhiko Genku Kimura--Future of Planetary Politics Wednesday, Yasyhiko Genku Kimura(link to bio), one of the most read FaceBook writers, rejoins host, Ann Garner. Yasuhiko is a transhumanist philosopher, ordained Zen Buddhist priest and scholar.    Upon discovering Yasuhiko via FaceBook last year, there was an instantaneous recognition of a remarkable visionary AND clear voice at the dawn of our new future. Even after all these months of reading his sage writings, Ann (as well as other readers of The Urantia Book) never bore of partaking of his ageless wisdom. His clarity continues to amaze us and we are immense grateful that is taking time from his busy schedule to be with us.    Per Yasuhiko, "I have a great respect for The Urantia Book community through my interaction with Ann and reading FaceBook postings of your Urantia community."02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePolitics,Urantia,Buddhism,Sages,Mark TwainWednesday, Yasyhiko Genku Kimura(link to bio), one of the most read FaceBook writers, rejoins host, Ann Garner. Yasuhiko is a transhumanist philosopher, ordainhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/10/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/10/the-cosmic-citizen--saturday-programSat, 10 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMTMinistering to the World Outside the Movement - Existing World ReligionsWith Co-hosts: Christilyn Biek Larson and Dave Tucker How to share concepts and up step the great cutting edge thinkers/visionaries of today more effectively; bootlegging the teachings or direct overt seeding of the book itself. How has the new technology changed the face of religious evangelism and the communication variable in the world today? How are the young evangelicals, the Emergents, the Universalists, communicating and reaching out to the lost sheep. How do we seed networking sites, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, BlogTalkRadio blogs and instant news forums or E-zines (online live magazines) to further a cause or a movement? The show this week will focus on sharing ideas and processes that help our brothers and sisters of faith (the fellowship of believers) to up step their theology/ideologies. What is appropriate for the collective consciousness of today vs. the kinds of youth we were ministering to in the 1970s? Please call in to share your experiences and your ideas. If the objective is to create 1000 new study groups what will help make that happen? What kinds of resources do we need to make that jump possible in a year - 2 years - 5 years 10 years?     Next week the show will continue discussing this topic and will be asking a group of Second Generation Urantia Students to call in to discuss this from their perspectives.02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsea,b,c,d,eWith Co-hosts: Christilyn Biek Larson and Dave Tucker How to share concepts and up step the great cutting edge thinkers/visionaries of today more effectivelhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/07/gary-tonge--renowned-universal-artistSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/07/gary-tonge--renowned-universal-artistWed, 07 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMTGary Tonge - Renowned Visionary ArtistWednesday, Gary Tonge (link to bio) joins host, Ann Garner. Gary is a concept artist, art director and visionary who from a very early age had a fascination with space and the idea of “what might be out there in the Universe.” Gary has used his free time to pursue inspiring others into thinking “greater, deeper and more sincerely” about the truth of our existence, art, creation, and the whole indescribable fantastic magnitude of it all- Whether that be via visionary or other world illustrations or the growing number of Urantia Book based pieces he has created so far. Gary’s website is Vision A Far and he can be reached at gary@vision-afar.com02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Universe,Supernatural,Paradise,Space ShipsWednesday, Gary Tonge (link to bio) joins host, Ann Garner. Gary is a concept artist, art director and visionary who from a very early age had a fascination whttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/03/the-cosmic-citizen--live-from-the-united-urantia-family-festival-in-montrealSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/07/03/the-cosmic-citizen--live-from-the-united-urantia-family-festival-in-montrealSat, 03 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen - LIVE From The United Urantia Family Festival in MontrealSaturday, please join hosts, Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek Larson, LIVE from the conference in Montreal with other readers of The Urantia Book.     Hosts and guests biographical sketches pages at urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,religion,interfaith,scienceA recap of inspiration from the United Urantia Family Festival's inaugural event.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/30/the-cosmic-citizen--wednesdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/30/the-cosmic-citizen--wednesdayWed, 30 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMTRassouli - Renowned ArtistWednesday, RASSOULI -- (link to bio) -- joins host, Ann Garner. He is a visionary artist who has a unique way of reflecting spiritual experience by expressing images from his subconscious onto canvas. He often stimulates creativity by meditating at dawn watching the sunrise in a natural setting, or by envisioning a mystical journey through a night sky. His style does not focus on what is literally seen by the artist, but by surrendering conceptually to what is felt on a deeper level.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,Art,Eternity,MysticismWednesday, RASSOULI -- (link to bio) -- joins host, Ann Garner. He is a visionary artist who has a unique way of reflecting spiritual experience by expressing ihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/26/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/26/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 26 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMTEncounters With Angels & Other Unseen FriendsSaturday, join hosts, Paula Thompson and Ann Garner, as they explore the topic of human encounters with angels and other unseen friends from the spiritual realm. This week is an open phone segment. You are invited to call and share your stories as well. Also, for the first part of the show, some special guests have promised to call in and give us the details on the first annual Cosmic Road Show. Hosts and guests biographical sketches pages at urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Angels,Ghosts,Spirits,Celestial BeingsSaturday, join hosts, Paula Thompson and Ann Garner, as they explore the topic of human encounters with angels and other unseen friends from the spiritual realmhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/23/the-cosmic-citizen--wednesdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/23/the-cosmic-citizen--wednesdayWed, 23 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMTSelf-mastery: Jesus’ Unconventional Approach Wednesday, Vicki Arkens (link to bio) interacts about self-mastery in daily living with host, Ann Garner. Conventional wisdom tells us to take control, motivate, apply will power, and self-monitor. However, Jesus shows us a new and better way to alleviate the intense conflicts between our material and spiritual natures. We’ll take a close look at his teachings in the effort to understand how this is accomplished. Vicki's interest in the topic of self-mastery stretches back more than 20 years. Using what she learned from The Urantia Book and her personal experiences, she wrote and published a book titled Transcending the Everyday Temptations of Overeating. The book became, for her, a project of life-long devotion. She sprinkles her writing with passages from the ancient scriptures of Psalms and Proverbs, which provide inspiration that can speak to people of many faiths. Her spiritual advice is useful, not only to the problem of overeating, but to the wide variety of self-mastery conflicts that challenge people. Vicki was introduced to The Urantia Book in 1972 at the age of 19 yrs. Throughout her childhood, she took an avid interest in religion and appreciated her upbringing in the United Methodist Church. She has volunteered in religious education for many years—teaching all ages and developing curriculum materials. Additionally, she has given many presentations at Urantia gatherings and conferences. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and anthropology, and has worked in the fields of social welfare and education. She and her husband Bob reside in Wisconsin and have three grown children. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,religion,Health,Losing WeightWednesday, Vicki Arkens (link to bio) interacts about self-mastery in daily living with host, Ann Garner. Conventional wisdom tells us to take control, motivahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/19/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/19/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 19 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic Citizen - Saturday, Interview with Philip GulleyPhilip Gulley is our guest speaker again this week on Cosmic Citizen. Paula Thompson is still on vacation, so it will be a solo interview with Phil and myself, Christilyn Larson. The interview will be pre-recorded because he was not going to be available for the next few months on a weekend.   &nbsp I am pumped to have him back on our show again. It's been such a joy getting to know him better over the past year, and to read more of his previous works. I highly recommend taking a look at his "Harmony Series." But this weekend we will discuss his most recently published work, "If the Church were Christian", which has made quite a splash following his two previous books about which we spoke when he joined us last summer along with his previous co-author James Mulholland. Philip is now writing yet another book which sounds wonderful already. It is a systematic theology called "The Next Christianity: A God We Can Live With." This is not due out till next summer.   &nbsp Please try to tune in and chat with your friends the regulars and some new guests on the chat board again this Saturday from 12-2 Eastern Time. The program will be a pre-recorded interview with Philip Gulley and we will be taking calls the second hour to discuss the topics he brings up in his interview. If you can't tune in, check out the archived show at a more convenient time.   &nbsp Blessings All Around. Christilyn All hosts are long time students of The Urantia Book. They, along with other readers and special guests, seek to weave concepts into a tapestry of dynamic and applicable principles for daily living. Hosts and guests biographical sketches pages at urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,religion,interfaith,sciencePhilip Gulley is our guest speaker again this week on Cosmic Citizen. Paula Thompson is still on vacation, so it will be a solo interview with Phil and myself,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/18/pre-recording-of-interview-with-pastor-philip-gulleySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/18/pre-recording-of-interview-with-pastor-philip-gulleyFri, 18 Jun 2010 18:00:00 GMTPre-recording of interview with Pastor Philip GulleyPastor Philip Gulley (who is a repeat guest) is coming back on the show again this Saturday. We'll be talking about his book that came out last Fall, "If The Church Were Christian" to follow the trend of the past two books. The new book he's currently writing is a systematic theology called "The Next Christianity: A God We Can Live With." This session is to record the interview which will be replayed on the Saturday morning program.01:28:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChristianity,church,Quaker,Urantia Book,authorPastor Philip Gulley (who is a repeat guest) is coming back on the show again this Saturday. We'll be talking about his book that came out last Fall, "If The Chttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/16/the-cosmic-citizen--wednesdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/16/the-cosmic-citizen--wednesdayWed, 16 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMTInterview with Ben Bowler on The Cosmic CitizenBen Bowler is our Wednesday morning guest with host, Ann Garner. (link to bio) In 2007 Ben and Jildou volunteered with Free Schools World Literacy as Field managers, a service project created by readers of The Urantia Book, for the village schools in northern Thailand. At the completion of the term together they launched Blood Foundation, an NGO focusing on Burma issues, interfaith projects and education.     In 2008 Ben founded Monk for a Month, a unique cultural-exchange program allowing foreigners the chance for full immersion in the Thai Buddhist experience. Ben is also the founder of U-Day 23-12-2012 which aims to capitalize on the energy created by the eschatological rise in temperature associated with late 2012.     Ben will be responding to these questions: 1. How did you end up living in the border regions of Northern Thailand? 2. How did that lead to getting involved in Burma Issues? 3. Can you tell us about Blood Foundation, what's with the name!? 4. Monk for a Month is a unique concept, can you tell us a bit about the program since you launched two years ago? 5. Talking about experiential spirituality, tell us about Fang Valley - adventures of the spirit / what's next? 02:01:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,religion,interfaith,scienceBen Bowler is our Wednesday morning guest with host, Ann Garner. (link to bio) In 2007 Ben and Jildou volunteered with Free Schools World Literacy as Field manahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/11/spiritual-engineering-with-tom-strawser-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/11/spiritual-engineering-with-tom-strawser-1Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:00:00 GMTSpiritual Engineering with Tom Strawser(Link to bio)02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSpiritual Engineering,science,religion,philosphy,Urantia(Link to bio)https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/09/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/09/the-cosmic-citizenWed, 09 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMTReconciling Christianity and The Urantia BookCarol Herren Foerster, an incredibly gifted artist, will join host, Ann Garner. Carol is a second generation student of the Urantia papers. She started reading on her own when she was 12 yrs old. As she writes, "I couldn’t understand much of the first three parts, but the fourth part of the book was wonderful to read. I used to think it was because the midwayers were involved and they were more like us, thus making it easier for a child to understand." Carol is also a born again Christian and doesn’t have any problems with what may seem to be two different religious teachings, though there have been times she has struggled with the differences. Attending church and Bible studies regularly, she sees The Urantia Book as an encyclopedia of knowledge rather than a religion. Carol has a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art. Applying her gifts and talents as an artist, she learned to use computer programs for her art. She now has two websites: one is for her art, which includes drawing and photography, and another contains her unique view of The Urantia Book. Enjoy Carol's art at http://www.carolherrenfoerster.com/ Also view Carol's personal web site, based on her understanding of The Urantia Book, at http://www.urantiagarden.org/02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,Born Again,Spirit Filled,ChristianityCarol Herren Foerster, an incredibly gifted artist, will join host, Ann Garner. Carol is a second generation student of the Urantia papers. She started readinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/05/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/05/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 05 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMTHelping Teens Find Spiritual PurposeThis week on the Cosmic Citizen, Tom Choquette (link to bio) returns to talk about his ministry on behalf of young adults and spiritual seekers in general. Tom co-founded a spiritual organization for young adults called Truthseekers, www.mytruthseekers.org. Tom is a successful businessman in the Pacific Northwest and has spent the last 20 years engaged in active ministry to homeless youths and runaways on the streets of Seattle. His years of service ministry to young adults has taught him a great deal about being an effective minister and mentor to young adults. Tom Choquette has helped hundreds of young people find purpose and value in their lives. If you know a young adult or anyone who is struggling to find spiritual meaning in these troubling times, you'll want to tune in and listen to this show, and maybe even take the Truthseeker pledge: "I commit myself to a life long search for truth. To the best of my ability I will be a living example of the truths that I find. I will honor all other Truthseekers, understanding that there are as many paths to truth as there are people who walk them." Hosts and guests biographical sketches pages at: urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Troubled Teens,Struggle,Parenting,Finding PeaceThis week on the Cosmic Citizen, Tom Choquette (link to bio) returns to talk about his ministry on behalf of young adults and spiritual seekers in general. Tohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/02/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/06/02/the-cosmic-citizenWed, 02 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMTPossible Future of Christianity (Rev Brian Young, Guest)We are pleased Rev Brian Young(link to bio) joined host, Ann Garner. They co-founded Tarrant County Interfaith Council (1993). Rev Brian is somewhat familiar with The Urantia Book. He is Senior Assoc. Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Arlington TX, a 5,000 member church. QUESTIONS POSED: ~Is the atonement doctrine valid? ~Should we seek to convert others? ~Why are main-line Christian denominations not growing? ~What created the sharp increase in non-denominational growth in recent years? ~Why is your church growing? ~Many young people are attending your church? What caused this increase? ~How can you, as a Christian minister of 27+ years, be involved in Interfaith? ~What are your reflections about The Urantia Book? ~Would you co-found a new church of any kind? Rev Brian is a graduate of Southern Methodist Univ (BA in Religious Studies) & Master of Theology, Perkins School of Theology. He currently serves on the Central TX Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, District Board of Ordained Ministry and Univ of TX at Arlington Wesley Foundation Board of Directors. Prior to joining the staff of UMC, Arlington, he was UMC Campus Minister, Director, The Wesley Foundation at Texas Christian University (TCU), Fort Worth TX. A few of Rev Brian’s service to the religious/cultural community are: National Campus Ministry Association (President); US representative to global campus and Univ chaplain conferences, i.e. Brisbane, Australia, Finland/Russia, Cantebury & Rome. For many years he co-chaired the Fort Worth CROP Walk Arrangement, TCU Holocaust Awareness Committee, and served on the Board of Directors of Celebration Shop/Hugworks www.hugworks.org. Enjoy Pastor Brian's Musings at (Brian's Musings).02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,Christainity,interfaith,End of WorldWe are pleased Rev Brian Young(link to bio) joined host, Ann Garner. They co-founded Tarrant County Interfaith Council (1993). Rev Brian is somewhat familiar wihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/29/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/29/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 29 May 2010 16:00:00 GMT2012 - Is the world really coming to an end?This week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be discussing the so called “end times” and the 2012 apocalyptic scenarios from a Urantia Book perspective. For the first hour we will have an open phone segment and we invite your calls and comments. For the second hour of the show, we will be visited again by author and publisher Byron Belitsos, (link to bio) who first appeared on our show in May of 2009. Byron has just recently launched his new blog site, http://radwisdom.com. Byron is a journalist, publisher, and most recently coauthor of World Democracy (2005) and A Return to Healing (2009) which won the prestigious 2009 GOLD Nautilus Award in the “Health and Healing” category. A student of the Urantia Book since 1974, Byron founded several companies, most notably Origin Press (www.originpress.com). Byron has delved deeply into the events that seem to fuel profound apocalyptic fears. No matter what we believe about the amazing times we live in, we can count on Byron to address these matters in an informed, frank and interesting way. Hosts and guests biographical sketches pages at urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Apocalypse,2012,End times,New WorldThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be discussing the so called “end times” and the 2012 apocalyptic scenarios from a Urantia Book perspective. For the firshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/26/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/26/the-cosmic-citizenWed, 26 May 2010 16:00:00 GMTInterview with Robert Burns and Pierre ChicoineWednesday, we welcome Robert Burns and Pierre Chicoine, who was our guest March 23rd (link to bio)     Robert is past President of The Urantia Book Fellowship and UBLA (Urantia Book of Los Angeles) society. He is currently serving on the General Council of The Urantia Book Fellowship, President of FreeSchools-USA, as well as Chairman of the Board of the UrantiaUniversity.     