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Unity Classic Radio

| with Rev. Bob Brach | Tuesdays at 12:00 CT
Unity Classic Radio

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Did you know that Unity’s co-founder, Charles Fillmore, was the first clergyman to have a religious radio broadcast in Kansas City, Missouri? Or that Unity owned and operated a radio station—WOQ—from 1924 to 1934? For years, Unity has been a pioneer in radio broadcasting, using the latest technology to help spread the Unity message. Today, using Internet Radio, Bob Brach brings the words of Charles Fillmore, Ernest Wilson and other Unity teachers to the airwaves once again. Rev. Bob Brach shares original radio scripts from the Unity archives each week and broadcasts them once again for truth students worldwide! Hear what was happening in the world and in Unity on the date each program was originally broadcast. Call in with your comments and questions about each broadcast or the Unity history from that era.

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  • Episode: Special Guest: Mary Earls
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
    Episode Description:
    Today’s topic is an early talk of Charles Fillmore’s entitled “The Necessity of Expression,” given on Sunday, November 30, 1913. Charles notes that we become one with what we identify with, both externally and internally. He uses the biblical story of the healing of the blind man and his disciples' questions about the healing. My special guest is Mary Earls, marketing and media manager at Unity. 
  • Episode: The Enduring Bond
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
    Episode Description:
    Our co-founder, Myrtle Fillmore, passed away on October 6, 1931. Lsten to what Charles says in tribute to his life partner of more than 50 years in this memorial entitled “The Enduring Bond” given on October 18, 1931, as well as the words of E. C. Wilson spoken at the memorial service on October 9, 1931. Join me and Rev. Eric Page, archivist at Unity Library and Archives, for this tribute to Myrtle.
  • Episode: The Son of Man
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
    Episode Description:
    Ahhh … Christmas is over and soon the year will be moving on. How about an early (1914) Easter talk by Charles Fillmore? The talk is entitled “The Son of Man,” an interesting title the gospel writers place on the lips of Jesus of Nazareth. Listen to how Charles interprets this talk from April 12, 1914. My special guest is Barbara Hadley, a ministerial student at Unity Institute and Seminary.
     
  • Episode: Good From Evil
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012
    Episode Description:
    What happens when there is apparent evil that crops up in our lives? Charles Fillmore believes we can bring good from evil and uses the example from the Book of Acts in the stoning of Stephen, when the Apostle Paul stood by and watched the garments of those doing the stoning. My special guest is Bernadette Swanson, licensed Unity teacher and staff member of Unity Worldwide Ministries.
  • Episode: Encore
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 03, 2012
    Episode Description:
    Encore presentation.
  • Episode: Encore
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Encore presentation.
  • Episode: Merry Christmas!
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Today we hear Charles Fillmore’s talk on the meaning of Christmas, given to a Wednesday evening class of Unity Truth Seekers on December 19, 1923. My special guest is Rev. Carla McClellan, director of Retreats at Unity Village and host of Spiritual Coaching on Unity Online Radio.   
  • Episode: Spiritual Identity
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 13, 2011
    Episode Description:
    May I see your ID? In today’s talk from March 14, 1926, Charles Fillmore asks us to check into our identity, which is spiritual. Charles uses words from the Gospel of John, attributed to Jesus of Nazareth, where Jesus speaks words of comfort to his disciples and promises them the Comforter to come.  The talk is entitled “Spiritual Identity” and the Bible reference is John 14:1-17. My special guest will be Jesse Tanner, ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary.
  • Episode: Humility and Self-Will
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 06, 2011
    Episode Description:
    What is the best mix of being humble and exercising our self-will? Charles Fillmore has some ideas on this in his talk from November 8, 1925, a talk appropriately entitled “Humility and Self-Will.” He uses the story of Paul wanting to go to Jerusalem from the Book of Acts as his resource. My special guest is Rev. Eric McCabe, senior minister of Unity Village Chapel.
  • Episode: A Post-Thanksgiving Reminder
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
    Episode Description:
    When asked about giving a Thanksgiving service in 1923, Charles Fillmore commented, “Every service we have is a thanksgiving service.” Today’s talk will be the third of three Thanksgiving-specific talks I have read on our show during the past three years. This talk was entitled “Giving Thanks” from November 28, 1923. Charles speaks of the importance of continuing to give thanks and of the reason he doesn’t have more hair! My special guest is Jim Behl, president of the Board of Trustees at Unity of the Lakes, in Warsaw, Missouri.
