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Episode: Apocalyptic ViewsOriginal air date: Thursday, November 19, 2009Episode Description:Daniel 12:1-3; Revelation 1:4b-8
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Episode: Guest Bishop John Shelby SpongOriginal air date: Thursday, November 12, 2009Episode Description:Bishop John Shelby Spong, author of Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalists and Jesus for the Non-Religious, will join Rev. Ed Townley to discuss Spong's new book Eternal Life. This program airs live on Unity.FM so please call-in during the program with y
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Episode: Doing What You CanOriginal air date: Thursday, November 05, 2009Episode Description:Ruth 1:1-18; Mark 12:38-44; Psalm 127:1-2
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Episode: The Illusion of DeathOriginal air date: Thursday, October 29, 2009Episode Description:Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-4; John 11:32-44; Psalm 24:1-6
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Episode: Now My Eyes See YouOriginal air date: Thursday, October 22, 2009Episode Description:Job 46:1-6, 10-17; Mark 10:46-52; Hebrews 7:23-28
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Episode: Not to Be Served, But to ServeOriginal air date: Thursday, October 15, 2009Episode Description:Job 38:1-7, 34-4; Mark 10:35-45; Hebrews 5:1-10
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Episode: When God Seems AbsentOriginal air date: Thursday, October 08, 2009Episode Description:Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 4:12-16
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Episode: Bad Things, Good PeopleOriginal air date: Thursday, October 01, 2009Episode Description:Job 1:1, 2:1-10; Psalm 8; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12
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Episode: Wisdom From on HighOriginal air date: Thursday, September 17, 2009Episode Description:Wisdom of Solomon 1:11 - 2:6; Mark 9:30-37; James 3:13 - 4:3
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Episode: The Power and Danger of the WordOriginal air date: Thursday, September 10, 2009Episode Description:Proverbs 1:2-33; Mark 8:27-38; James 2:1-12
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Episode: Bible Alive!Original air date: Friday, July 10, 2009Episode Description:Join Rev. Ed for another episode of The Bible Alive!
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Episode: Bible Alive!Original air date: Friday, June 05, 2009Episode Description:Join Rev. Ed for another lively discussion about The Bible.
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Episode: Descending to EarthOriginal air date: Friday, May 29, 2009Episode Description:Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 I John 5:9-13 John 16:4b-15 The greatest gift of our new consciousness is not an escape from earthly challenges. It is a Pentecostal empowerment that allows us to embrace those challenges and transform them into expressions of the kingdom.
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Episode: Ascending to HeavenOriginal air date: Friday, May 22, 2009Episode Description:Ephesians 1: 15-23 Luke 24: 44-53 Since we now know "heaven" to be a state of consciousness present within us, we no longer hope to get there someday. We accept the invitation-and the challenge-to achieve it at once!
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Episode: Keeping CommandmentsOriginal air date: Friday, May 15, 2009Episode Description:Acts 10:44-48 I John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 Does our new awareness of spiritual power free us from the need to obey spiritual law? No! But it allows us to approach the commandments from a new perspective.
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Episode: Abiding Love, Casting Out FearOriginal air date: Friday, May 08, 2009Episode Description:There is no clearer directive available on our spiritual journey than the essential, powerful, creative energy of love. And allowing that energy to express through us without our own judgmental interference may be our greatest challenge!
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Episode: Why Are You Troubled?Original air date: Friday, April 24, 2009Episode Description:Acts 3: 12-19, I John 3: 1-7, Luke 24: 36b-48. From the perspective of old consciousness, our new reality is almost unbelievable! We must stay carefully centered in new possibilities.
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Episode: No Darkness at AllOriginal air date: Friday, April 17, 2009Episode Description:Acts 4:32-35, I John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31. We can't celebrate Easter and then fall back into old consciousness. We must open our hearts, minds and lives to a new reality!
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Episode: On this Mountain, GodOriginal air date: Friday, April 10, 2009Episode Description:Isaiah 25:6-9, Mark 16:1-8, I Corinthians 15:1-11 Jesus’ great demonstration of spiritual Power is not meant to leave us awestruck, but rather eager to do it ourselves!
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Episode: The Victory of the Suffering ServantOriginal air date: Friday, April 03, 2009Episode Description:Isaiah 50:4-9a, Mark 14:1-15:47, Philippians 2:5-11 The message of Jesus’ final days of mortal ministry is that nothing can prevail against the Christ nature and spiritual purpose that we share with him.
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Episode: Embracing a New CovenantOriginal air date: Friday, March 27, 2009Episode Description:Jeremiah 31: 31-34, John 12: 20-33, Hebrews 5: 5-10 We are not here to live within the limits of the past, but to allow God through us to create a great new work.
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Episode: Raising the Serpent, Considering the ChristOriginal air date: Friday, March 20, 2009Episode Description:Numbers 21: 4-9, John 3: 14-21, Ephesians 2: 1-10 It is only by lifting our eyes to appreciate Christ consciousness wherever it expresses that we can accomplish our spiritual purpose.