Robert is past President and/or Chairman of the Board of the American Heart Association Orange County, Exchange Club of Newport Harbor. He is Chairman of the Board of SSCIM, UCI (Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California at Irvine) under the department of Medicine, Board member of the Foxhall Foundation, Board member of World Tai Chi in Orange County, service member (every Friday morning) of a Santa Ana mission feeding the poor, study group host since 1990 every Thursday, active minister officiating 1-2 weddings and or memorials every month.     For fun Robert plays in a band, teaches group exercise classes and skateboards, looking forward to being a grandfather to baby Jace Paul Johnson, and spending time with wife Cindy Burns in her pursuits as a comedian and producer.     Please join host, Ann Garner, as they interact about the Urantia community's opportunities in serving the 5th Epochal Revelation, from the various social, spiritual, service, educational and leadership/administration aspects.     Host and guests biographical sketches pages at urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,religion,interfaith,scienceWednesday, we welcome Robert Burns and Pierre Chicoine, who was our guest March 23rd (link to bio)     Robert is past President of The Urantia Book Fellowshiphttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/22/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/22/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 22 May 2010 16:00:00 GMTHealing Fragrances: The Power of Essential OilsThis Saturday on the Cosmic Citizen, we will be interviewing author Elizabeth Anne Jones (link to bio) on her new book, Awaken to Healing Fragrance: The Power of Essential Oils Therapy. Elizabeth began her journey with plants and a desire to use them in essential oil healing when she was a teen. Today she is a pioneer, leading educator, healer, formulator, and advocate in the field of using therapeutic essential oils in integrative medicine. She has completed extensive coursework in aromatherapy and botanicals, is a graduate of the California School of Herbal Studies in Forestville, California, and has studied with top aromatherapists around the world. For more than thirty years, she has run a private aromatherapy practice and treated hundreds of clients. With her husband, chemist Lawrence Jones, she established Elizabeth Van Buren, Inc., a company producing an extensive line of botanical products used by practitioner and nurses, in spas, hospitals, massage schools, and hospices nationwide.(www.elizabethvanburen.com) Elizabeth Jones received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Skidmore College and a Secondary Credential and Master Degree from University of California, Berkeley. As a member of the educational committee of the Alliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA), she has worked on regulating the standards of aromatherapy education in the United States. Jones has been invited to speak at many health conferences and workshops, including the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA). Hosts and guests biographical sketches pages at urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm. urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEssential Oils,Aroma Therapy,Alernative Healing,Urantia Book,SpiritualityThis Saturday on the Cosmic Citizen, we will be interviewing author Elizabeth Anne Jones (link to bio) on her new book, Awaken to Healing Fragrance: The Powehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/19/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/19/the-cosmic-citizenWed, 19 May 2010 16:00:00 GMTWednesday Interview - Elisabeth EspersenWe are grateful that Elisabeth Espersen(link to bio) will be our guest with host, Ann Garner. Elisabeth is a pioneer in the Interfaith movement, co-founding the North American Interfaith Network www.nain.org. Prior to serving as Executive Director of Thanks-Giving Square www.thanksgiving.org, she was a Catholic nun. Her classic book, “Meeting in Faith” (1996) became a model and guide for Interfaith groups around the world.    Elisabeth spearheaded a five-day seminar (1999) that drew participants from 33 countries to discuss the global implications of gratitude and thankful living. World religious leaders attended the gathering, due to her gracious leadership and friendships, including the Chief Tibetan Archivist for the Dahli Lama, Archbishop of Canterbury, Imam Muzamil Siddiqi and Francis Cardinal Arinze, who walked amongst the participants as ‘men amongst men.’     Upon retiring from Thanks-Giving Square in 2000, she returned to upper state New York, where she continued her contemplative life style and currently serves as assistant to the pastor of a Catholic parish.     Elizabeth’s visionary insights include, "Today's interfaith organizations have achieved a first level of success by creating structures where diverse religious groups can overcome ignorance and fear of one another. This achievement has created excitement, awe, and gratitude among the participants. Most seem ready for a next level, though they may not know what it is."     Although Elizabeth does not consider herself a seasoned reader of The Urantia Book, she has read the book twice and will provide valuable insights from her theological perspective.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,religion,interfaith,scienceWe are grateful that Elisabeth Espersen(link to bio) will be our guest with host, Ann Garner. Elisabeth is a pioneer in the Interfaith movement, co-founding thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/15/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/15/the-cosmic-citizen--saturdaySat, 15 May 2010 16:00:00 GMTEmploying Spiritual Teachings in the Real WorldThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be interviewing Michael Gillespie (link to bio) on his work as a deeply peaceful and spiritual journalist who regularly covers volatile and violent world situations. Please join us for Michael's unique world view and insights. Michael is a journalist who lives and works in central Iowa. He is a contributing editor at The Independent Monitor, the national newspaper of Arab Americans. He writes regularly for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, the nation's most widely read and respected magazine focusing on U.S. Middle East foreign policy and the politics and culture of the region. A 1999 graduate of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University in Ames where he was inducted a member of Kappa Tau Alpha, the national honor society in journalism and mass communication, Michael has previously worked in radio as a reporter at WUOT-FM in Knoxville, TN, a university NPR-affiliate station, and as project director for community radio station WDVX-FM in Clinton, TN. His reportage has been broadcast internationally by Swiss Radio International. Michael has been a student of the Urantia Papers since 1974. While living in Tennessee, where he co-founded the Knoxville Writers Guild and served as executive director of the Tennesse Writers Alliance, Michael was an active member of Urantia study groups in Knoxville and in Murfreesboro. He had earlier been a member of a study group in Austin, TX. In Iowa since 1996, Michael served as a member of the cabinet of the Ames Interfaith Council for six years. He was vice-chair and chair of the city's lay interfaith organization in the years before and after September 11, 2001. Michael writes regularly about interfaith relations and peace and social justice issues and events. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Truth,World Peace,Unbiased Journalism,InterfaithThis week on the Cosmic Citizen we will be interviewing Michael Gillespie (link to bio) on his work as a deeply peaceful and spiritual journalist who regularlhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/08/brigitte-mars--herbalist-author-and-raw-food-chefSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/08/brigitte-mars--herbalist-author-and-raw-food-chefSat, 08 May 2010 16:00:00 GMTBrigitte Mars - Herbalist, Author and Raw Food ChefHave you ever wanted expert advice on natural medicines and alternative healing? This week's show is all about the care and feeding of the body human. The Cosmic Citizen feature Ms Brigitte Mars (link to bio), a longtime student of the Urantia Book and an extraordinary herbalist, author and raw foods chef. She is a highly regarded and sought after nutritional consultant from Boulder, Colorado. Brigitte has been working with Natural Medicine for over 40 years. She teaches through private workshops and seminars, and also at Naropa University, the Boulder College of Massage,Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts, and Omega Institute. Brigitte also hosts a weekly Boulder radio show on KGNU (88.5 FM) called “Naturally,” teaches raw food classes, leads herb walks, and is a professional member of The American Herbalist Guild. As an additional benefit, our friend and regular contributor, Diane Labrecque (Link to bio) will be on the line providing her own expertise in natural medicines, infra red therapies, Bach Flower remedies and homeopathy. Don't hesitate to call in with your questions, it's not everyday we get practical expertise like this. For more information on Brigitte and her healing work, visit www.BrigitteMars.com. Also, Brigitte recounts how The Urantia Book found her here at Hippie Chick Seeks Revelation on Truthbook.com.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRaw foods,natural healing,alternative medicine,herbal medicine,spiritualityHave you ever wanted expert advice on natural medicines and alternative healing? This week's show is all about the care and feeding of the body human. The Cosmihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/05/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/05/the-cosmic-citizenWed, 05 May 2010 16:00:00 GMTInterview with clergyman Dr. ChuckThis Wednesday is Part 2 of a two-part discussion with Dr. Chuck, with this part devoted to A Course in Miracles as a revelation, what it teaches, its similarities to The Urantia Book and its significant differences.     Books being referred to are: A Course In Miracles: The Lives of Helen Shucman and William Thetford, by Neal Vahle. Return to the Heart of God, by Robert Perry. Also, a 2-DVD set: The Forgotten Song and The Song Remembered: The Story of ACIM, distributed by the Foundation for Inner Peace (these videos have extensive interviews, and info along the lines you mentioned on the show).     For those looking for a critical analysis by a UB reader this article, while critical of ACIM, is well done: ACIM and TUB.     Please join Dr. Chuck and host, Ann Garner, for another informative and thought provoking interaction. (Please see Dr. Chuck's bio here).    Please join us in two weekly live and lively sessions on varying topics, which encompass spirituality, Interfaith, science & religion, as well as presenting rich and vivid details of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. The Saturday show is hosted by Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek and the Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner. Both shows, which begin at 12 noon Eastern Time, feature a live chat session that is monitored by Larry. All hosts are long time students of The Urantia Book. The hosts, along with other readers and special guests, seek to weave concepts into a tapestry of dynamic and applicable principles for daily living. Visit our hosts and guests biographical sketches pages.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,A Course in Miracles,Religion,RevelationThis Wednesday is Part 2 of a two-part discussion with Dr. Chuck, with this part devoted to A Course in Miracles as a revelation, what it teaches, its similarithttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/01/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/05/01/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 01 May 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic CitizenWe are dedicating this month of shows to "Cosmic Humor", by doing a series of light-hearted, spiritually uplifting shows on humor, gearing up for May 2nd. "World Laughter Day". This Saturday we will be interviewing our friend Jim McNelly. Jim is a self proclaimed natural born ham. He has used his considerable influence to write and perform a dozen or so humorous plays performed at various Urantia conferences. He likes to make us laugh at ourselves. One hilarious skit, he called "At home with the Ben Joseph's." It is an irreverent portrayal of the events of Jesus' teenage life. Jim's characters have included "Reverend Jimmy" who fervently admonishes the faithful that Jeeezzzuuuss did NOT die on the cross to atone for purported sins, and "Swami Gowananda" who teaches that "The Universe is over, we can all go home now!" Jim hopes someday to hear the words from our Heavenly Father, "This is a beloved son, of whom I got a great kick out of!" Both shows begin at 12 noon Eastern Time and visit our hosts and guests biographical sketches pages.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,humor,religion,spiritualityWe are dedicating this month of shows to "Cosmic Humor", by doing a series of light-hearted, spiritually uplifting shows on humor, gearing up for May 2nd. "Worlhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/28/the-cosmic-citizen-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/28/the-cosmic-citizen-1Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic CitizenSioux Oliva, Ph.D,has been a reader of The Urantia Book since 1974 and is currently writing a history of Dr. William S. Sadler to place him in his time and place to assist us in thinking through the work of Matthew Block.     Please join Ann Garner during the one-hour Wednesday broadcast interacting with Sioux.     Sioux is a historian and lecturer. As a historian, her clients’ include Gard Jameson (wrote his family history in three parts), Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy (lived with Ethel for 3 months while she organized her historic papers), the estate of Marilyn Monroe (wrote a proposal for a traveling exhibition about her life), Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee (organized the Grey Gardens papers into 23 volumes), The Getty & The City of Los Angeles (compiling the Civil Rights history of Los Angeles), and The Autry Museum of the American West (rewriting docent training to add the Native Voice). A person who likes how science informs philosophy and religion, Sioux suggests DNA testing as for clients due to the additional genealogical and historical information it provides. She is soon to go on a speaking tour to talk about the importance of compiling a family history, how to create one, how DNA can give a broader picture of one’s ancestry, and share her experiences as a professional historian. www.LegacyHistory.com    http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/GuestBios.htm#Oliva02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,Science,Religion,RevelationSioux Oliva, Ph.D,has been a reader of The Urantia Book since 1974 and is currently writing a history of Dr. William S. Sadler to place him in his time and plachttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/24/the-cosmic-citizen-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/24/the-cosmic-citizen-1Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic CitizenWe are dedicating this month of shows to "Cosmic Humor", by doing a series of light-hearted, spiritually uplifting shows on humor, gearing up for May 2nd. "World Laughter Day". ThisSaturday edition of The Cosmic Citizen, in keeping with our series on cosmic humor, Christilyn will be interviewing actor, comedian and innertainer, Mr Errol Strider. Errol has developed a new model for theater called Strider Innertainment which combines philosophical inquiry, spiritual discovery and psychological growth with comedy and theater. Errol has a special gift for using comedy and humor to break through ego resistance and pave the way for real heart and mind connection. One of his mottos is, “When you can laugh at yourself, you're too slippery for your ego to get a hold of you.” His comedy focuses on pointing out the discrepancies between who we are and who we tend to think we are. His humor is positive and is never achieved at someone else’s expense, though often at his own as he continues to be impressed by the ridiculousness of his own behavior and thinking. He has written and performed many comedy sketches that not only reveal our human foibles, but also point the way to joy, freedom and wholeness. Errol is currently the artistic director of “The Laughing Heart”—a non-profit organization that provides spiritual education, healing and a community context devoted to using creativity for the advancement of human consciousness. In addition, he and his wife, Rochelle, produce a weekly radio program called, “Insight Out” at www.Utopiaradio.com and he also writes a blog where he combines his philosophical perspective with humor and stories…www.insightoutwithErrol.blogspot.com. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Spirt,humor,Recovery,revelationWe are dedicating this month of shows to "Cosmic Humor", by doing a series of light-hearted, spiritually uplifting shows on humor, gearing up for May 2nd. "Worlhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/21/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/21/the-cosmic-citizenWed, 21 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMTInterview with clergyman Dr. ChuckDr. Chuck has been a clergyman serving churches on the East coast since the early 1990's. He has earned degrees from accredited schools in philosophy, theology, biblical studies, comparative religions, and metaphysics. As part of both his academic study and professional ministry he has had an interest in new religions, new forms of religious expression within traditional religions, continuing revelation, and how religion shapes both the present and the future.     He first encountered the Urantia Book as a teenager in 1967, but did not begin serious reading of until four years ago. Although he does not claim to be an "expert" or "authority" on the Fifth Epochal Revelation, he has read the entire book through, and is well read on the history of the Urantia Papers, from the earliest days to the present.     Dr. Chuck and Ann Garner will interact about The Urantia Book in relation to:     1. Traditional Christian religion (Catholic, Protestant, liberal and evangelical/fundamentalist);     2. Other religions claiming additional or new revelations (Mormon, A Course in Miracles, OAHSPE);     3. Possible future for the Urantia revelation within the framework of traditional religion. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Church,revelations,oahspe,A Course in MiraclesDr. Chuck has been a clergyman serving churches on the East coast since the early 1990's. He has earned degrees from accredited schools in philosophy, theology,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/17/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/17/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 17 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMTLaughter Yoga - Dr. Madan Kataria This week, in continuing with our month-long series on cosmic humor, the Cosmic Citizen will feature Dr. Madan Kataria, a medical doctor from Mumbai, India popularly known as the ‘Guru of Giggling’ (London Times). He is the founder of the Laughter Yoga Clubs movement started in 1995. While researching the benefits of laughter, he was amazed by the number of studies showing the profound physiological and psychological benefits of laughter. He decided to find a way to deliver these benefits to his patients and other people. The result is Laughter Yoga, a unique exercise routine that combines group laughter exercises with yoga breathing. It allows anyone to laugh without the use jokes, humor or comedy. Started with just five people in a public park in Mumbai, India in 1995, Laughter Yoga has grown into a worldwide movement of more than 6000 Laughter Yoga clubs in over 60 countries. Spreading rapidly in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, South East Asia, China and Africa, this new concept has been widely covered by prestigious publications like the TIME magazine, National Geographic, and the Wall Street Journal and featured on CNN, BBC, US networks and the Oprah Winfrey Show. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,funny,humor,yoga,revelationThis week, in continuing with our month-long series on cosmic humor, the Cosmic Citizen will feature Dr. Madan Kataria, a medical doctor from Mumbai, India popuhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/14/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/14/the-cosmic-citizenWed, 14 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMTDiscussion with Lisa CroweWednesday, 4/14/2010. Guest Lisa Crowe is a relative newcomer on the Urantia movement scene. She began reading the UB about three years ago and was immediately driven to tell the world about the phenomenal revelation she had found. The more she read, the immensity of the subject matter became apparent, and one of the biggest obstacles she faced while trying to explain what she had found was that she couldn’t come up with an “elevator speech”. Lisa will be discussing some of the difficulties to be expected when introducing the UB to others and some of the methods she’s found to be successful.    Please visit Lisa's website at www.urantiabook-intro.org    Our Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. All hosts are long time students of The Urantia Book. They, other readers and special guests, seek to weave concepts into a tapestry of dynamic and applicable principles for daily living.    Please join us for our informative and lively programs, 12 noon Eastern Time and visit our hosts and guests biographical sketches pages.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,Science,Religion,RevelationWednesday, 4/14/2010. Guest Lisa Crowe is a relative newcomer on the Urantia movement scene. She began reading the UB about three years ago and was immediatelyhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/10/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/10/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 10 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMTThe Cosmic CitizenWe are dedicating this month of shows to "Cosmic Humor", by doing a series of light-hearted, spiritually uplifting shows on humor, gearing up for May 2nd. "World Laughter Day". This Saturday’s edition of the Cosmic Citizen features the Cosmic Comic, Swami Beyondananda, aka, Steve Bhaerman. Steve is an internationally known author, humorist, and workshop leader. For the past 23 years, he has written and performed as Swami Beyondananda, the "Cosmic Comic." Swami's comedy has been called "irreverently uplifting" and has been described both as "comedy disguised as wisdom" and "wisdom disguised as comedy." In short, Steve is an amazing humorist and wit, who loves to play with words, make people laugh and make them think. Swami B will be with us for the first hour to discuss his current projects and a new book, co-authored with the noted cellular biologist Bruce Lipton, entitled: Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future and a Way to Get There From Here The second hour of the show will be an open phones discussion of humor in the highest, even cosmic, sense. So be prepared to call in with your best, and most clean, examples of humor, Call-in Number: (646) 716-8158 Just for fun, here's an example of the wit and wisdom of Steve Bhaerman: “Be a fundamentalist, make sure fun always comes before the mental. Realize that life is a situation comedy that will never be cancelled. A laugh track has been provided and the reason why we are put in the material world is to get more material.” And, “If we want world peace, we must let go of our attachments and truly live like nomads. That's where I no mad at you, you no mad at me. That way, there will surely be nomadness on the planet. And peace begins with each of us. A little peace here, a little peace there, pretty soon all the peaces will fit together to make one big peace everywhere.” More information about Swami Beyondananda can be found at: www.wakeuplaughing.com. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Swami Beyondanada,comedy,funny,spiritualWe are dedicating this month of shows to "Cosmic Humor", by doing a series of light-hearted, spiritually uplifting shows on humor, gearing up for May 2nd. "Worlhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/07/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/07/the-cosmic-citizenWed, 07 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMTInterview - Stephen ZendtWednesday's discussion with Stephen Zendt will range through new approaches to devotions and worship that have opened up, or are being creatively explored, by Urantia Book students everywhere.     Older ritualistic observances of the organized religious bodies no longer seem able to provide a sense of fully contacting the spiritual currents that flow upward in worship although many people are directly involved in a church, mosque, synagogue, or temple where they experience community and communion, as it is unique to their tradition.     We hope to encourage individuals to experience their own opening to the Divine in personal devotional space.     The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. All hosts are long time students of The Urantia Book. They, other readers and special guests, seek to weave concepts into a tapestry of dynamic and applicable principles for daily living.    Please join us, Saturdays and Wednesdays for our informative and lively programs, 12 noon Eastern Time and visit our hosts and guests biographical sketches pages.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,Science,Religion,RevelationWednesday's discussion with Stephen Zendt will range through new approaches to devotions and worship that have opened up, or are being creatively explored, by Uhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/03/the-cosmic-citizenSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/04/03/the-cosmic-citizenSat, 03 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMTTim Hobbs and Elisabeth Callahan on The Cosmic CitizenThis week on the Cosmic Citizen, Tim Hobbs of Denver, CO, and Elizabeth Callahan of Santa Barbara, CA, will join us to provide an update on Urantia University. Many exciting things have happened with UU since we first interviewed David Nash about it back in May of 2009.     Both Tim and Elizabeth serve on the board of UU. If you have been curious or interested in this unprecedented project, Saturday’s show will let you know exactly what is going on and how get involved. Good things are happening.     This edition will also feature a special Easter observance. The show starts at 10:00 Mountain Standard Time. The call in number is (646) 716-8158, we welcome your questions and comments. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Jesus,science,religion,revelationThis week on the Cosmic Citizen, Tim Hobbs of Denver, CO, and Elizabeth Callahan of Santa Barbara, CA, will join us to provide an update on Urantia University.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/31/great-books-discussion--virtual-urantia-book-globaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/31/great-books-discussion--virtual-urantia-book-globaWed, 31 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMTKaye Cooper and Sharon Lanier InterviewSharon Lanier and Kaye Cooper have discovered and created techniques to transform negative emotions into positive ones that serve their spiritual ideals. These techniques have grown out of their extensive knowledge of The Urantia Book as well as over 20 years of facilitating spiritual retreats. They have been collaborating on an extraordinary breakthrough in living out one’s spiritual ideals. These concepts will presented at their upcoming retreat, “Joyful Living,” to be held April 16-18 in Texas.     Wednesday at 12 noon Eastern Time, Kaye and Sharon will discuss with host, Ann Garner, techniques that will enable you to call upon your spiritual power, faith and gratitude to direct your life. “Joyful Living” techniques provide tools for self-management which will enable a person to. . .     (1) Have less anxiety, stress and pressure; (2) Experience more peace and energy; (3) Come to understand yourself better; (4) Increase your emotional clarity and control; (5) Transform struggles into triumphs; (6) More effectively find your own answers within; (7) Gain increased control of your life; (8) Have an enhanced ability to live your religion.    Visit our hosts and guests biographical sketches pages at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,cosmologySharon Lanier and Kaye Cooper have discovered and created techniques to transform negative emotions into positive ones that serve their spiritual ideals. Thesehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/27/have-you-heard-of-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/27/have-you-heard-of-the-urantia-bookSat, 27 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMTInterview - David KuliekeThe guest for this episode of the Cosmic Citizen is David Kulieke, president of First Society in the Chicago area. David will be asked some provocative questions such as; what is our purpose? What is God's purpose for us? And ultimately, what is the purpose of The Urantia Book? David has given other presentations on the purpose of the Urantia Book, and he will provide an informal version of his previous talks. Essentially, our questions will be the springboard for further discussion of his ideas.     This program will be host Andre's final broadcast on the Cosmic Citizen. Andre writes: While I've greatly enjoyed my time as co-host of the Cosmic Citizen radio show, some opportunities have come my way which compel me to step down from my co-hosting role. The Cosmic Citizen is still in the capable hands of Paula Thompson and I'm sure she will take it in interesting and innovative directions.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Our purpose,Gods purpose,interfaith,revelationThe guest for this episode of the Cosmic Citizen is David Kulieke, president of First Society in the Chicago area. David will be asked some provocative questionhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/24/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/24/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 24 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMTInterview - Pierre ChicoinePlease join Pierre Chicoine (Link to Bio)and host, Ann Garner, for an intriguing broadcast, with Pierre answering, from his unique perspective as a scientist and futurist . . . (1) Do new energies exist that will free the world? (2) Is it possible that all infections will end in the next couple of decades? (3) What is the paradigm shift taking place in the human mind? (4) Is this the age of the ending of human trauma?    Pierre is a Urantia Book reader for over 35 years and hosted a study group for 20 years in Anaheim, CA. He is a musician, a futurist and a lover of science, technology and history. He's a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather    Recognized as one of the pioneers of automated computer designs, Pierre utilized one of his 3d based automation programs to create an interactive, animated 3d trip to all the architectural spheres from Earth to Paradise from his synthesis the teachings from The Urantia Book (www.virtualurantia.com).02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,cosmologyPlease join Pierre Chicoine (Link to Bio)and host, Ann Garner, for an intriguing broadcast, with Pierre answering, from his unique perspective as a scientist anhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/20/summer-urantia-conferencesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/20/summer-urantia-conferencesSat, 20 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMTSummer Urantia ConferencesThis episode of the Cosmic Citizen provides updates to the two upcoming Uantia conferences.     Diane Labrecque will be with us for the first hour to give an update on the wonderful Urantia Family Festival.     For the second hour we will be plugging yet another glorious event; the Urantia Book Fellowship's Intensive Summer Study Seminar. The theme is Cosmic Morality, Living the Gospel. To discuss this year's program is Nick Stefero, a member of the Fellowship's Education Committee who also oversees the Committee's website. Nick will give us the inside scoop on this year's seminar. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Family Festival,Intensive Summer Study Seminar,conferences,Living the Gospel,UrantiaThis episode of the Cosmic Citizen provides updates to the two upcoming Uantia conferences.     Diane Labrecque will be with us for the first hour to give anhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/17/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/17/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 17 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupPlease join Giani Ji Harbhajan Singh Sandhu (Sikh Priest--50 yrs -- link to bio) and host, Ann Garner (link to bio), during our broadcast. Ann has frequently stated, “It has been an extraordinary and enlightening journey to have been involved closely with the Sikh community since the mid 90’s.” Giani Ji and Ann will interact about the origin and history of the 500 yr old religion of Sikhism as well as distilling the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh Holy Scriptures). They will also discuss his recently completed book, "Spiritual Springtime" (which she had the honor of helping him complete).     The following from The Urantia Book has guided Ann in her Interfaith endeavors for many years, "The many religions of Urantia [Earth] are all good to the extent that they bring man to God and bring the realization of the Father to man. It is a fallacy for any group of religionist to conceive of their creed as The Truth; such attitudes bespeak more of theological arrogance than certainty of faith. There is not a religion that could not profitably study and assimilate the best of the truths contained in every other faith, for all contain truth." The Urantia Book (Paper 92: Sect 7. Para 3)02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,cosmologyPlease join Giani Ji Harbhajan Singh Sandhu (Sikh Priest--50 yrs -- link to bio) and host, Ann Garner (link to bio), during our broadcast. Ann has frequently shttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/13/interview--lawrence-schkadeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/13/interview--lawrence-schkadeSat, 13 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMTInterview - Lawrence SchkadeOn this edition of the Cosmic Citizen, we will hear a moving testimony from Dr. Lawrence Schkade. Dr. Schkade grew up in a strict conservative Christian home and calls himself a recovering fundamentalist. His testimony of how the Urantia Book changed his life can be found on truthbook.com with the title, The Dark Night of my Soul is Ending found here.     Dr. Schkade is a retired academic, and is the person responsible for introducing Ann Garner to the UB. Ann of course is a regular supporter of our program and the host of our offshoot broadcast on Wednesday mornings.     Please join us for what promises to be a most interesting discussion.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseFundamentalism,Dark night of the soul,interview,academia,UrantiaOn this edition of the Cosmic Citizen, we will hear a moving testimony from Dr. Lawrence Schkade. Dr. Schkade grew up in a strict conservative Christian homehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/10/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/10/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupLarry Mullins(link to bio), is the President and CEO of UltraSales, Inc., providing management consulting and syndicated marketing programs to retailers nationwide. Larry has written a number of books including, Immature People with Power, How to Handle Them. Joe Girard, recognized as the "world’s greatest salespeson" in the Guinness Book of World Records, said of this book: "If I had read your book before I started I would have reached the top much sooner."    Please join us as we interact about Larry’s latest book, The MetaValues Breakthrough, the first complete presentation of his revolutionary concepts about the self-actualization process. http://www.metavalues.net    The Wednesday study session is co-hosted by Ann Garner (link to bio), and Larry Watkins, both of whom are long time students of The Urantia Book. Topics vary each week as the hosts, along with other readers and special guests, seek to weave concepts into a tapestry of dynamic and applicable principles for daily living.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,cosmologyLarry Mullins(link to bio), is the President and CEO of UltraSales, Inc., providing management consulting and syndicated marketing programs to retailers nationhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/06/interview--robert-reusingSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/06/interview--robert-reusingSat, 06 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMTInterview - Robert ReusingM. Scott Peck's Work Continues through The Foundation For Community Encouragement (FCE); Director of Programs, Robert Reusing is our guest this week.     Mr. Reusing had the distinct privilege of knowing and working with the late Dr. Peck (best selling author) for more than 25 years. He was trained by Scott Peck in 1985 to facilitate the process called "community building" after having gone through a workshop himself as the Director of an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program. Since that time he has worked for FCE with both groups of strangers and organizations world wide to teach and feel true community. With clients ranging from car dealerships, and religious organizations to actual countries FCE has been involved in conflict resolution in Bosnia, Pakistan and the former USSR.     Mr. Reusing will be talking about FCE workshops and facilitator training as well as the "Building Authentic Community" program they have coming up in April, in Buffalo NY.     More information (and registration information for their workshops) can be found on their website at www.fce-community.org. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseFCE,community building,conflict resolution,M Scott Peck,General discussionM. Scott Peck's Work Continues through The Foundation For Community Encouragement (FCE); Director of Programs, Robert Reusing is our guest this week.     Mr.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/03/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/03/03/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuest: Phil Calabrese Science and Religion, Reason and Faith, a mathematician considers the issues. All science is expressed in the language of mathematics. Although the postulates of all science are mental (ideas), mathematics is the only science whose experiments (examples) are also totally mental, not based on sensory measurements as are the experiments of other sciences. As such, mathematicians are in a good position to grasp just where reason & science end and faith & religion go on without them. Too often, materialistic scientists and philosophers have gone over the line by either claiming a philosophical or religious position is scientific, or by claiming that a scientific position is inconsistent with their religious beliefs. For example, physicist Carl Sagan would routinely attribute the "emergence of life" to "purely random events", but that is a philosophical assumption not an implication of the theory of evolutionary, which does not deal with the origin of living things, just their evolution. Today we hear about how life is expected to spontaneously "emerge" with a spark from a mixture of hydrocarbons. We hear that people are completely subject to antecedent causation, that we are just intelligent machines, that "free will" is like a train whistle making a lot of noise but amounting to nothing. This kind of materialistic philosophy masquerading as science gives science a bad name. On the other hand we hear of all too many religious teachers claiming that their religious beliefs need not conform to scientific discoveries where the two domains overlap. For example, recently several prominent candidates for president of the United States proudly denied biologic evolution apparently because The Bible says the world is only several thousand years old not about 4.5 billion years old as discovered by scientific methods. This gives religion a bad name, as though it is anti-intellectual, anti-scientific.01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,mathematicsGuest: Phil Calabrese Science and Religion, Reason and Faith, a mathematician considers the issues. All science is expressed in the language of mathematics.