  • Episode: A Thanksgiving Message From Charles Fillmore
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Listen to a Thanksgiving message from 1925 on today’s program. Charles uses the story in the Book of Numbers of Jehovah speaking to the Moses and the 70 elders as the crux of his message for this special holiday message. My special guest is Kelly McActor.
  • Episode: The Faculties of Mind
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore’s book, The Twelve Powers of Man,  was published in 1930, having first appeared as a series of articles in Unity magazine the year before.  But Charles was working on the material as early as 1910 as his Sunday message “The Faculties of Mind.” I will be reading from the transcribed text of this preradio-era talk. My special guest will be Camille O’Brien, executive assistant to the dean of Unity Institute® and Seminary. 
  • Episode: Affirmations and Denials
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 08, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Affirmations and Denials was the lesson a group of Truth students heard Charles Fillmore talk about on a Tuesday evening lesson in October of 1926. We get to hear his words again as I share from the transcript of that lesson. My special guest is Rev. Carolyn Jennings. 
  • Episode: The Evidence of Power is in its Demonstration
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 01, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Those are the opening words of Charles Fillmore’s talk on Power from April 17, 1910. Charles was of course talking about our mental faculty of Power and how we use it in our words. Listen in to this early talk of material that came to be spelled out in his book, The Twelve Powers. My special guest is Charles Perry, ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary.
  • Episode: And the Word Was Made Flesh
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
    Episode Description:
    “And the word was made flesh.” Those are familiar-sounding words to some of us, but what does in mean in Unity? Charles Fillmore tells us in a Sunday lesson from January 3, 1926. My special guest for this episode is Rev. Victoria Bunch from Unity of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.
  • Episode: Special Guest: Rev. Kristen Preud’homme
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
    Episode Description:
    What is the metaphysical connection between a general and a woman judge in Ancient Israel? Charles Fillmore tells us the interesting connection between Deborah and her general Barak along with the metaphysical meaning for us today. My special guest is Rev. Kristen Preud’homme from Unity Worldwide Ministries. 
  • Episode: Where Are the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
    Episode Description:
    "Where are the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel?" Right here in America, says Charles Fillmore. This is one of Charles’ interesting statements in his talk “Divine Right Action” from September 7, 1930. My special guest for this episode is Rev. Aliza Bloom.
  • Episode: Encore
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 04, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Encore Presentation
  • Episode: Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Will Never Hurt Me!
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
    Episode Description:
    “Not so!” says Charles Fillmore in his Wednesday evening lesson from June 3, 1925. Our words are very important, and we need to pay attention to how we use them. My special guest for this discussion is Jackie Hawkins, a ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary.
  • Episode: Judge Righteous Judgment
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
    Episode Description:
    “Judge righteous judgment” is the word from our Way Shower and Master Teacher. Join us and listen to some ideas from our co-founder Charles Fillmore in using our Power of Judgment in following this admonition from Jesus the Christ. Charles gave a Wednesday morning lesson on this very topic on October 22, 1924. My special guest will be Dale Worley, associate minister, musician and spiritual leader of Unity of Savannah, Georgia.
  • Episode: The Principle of Identity
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Are we living up to our capacity ? Charles Fillmore’s talk “The Principle of Identity” from June 28, 1936, encourages us to raise our consciousness above the appearance of the world about us. Charles would have been 81 years young as he spoke at the Unity Church at Ninth and Tracy in Kansas City, Missouri. My special guest is Rev. Kitty Benson from Naperville, Illinois.
  • Episode: Anointing
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
    Episode Description:
    We have heard the saying “pouring oil on troubled waters,” but is that what anointing with oil means in the Bible? Most likely NOT—at least that is what Charles Fillmore will tell us in his Wednesday lesson of July 18, 1923, on “Anointing.” My special guest will be Rev. Max Lafser.
  • Episode: Overcoming Fear,With Special Guest Rev. Roger Goodwin
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
    Episode Description:
    “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” said Franklin D. Roosevelt. Well, our Charles Fillmore has some interesting ideas about fear too. Listen in as I read from his talk “Overcoming Fear” given as a Wednesday lesson that Charles led on September 26, 1923. My special guest will be Rev. Roger Goodwin from Gaithersburg, Maryland.
