July Talk Series: "Many Paths, One Door" Unity holds a unique place in the world’s religions and traditions. We are followers of Jesus’s teachings, but we have been enriched by the teachings of all the great faiths since our very inception. We are, as writer Marcus Borg puts it, “Passionately, but not exclusively Christian.” For … Continued

Sunday, August 1: “The Joy of the Lord is My Strength” Teilhard de Chardin says, “Joy is the surest sign of the presence of God.” Joy is not the same thing as happiness. Joy is deeper, stronger. Joy is life-giving and life-sustaining. How can we cultivate more joy in our lives? How can we tap … Continued

Sunday, August 8: “Upside Down Wisdom” Our minds are wonderfully amazing tools for navigating our human life and are absolutely essential for making our way in the world.  But in our spiritual lives, over reliance on our thoughts and logic and what we get through our five senses limits us to habitual patterns that can … Continued

Sunday, August 15: “How May We Pray with You?” How is praying with others different than praying for myself? Affirmative prayer is one of Unity’s most beloved and foundational spiritual practices, and the experience of praying with a prayer partner blesses both the giver and receiver of the prayer. Our Master Teacher taught, “For where … Continued

Sunday, August 22: “Would You Be Made Whole?” In the gospel of John, there is a powerful story of the healing of a paralyzed man. Before performing the miracle, Jesus asks, “Would you be made whole?” This points to an important truth about spiritual transformation. We must be willing. In Unity, we teach that the … Continued

Sunday, August 29: “Honoring the Seasons of Life” “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Divine Intelligence underlies all physical reality. The creative energy of Spirit cannot be created or destroyed, but it always changes form. When we are attuned this this principle and … Continued