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/27/interview--michael-hendersonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/27/interview--michael-hendersonSat, 27 Feb 2010 17:00:00 GMTInterview - Michael HendersonMichael Henderson, English journalist, broadcaster and author, lives in Westward Ho! North Devon. He returned to Britain at the end of 2000 after 22 years in the United States mostly in Portland , Oregon. He also has Irish citizenship. In the United States he contributed articles to newspapers and journals all over the country, did more than 1,000 radio talks and was presenter for commercial, public and cable TV programs. In Oregon he was president of the World Affairs Council, of the English-Speaking Union, and of Willamette Writers, and on the board of the United Nations Association. He was co-founder of Oregon Uniting, a work for racial understanding and a prime instigator of Oregon’s 1999 Day of Acknowledgment of earlier racial exclusion. He has spoken throughout the United States to many organizations, church groups, university departments and service clubs. He has addressed groups around the world as varied as the Rotary clubs of London, New Delhi and Rabaul, New Guinea; the English-Speaking Union branches of Moscow and St Petersburg, New York and Washington, DC, and London; the World Affairs Councils of San Antonio, Texas and Brattleboro, Vermont; the annual meeting of the Governors General of the Caribbean as well as in Parliament House, Canberra, and in the House of Commons. Since returning to Britain he has spoken to dozens of audiences in England, Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . In December, 2009 he spoke on forgiveness at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia and in January 2010 was featured at the Munich International Peace Conference. Please see more complete bio and picture on our guest bios page02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAuthor,Forgiveness,Peace Conference,London Press Club,PeacebuildingMichael Henderson, English journalist, broadcaster and author, lives in Westward Ho! North Devon. He returned to Britain at the end of 2000 after 22 years in thhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/24/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/24/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMTFundamentalist Christianity & The Urantia Book (Rev Thomas, Guest)Guest: Rev Thomas, a Retired Minister in a Main-Line Christian Denomination.(link to bio), Please join us as we interact with Rev Thomas regarding...     ~ Beginnings of Ministry (16 Yrs Old)     ~ Background in Fundamentalist Christianity     ~ Mission Fields in Early Days as Fundamentalist Christian Minister     ~ Pastoral Years     ~ Discovery of The Urantia Book ~ Impact of The Urantia Book on Philosophy of Living     ~ Emphasis of Minister Following ‘Retirement’     01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,FuFundamentalist Christianity,ministryGuest: Rev Thomas, a Retired Minister in a Main-Line Christian Denomination.(link to bio), Please join us as we interact with Rev Thomas regarding...     ~https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/20/interview--charlie-foxSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/20/interview--charlie-foxSat, 20 Feb 2010 17:00:00 GMTInterview - Charlie FoxCharlie Fox is neither an academic nor a priest. The author of Being Like Water (available either on Amazon.com or on Lulu.com) is interested only in the functionality of spirituality and the way that the Gospel of Jesus can enhance our lives and release our own great contributions to mankind.     An experienced martial artist of many styles and a musician/composer of something he terms "art-based music", Charlie has been on a spiritual journey since his early years and has wended his way through various Christian denominations and belief systems. A Urantia Book reader since 1997 and always on the peripherary of the Christian scene, Charlie's personal mission is to reach other "religious and spiritually minded nomads" who feel otherwise excluded from the established church and isolated as a result. Charlie's music is available at www.myspace.com/charliefoxidioms02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,music,composer,teachings of Jesus,God-consciousnessCharlie Fox is neither an academic nor a priest. The author of Being Like Water (available either on Amazon.com or on Lulu.com) is interested only in the funhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/17/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/17/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 17 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuest: Yahuhiko Genku Kimura(Link to Bio)     Yahuhiko Genku Kimura, one of the true visionaries on the planet, is a transhumanist philosopher; ordained Zen Buddhist priest and scholar; teacher of esoteric spiritual philosophies of the East and the West. Mr. Kimura is recognized for his unique ability to integrate advanced Western scientific thought with intuitive Eastern spiritual insight to bring about radical and lasting transformation in individuals and organizations. Link to www.via-visioninaction.org Mr. Kimura's website. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Buddhism,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,philosophyGuest: Yahuhiko Genku Kimura(Link to Bio)     Yahuhiko Genku Kimura, one of the true visionaries on the planet, is a transhumanist philosopher; ordained Zen Buhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/13/cosmic-citizen-with-ann-of-texasSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/13/cosmic-citizen-with-ann-of-texasSat, 13 Feb 2010 17:00:00 GMTCosmic Citizen with Ann of TexasBoth of our usual hosts, Paula and Andre, are away this weekend so this Saturday's program will be hosted by Ann Garner , host of the weekly program "Wednesday Great Books Study Group." Ann plans to surprise us and keep us on our toes as she discusses various topics relating to spirituality and to the teachings of The Urantia Book.     Ann will be happy to take calls if the callers first sign into the chat session and indicate there that they'd like to talk to her.02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalsespirituality,The Urantia Book,interfaith,personal growth,General discussionBoth of our usual hosts, Paula and Andre, are away this weekend so this Saturday's program will be hosted by Ann Garner , host of the weekly program "Wednesdayhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/10/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/10/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 10 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuest: Dr. Phil Calabrese(link to bio)     "Reason and Faith, Science and Religion"/"A Mathematician looks at the Issues,” a synthesis of 50 years as a mathematical scientist and 40 years as a student of The Urantia Book.     The Wednesday broadcast is hosted by Ann Garner (link to bio) and Larry Watkins. Topics vary each week as the hosts, along with invited readers who drop in on occasion to share their seasoned wisdom, seek to weave concepts from the book into a tapestry of dynamic and applicable principles for daily living.01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,mathematics,cosmologyGuest: Dr. Phil Calabrese(link to bio)     "Reason and Faith, Science and Religion"/"A Mathematician looks at the Issues,” a synthesis of 50 years as a mathemahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/08/interview--allison-zopolSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/08/interview--allison-zopolMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTInterview - Allison ZopelThis special Sunday evening broadcast takes the place of our regular Saturday morning program. Allison Zopel (link to bio) is a musician and second-generation Urantia Book reader. At age 19, Alison was involved in a traumatic accident which put her in a coma for five years, during which she slipped in and out of various levels of consciousness. Allison has just finished a book about her experience. In addition to explaining the various levels of consciousness involved in a coma, Allison will share the spiritual truths she internalized as a result of her experience.     A brief video interview of Allison can be viewed here, on Truthbook.com02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLife after death,Out of body experience,long term coma,Urantia,Near death experienceThis special Sunday evening broadcast takes the place of our regular Saturday morning program. Allison Zopel (link to bio) is a musician and second-generationhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/03/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/02/03/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuest: Gard Jameson - Enneagram and Contemplative Prayer - (link to bio)     The Wednesday broadcast is hosted by Ann Garner (link to bio) and Larry Watkins. Topics vary each week as the hosts, along with invited readers who drop in on occasion to share their seasoned wisdom, seek to weave concepts from the book into a tapestry of dynamic and applicable principles for daily living.01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,cosmologyGuest: Gard Jameson - Enneagram and Contemplative Prayer - (link to bio)     The Wednesday broadcast is hosted by Ann Garner (link to bio) and Larry Watkinshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/30/to-be-announcedSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/30/to-be-announcedSat, 30 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMTTwo Questions, with Andre RadatusThis weeks program will focus first on the question, is The Urantia Book a divinely commissioned revelation? And second, does the world view presented in The Urantia Book give an accurate description of our human condition and provide life-transforming solutions to human problems?     Helping us address these questions is Andre Radatus, (link to bio) a Urantia Book reader for over 30 years. Andre is a clear and logical thinker. Part of our discussion will also include responding to potential objections raised by critics and skeptics of the revelation.     Please join us live Saturday mornings (noon ET) for interesting discussion, interviews, some music, and a lively chat session. Topics tend to be related to the teachings of The Urantia Book, sometimes specifically, sometimes loosely... you'll never know what you get but you'll find the spiritually focused programs uplifting, informative and entertaining. Visit our archive here on the Cosmic Citizen for programs dating back to July of 2008 or see the bios of our guests at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/GuestBios.htm (link to guest page)02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,revelation,discussion,chat session,cosmologyThis weeks program will focus first on the question, is The Urantia Book a divinely commissioned revelation? And second, does the world view presented in The Urhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/27/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/27/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuest: Diane Labrecque - (link to bio) The topic is the United Urantia Family Conference in Montreal in July, 2010.     The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. Both are long time students of The Urantia Book.The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. Both are long time students of The Urantia Book.     Hosts and guests biographical sketches can be viewed at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,cosmologyGuest: Diane Labrecque - (link to bio) The topic is the United Urantia Family Conference in Montreal in July, 2010.     The Wednesday study session is hohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/23/obstacles-in-embracing-the-teachings-of-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/23/obstacles-in-embracing-the-teachings-of-the-urantia-bookSat, 23 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMTObstacles in embracing the teachings of The Urantia BookThis will be another open phones segment, but one posing a specific question to our listeners. What obstacles have you encountered in your decision to embrace the teachings of the Urantia Book? Maybe you've encountered resistance from friends, family, or peers in your profession. Or maybe you've chosen to remain partially in the closet about your beliefs. We'd love to hear your stories, and please feel free to remain anonymous if you wish.     Visit our archive here on the Cosmic Citizen for programs dating back to July of 2008 or see our list of guests at our host page, http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm with its link to our guests page at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/GuestBios.htm 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,interviews,discussion,chat session,cosmologyThis will be another open phones segment, but one posing a specific question to our listeners. What obstacles have you encountered in your decision to embrace thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/20/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/20/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 20 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuest: Halbert Katzen(link to bio)     The discussion is about the UBtheNEWS project     The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. Both are long time students of The Urantia Book.     Hosts and guests biographical sketches can be viewed at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,cosmologyGuest: Halbert Katzen(link to bio)     The discussion is about the UBtheNEWS project     The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistancehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/16/to-be-announced-1Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/16/to-be-announced-1Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMTPaper 195 - The Future -- with guest Pato BantonWe welcome back our friend and brother Pato Banton (link to bio) on this program. As you may know, Pato is a well-known reggae singer and longtime Urantia Book reader; we use many of his songs on the show. Pato will be joining us for the second hour to discuss the last section of paper 195; the section called THE FUTURE. For the first hour, Paula and I will be reading trhough this section and dialoguing about it in a kind of on-air study group.     Pato will then join us to give us his take on this section, and to tell us why he thinks the information in it is so critical at this time.     To see Pato's bio, please visit our guests page at: http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/GuestBios.htm 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Spiritual,Pato Banton,Future,cosmologyWe welcome back our friend and brother Pato Banton (link to bio) on this program. As you may know, Pato is a well-known reggae singer and longtime Urantia Boohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/13/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/13/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 13 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuest: Suzanne Kelly(link to bio)     Suzanne, editor of the UAI Journal, recites from her brilliant epic poem Élan Vital     The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. Both are long time students of The Urantia Book.     Hosts and guests biographical sketches can be viewed at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,cosmologyGuest: Suzanne Kelly(link to bio)     Suzanne, editor of the UAI Journal, recites from her brilliant epic poem Élan Vital     The Wednesday study session is hhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/09/interview--nancy-johnsonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/09/interview--nancy-johnsonSat, 09 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMTInterview - Nancy JohnsonGuest is longtime Texas reader Nancy Johnson (link to bio). Nancy's article, "the Role of Feelings and Emotions on an Evolutionary World," was published in the summer 2009 issue of the Fellowship Herald, which is the topic of this show.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,interviews,discussion,chat session,cosmologyGuest is longtime Texas reader Nancy Johnson (link to bio). Nancy's article, "the Role of Feelings and Emotions on an Evolutionary World," was published in thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/06/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/06/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 06 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuests: Pato Banton and Suzanne Kelly     Dearest brother, Pato Banton, who combines award-winning reggae music with Urantia Book Ministry, was our special guest . . . along with Suzanne Kelly (Author, Elan Vital). During this broadcast, we interacted about:    (1) “Six Decisions Made by Jesus” (pattern of Jesus’ execution of plans in January/February);    (2) Jesus overcame the ‘enemy;’    (3)Jesus chose to complete life in natural way . . . knowing he would partake of ‘bitter cup’ of cross;    (4) why does evil still exists?         The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with Larry Watkins in the live chat sessions. Both are long time students of The Urantia Book.     Hosts and guests biographical sketches can be viewed at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,Interfaith,cosmologyGuests: Pato Banton and Suzanne Kelly     Dearest brother, Pato Banton, who combines award-winning reggae music with Urantia Book Ministry, was our special guhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/02/interview--dinesh-dsouzaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2010/01/02/interview--dinesh-dsouzaSat, 02 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMTInterview - Dinesh D'SouzaThe guest this week is a man Andre's known since the 1990's, when he was doing secular talk-radio on the Chicago airwaves. He began writing books on politics, but has since switched to writing about religious topics. Dinesh D'Souza's, (link to bio) latest book is titled Life AFter Death, the Evidence.     Dinesh arrived in America in 1978 as an exchange student from India, and graduated from Dartmouth College in the early 1980's, where he founded the Dartmouth Review. Upon graduation, he spent two years editing a Princeton University alumni magazine, and then went on to serve as a domestic policy analyst for the Reagan White House. He also served as a fellow at two think-tanks, the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution. He is currently founder of the Why God Institute.     His books include Illiberal Education, the end of Racism,What's So Great About America?, and more recently, What's So Great About Christianity? In his most recent work, D'Souza sets out to prove, though reason alone, that life after death exists. Drawing on arguments from philosophy, physics, neuroscience and other disciplines, he concludes that life after death can be demonstrated with no appeals to revelation or religious authority. What's interesting thing for us is how many of his claims are similar to those of The Urantia Book.     While himself a committed Christian, D'Souza has an open and flexible mind. He is calm, well-spoken, and impeccably logical. D'Souza has debated many contemporary atheists, such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris.     Tune in for a stimulating conversation with one of our finest contemporary intellectuals.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLife after death,American Enterprise Institute,Hoover Institution,Why God Institute,philosophyThe guest this week is a man Andre's known since the 1990's, when he was doing secular talk-radio on the Chicago airwaves. He began writing books on politics, bhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/30/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/30/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 30 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuest: Jaime Segel Estes has been a reader of The Urantia Book since the 80's. Jaime combines marriage and parenting of two small precious daughters with a highly successful real-estate career in the Los Angeles area. She also is a gifted singer and shares her unique gift near the end of the show.    Jaime and host, Ann Garner, have an enduring friendship which spans almost two decades. They have experienced many unusual events together, including the January 17, 1994, 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles, which is the only earthquake Ann ever experienced (the ground acceleration was one of the highest ever instrumentally recorded in an urban area in North America).    During the show, they interacted about the importance of regaining momentum after cataclysmic events and retooling oneself for inevitable changes in life. Jaime also shares her sage insights concerning interfaith marriage ceremonies and honoring family traditions.     [Suzanne Kelly is a frequent poetic-interlude guest, reciting applicable quatrains from her book, Elan Vital]     Hosts and guests biographical sketches can be viewed at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,history,cosmologyGuest: Jaime Segel Estes has been a reader of The Urantia Book since the 80's. Jaime combines marriage and parenting of two small precious daughters with a highhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/26/open-mic-with-andre-and-paulaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/26/open-mic-with-andre-and-paulaSat, 26 Dec 2009 17:00:00 GMTOpen Mic with Andre and PaulaThis is an open mic segment with hosts Paula and Andre discussing topics relating to the teachings of The Urantia Book and to the Christmas holiday season.