  • Episode: What Role Does Ambition Play in Our Lives? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore speaks to this topic in his talk “True Ambition,” given on Sunday, May 7, 1928. Debra Hill-Davis, ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary, will be my special guest.
  • Episode: Principles vs. Rites and Ceremonies: What Is the Proper View in Viewing God or Spirit? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore has some thoughts on this topic in his talk “Principles Compared With Ceremonies” from his Sunday talk on August 12, 1928. My special guest is Rev. Sonya Milton from Napa, California.
  • Episode: What Is the Connection of “Silence” to “Prayer?”
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 09, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore addresses this topic in his Tuesday morning lesson to Truth Students back in January of 1925 in his lesson called “Light.” My special guest is Rev. Rob Hunter from Toronto, Canada.
  • Episode: Here Come Da Judge
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 02, 2011
    Episode Description:
    “Here come da Judge, Here come da Judge,” or at least Charles Fillmore’s metaphysical interpretation of the Judge Deborah from Chapter 4 of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. Charles’ talk is “The Saving Power of Discriminating Judgment” from Sunday, July 27, 1930. My special guest is Rev. Marty Newman, former minister of Unity of Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • Episode: Law and Order According to Charles Fillmore
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Law and Order is the theme of Charles Fillmore’s talk from March 10, 1931. It is probably not anything like the current TV show of the same name, but Charles does speak to that physical connection of our bodies to our thoughts. My special guest is Rev. Brendalyn Batchelor from Unity Santa Fe in New Mexico.
  • Episode: What Is the Solution for World Peace? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore points to Divine Mind as the solution in his May 6, 1925, lesson entitled “Divine and Universal Mind.”  My special guest will be Rev. James Parker from the Unity Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Episode: What Stock Can One Place in “Visions”? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore addresses that very topic in his talk “Guidance by Visions” from June 7, 1925. My special guest will be a favorite Son of Ireland and senior minister of Unity in the Gold County in Grass Valley, California, Rev. Joseph Sloan.
  • Episode: The Slavery of Ignorance
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 05, 2011
    Episode Description:
    “Train up a child in the way he should go and he will not depart from it” say the Hebrew Scriptures. Charles Fillmore points to the effect of ignorance in our lives in his talk “The Slavery of Ignorance” a pre WOQ Radio era talk from Sunday, July 12th 1913. My Special Guest is Karen De Long, Youth Education Director, at Unity Village Chapel.
  • Episode: Victory Through Reliance on Spirit
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 28, 2011
    Episode Description:
    How come it seems sometimes prayer works and other times it doesn’t? Charles Fillmore addresses this question in his talk “Victory Through Reliance on Spirit” from Sunday, December 12, 1927. My special guest will be Dr. Rose Cooper from Detroit and member of the Unity School Board.
  • Episode: Do We Put Limits on Receiving God’s Love?
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore has some thoughts on the question “Do we put limits on receiving God’s love?” from his Sunday talk entitled “Human Limitations of the Realization of Divine Love” from November 15, 1925. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Dr. Catherine Thomas, director of online classes at Unity Urban Ministerial School in Detroit, Michigan.
  • Episode: Encore
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Encore presentation.
  • Episode: I AM the Resurrection and the Life
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 07, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Join us as we continue to explore the concept of reincarnation as we listen to Charles Fillmore’s talk, “I AM the Resurrection and the Life,” from October 31, 1923. My special guest will be Leslie Wilson from the Unity Urban Ministerial School in Detroit, Michigan.
  • Episode: What About Reincarnation? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Does our spiritual ego keep coming back into other lives? Charles Fillmore has an interesting lesson on reincarnation in this undated lesson I will be reading from. My special guest is Rev. Richard Schumacher from Unity Church Centre in Girard, Ohio.
  • Episode: How Does Your Spiritual Garden Grow? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Well … how about a shovelful of repentance? Charles Fillmore explains the importance of repentance in “The Relation of True Repentance to Growth” from his June 12, 1932 talk. I will have a very special guest with me too.
  • Episode: Heaven Is Within Man
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Where is heaven? Charles Fillmore has a some ideas on that in his talk “Heaven Is Within Man” from March 20, 1927. My special guest is Debbie Ball from Unity Worldwide Ministries.
