Making Metaphysical Sense Out of Seemingly Senseless Death
(Originally presented online on January 16, 2005, through the One With Spirit Journal)
Reference materials quoted:

Peace in Times of War

(Originally presented online on August 6, 2004, through the One With Spirit Journal)
Reference materials quoted:

• The Bible, New Standard Version
• Franciscan Friars Third Order Regular - Peace Prayer, http://www.franciscan-archive.org/patriarcha/peace.html 
• Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, http://www.nobelprizes.com/nobel/peace/MLK-nobel.html
• Amnesty International Report entitled, "Undermining Security: Violations of Human Dignity, the Rule of Law, and the National Security Strategy in 'War on Terror' Detentions," http://www.amnesty.org
• Santa Fe Unity Church's newsletter article, I am God's Pencil

Wish, Want, Need--The Three Levels of Desire

(Originally presented online on June 13, 2002, through the One With Spirit Journal)
Reference materials quoted:

• The Bible, New Standard Version

Tolerence in the First Breath of Spring
(Originally given March 24, 2002, at AMC, Arlington, VA)
Reference materials quoted:

• The Bible, New International Version
• The George Eliot Fellowship of Japan, http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Eliot.html
• Judaism 101: Pesach: Passoverhttp://www.jewfaq.org/holidaya.htm
• Pagan Origins of Palm Sunday, http://ancienthistory.about.com/b/a/073829.htm 
• Council of Nicea in 325 and Constantine's influence, http://www.thegreatestpuzzle.com/325j1.htm
• Iranian New Year No Ruz, http://www.parstimes.com/library/no_ruz.html

Hanukkah--A Different Kind of Light
(Originally given December 8, 2001, at AMC, Arlington, VA)
Reference materials quoted:

• The Living Bible
• A Different Kind of Light: The Hanukkah Book of Celebration, Noah Zion and Barbara Spectre, Editors, 2000
• "All about Chanukah" (web article) www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/chanukah/about.html
• "Chanukah" (web article) www.torah.org/learning/maharal/chanukah.html
• "Blessing and Extending the Light" (web article), Rabbi Simkha Weintraub

The Divinity of Man
(Originally given October 10, 2001, at UMC Seminary, Roanoke, VA)
Reference materials quoted:

• The Bible, Today's English Version(The GoodNews Bible)
• Friendship with God, Neale Donald Walsch
• Discover the Power Within You, Eric Butterworth

  ---

The Grace of God
(Originally given October 5, 2001, at AMC Chapel, Arlington, VA)
Reference materials quoted:

• The Bible, King James Version
• Science of Mind, Earnest Holmes
• The Essential Koran
• The Thinking Person's Guide to God, Tom Harpur
• Discover the Power Within You, Eric Butterworth
• Meister Eckhart

• The Lamsa Bible
• Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary, Theosophical University Press Online Edition
• Conversation with God, Neale Donald Walsch
• Bhakti(CD), Suzanne Sterling, "I am your Soul"
• Science of Mind, Earnest Holmes
• The Essential Koran

Heal Thyself
(Originally given May 6, 2001, at UMC Seminary, Roanoke, VA)
Reference materials quoted:

• The Lamsa Bible
• Kirtana (CD), "I am"
• "Healer, Heal Thyself" (web article), Ellen Champlin, LMP <www.connexion.org/article/07-00/healer.html>
• A World Waiting to be Born, Scott Peck
• Your Handbook for Healing(A Science of Mind Publication), Craig Carter
• "Healer" (article), Jeremiah Awan

Doing Unto Others--The Golden Rule
(Originally given January 22, 2001, at AMC, Arlington, VA)
Reference materials quoted:

• The Bible, King James Version
• The Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes
• QPB- Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Henrickson, et al
• The Writings of Kahlil Gibran
• Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia

 Back to The Spiritual Spa website
All rights reserved, copyright 2005, Rev. Debi Brady