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChristmas,Open Mic,The Urantia Book,Call in,General discussionThis is an open mic segment with hosts Paula and Andre discussing topics relating to the teachings of The Urantia Book and to the Christmas holiday season.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/23/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/23/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 23 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupGuest: Preston Thomas(link to bio)     Preston Thomas shared his insights regarding why he published “The Life and Teachings of Jesus – A Restatement of the Gospels” and his purpose in utilizing the Revised Standard version of Bible.    [Suzanne Kelly, poetic-interlude guest, recited applicable quatrains from her book, Elan Vital]     The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. Both are long time students of The Urantia Book.    Hosts and guests biographical sketches can be viewed at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,history,cosmologyGuest: Preston Thomas(link to bio)     Preston Thomas shared his insights regarding why he published “The Life and Teachings of Jesus – A Restatement of the Gohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/19/2009-parliament-of-world-religions-part-2Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/19/2009-parliament-of-world-religions-part-2Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:00:00 GMT2009 Parliament of World Religions, Part 2If you missed last week's show, Paula shared many of her experiences at the Parliament of World Religions, which was held recently in Melbourne, Australia. Continuing in that vein, the first half of our show will be with James Woodward, who will be making a cameo appearance on the show, his second since the show's debut. We'll also attempt to get other folks from the Urantia Assocation International, particuarly from Australia, to call in.     During the second hour, we'll be doing an open phone segment, specifically focused on Christmas, favorite Christmas memories, carols, stories, or anything else of sentimental value.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseParliament of World Religions,Melbourne,UAI,Open mic,UrantiaIf you missed last week's show, Paula shared many of her experiences at the Parliament of World Religions, which was held recently in Melbourne, Australia. Conhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/16/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/16/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 16 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study Group     ‘Letter to home’ written by Preston Thomas, was read by Larry during broadcast, regarding the Atonement Doctrine. Larry, a long-time reader of The Urantia Book, has served faithfully as engineer for the Saturday broadcasts since they were ignited as well as facilitating the simultaneous chat room each week.     During the broadcast we introduce of “The Life and Teachings of Jesus – A Restatement of the Gospels” by Preston Thomas (now on a web site being managed by Larry).     [Suzanne Kelly,poetic-interlude guest, recited applicable quatrains from her book, Elan Vital)    The sessions are hosted by Ann Garner, student of the book since 1978, minister, and active participant in interfaith outreach. 01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,history,cosmology‘Letter to home’ written by Preston Thomas, was read by Larry during broadcast, regarding the Atonement Doctrine. Larry, a long-time reader of The Urantiahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/12/2009-parliament-of-world-religionsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/12/2009-parliament-of-world-religionsSat, 12 Dec 2009 17:00:00 GMT2009 Parliament of World ReligionsPaula Thompson has been out of town this past week... she was in Melbourne Australia attending the Parliament of World Religions. On this program Paula will share her experiences at the Parliament. In addition, other attendees will be contacted and asked to call in with their stories and observations. So get ready for an Interfaith celebration as we get the inside scoop on the 2009 Parliament of World Religions. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseParliament of World Religions,Melbourne,Australia,Interfaith,UrantiaPaula Thompson has been out of town this past week... she was in Melbourne Australia attending the Parliament of World Religions. On this program Paula will shahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/09/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/12/09/great-books-discussion--the-wednesday-virtual-uranWed, 09 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMTGreat Books Discussion -- The Wednesday Virtual Urantia Book Global Study GroupThe Wednesday topical audio virtual study group is hosted by Ann Garner and Larry Watkins, both of whom are long-time students of The Urantia Book. The discussions encompass spirituality, philosophy, history, geology, anthropology, evolution, cosmology and philosophy. Topics vary each week.    Please join us here each week as we learn to water the gardens of our hearts and to seek truth as well as fact . . . to expand our souls as well as our minds    Hosts and guests biographical sketches can be viewed at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGreat Books,Study Group,The Urantia Book,history,cosmologyThe Wednesday topical audio virtual study group is hosted by Ann Garner and Larry Watkins, both of whom are long-time students of The Urantia Book. The discussihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/11/28/phil-taylor-at-dominican-university-conferenceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/11/28/phil-taylor-at-dominican-university-conferenceSat, 28 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMTPhil Taylor at Dominican University ConferenceWe will be presenting another pre-recorded conference plenary speech; this time from Phil Taylor (link to bio). His topic is God-consciousness through Michael.     During the second half of the show, after Phil's speech, our good friend Diane Labrecque (link to bio) will be calling in to discuss the Urantia Family Festival. We've discussed this before on the air, but will be doing so in more detail. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseConference plenary,Phil Taylor,Diane Labrecque,Urantia,God-consciousnessWe will be presenting another pre-recorded conference plenary speech; this time from Phil Taylor (link to bio). His topic is God-consciousness through Michael.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/11/21/interview--steve-mcintoshSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/11/21/interview--steve-mcintoshSat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMTInterview - Steve McIntoshThis week on Cosmic Citizen Paula and Christilyn will be interviewing Steve McIntosh (link to bio). Steve is a leader in the integral philosophy movement and the author of the acclaimed book: Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution (Paragon House 2007).     Review: "McIntosh's book is an educational journey through the fundamentals of integral philosophy and a fascinating exploration of some of its most important themes. Carefully researched and tightly argued, this work is an important contribution to a field destined to impact world culture and the direction of human evolution."     The emerging integral perspective provides an enlarged understanding of the evolution of consciousness and culture, leading to realistic and pragmatic solutions to our growing global problems, both environmental and political. Integral philosophy affirms the values and goals of progressive spiritual culture, but also seeks to “transcend and include” the postmodern worldview of the “cultural creatives” through an evolutionary perspective that reveals new insights about the evolution of consciousness.     Steve McIntosh is commonly recognized and a major contributor to the Integral Movement. Please join us for this interesting and informative interview.     Please see Steve's bio on our bio page. There's always a link to the page on the Cosmic Citize Profile.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSteve McIntosh,Integral Movement,Consciousness and Evolution,Urantia,Book reviewThis week on Cosmic Citizen Paula and Christilyn will be interviewing Steve McIntosh (link to bio). Steve is a leader in the integral philosophy movement and thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/11/14/interview-with-larry-mullinsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/11/14/interview-with-larry-mullinsSat, 14 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMTInterview with Larry MullinsA discussion with Larry Mullins (link to bio) about his new book, The Metavalues Breakthrough.     This is our second interview with Larry, our first was conducted over a year ago, and it dealt with the history of the Urantia movement. This time, Larry will be taking us into different territory where we'll be discussing things like self-actualization, peak experiences, humanistic psychology, and all kinds of other good things.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseLarry Mullins,Metavalues Breakthrough,peak experiences,psychology,UrantiaA discussion with Larry Mullins (link to bio) about his new book, The Metavalues Breakthrough.     This is our second interview with Larry, our first was conduhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/11/07/dominican-university-conference--phil-taylor-and-cSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/11/07/dominican-university-conference--phil-taylor-and-cSat, 07 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMTDominican University Conference - Phil Taylor and Charles OliveaCharles Olivea (link to bio) has been married for 43 years to wife, Mary. They live to Santa Fe, New Mexico, because of its appeal along spiritual, ethnic, historical and aesthetic lines. Charles has studied The Urantia Book since 1968 and has tried to integrate its teachings into his life. He knew from the beginning that it constituted living truth and eventually appreciated why this planetary revelation came in book form: essentially, to bring greater clarity and instruction (spiritual wisdom) to our minds. He has have dedicated his life--personally and professionally (he is a teacher)--to its dissemination. Phil Taylor (link to bio) has been a reader of The Urantia Book since 1991, when he found it in college. His passion is service; that's what he speaks about at conferences. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDominican University,Conference,Lectures,Urantia,God ConsciousnessCharles Olivea (link to bio) has been married for 43 years to wife, Mary. They live to Santa Fe, New Mexico, because of its appeal along spiritual, ethnic, histhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/31/interview-with-pastor-danielle-shroyerSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/31/interview-with-pastor-danielle-shroyerSat, 31 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview with Pastor Danielle ShroyerThis Saturday is a follow up on last week's show discussion The Emergent Church movement, specifically the Christianity21 conference, and New Communities of Faith with Guest speaker Danielle Shroyer (link to bio).     Danielle is one of the 21 female speakers at the Christianity Conference held in Minneapolis two weeks ago. She is the pastor of Journey Church in Dallas, considered to be one of the new emergent communities of faith. Services or gatherings are held on Sunday evenings, and discussion vary to cover many topics such as letting the life of Jesus inspire us with joy and abundant life, rather than focusing only on his death on the cross, such as "Vampire Christians" who are only interested in Jesus for his blood.     She asks the question on her blog, "Should church be Fun?" and has also held services that focus on peace-making, fair trade, feeding the poor, and going green.     One of her influences theologically has been Jurgen Moltmann, a Twentieth Century Christian Theologian from Germany, the author of more than 25 books, whose work including "The Theology of Hope" revolutionized much Christian pastoral speakers and sparked a great deal of interest and discussion in Christian circles.     Danielle is an author herself and her first book The Boundary-Breaking God: An Unfolding Story of Hope and Promise (Jossey-Bass, 2009) has just been released. She speaks often on issues of theology, church leadership and emerging communities of faith. Her father was a Southern Baptist and her mother was from a Muslim family from Lebanon. Danielle lives with her husband and two children in Dallas, Texas.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEmergent Church,Jesus,theology,Christianity21,Should Church be funThis Saturday is a follow up on last week's show discussion The Emergent Church movement, specifically the Christianity21 conference, and New Communities of Faihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/24/interview--phyllis-tickleSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/24/interview--phyllis-tickleSat, 24 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview - Phyllis TicklePHYLLIS TICKLE, (link to bio) founding editor of the Religion Department of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, the international journal of the book industry, is frequently quoted in print sources like USA TODAY, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, NY TIMES as well as in electronic media like PBS, NPR, THE HALLMARK CHANNEL, and innumerable blogs and web sites. Tickle is an authority on religion in America and a much sought after lecturer on the subject. Tickle is a founding member of The Canterbury Roundtable, and serves now, as she has in the past, on a number of advisory and corporate boards. A lay eucharistic minister and lector in the Episcopal Church, she is the mother of seven children and, with her physician-husband, makes her home on a small farm in Lucy, Tennessee. Phyllis Tickle, founding editor of the religion department at Publishers Weekly, is one of the most highly respected authorities and popular speakers on religion in America today. She is the author of more than two dozen books on the subject, including the recently published The Words of Jesus: A Gospel of the Sayings of Our Lord and The Divine Hours, a series of manuals for observing fixed-hour prayer. A lector and lay eucharistic minister in the Episcopal Church, Tickle is a senior fellow of the Cathedral College of Washington National Cathedral. For more in formation, go to www.phyllistickle.com or www.thegreatemergence.com Phyllis Tickle's Youtube introduction to The Great Emergence Join us as we chat with Phyllis about the recently attended Christianity21 Conference and her book. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePhyllis Tickle,Christianity is changing,spirituality,history,faithPHYLLIS TICKLE, (link to bio) founding editor of the Religion Department of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, the international journal of the book industry, is frequently quohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/17/uai-and-urantia-book-fellowshipSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/17/uai-and-urantia-book-fellowshipSat, 17 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMTUAI and Urantia Book FellowshipThe two primary fraternal organizations for Urantia Book readers; the Urantia Association International, and the Fellowship for Readers of the Urantia Book are the guests for this show. Representing the UAI for the first hour is Gaetan Charland, the current president, and representing the Fellowship for the second hour is Paula Thompson, the Fellowship's executive director. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUAI,Urantia Book Fellowship,Gaetan Charland,Urantia Book,OrganizationsThe two primary fraternal organizations for Urantia Book readers; the Urantia Association International, and the Fellowship for Readers of the Urantia Book arehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/10/interview--jennifer-skiff-god-storiesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/10/interview--jennifer-skiff-god-storiesSat, 10 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview - Jennifer Skiff, God StoriesJennifer Skiff (link to bio), author of the book God Stories has collected a wide variety of testimonies from various faith-traditions; stories of how God's grace has touched people's lives.     Jennifer is currently working with Oprah Winfrey, as well as a team of Hollywood writers and directors for a dramatic television series based on the book.     Jennifer Skiff’s award-winning career as an international television journalist includes more than a decade as an investigative correspondent for CNN. Her specialty is the environment and among other industry honors, she has received the prestigious Environmental Media Award. Passionate about animals and their welfare, she works with charities throughout the world to bring relief to abused and abandoned animals.     A cancer scare in her early thirties convinced her that a Divine presence was active in her life. Her journalistic instincts took over and she began a quest to find out if others had similar experiences. The result is her first book, God Stories, a collection of inspiring first-person accounts of miracle-like encounters with God. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJennifer Skiff,inspiration,testimonials,journalism,UrantiaJennifer Skiff (link to bio), author of the book God Stories has collected a wide variety of testimonies from various faith-traditions; stories of how God's grahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/03/interview--robert-f-bornstein-healthy-dependencySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/10/03/interview--robert-f-bornstein-healthy-dependencySat, 03 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview - Robert F. Bornstein, Healthy DependencyEven Jesus needed people; he asked his apostles to stay awake with him in the garden of Gethsemane before he died. Contrary to our hyper-independent society, God's family is interdependent, not independent. Psychology professor and author Robert Bornstein (link to bio) agrees; which is why he wrote his 2003 book, Healthy Dependency. His wife, Mary Languirand, co-wrote the book with him, but he will be doing the show solo. Mr. Bornstein is a specialist in the field of personality, is widely recognized as the world's foremost authority on dependency. He is currently a professor of psychology at Gettysburg College, and has published more than 100 articles and 30 book chapters on personality dynamics, diagnosis, and treatment. Robert and Mary live in Gettysburgh, Pennsylvania. They are also the authors of When Someone You Love Needs Nursing Home, Assisted Living, or In-Home Care - The Complete Guide.Link to Healthy Dependency Website02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseRobert Bornstein,healthy dependency,personality,psychology,UrantiaEven Jesus needed people; he asked his apostles to stay awake with him in the garden of Gethsemane before he died. Contrary to our hyper-independent society, Gohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/09/26/interview--patrick-yeshSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/09/26/interview--patrick-yeshSat, 26 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview - Patrick YeshA student of The Urantia Book since the late 1970s, a master portrait artist and Fine Arts teacher, Patrick Yesh (link to bio) lives in Calgary Alberta and facilitates workshops in Canada and the USA. He teaches dynamic personal growth seminars in therapeutic and spiritual arts: the application of art to life and spiritual growth. He lectures internationally, coaches and counsels individuals advancing on their spiritual path. He is the President of Art and Soul at www.artheartandsoul.com In pondering the issue of will in light of The Urantia Book’s teachings, Patrick has discovered and developed some key techniques for helping our human will to more closely align with God’s will. He has also developed relaxation techniques that facilitate a deeper communion with the indwelling presence of God. His recent workshops on this subject have received enthusiastic acclaim. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePatrick Yesh,Will and Thoughts,artist,fine arts teacher,UrantiaA student of The Urantia Book since the late 1970s, a master portrait artist and Fine Arts teacher, Patrick Yesh (link to bio) lives in Calgary Alberta and facihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/09/19/interview--zudhi-jasser-president-of-the-american-Spiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/09/19/interview--zudhi-jasser-president-of-the-american-Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterviews - Zudhi Jasser and Frank GaffneySeptember 5ths program left us with a lot of questions. Each of our guests were critical of Islam to one degree or another, and their reactions left us wondering; how would a reasonable, moderate Muslim answer their objections? This has prompted us to invite a past guest back on the program. Zudhi Jasser (link to bio) will grace us with a return visit. Zudhi is a moderate Muslim deeply concerned about radical infiltration of American mosques. He is director of several documentaries, including THE THIRD JIHAD, which we posted a link to last time he was on the air. Our goal with Zudhi is to address many of the objections raised by our previous guests in the spirit of real, honest, authentic, interfaith dialogue. And yes, we will get his perspective on the Rifqa Bary case. In addition, along with Dr. Jasser, our guest for the first half-hour will be Frank Gaffney, president of the Center for Security Policy. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseZudhi Jasser,American Muslims,Rifqa Bary,Islam,UranitaSeptember 5ths program left us with a lot of questions. Each of our guests were critical of Islam to one degree or another, and their reactions left us wonderinhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/09/12/the-value-of-patient-and-loving-interfaith-dialoguSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/09/12/the-value-of-patient-and-loving-interfaith-dialoguSat, 12 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMTThe Value of Patient and Loving Interfaith Dialogue; Paula Thompson and Ann GarnerThis week host Andre is absent on business; Paula will do the Cosmic Citizen broadcast with her friend Ann Garner (link to bio).     Ann has been on our broadcast before and is uniquely qualified to share her experiences in Interfaith activities. She has been actively engaged in interfaith work for 16 years. She has worked extensively with Thanks Giving Square in Dallas, TX, and has been an active member of the Thanks-Giving Foundation’s Interfaith Council since 1995. A minister and a long-time student of the Urantia teachings, Ann has many personal friends from all faith traditions.     We examine what it means to achieve a “thoroughgoing understanding of your neighbor's motives and sentiments.” The inclusive spirit of Jesus will also be highlighted, who reiterated many times that we must all learn to use the positive and righteous method of overcoming evil with good.     You are invited to call and share your reflections regarding the value of interfaith dialogue and/or your personal experiences finding common ground with other religionists. Please keep in mind that this week’s show is not to accentuate problems; rather, it’s about finding peaceful solutions. We look forward to exploring how we, as peace loving second-milers, can reach forth to grasp our brothers in love and sweep them on “under spiritual guidance toward the higher and divine goal of mortal existence.”02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseInterfaith dialog,Paula Thompson,Ann Garner,ministry,UrantiaThis week host Andre is absent on business; Paula will do the Cosmic Citizen broadcast with her friend Ann Garner (link to bio).     Ann has been on our broadchttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/29/open-mic-and-summer-study-session-interviewsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/29/open-mic-and-summer-study-session-interviewsSat, 29 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMTOpen Mic and Summer Study Session InterviewsThis week Paula and Andre will be doing a special show featuring four interviews recorded in July at the Urantia Book Fellowship's Summer Seminar in Chicago. The first interview is with Diane Labrecque (link to bio), who has quite an on-air presence lately. Diane will be discussing what was her then upcoming Urantia Family Festival in Montreal over the 4th of July weekend. The next guest is Robert Moyers (link to bio), who was actually Andre's roommate. Robert gives speeches and seminars on unconditional love, and is a diligent student of both The Urantia Book and the Bible. The last two interviews are with Lara and Dan Amyx (link to bio), a couple who use their business as opticians to minister to the spiritual needs of their clients. Each interview lasts about 20 minutes, so these segments take up most of the show, but we may have some time for phone calls afterward.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSummer Study Session,Diane Labrecque,Lara Dan Amyx,Robert Moyer,The Urantia BookThis week Paula and Andre will be doing a special show featuring four interviews recorded in July at the Urantia Book Fellowship's Summer Seminar in Chicago.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/22/diane-labrecque--natural-health-healing-and-happinSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/22/diane-labrecque--natural-health-healing-and-happinSat, 22 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMTDiane Labrecque - Natural Health, Healing and Happiness for God's ChildrenInterview with Diane Labrecque (link to bio) from Montreal, Quebec. Paula will be doing this show without Andre and will be interviewing repeat guest Diane Labrecque. Diane has spent her life studying the natural health and healing as well as spirituality. Diane has a unique and amazingly integrated knowledge of the human body, mind and spirit. This show will be a fun and informational show, where callers can ask Diane pointed questions about health concerns and get practical advice about natural methods to better health. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseNatural health,Healing and happiness,Diane Labrecque,Urantia Book,body mind spiritInterview with Diane Labrecque (link to bio) from Montreal, Quebec. Paula will be doing this show without Andre and will be interviewing repeat guest Diane Labhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/15/anger--interview-with-sheryl-ciraSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/15/anger--interview-with-sheryl-ciraSat, 15 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMTAnger - interview with Sheryl CiraThe Urantia Book tells us that anger is a spiritual poison. It says that anger is like a stone thrown into a hornet's nest. Does that mean that all anger is bad; or is there some value to anger? The fact is; most of us get angry for time to time; so what do we do about it? How do we work through it? We will discuss this topic with our guest, Sheryl Cira. As some of you may recall from a previous broadcast, Sheryl is a therapist from South Florida and a long-time Urantia Book reader, with a lot of interesting things to say on this topic. Co-hosting this week is Diane Labrecque, who is sitting in for our regular host, Paula Thompson. Please join us at our usual time, Saturday morning, 11:00 a.m. CT, for two hours of lively conversation and on-line chat. 02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseanger,Sheryl Cira,therapy,Urantia Book,anger managementThe Urantia Book tells us that anger is a spiritual poison. It says that anger is like a stone thrown into a hornet's nest. Does that mean that all anger is badhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/08/interviews-philip-gulley-and-james-mulhollandSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/08/interviews-philip-gulley-and-james-mulhollandSat, 08 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterviews - Philip Gulley and James MulhollandPhilip Gulley (link to bio) is a Quaker pastor and beloved writer and speaker from Danville, Indiana. He has become the voice of small-town American life. Gulley's work includes the acclaimed Harmony series of novels chronicling life in the eccentric Quaker community of Harmony, Indiana and the best selling Porch Talk series of inspirational and humorous stories. In addition, Gulley and co-author James Mulholland describe their progressive worldview in their books, If Grace Is True and If God Is Love. Gulley is currently the the pastor at Fairfield Friends Meeting near Indianapolis. Additionally, he hosted the television program "Porch Talk" on the Indiana PBS affiliate WFYI and their flagship show "Across Indiana," for which he received an Emmy Award. He also writes the popular monthly Home Again column for Indianapolis Monthly Magazine. James Mulholland (link to bio) grew up Free Methodist, spent his teen years in a house church, was baptized American Baptist, attended a Disciples of Christ seminary, and served as an inner city United Methodist pastor for twelve years. He is now a member of the Irvington Friends Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, no longer its pastor. He has been involved with many social ministries and has a special heart for helping men leaving prison. In the past ten years, he has become known as a theologian and writer. He has written Praying Like Jesus individually and co-authored If Grace Is True and If God Is Love with Philip Gulley. He is married and has five children.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePhilip Gulley,James Mulholland,If Grace is True,If God is Love,UrantiaPhilip Gulley (link to bio) is a Quaker pastor and beloved writer and speaker from Danville, Indiana. He has become the voice of small-town American life. Gulhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/01/dominican-university-summer-conferenceSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/08/01/dominican-university-summer-conferenceSat, 01 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMTDominican University Summer ConferenceOur hosts, Andre and Paula, will be at the Dominican University Summer Study Session and Conference. This Saturday's show will either be a live broadcast from the conference or, if that's not possible, it will be a rebroadcast of our first show from July of 2008, An Introduction to The Urantia Book with James Woodward.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDominican University,Conference,Urantia Book,Revelation,OutreachOur hosts, Andre and Paula, will be at the Dominican University Summer Study Session and Conference. This Saturday's show will either be a live broadcast fromhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/07/25/interview-phil-taylorSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/07/25/interview-phil-taylorSat, 25 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview: Phil TaylorGuest Phil Taylor is a Vermont-based carpenter and a reader of The Urantia Book since 1991, when he found it in college. His passion is service; that's what he speaks about at conferences, and that's what he'll talk about on this show, the Thrill of Loving Service being the theme. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePhil Taylor,Urantia Book,Loving Service,interview,serviceGuest Phil Taylor is a Vermont-based carpenter and a reader of The Urantia Book since 1991, when he found it in college. His passion is service; that's what hehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/07/18/interview-susan-e-isaacs-author-commedianSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/07/18/interview-susan-e-isaacs-author-commedianSat, 18 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview: Susan E. Isaacs, author, commedianSusan E. Isaacs is a writer and performer with credits in TV, film, stage, and radio. She has an MFA in screenwriting and is an alumnus of the Groundlings Sunday Company. Susan has read her essays on public radio’s Weekend America and is a contributing writer to Donald Miller’s Burnside Writers Collective. She wrote DirecTV’s Songs of Praise specials, hosted by NASCAR champ Darrell Waltrip, featuring singers Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. She has performed her original material at the Comedy Central Stage and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She teaches screenwriting for the Act One Program in Hollywood. She has appeared in films such as Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Scrooged and on TV shows such as Seinfeld, The Drew Carey Show, My Name is Earl, and many others. Despite all those accomplishments, Susan managed to screw up every lucky break she ever had, and by age forty was jobless, loveless and living over a garage. The gory details are the basis for her new book, Angry Conversations with God. It all worked out in the end: Susan is now happily married to writer Larry Wilson. Susan’s website: www.susanisaacs.net and blog susanisaacs.blogspot.com Please see our more complete biographical info and picture at our Cosmic Citizen Profile link.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSusan Isaacs,comedian,author,interview,Urantia BookSusan E. Isaacs is a writer and performer with credits in TV, film, stage, and radio. She has an MFA in screenwriting and is an alumnus of the Groundlings Sundahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/07/11/jonathan-zoba-sharing-the-urantia-book-at-a-christian-collegeSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/07/11/jonathan-zoba-sharing-the-urantia-book-at-a-christian-collegeSat, 11 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMTJonathan Zoba - Sharing The Urantia Book at a Christian CollegeThis edition of the Cosmic Citizen is an interview with Jonathan Zoba. Jonathan discovered The Urantia Book while at "Gordon" Christian College on the Northshore of the Boston area in 2003. He soon got his fellow students, including his brother, to read it as well. Jonathan grew up as the son of an American Baptist Pastor father and a Christian Journalist mother. He had lived four years as a missionary kid in Honduras, and after discovering an interest in 'Sustainable Tropical Agriculture' at the afore-mentioned Christian Liberal Arts College, he returned to Honduras to work with a sustainable ag program for about the last year. He returned to the US this Spring, after hitchhiking back from Central America - he now lives in Salem MA. This program continues our further discussion of the Urantia Book's relation to Christianity, and the fertile soil for outreach that exists in Christian circles.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJonathan Zoba,Gordon Christian College,Urantia Book,outreach,ChristianityThis edition of the Cosmic Citizen is an interview with Jonathan Zoba. Jonathan discovered The Urantia Book while at "Gordon" Christian College on the Northshorhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/07/04/how-we-change-with-andre-traversaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/07/04/how-we-change-with-andre-traversaSat, 04 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMTHow We Change with Andre TraversaTune in for a special 4th of July treat. I've been accused of being self-indulgent on the air, so I'll be deliberately self-indulgent and use this show to put in a shameless plug for my coaching practice. Yes folks, I'm working as a life-coach and have clients as we speak. The topic is "How We Change." How do we form new habits? Are willpower and self-discipline enough to get us to keep commitments? I will be sharing insights from my website, www.controversialcoach.com -- please feel free to review the site before the show, or to follow along as selected posts are read. I will be reading from the Coaching Philosophy section of the site, which consists of 10 articles, but I'll be focusing on parts II through VI.02:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalselife-coach,Andre Traversa,How We Change,uranita book,philosophyTune in for a special 4th of July treat. I've been accused of being self-indulgent on the air, so I'll be deliberately self-indulgent and use this show to put ihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/06/27/reload-of-interview-with-bob-kalk-and-ascension-university-discussionSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/06/27/reload-of-interview-with-bob-kalk-and-ascension-university-discussionSat, 27 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMTReload of Interview with Bob Kalk and Ascension University DiscussionOur June 6 program with Bob Kalk, discussing his vision of Ascension University was a popular and successful show -- however we had a number of technical issues which Bob edited and cleaned up. This program is a replay of that interview. Bob Kalk, founder of Ascension University, has been a reader of The Urantia Book since 1972. His goal is to build a university with a comprehensive curriculum which seamlessly integrates The Urantia Book and its concepts with existing disciplines. Rather than a comprehensive study of the papers, the papers will instead be integrated into the course content. For example, The Urantia Book's religious content will be well represented in comparative religion courses, while it's physics and astronomy will be a part of the science courses. Both explicitly and implicitly, Urantia Book content will be woven throughout the curriculum.Our hosts for this program are Andre and Christilyn.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBob Kalk,Urantia Book,Academics,University,EducationOur June 6 program with Bob Kalk, discussing his vision of Ascension University was a popular and successful show -- however we had a number of technical issueshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/06/20/interview-sheryl-cira-spending-time-with-godSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/06/20/interview-sheryl-cira-spending-time-with-godSat, 20 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview: sheryl Cira - Spending Time With GodThe Urantia Book tells us that doing God's will is nothing less than sharing the inner life with God. Well, how are we going to share our inner lives with God if we don't spend time with Him? This week, our topic on the Cosmic Citizen is Spending Time with God; and our guest for this discussion is Sheryl Cira, a longtime reader and a professional therapist. Sheryl will talk about how to develop good spiritual habits, prayer techniques, etc. Please join us for the live broadcast and chat session.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSheryl Cira,The Urantia Book,prayer techniques,spiritual habits,therapyThe Urantia Book tells us that doing God's will is nothing less than sharing the inner life with God. Well, how are we going to share our inner lives with Godhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/06/13/interview-david-kantorSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/06/13/interview-david-kantorSat, 13 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview: David KantorThe guest on the Cosmic Citizen this week is none other than distinguished Urantia scholar David Kantor. IN Paper 195 of The Urantia Book we are told that Christianity contains enough of Jesus's teachings to immortalize it. The Urantia Book doesn't say that about any other religion. David Kantor has boldly embarked on the project of forming a virtual Christian Urantia Society. We will be talking with him this week about this project, as well as discussing the Christian antecedents of the Urantia Revelation. We anticipate an enlightening, and of course, controversial, program.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDavid Kantor,Christianity,vitual Christian society,Urantia Book,revelationThe guest on the Cosmic Citizen this week is none other than distinguished Urantia scholar David Kantor. IN Paper 195 of The Urantia Book we are told thathttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/06/06/interview-bob-kalkSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/06/06/interview-bob-kalkSat, 06 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview: Bob KalkPlease listen to the June 27, 2009 program above rather than this one -- this interview with Bob Kalk, founder of Ascension University, had a number of technical issues that were cleaned up and then the show was rerun.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBob Kalk,Ascension University,University curriculum,The Urantia Book,educationPlease listen to the June 27, 2009 program above rather than this one -- this interview with Bob Kalk, founder of Ascension University, had a number of technicahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/30/interview-david-nashSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/30/interview-david-nashSat, 30 May 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview: David NashAn avid student of the Urantia Book for more than thirty years, David Nash recently published an educational initiative with the creation of a virtual Urantia University www.urantiauniversity.org02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDavid Nash,Paula Thompson,Andre Traversa,Urantia University,Urantia BookAn avid student of the Urantia Book for more than thirty years, David Nash recently published an educational initiative with the creation of a virtual Urantia Uhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/23/open-micSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/23/open-micSat, 23 May 2009 16:00:00 GMTOpen MicThis is an open mic segment with hosts Paula and Andre discussing topics relating to the teachings of The Urantia Book.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseOpen mic,The Urantia Book,Paula Thompson,Andre Traversa,Live chatThis is an open mic segment with hosts Paula and Andre discussing topics relating to the teachings of The Urantia Book.