  • Episode: The Power of Imagination
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Which of our mental facilities or powers do we seem to give too little attention to? Charles Fillmore says it is the power of Imagination in his lesson given to Unity students sometime between 1929 and 1933. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Mary Wood from Christ Church of Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  • Episode: Encore
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 03, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Encore presentation.
  • Episode: Listen to the Silence: Is That an Oxymoron? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Is listening to the Silence an oxymoron? Not really. Charles Fillmore spoke about the Silence as a spiritual practice many times, like his lesson from a Tuesday morning on November 11, 1924. My special guest will be Rev. Carolyne Mathlin from Unity of Tustin, California. Rev. Carolyne will be co-facilitating a silent retreat in May at Unity Village.
  • Episode: The Risen Lord
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Easter Sunday is coming, so this episode is about Charles Fillmore’s Easter Sunday talk from March 27, 1932, entitled “The Risen Lord.” My special guest is Rev. Jim Yeaw from Unity Spiritual Center in Sun City, Arizona.
  • Episode: How Does the Story of Jericho’s Walls Relate to Us? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore likens the story of Jericho’s walls to releasing those things we are hanging on to which do not serve us. Listen to his talk from November 7, 1926, and hear what speaks to you. My special guest will be Jennifer Sacks, ministerial student at Unity Institute® and Seminary and a presenter at the upcoming Lyceum 2011 at Unity.
  • Episode: The Good Samaritan
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 05, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Join us for a talk about a Wednesday evening lesson by Charles Fillmore on December 3, 1924. Charles continues some thoughts on the story of the Good Samaritan, which he had spoken about the Sunday before. My special guest is Rev. Brad Langdon, senior minister at Unity Church of Anderson, Indiana.
  • Episode: Just How Does Unity View the Concept of Jesus as Savior? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore’s talk, “The Saving Christ Consciousness,” from June 28, 1931, has some interesting ideas on viewing this concept. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Deborah Frownfelter from Unity Worldwide Ministries.
  • Episode: Regenerating the Five Senses
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
    Episode Description:
    On this episode we’ll discuss a Sunday talk of Charles Fillmore, "Regenerating the Five Senses." Regeneration has been one of Charles’ frequent topics in his teachings and literature. It is a longer talk than usual, so pull up a chair and settle in.
  • Episode: The Ten Virgins
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Some of our listeners have asked for a healing service that Charles Fillmore may have performed. Most of the “healing” services in the Archives parallel file are quite long. However, I found one that will fit in the time frame of this episode. It is from June 25, 1913, a Wednesday evening healing service entitled “The Ten Virgins.” My special guest for this discussion is Reverend Doris Hoskins, senior minister at New Thought Unity Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Episode: Awakening to the Truth as Taught by Jesus
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 08, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore gave some interesting Wednesday class lessons. This episode is one of those lessons from September 3, 1924, where Charles spoke about the teachings of Jesus. His talk was entitled "Awakening to the Truth as Taught by Jesus." My special guest for this episode is Rev. Jane Simmons from Unity Worldwide Ministries.
  • Episode: Silence Is an art
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 01, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Did you know that “Silence” is an art? Charles Fillmore tells us just that in his talk “Silence Is an Art” from a class he taught on Wednesday, September 10, 1924. My special guest to discuss Fillmore’s talk is Rev. Margaret Melanie from Unity Spiritual Life Center, Laguna Hills, California.
  • Episode: How Do We Tell if One is Expressing the Christ? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore has some thoughts on how to recognize this spiritual activity in his talk “The Distinguishing Trait of the Christ Mind” from March 26, 1933. Join me and special guest Rev. Vicki Elder as we explore this topic.
  • Episode: Special Guest: Rev. Stephanie Seigh
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore shows his romantic side in a Valentine’s Day talk from February 14, 1932, entitled “The Necessity of Expression.” Join me and special guest Rev. Stephanie Seigh for this “lovely” talk.
  • Episode: What Effect Did the Early Missionary Work of Paul and Barnabas Have on the Work of Jesus Christ?
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 08, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore speaks to this very subject in his talk “The Whole Consciousness Awakened to Truth” from October 22, 1933. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Bill Worth, a retired Unity minister and former newspaper editor.