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Episode: Making Foolish the Wisdom of the WorldOriginal air date: Friday, March 13, 2009Episode Description:Exodus 20: 1-17, John 2: 13-22, I Corinthians 1: 18-25 Our spiritual beliefs may seem foolish to mortal minds, but true wisdom lives in faith and creative choices.
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Episode: A Matter of FaithOriginal air date: Friday, March 06, 2009Episode Description:Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16; Mark 8: 31-38; Romans 4: 13-25 Fulfilling our spiritual purpose is less about what we do and more about what we believe.
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Episode: Passing the MantleOriginal air date: Friday, February 20, 2009Episode Description:II Kings 2: 1-12, Mark 9: 2-9, II Corinthians 4: 3-6 Honoring the traditions of the past can be important; claiming our own innate relationship with the Allness of God is even more so.
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Episode: The Still Small VoiceOriginal air date: Friday, February 13, 2009Episode Description:I Kings 19:9-18, Mark 9:2-9, II Corinthians 4:3-6 Our hero’s journey can get very dramatic; but the creative Power of God is at work in even the smallest of choices.
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Episode: It’s All GodOriginal air date: Friday, February 06, 2009Episode Description:Isaiah 40:21-31, Mark 1:29-39, I Corinthians 9:16-23 The path is often bumpy, and the work is often tiring. But once we awaken to the Christ within, our path and our purpose are clear.
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Episode: Being the ChristOriginal air date: Friday, January 30, 2009Episode Description:Deuteronomy 18:15-20, Mark 1:21-28, I Corinthians 8:1-13 Now that we know who we truly are, our everyday actions and choices take on greater significance than ever.
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Episode: Marshalling ResourcesOriginal air date: Friday, January 23, 2009Episode Description:Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:14-20; I Corinthians 7:29-31 It’s not just the Presence of God within us that is our source of guidance and support. The Presence of God around us is also working with us.
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Episode: Living in the Body of ChristOriginal air date: Friday, January 16, 2009Episode Description:I Samuel 3:1-10, John 1:43-51, I Corinthians 6:12-20 Our physical bodies are intrinsic parts of who we are—and the journey we’ve undertaken. Maintaining a balance between human and spiritual energies is our greatest challenge.
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Episode: The Challenge of Being ChosenOriginal air date: Friday, January 09, 2009Episode Description:Isaiah 42:1-9, Mark 1:4-11, Acts 10:34-38 When we truly feel our oneness with God, life becomes simple and joyful—and also complicated and challenging!
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Episode: Wisdom and the WordOriginal air date: Friday, January 02, 2009Episode Description:John, Ephesians and the Book of Sirach.
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Episode: Becoming the LightOriginal air date: Friday, December 19, 2008Episode Description:II Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Luke 1:26-38; Romans 16:25-27 At the conclusion of the Advent process, we expect to receive the promised Light. Instead, we are astonished to learn, we are to become the Light.
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Episode: Crying in the WildernessOriginal air date: Friday, December 05, 2008Episode Description:In the second stage of the Advent process we become aware that we have a choice: We can curse the present darkness, or we can begin to move toward new possibilities. Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8, II Peter 3:8-15a
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Episode: Giving Thanks for Lost SheepOriginal air date: Friday, November 21, 2008Episode Description:Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, and Matthew 25:31-46. The blessings and security of God are available to all—especially those willing to wander from the flock, moving beyond the limits of the past into the possibilities of the kingdom.
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Episode: It’s All a Talent Show!Original air date: Friday, November 14, 2008Episode Description:The challenging parable of Matthew 25:14-30 tells us that the path to spiritual abundance requires that we lovingly—and fearlessly—invest our God-given talents.
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Episode: It’s All About Choice!Original air date: Friday, November 07, 2008Episode Description:From the clarion call of Joshua 24:14-25 to the wise and foolish maidens in Matthew 25:1-13, the message is the same. Life will be as loving or fearful as we choose to make it.
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Episode: The Blessings of Great TribulationOriginal air date: Friday, October 31, 2008Episode Description:Our greatest spiritual blessings are both a promise for the future (Revelation 7:9-17) and a possibility to be experienced in the midst of our human challenges (Matthew 5:1-12).
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Episode: We’re Here to Make ChoicesOriginal air date: Friday, October 24, 2008Episode Description:From the basics of spiritual law (Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18) to the creative power of love (Matthew 22:34-40) the challenge is always the same: Make better choices!
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Episode: Whining to GodOriginal air date: Friday, October 17, 2008Episode Description:Whether asking for a sign (Ex. 33:12-23) or resorting to trick questions (Mt. 22:15-22), we don’t have to hide our doubts—or our needs—from the infinitely loving power of God.
