This morning I received a post from someone who read my blog entitled “Expanding the Meaning of Revelation.”  The post expressed dissappointment that I did not give my personal opinion about revelation.  Although I did post some personal comments, I give my clear opinion about revelation below, specifically, why the fifth epochal revelation in The Urantia Book is so important. It was this realization that motivated me to write Heaven Is Not the Last Stop: to facilitate the understanding of this revelatory text in the context of existing human wisdom.

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Today I woke up thinking about the markers of progress in a society. Are we growing in alertness and eagerness to learn from study and experience? Are we becoming more trustworthy and reliable?  Are we exhibiting increasing self-control - respect for one another? Are we becoming more fairminded? Below are some statistics that I discovered: (more…)

I woke up this morning to the headline: “More than 200 killed during religious clashes in Nigeria;” violence between Christians and Muslims killed more than 200 people.  Since 1999, Nigeria has had more than 13,500 people perish in religious or ethnic clashes. (more…)

While archaeological evidence has verified Biblical records, it continues to evoke questions about the life of Jesus the man, making for interesting and thought-provoking documentaries.  One such documentary is “The Mystery of Jesus,” first aired by CNN in 2006.  I had the pleasure of viewing it again during Christmas.  In this well-made documentary (more…)

My experiences at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia, touched my life in many unexpected ways.

First, I had never seen so many people of various traditions and cultures in one place.  This diversity of people came together for the touching purposes of finding ways to heal the earth and hear each other.  I enjoyed attending many of the diverse programs and speaking with participants - there is so much to learn from one another, if only we take the time to listen and reflect!!! (more…)