  • Episode: The Effect of Color on the Human Psyche
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Ever notice how our eye seems to be attracted to certain items in store display windows? Well, marketing experts know something about the effect of color on the human psyche. Charles Fillmore speaks to the impact of color on our lives as a metaphysician in a lesson he gave to Unity Truth students on January 3, 1925. We’ll discuss this with special guest Rev. Robin Ferguson from Unity Worldwide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches International).
  • Episode: What Is Truth?
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Ever wonder, “What is Truth?”  Welcome to the club. Charles Fillmore sheds some light on this topic in his lesson “What Is Truth?” given on December 17, 1924. My special guest is Rev. Larry Hooks, senior minister of Unity East Church in Detroit, Michigan.
  • Episode: Conflict in the Church
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
    Episode Description:
    Conflict in the church? You bet … even way back in the first century CE. Charles Fillmore speaks to the method of addressing conflict in his talk “Essentials of Christian Faith” from November 5, 1933. Join me and special guest Debbie Allen, a licensed Unity teacher and Unity Worldwide Ministries employee.
  • Episode: How do we teach truth? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 04, 2011
    Episode Description:
    How do we teach truth? Why, to the whole person of course! Listen to Charles Fillmore’s advice in his talk “Teaching Truth to the Entire Man,” from March 15, 1927, with Bob and special guest licensed Unity teacher Sam Bowman.
  • Episode: “Greater Is He That Conquereth His Own Soul That He That Taketh a City”
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
    Episode Description:
    “Greater is he that conquereth his own soul that he that taketh a city” is a quote Charles Fillmore used to point out the importance of controlling our own thinking in an undated lesson entitled “Control of Thinking.”  Join me and special guest Chaplain LTC Sonja C. Thompson, U.S. Army (Ret), a Unity minister who served as an active duty chaplain.  
  • Episode: Unity in Unity? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 07, 2010
    Episode Description:
    That was the theme of a talk Charles Fillmore gave on April 19, 1925. Charles has some interesting comments about Jesus and John the Baptist being Essenes. Join me and special guest Rev. Albert Wingate, transitional minister at the Unity Village Chapel in Unity Village, Missouri, for this discussion. 
  • Episode: The Hallmark of Unity Prayer Is Affirmative Prayer. 
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Join us today as we explore Charles Fillmore’s talk from July 28, 1925, entitled “Affirmative Prayer." My special guest today is Ned Kelley from the Telephone Prayer Ministry at Unity Village.
  • Episode: What Is the “Way of Christ?”  
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore offers a pleasant review of lessons on this subject in his talk “Review—The Way” from Sunday December 18, 1932. Join me and special guest Rev. James Trapp, president and CEO of Unity Worldwide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches International), for this interesting discussion.
  • Episode: The Reality of the Rainbow
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
    Episode Description:
    The rainbow has some interesting meanings in various cultures. Listen to what Charles Fillmore has to say about rainbows in his talk “The Reality of the Rainbow” from Sunday, February 9, 1913. My special guest today will be Paula Coppel, a ministerial student at Unity Institute and the vice president of communications at Unity.
  • Episode: God–First Cause
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 09, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore points out that he really has only one sermon topic, “God–First Cause.” Hear what he says about this topic as I read from his message of August 5, 1923, with special guest, Unity minister Rev. Sky St. John.
  • Episode: Do Our Insides Match Our Outsides or Vice Versa?  
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 02, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore has some interesting ideas about matching these up in his talk “The Inner and the Outer Reconciled” from June 5, 1927. Join me and my special guest Rev. Robert Brumet for this enlightening conversation.
  • Episode: What Does the Resurrection of Jesus Mean in Unity? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Listen to an Eastertide lesson of Charles Fillmore, “The Living Christ,” from April 17, 1927. My special guest is Rev. Paul Tenaglia from Unity of New York in New York City.
  • Episode: What Kind of Relationship Do We Have With God? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore does an excellent metaphysical interpretation of God as Spirit and our relationship to Spirit in his talk “A Loving, Providing Father” from January 6, 1929. We will discuss that talk today with special guest Rev. Kathy Kellogg, director of Youth Education at Unity Worldwide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches International).
  • Episode: Praise and Prayer: Are They the Same or Are They Different?  
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore has some thoughts on whether praise and prayer are the same or different in his talk “Praise and Prayer” from September 24, 1924. My special guest is Rev. Ginny Roll from the Unity Fellowship Church in Newport News, Virginia.  