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/16/the-urantia-book-and-eugenics-discussion-with-chris-halvorsonSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/16/the-urantia-book-and-eugenics-discussion-with-chris-halvorsonSat, 16 May 2009 16:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Book and Eugenics, discussion with Chris HalvorsonThe controversial issues series continues. The word "eugenics," appears only once in The Urantia Book, but the concept appears sporadically throughout its pages. New readers may be taken aback by references to "inferior strains," and "antisocial stocks." Guest Chris Halvorson guides us through these mazes. We will give special emphasis to helping readers see these passages in context; as well as facilitating an accurate understanding of various terms and their meanings. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseEugenics,The Urantia Book,Chris Halvorson,Race issues,revelationThe controversial issues series continues. The word "eugenics," appears only once in The Urantia Book, but the concept appears sporadically throughout its pageshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/09/interview-byron-belitsos-one-world-democracySpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/09/interview-byron-belitsos-one-world-democracySat, 09 May 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview: Byron Belitsos, One World DemocracyOur series on controversial issues continues with our featured guest, Byron Belitsos, author of One World Democracy, published by Origin Press. Among the questions discussed are, are we ready for world government? What kind of world government should we have? Does The Urantia Book base its concept of global governance on the American model? How should we address the concerns of those who fear the undermining of national sovereignty? 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseByron Belitsos,One World Democracy,The Urantia Book,Nationalism,Origin PressOur series on controversial issues continues with our featured guest, Byron Belitsos, author of One World Democracy, published by Origin Press. Among the questihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/02/panel-discussion-race-and-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/05/02/panel-discussion-race-and-the-urantia-bookSat, 02 May 2009 16:00:00 GMTPanel discussion - Race and The Urantia BookThis show features a panel of African-American readers discussing The Urantia Book's provocative statements regarding the evolution of the various human races. Do racial differences persist today? Is it still accurate to suggest that one race is superior to another, or are the races so mixed that all generalizations about them are inconclusive? How many of the problems afflicting the African-American community are cultural, and how many are due to racial or genetic factors? With us to address these and other issues are Earlene Green, Al Lockett, Patty Snyder, and anonymous John. Earlene and Al have written extensively on the subject and all four are longtime Urantia Book readers. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Al Lockett,Earlene Green,Patty Snyder,eugenicsThis show features a panel of African-American readers discussing The Urantia Book's provocative statements regarding the evolution of the various human races.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/04/25/Interview-Don-Ware-and-Arnie-Ondis-Unique-ApproachesSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/04/25/Interview-Don-Ware-and-Arnie-Ondis-Unique-ApproachesSat, 25 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMTInterview: Don Ware and Arnie Ondis, Unique ApproachesThe theme for this show is unique approaches to outreach and introducing the book to large numbers of new and young readers by focusing on particular niches of interest. On this program we focus on reaching out to UFO enthusiasts and spiritual practitioners.     The first hour is an interview with Don Ware, LTC (USAF Ret.), of Fort Walton Beach Florida, a UFO researcher and lecturer. The second hour is with Arnie Ondis, of Golf Breeze Florida, a speaker at metaphysical and spiritual practitioner gatherings.     Although they both take different approaches to introducing The Urantia Book to new readers, their methods have been remarkably successful in reaching large numbers of students over the years. Please read their distinctive and more complete biographies found on our Cosmic Citizen profile link on this page.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUFO,metaphysical,spiritual practitioner,Urantia,outreachThe theme for this show is unique approaches to outreach and introducing the book to large numbers of new and young readers by focusing on particular niches ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/04/18/tom-and-patricia-strawser-interviewSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/04/18/tom-and-patricia-strawser-interviewSat, 18 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMTTom and Patricia Strawser InterviewTwo dynamic and great guests, Tom and Patricia Strawser this week. Tom and Patricia have developed a system called spiritual engineering. Based on principles from physics, psychology, and spirituality, this system helps people find God and enhances their personal relationships. Tom has an engineering background and Patricia is a native of Colombia who works with the Hispanic immigrant community. She has worked as a teacher and social worker and does a weekly show on a local Hispanic radio station in Denver. They have a study group in the south end of Denver. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTom Patricia Straws,Spiritual Engineerin,Urantia Book,Finding God,physicsTwo dynamic and great guests, Tom and Patricia Strawser this week. Tom and Patricia have developed a system called spiritual engineering. Based on principles frhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/04/11/new-readers-of-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/04/11/new-readers-of-the-urantia-bookSat, 11 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMTNew Readers of The Urantia BookThe first Cosmic Citizen broadcast in July 2008 was a general overview and introduction to The Urantia Book -- that program, on our archive, can be listened to at any time. This program is a special show geared more specifically toward new readers. Do you have questions or comments about The Urantia Book? Have you attempted to read it but just couldn't get started? Are you reading it now but have questions about what it means, where it's going, why it's written? Please join us for the live show and a lively chat session this Saturday, beginning at 11:00 a.m. CT to listen, chat, call in.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,New Reader,Questions,Paula Thompson,Andre TraversaThe first Cosmic Citizen broadcast in July 2008 was a general overview and introduction to The Urantia Book -- that program, on our archive, can be listened tohttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/04/07/Reload-of-Interlife-International-ProgramSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/04/07/Reload-of-Interlife-International-ProgramTue, 07 Apr 2009 03:00:00 GMTDiscussion of Interlife International ProgramTwo of the Co-founders of Interlife International (ILI), Thomas Orjala and Meredith Tenney, are this week's guest speakers. InnerLife International, a 501 (c)(3) non profit organization, was formed to act as a catalyst in forming new programs and paradigms that would train and develop leaders while accomplishing specific service goals. The focus has been on younger readers although any can and do participate in the various programs offered. Meredith Tenney is a visionary program developer and interfaith minister with degrees in law, public health, and nurse-midwifery. She co-founded the East Coast Women‘s Corps. and was the creator/Director of Adolescent Preventive Services, an innovative program for at risk youth. Meredith has been a contributing author to a book, Spiritual Awakening and a guest panelist at the World Brotherhood Union Symposium in Istanbul. Thomas Orjala began reading the book in the late 60’s and has since had a passion for introducing the book to others. He has been a member of the General Council of the Urantia Book Fellowship since 2003 and is the chair of the Outreach Committee. A co-founder of InnerLife International, he has helped design new programs such as the Cosmic Café. Much of Thomas’ training comes from a ten year involvement with Landmark Educations course work. (+60 downloads before reload)02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMeredith Tenney,Thomas Orjala,Spiritual Awakening,Urantia Book,Interlife InternationalTwo of the Co-founders of Interlife International (ILI), Thomas Orjala and Meredith Tenney, are this week's guest speakers. InnerLife International, a 501 (c)(3https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/03/28/discussion-with-tom-choquetteSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/03/28/discussion-with-tom-choquetteSat, 28 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMTDiscussion with Tom ChoquetteTom Choquette is most well known to many Urantia Book readers as the guy who takes our kids on adventures, both physical and spiritual, at conferences and as the co-founder of the "Truth Seekers" program for the Urantia youth.     Youths at risk and in crisis have been Tom's service focus for many years. Working with homeless and street kids (providing food, hope, love and friendship) and at risk youth in the Seattle area, Tom and his lovely wife Jannie co-founded "Teen Hope," an emergency youth shelter, and "Peace Table," which was a peer mediation program, and "University Street Ministries" with Teen Feed, Teen Shelter, and Skate Park, where he was President of the Board and a volunteer for many years.     Tom is a passionate speaker about issues concerning young people today. Jannie and Tom have raised three terrific children of their own and they have all been instilled with the "Thrill of Loving Service." Tom has been a leader in the Urantia movement for many years in their local community of Seattle WA, as well as in their previous home in Alaska where he helped co-found the "Northern Lights Urantia Society" and "The Pilot Light Urantia Society of Seattle." He has started of facilitated several study groups and has been a dedicated Urantia Book reader since the early 70's.     Not only passionate about kids, Tom is also a very entertaining speaker and will be talking about the numerous pressures on our youth today and what he believes are some of the most effective ways to reach and mentor them. He will discuss his new book "Children of The Lie."     Christilyn will be co-hosting the show again this week (and next week) while Paula is on vacation with her family.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseTom Choquette,Truth Seekers,street kids,Christilyn Biek,Urantia BookTom Choquette is most well known to many Urantia Book readers as the guy who takes our kids on adventures, both physical and spiritual, at conferences and as thhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/03/21/discussion-of-the-uranta-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/03/21/discussion-of-the-uranta-bookSat, 21 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMTJennifer Siegel discusses Introducing Children to The Urantia BookThis week's guest is Jennifer Siegel, and her topic is, Introducing Children to the Urantia Book. Jennifer has been running a study group for children for nearly 18 years and has a lot to say about how to share UB concepts with little ones and young people. Hosts will be Christilyn Biek, sitting in for Paula Thompson, and Andre Traversa. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Jennifer Siegel,Introducing Children,Young People,Christilyn BiekThis week's guest is Jennifer Siegel, and her topic is, Introducing Children to the Urantia Book. Jennifer has been running a study group for children for nearlhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/03/14/Chris-Halvorson-surviving-deathSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/03/14/Chris-Halvorson-surviving-deathSat, 14 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMTChris Halvorson - surviving deathThe guest for this program will be Chris Halvorson and the topic will be the question; what does it take to survive death? Will most people survive; or just a few? What does it take to reject survival? Please join us for the live show and participate in the chat session or call the program with your comments or questions. There will not be a program scheduled for Saturday 3/21/09.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChris Halvorson,Surviving death,Rejecting survival,The Urantia Book,InterviewThe guest for this program will be Chris Halvorson and the topic will be the question; what does it take to survive death? Will most people survive; or just a fhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/03/07/Discussion-with-Brother-Dave-on-SonshipSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/03/07/Discussion-with-Brother-Dave-on-SonshipSat, 07 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMTDiscussion with Brother Dave on SonshipOur guest is Brother Dave, who last time we had on talked about the deity of Jesus; this time the subject will be simple but important; sonship, the reality of sonship and its universal bestowal on all human beings. One hour program this time.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseThe Urantia Book,Sonship,David Strang,Paula Thompson,Andre TraversaOur guest is Brother Dave, who last time we had on talked about the deity of Jesus; this time the subject will be simple but important; sonship, the reality ofhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/02/28/Open-mic-with-Andre-and-PaulaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/02/28/Open-mic-with-Andre-and-PaulaSat, 28 Feb 2009 17:00:00 GMTOpen mic with Paula and Ann GarnerOpen phone segment with Paula and Ann Garner discussing general Urantia Book concepts.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseOpen mic,The Urantia Book,Paula Thompson,Ann Garner,General discussionOpen phone segment with Paula and Ann Garner discussing general Urantia Book concepts.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/02/21/Interview-with-Merritt-Horn-author-of-The-Call-of-the-SpiritSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/02/21/Interview-with-Merritt-Horn-author-of-The-Call-of-the-SpiritSat, 21 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMTInterview with Merritt Horn, author of The Call of the SpiritThe voice of the Uversa Press audio DVD of the Urantia papers... Merritt Horn, is our guest. A reader of the Urantia Book for 40 years, founder of the Boulder School for the Study of the Urantia Book, author or the book, The Call of the Spirit and scholar extraordinaire. Merritt will be discussing challenging issues that confront us as readers; speculation such as, if Dr. Sadler wrote the papers would that change the truth content of the revelation? What should our faith be based on anyway? Join us for some faith-stretching exercises as we explore these and other questions with our guest, Merritt Horn. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMerritt Horn,Faith,The Urantia Book,The Call of the Spirit,Audio DVDThe voice of the Uversa Press audio DVD of the Urantia papers... Merritt Horn, is our guest. A reader of the Urantia Book for 40 years, founder of the Boulder Shttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/02/14/Interview-with-Gard-Jameson-Karl-Jung-and-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/02/14/Interview-with-Gard-Jameson-Karl-Jung-and-The-Urantia-BookSat, 14 Feb 2009 17:00:00 GMTInterview with Gard Jameson: Karl Jung and The Urantia BookThe second of a two part interview with Gard Jameson discussing the integration of Karl Jung's thought with the teachings of The Urantia Book.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGard Jameson,Karl Gustav Jung,The Urantia Book,psychology,professorThe second of a two part interview with Gard Jameson discussing the integration of Karl Jung's thought with the teachings of The Urantia Book.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/02/07/-An-interview-with-Al-LockettSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/02/07/-An-interview-with-Al-LockettSat, 07 Feb 2009 17:00:00 GMTAn interview with Al LockettA reader of The Urantia Book since 1972, Al Lockett received his PhD. in educational technology and cognitive development from Walden University. Mr. Lockett is president and CEO of Learning for Today, a company which provides services to schools and students. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAl Lockett,Learning for Today,Urantia Book,education,SpriitualityA reader of The Urantia Book since 1972, Al Lockett received his PhD. in educational technology and cognitive development from Walden University. Mr. Lockett ihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/31/Open-mic-with-Andre-and-PaulaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/31/Open-mic-with-Andre-and-PaulaSat, 31 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMTOpen mic with Andre and PaulaOpen phone segment with Paula and Andre discussing general Urantia Book concepts. Adopt-a-Person concept discussed.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAndre Traversa,Paula Thompson,The Urantia Book,Open mic,Cosmic CitizenOpen phone segment with Paula and Andre discussing general Urantia Book concepts. Adopt-a-Person concept discussed.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/24/Interview-with-Gard-Jameson-on-Karl-JungSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/24/Interview-with-Gard-Jameson-on-Karl-JungSat, 24 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMTInterview with Gard Jameson on Karl JungOur guest is Gard Jameson, a Urantia Foundation trustee, retreat speaker, and Urantia Book reader since 1971. Gard is a professor of Asian philosophy and religion at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The topic of this program is the life and work of Carl Gustav Jung, a psychologist with a decidedly spiritual bent. Jung's interests included mythology, comparative religion, dream analysis, and even alchemy. This show serves as an introduction for listeners who may be unfamiliar with Jung's life and thought. We will eventually have a second show with Gard to integrate Jung's thought with the teachings of the UB.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseGard Jameson,Karl Gustav Jung,Urantia Book,psychology,introductionOur guest is Gard Jameson, a Urantia Foundation trustee, retreat speaker, and Urantia Book reader since 1971. Gard is a professor of Asian philosophy and religihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/17/Interview-with-Dr-Paul-KnottSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/17/Interview-with-Dr-Paul-KnottSat, 17 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMTInterview with Dr. Paul KnottPaul Knott received his PhD in psychology from Vanderbilt University and served as a professor at the University of Denver. He is also the founder of Denver Academy, a private school known for it's service to special-needs students. A longtime UB student, Dr. Knott is author of the book Remaking America, the Values Reolution, which he will discuss on this broadcast. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDr Paul Knott,Remaking America,Denver Academy,Urantia Book,special needs childrPaul Knott received his PhD in psychology from Vanderbilt University and served as a professor at the University of Denver. He is also the founder of Denver Achttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/10/Interview-with-the-Good-DoctorSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/10/Interview-with-the-Good-DoctorSat, 10 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMTInterview with the Good DoctorA PhD in Pauline theology and a professor of religion at a major university, we will simply call our next anonymous guest the Good Doctor. Also a longtime UB reader, he has successfully integrated insights gleaned from the UB with credible Christian scholarship, and is an authority on the Atonement Doctrine; which is the topic of this program. He has authored several books on the subject, and is currently working on a book about the teachings of Jesus. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalsePauline theology,Atonement Doctrine,Urantia Book,Jesus,SpriitualityA PhD in Pauline theology and a professor of religion at a major university, we will simply call our next anonymous guest the Good Doctor. Also a longtime UB rehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/03/Interview-with-BrianSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2009/01/03/Interview-with-BrianSat, 03 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMTInterview with BrianAnonymous guest, Brian, is a psychotherapist in private practice, and a longtime UB reader since his college days. The topic of this show is true and false guilt -- the purpose of legitimate guilt as opposed to false, or neurotic guilt and issues of New Year's resolutions, and what truly motivates people to change. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBrian,Urantia,psychotherapyAnonymous guest, Brian, is a psychotherapist in private practice, and a longtime UB reader since his college days. The topic of this show is true and false guilhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/12/27/Open-mic-with-Andre-and-PaulaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/12/27/Open-mic-with-Andre-and-PaulaSat, 27 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMTOpen mic with Andre and PaulaOpen phone segment. Hosts Andre Tarversa and Paula Thompson take calls about (and discussed between themselves) The Urantia Book. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Open mic,Andre Traversa,Paula ThompsonOpen phone segment. Hosts Andre Tarversa and Paula Thompson take calls about (and discussed between themselves) The Urantia Book.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/12/13/Jesus-the-incarnation-and-its-implicationsSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/12/13/Jesus-the-incarnation-and-its-implicationsSat, 13 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMTJesus: the incarnation and its implicationsGuests Ann Garner and Diane Labrecque, who've each appeared in previous programs, discuss the birth of Jesus and the related topic of the incarnation and its implications. What questions does the incarnation raise? What does it truly mean to say that God has become man?02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseAnn Garner,Diane Labrecque,Jesus,UrantiaGuests Ann Garner and Diane Labrecque, who've each appeared in previous programs, discuss the birth of Jesus and the related topic of the incarnation and its imhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/12/06/Interview-with-Sara-Blackstock-on-children-and-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/12/06/Interview-with-Sara-Blackstock-on-children-and-The-Urantia-BookSat, 06 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMTInterview with Sara Blackstock, Seeing Spiritual Qualities in KidsSara Blackstock has long been involved with children, parenting, and the teachings of The Urantia Book and how they interrelate. Sara is the director of a large daycare center in Northern California, and has worked extensively in childcare for forty years. The topic of this program, Seeing Spiritual Qualities in Kids, is loosely based on a workshop she gave at the 1990 International Urantia Conference in Snowmass, Co. Sara will share her experiences with children and the concept of spiritual parenting, a topic she's writing a book on. Join us as we continue our family-friendly theme. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSara Blackstock,Urantia Book,parentingSara Blackstock has long been involved with children, parenting, and the teachings of The Urantia Book and how they interrelate. Sara is the director of a largehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/29/Interview-with-the-WeimersSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/29/Interview-with-the-WeimersSat, 29 Nov 2008 17:00:00 GMTInterview with the Weimer'sSpecial guests for this program are Buck and Arlene Weimer. Buck and Arlene are psychotherapists in the Pueblo Colorado area and longtime Urantia Book readers. Both speak extensively and give workshops at conferences. One of their specialties is male and female differences and why children need mothers and fathers. We talk with them about these issues as well as general Urantia Book and parenting topics.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Buck Weimer,Arlene Weimer,parentingSpecial guests for this program are Buck and Arlene Weimer. Buck and Arlene are psychotherapists in the Pueblo Colorado area and longtime Urantia Book readers.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/22/To-be-announcedSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/22/To-be-announcedSat, 22 Nov 2008 17:00:00 GMTDiscussion with David StrangSome readers minimize the deity of Jesus; some even say we should not worship Jesus or pray to him because he is not the Father. Guest Brother Dave and host Andre wish to refute some of these claims, and stand up for the divine and eternal nature of God-man Jesus Christ Michael. The discussion will be the deity of Jesus as related to the teachings of The Urantia Book with guest "Brother Dave".02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Brother DaveSome readers minimize the deity of Jesus; some even say we should not worship Jesus or pray to him because he is not the Father. Guest Brother Dave and host Andhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/15/to-be-announcedSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/15/to-be-announcedSat, 15 Nov 2008 17:00:00 GMTOpen mic with Andre and PaulaDiscussion relative to the teachings of The Urantia Book with hosts Andre and Paula.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia BookDiscussion relative to the teachings of The Urantia Book with hosts Andre and Paula.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/08/interview-with-mark-siljanderSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/08/interview-with-mark-siljanderSat, 08 Nov 2008 17:00:00 GMTInterview with Mark SiljanderMark Siljander returns to the airwaves for a more extensive discussion of his book, A Deadly Misunderstanding; a Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseMark Siljander,Muslim,Christian,UrantiaMark Siljander returns to the airwaves for a more extensive discussion of his book, A Deadly Misunderstanding; a Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/01/Interviews-with-Mark-Siljander-and-Dr-Zudhi-JasserSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/11/01/Interviews-with-Mark-Siljander-and-Dr-Zudhi-JasserSat, 01 Nov 2008 16:00:00 GMTInterviews with Mark Siljander and Dr. Zuhdi JasserThis show presents two guests, former Michigan congressman Mark Siljander and Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, founding member and President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy. Mr. Siljander is author of the book, Deadly Misunderstanding, a Congressmans' quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide. Mr. Siljander is concerned about any American foreign policy that demonizes Islam. He encourages diplomacy with the middle East, particularly in light of Russia and China as potential resurgent threats. Dr. Zuhdi Jasser is a moderate Muslim concerned about radical infiltration of American mosques. His video, The Third Jihad, deals extensively with this topic. The AIFD website is located at www.AIFdemocracy.com02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseDeadly Misunderstand,Mark Siljander,Dr Zuhdi Jasser,Third JihadThis show presents two guests, former Michigan congressman Mark Siljander and Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, founding member and President of the American Islamic Forum forhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/10/25/bishop-carlton-pearson-interviewSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/10/25/bishop-carlton-pearson-interviewSat, 25 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMTBishop Carlton Pearson interviewAn interview with Bishop Carlton Pearson. Raised up as a voice of reason and moderation in a world of extremes, Pearson made a choice. He chose to tell the world that God's love is absolute and complete. A choice boldly declaring that God wants relationship with all of humanity; Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Hispanics, gays and any and all who have been marginalized by the dominant culture and considered unacceptable and unworthy by the Christian church at large. Furthermore, Pearson, through scriptural study, research, and heartfelt conviction, is absolutely convinced that God is not sending people to Hell at the rate proclaimed by the moral majority. And even maybe more earth-shattering, he believes God's love is not being represented anywhere near the fullness that the Almighty intends. In essence, Pearson is simply saying that "God loves on a global basis, not just an American or Christian basis. Bishop Pearson's latest book, "The Gospel of Inclusion," is the focus of this program.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseBishop Carlton Pearson,Gospel of InclusionAn interview with Bishop Carlton Pearson. Raised up as a voice of reason and moderation in a world of extremes, Pearson made a choice. He chose to tell the worlhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/10/18/Open-mic-with-Andre-and-PaulaSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/10/18/Open-mic-with-Andre-and-PaulaSat, 18 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMTOpen mic with Andre and PaulaAn open phones program with Andre and Paula on the Cosmic Citizen radio program discussing The Urantia Book. This show is caller-driven with questions and comments relating to matters of spirituality, belief or disbelief as they may relate to the teachings of The Urantia Book.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Open micAn open phones program with Andre and Paula on the Cosmic Citizen radio program discussing The Urantia Book. This show is caller-driven with questions and commehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/10/11/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/10/11/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 11 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMTInterview with Julia Duin, author of "Quitting Church"An hour interview with Julia Duin, religion reporter for the Washington Times, and author of the book "Quitting Church, Why the Faithful are Leaving in Droves and What to do About it." Julia's bio is available from the link at the right -- "http:Link to profiles" above our picture and the link from that page to our guests biographies and show index. Second hour is devoted to discussion of Urantia Book topics relating to the interview.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseJulia Duin,Washington Times,Quitting Church,UrantiaAn hour interview with Julia Duin, religion reporter for the Washington Times, and author of the book "Quitting Church, Why the Faithful are Leaving in Droves ahttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/10/04/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/10/04/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 04 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMTScience, truth-fact-error, etymology with Chris HalvorsonGuest Chris Halvorson discusses truth and error, facts and faith, science, Large Hadron Collider, etymology and other topics of interest with callers and hosts Andre and Paula.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseChris Halvorson,Urantia BookGuest Chris Halvorson discusses truth and error, facts and faith, science, Large Hadron Collider, etymology and other topics of interest with callers and hostshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/09/27/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/09/27/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 27 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMTSecond open mic with hosts Paula and AndreAndre and Paula again do an open phones segment on the Cosmic Citizen radio program to discuss The Urantia Book; this show will be entirely caller-driven.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Open micAndre and Paula again do an open phones segment on the Cosmic Citizen radio program to discuss The Urantia Book; this show will be entirely caller-driven.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/09/20/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/09/20/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 20 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMTGuest musician Pato BantonPato Banton is this week's guest on the Cosmic Citizen. Pato, a distinguished musician and celebrated figure in the Urantia community, gives us two hours of music, opinion, and edifying spiritual ministry, as well as taking calls, comments, and questions. Pato's website is PatoBanton.com02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Pato Banton,music,reggaePato Banton is this week's guest on the Cosmic Citizen. Pato, a distinguished musician and celebrated figure in the Urantia community, gives us two hours of muhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/09/13/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/09/13/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 13 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMTEarly human sources of the Urantia revelationIn the last two decades great progress was made in identifying the so-called “human sources” that various authors of The Urantia Book employed as the basis of their work. The majority of these discoveries come from the pioneering work of Matthew Block. Steve Dreier has studied many of these “human sources” and in this program he will share his findings and attempt to answer questions. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSteve Dreier,Human Sources,Urantia BookIn the last two decades great progress was made in identifying the so-called “human sources” that various authors of The Urantia Book employed as the basis of thttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/09/06/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/09/06/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 06 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMTGuest author Sheila Keene LundThe September 6th guest is Sheila Keene Lund. Sheila has been a UB reader since 1992, and is author of the soon-to-be-published book, Heaven Is Not the Last Stop. Sheila draws upon a lifetime of interest in spiritual matters. A former Transcendental Meditation teacher and deaconess in the Liberal Catholic Church, Sheila was once a believer in reincarnation, and initially set out to disprove the claims of the Fifth Epochal Revelation; she eventually came around to embrace the revelation, and performs the valuable service of writing a book that explains UB concepts in a way that is intriguing to the general public.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseSheila Lund,Urantia Book,InterviewThe September 6th guest is Sheila Keene Lund. Sheila has been a UB reader since 1992, and is author of the soon-to-be-published book, Heaven Is Not the Last Shttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/30/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/30/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 30 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMTEarly history of the Urantia revelationThe 8/30 broadcast features guest Larry Mullins. Larry has been a UB reader since 1968, and is author of A History of the Urantia Papers. The origin and early history of the revelation is discussed in this program.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseHistory of Urantia Book,Larry MullinsThe 8/30 broadcast features guest Larry Mullins. Larry has been a UB reader since 1968, and is author of A History of the Urantia Papers. The origin and earlyhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/23/discussion-of-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/23/discussion-of-the-urantia-bookSat, 23 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMTFirst-open-mic-with-hosts-Paula-and-AndreThe 8/23/08 Cosmic Citizen radio show was an open phone segment. Hosts Andre Tarversa and Paula Thompson took calls about (and discussed between themselves) The Urantia Book.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia Book,Open mic,Paula Thompson,Andre TraversaThe 8/23/08 Cosmic Citizen radio show was an open phone segment. Hosts Andre Tarversa and Paula Thompson took calls about (and discussed between themselves) Thehttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/16/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookReligionhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/16/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 16 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMTPaper 196 discussionOn 8/16/08, the Cosmic Citizen interviewed Diane Labrecque, the topic is the last paper in the Urantia Book, the Faith of Jesus. Diane has been a UB reader since 1991, and has done an in-depth study of this topic. She is also an accomplished public speaker, and has Mc'd two international UB conferences, one in Montreal in 1993, and the other just recently in L.A. in 2008. She has also lectured extensively on health and spirituality.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Faith of Jesus,Diane LabrecqueOn 8/16/08, the Cosmic Citizen interviewed Diane Labrecque, the topic is the last paper in the Urantia Book, the Faith of Jesus. Diane has been a UB reader sinchttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/09/discussion-of-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/09/discussion-of-the-urantia-bookSat, 09 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMTDiscussion of The Urantia Book, Part IV, The Life and Teachings of JesusThis August 9 program concentrates on Part IV, The Life and Teachings of Jesus, featuring distinguished guest, Ann Garner. Ann has been a reader of the UB since 1981, an ordained Christian minister, and serves on the Thanksgiving Square Interfaith Council in Dallas Texas. she is also certified in whole brain technology and gives seminars on all these topics. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Ann Garner,Teachings of JesusThis August 9 program concentrates on Part IV, The Life and Teachings of Jesus, featuring distinguished guest, Ann Garner. Ann has been a reader of the UB sinhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/02/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/08/02/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 02 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Book, Discussion of Part III, History of UrantiaThis August 2 Cosmic Citizen broadcast continues the comprehensive overview of the Urantia Book with Part III, The History of Urantia, as the focus. The guest is longtime reader and outreach advocate Halbert Katzen. Halbert if founder of www.ubthenews.com, and he provides an excellent grasp of current science and its relation to the revelation. 02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Halbert Katzen,History of UrantiaThis August 2 Cosmic Citizen broadcast continues the comprehensive overview of the Urantia Book with Part III, The History of Urantia, as the focus. The guest ihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/07/26/discussion-of-the-urantia-bookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/07/26/discussion-of-the-urantia-bookSat, 26 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Book, Discussion of Part IIThe topic for this third broadcast is Part II of The Urantia Book, The Local Universe. Special guest, Michelle Klimesh, is the author of the Story of Everything and a member of the Fellowship General Council. Michelle has been a UB reader since finding the book at the age of 19 in 1974.02:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Michelle Klimesh,The Local UniverseThe topic for this third broadcast is Part II of The Urantia Book, The Local Universe. Special guest, Michelle Klimesh, is the author of the Story of Everythihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/07/19/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/07/19/Discussion-of-The-Urantia-BookSat, 19 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMTThe Urantia Book, The Foreword and Part IA discussion of Part I of the Urantia Book, The Central and Superuniverses, including the Foreword, with special guest, Chris Halvorson. A student of the Urantia Book since 1990, Chris received his P.H.D. in physics from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and is particularly qualified to discuss the scientific aspects of the revelation. Chris also hosts a weekly study group in Boulder, which can be heard on the internet Skype broadcast Friday evenings beginning at 7:30.01:00:00The Cosmic Citizenfalseurantia,Halvorson,religion,cosmologyA discussion of Part I of the Urantia Book, The Central and Superuniverses, including the Foreword, with special guest, Chris Halvorson. A student of the Urantihttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/07/12/A-General-Introduction-to-The-Urantia-BookSpiritualityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccitizen/2008/07/12/A-General-Introduction-to-The-Urantia-BookSat, 12 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMTA General Introduction to The Urantia BookThe first in a series of programs discussing The Urantia Book -- a revelation for humanity. Featured guest, James Woodward, is the former executive director of the UAI and he provides a general introduction to The Urantia Book.01:00:00The Cosmic CitizenfalseUrantia,Andre Traversa,Paula Thompson,James Woodward,introductionThe first in a series of programs discussing The Urantia Book -- a revelation for humanity. Featured guest, James Woodward, is the former executive director of