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Episode: Golden Idols & Wedding FeastsOriginal air date: Friday, October 10, 2008Episode Description:Exodus 32: 1-14, Matthew 22: 1-14 and Philippians 4: 4-9
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Episode: I AM the LORD!Original air date: Friday, October 03, 2008Episode Description:Exodus 20: 1-20. The Ten Commandments are not suggestions! They constitute our spiritual marching orders. And simple obedience is no longer enough!
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Episode: God Is at Work in You!Original air date: Friday, September 26, 2008Episode Description:The voice for God is always calling us forward. Everything depends not only on what our answer is, but on how we deliver it! This week’s lectionary examines Matthew 21: 28-32 and Philippians 2: 1-13.
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Episode: What Does It Mean to Do God’s Work?Original air date: Friday, September 19, 2008Episode Description:Will God send us manna from heaven (Exodus 16: 2-15)? Or will we have to labor in the vineyards (Matthew 20: 1-16)? This week’s lectionary suggests that the answer may be yes—and yes again!
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Episode: Touch me! Feel me – the Spiritual Calling of TommyOriginal air date: Friday, September 12, 2008Episode Description:An interview with actor Cedric Neal, who plays Tommy in the Dallas Theater Center production.
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Episode: The Challenge of Spiritual CommunityOriginal air date: Friday, September 05, 2008Episode Description:Moses, Jesus and Paul deal with fans and critics.
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Episode: The Essence of Spiritual LeadershipOriginal air date: Friday, August 29, 2008Episode Description:Exodus 3:1-15, Matthew 16: 24-28 and Romans 12: 9-21.
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Episode: Defining the ChristOriginal air date: Friday, August 22, 2008Episode Description:What is ‘the Christ’? And why keep it secret?
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Episode: The Urge to Get Out of the BoatOriginal air date: Friday, August 08, 2008Episode Description:Joseph and Jesus and what it takes to live a meaningful life.
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Episode: Wrestling with GodOriginal air date: Friday, August 01, 2008Episode Description:Jacob’s complicated journey to wholeness.
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Episode: Living With an Understanding HeartOriginal air date: Friday, July 25, 2008Episode Description:From Solomon (1Kings 3) to Paul (Romans 8), the possibility of the kingdom is always at hand, according to the choices we make.
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Episode: Recognizing GuidanceOriginal air date: Friday, July 18, 2008Episode Description:Jacob sees a ladder (Genesis 28); Jesus sees both weeds and wheat (Matthew 13). Both offer lessons on receiving and trusting God’s guidance in our lives.
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Episode: Where We Sow Our SeedsOriginal air date: Friday, July 11, 2008Episode Description:From Esau’s birthright in Genesis 25 to the sower of seeds in Matthew 13, our lives express according to the choices we make.
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Episode: The Wages of Sin Is DeathOriginal air date: Friday, June 27, 2008Episode Description:Many New Testament historians have discerned elements of humor in the teachings of Jesus. The forms of humor found in his words include use of exaggeration, parody, and surprising endings in parables. This week‘s program will explore examples of Jesus‘ use of humor and his purpose in using humor.
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Episode: Weary with Holding It In!Original air date: Friday, June 20, 2008Episode Description:We can resist, deny, complain; but once awakened to spiritual Truth, it will express through us despite our most strenuous efforts to “hold it in.” Discussing Jeremiah 20: 7-13.
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Episode: Marching OrdersOriginal air date: Friday, June 13, 2008Episode Description:In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is clear and specific about what he expects from his disciples--and from us! Discussing Matthew 9: 35 through 10: 11.
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Episode: Bible Alive!Original air date: Friday, June 06, 2008Episode Description:Using traditional Christian sources as well as Unity metaphysics, Rev. Ed talks about the Bible in a way that’s fresh and exciting. He not only traces history you may not know, he brings the Bible to life for your life, connecting its ancient wisdom with living in the modern age.
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Episode: Deuteronomy 11: 18-25Original air date: Friday, May 30, 2008Episode Description:On the surface, Deuteronomy can be intimidating, but it sets forth clearly the power and importance of trusting spiritual law. Rev. Ed Townley focuses on the passage and takes Bible questions from listeners as well.
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Episode: Opening the Map – Bible focus: Genesis 1:1-2, 4aOriginal air date: Friday, May 16, 2008Episode Description:What is the Bible, anyway? Where did it come from? What makes it scripture? Why should we care? Rev. Ed Townley makes a pretty convincing argument that the Bible is still useful today as a roadmap for our lives. If you think the Bible is an outdated relic, Rev. Ed wants to hear from you!
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Episode: Life Support – Bible focus: Acts 2:1-21Original air date: Friday, May 09, 2008Episode Description:Every week millions of Christians around the world study the same Bible passages from a lectionary. Those who reject the Bible can’t even join the conversation. But can a collection of stories and characters from very old levels of consciousness have anything to say about our spiritual challenges today? Rev. Ed Townley presents the Bible as a road map for your spiritual journey and invites your comments and questions.