  • Episode: What is Truth?
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 05, 2010
    Episode Description:
    You may have asked or been asked that very question. Listen to what Charles Fillmore has to say as an answer in his talk “What is Truth” from September 19th, 1923. My special Guest is Reverend Michael Moran from the Spiritual Life Center in Sacramento, California.
  • Episode: Feeling Down in the Money Department? 
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore has some ideas on the way out in his talk “Poverty and Riches,” from April 19, 1931. Join me and special guest Rev. Judy Grimes for this discussion.
  • Episode: Stirring Up Your Enthusiasm
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Want to stir up your enthusiasm? Tune in and listen to Charles Fillmore’s ideas on how to do it in his talk, “Stirring Up Enthusiasm” from October 4, 1931. Reverend Xiomara Malagon, Director of Worldwide Support at Unity World Wide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches) will be my special guest.  
  • Episode: A Conversation With Special Guest, Unity Minister Rev. Sheila Cook
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
    Episode Description:
    On today’s program we’ll explore how Charles Fillmore took a new look at the Lord’s Prayer and the Bible in his talk “Bible Interpretation” from March 29th, 1914. Rev Sheila Cook, from the Unity Urban School, Detroit, Michigan, will be my special guest.
  • Episode: What Is the Relationship to Jesus and the Christ?  
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 07, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore has some interesting approaches to this topic in his talk “The Historical Jesus and the Living Christ” from December 21, 1933. My special guest for this discussion is Rev. Toni Boehm.
  • Episode: Are We Spiritual Beings or Material Beings?  
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore has a view on whether we are spiritual beings or material beings in his talk, “The Great Question,” from his Sunday talk on April 9, 1933. Today’s special guest is Rev. E. J. Niles from Unity Institute.
  • Episode: Tests for Divine Sonship
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
    Episode Description:
    How do we know our relationship with Spirit? Charles Fillmore has some ideas in his talk “Tests for Divine Sonship,” from June 4, 1933. My special guest is Rev. Edna Mosher from Unity of Loudoun County in Leesburg, Virginia.
  • Episode: Thought
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
    Episode Description:
    What do you think? Good question always. Listen to what Charles Fillmore says about our thoughts in a lesson titled “Thought,” from a class taught June 20, 1923. Shelly Hansen, ministerial student at Unity Institute, will be my special guest.
  • Episode: The I AM Instructing the Consciousness
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore does an excellent job of connecting the I AM with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. His talk is “The I AM Instructing the Consciousness” from January 9, 1927. Wendy Zender is my special guest.
  • Episode: The Freeing Power of Prayer
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 03, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Prayer is one of the mainstays of Unity. Tune in to hear Charles Fillmore’s talk “The Freeing Power of Prayer” from June 21, 1925. My special guest is Rev. Lynne Brown, vice president of Silent Unity.
  • Episode: Review of Jesus Christ Lessons
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Ever wonder just what Jesus taught? Charles Fillmore’s talk from June 29, 1930, does a good job of summarizing the teachings in a talk entitled “Review of Jesus Christ Lessons.”  My special guest is Rev. Carl Osier, vice president of Ministries and Ministry Services at Unity Worldwide Ministries (formerly the Association of Unity Churches International). Rev. Carl was recently awarded the Charles Fillmore Award for his work in Unity.
  • Episode: The Foundation of Divine Grace
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Today’s topic is Charles Fillmore’s talk “The Foundation of Divine Grace” from Oct 5, 1930. My special call-in guest is Rev. Richard Bunch from Richmond, Va.
  • Episode: Condemnation Not an Aid to Salvation
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Salvation? Yes, Charles talks about salvation, in “Condemnation Not an Aid to Salvation,” his message on December 5, 1927. My special guest is Rev. Patty Williams, recent graduate of Unity Institute.  
  • Episode: Charles Fillmore on the Purpose of Silent Unity
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 06, 2010
    Episode Description:
    In his welcome remarks to the First Unity Conference and Healing Revival in July 1923, Charles Fillmore spoke to the attendees about the educational purpose and function of Silent Unity. Tune in to hear his talk. My special guest is Rev. Temple Hayes from First Unity in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
  • Episode: Recreation and Relaxing
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
    Episode Description:
    How do we use our leisure time correctly? Charles Fillmore’s talk “Recreation and Relaxing,” from December 11, 1932, includes some interesting ideas.
