by J Douglas Bottorff | Apr 20, 2014 | Easter, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for Audio: The Resurrection Principle “He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay” (Matthew 28:6). According to Matthew’s version of the resurrection, when “Mary Mag’dalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulcher,”...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Apr 13, 2014 | Easter, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for Audio: The Palm of Plenty “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say; ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, for this purpose I have come to this hour” (John 12:27). In this scene, as depicted in the Gospel of John, Jesus is about to enter...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Apr 6, 2014 | Easter, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for audio: The Commitment to Prosper At the culmination of his earthly ministry, Jesus made a fateful decision: he “set his face” to enter Jerusalem. The Gospel writers make it clear that he was aware of the potential danger lurking in this heart of Judaism and...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Mar 30, 2014 | The Lord's Prayer, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for Audio: The Lord’s Prayer Summary Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name All-providing Source, ever expanding through me, wholeness is your nature. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven Your kingdom is present,...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Mar 23, 2014 | The Lord's Prayer, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for audio: One Presence, One Power The Lord’s Prayer: part 5 of 6 For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen This final line in the Lord’s Prayer is our equivalent of saying, There is but one presence and one power in the universe: God,...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Mar 16, 2014 | The Lord's Prayer, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for audio: The Tempter Within The Lord’s Prayer: part 4 of 6 And leave us not in temptation, but deliver us from evil. There are a number of versions of this line in the Lord’s Prayer. The traditional version is, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us...