  • Episode: God’s Will
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010
    Episode Description:
    What is God’s will? Charles Fillmore’s talk “God’s Will” from August 17, 1930, has an insight from the Book of First Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. My Guest will be Rev. Dennis Breed.
  • Episode: Spiritual Church
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
    Episode Description:
    What is the function of church? Charles Fillmore addresses the question in his pre-WOQ Radio talk given on Sunday, July 6, 1919, entitled "Spiritual Church." My special guest is Susan Beck, founder and president of Global Activation Unlimited, LLC. Susan was formerly the chief operating officer of the Association of Unity Churches International (now called Unity Worldwide Ministries).
  • Episode: Live From the Unity People’s Convention in San Diego
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 08, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Rev. Bob Brach broadcasts live from the Unity People’s Convention in San Diego, with a special talk of Charles Fillmore’s and a very special guest as well.  
  • Episode: Another Classic From Charles Fillmore
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 01, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for another talk from Charles Fillmore from the WOQ radio era. Today's special guest is Sheri St. Clair, telephone prayer ministry associate at Silent Unity.
  • Episode: Charles Fillmore Talks Relationships
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for Charles Fillmore's message on relationships. Today's guest is Eric Page, ministerial student and archivist at Unity.
  • Episode: Samuel's Admonition to Israel
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "Samuel's Admonition to Israel," from July 27, 1927. Today's special guest is Rev. Denese Schellink from Unity Church of Davis in Davis, Calif.
  • Episode: Human Love and Divine Love
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 04, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "Human Love and Divine Love," from July 24, 1930. Today's special guest is Jennifer Sacks, ministerial student at Unity Institute®.
  • Episode: The Love of the Natural Soul
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "The Love of the Natural Soul," from December 5, 1926. Today's special guest is Rev. Tom Thorpe, Unity Institute Spiritual Education and Enrichment faculty.
  • Episode: First Perception of Divine Law
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "First Perception of Divine Law," from October 5, 1931. Today's special guest is Rev. Ron Fritz, Unity Church of Quincy in Quincy, Ill.
  • Episode: First Recognition of Subconcious Faculties
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "First Recognition of Subconcious Faculties," from January 10, 1932. Today's special guest is Ogun Holder, Unity Institute ministerial student.
  • Episode: Spiritual Authority Over Error
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 06, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for Charles Fillmore's talk "Spiritual Authority Over Error," from January 8, 1928. Today's special guest is Janice Wuferel, Unity Institute ministerial student.
  • Episode: Two Undisciplined States of Consciousness
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore uses the parable of the Prodigal Son when speaking about the two states of consciousness within us. "Two Undisciplined States of Consciousness" is from April 12, 1931. Today's special guest is Toni Lapp, editor of Unity Magazine.
  • Episode: Change
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Here is everyone's favorite topic (or not!): Charles speaks on "change" in his June 4, 1911, talk of the same name. This is a pre-WOQ classic. My special guest today is Rev. Linda Machesic.
  • Episode: Increasing the Life Stream
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Today's talk from Charles Fillmore is a pre-WQO classic, "Increasing the Life Stream" from July 27, 1913. Today's special guest is licensed Unity teacher Wes Hopper.
  • Episode: Cooperation in Service
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 09, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore speaks on social action in this talk from February 20, 1927. Today's guest is Rev. Kelly Isola.
  • Episode: Cause and Effect
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 02, 2010
    Episode Description:
    "Cause and Effect" is the talk today, from September 4, 1932, when Charles Fillmore gave a temperance lesson on the use of alcohol and shares his ideas on vegetarianism too. Today's special guest is Darla Henry, student of the master's program at Unity Institute®.
  • Episode: Baptism
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Does Unity theology speak to baptism? Tune in and hear what Charles Fillmore has to say in his talk on baptism from October 15, 1922. A special guest will join in.
  • Episode: Saving Messages of the Christ
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Salvation? In Unity theology? Well, Charles Fillmore has some ideas on that in his March 26, 1926, talk “Saving Messages of the Christ.” Ray Nelson, ministerial student at Unity Institute®, will be my guest.
  • Episode: The True Concept of Deity
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
    Episode Description:
    What is the concept of "God"? Charles Fillmore has an idea in his talk titled “The True Concept of Deity,” from November 19, 1933. My special guest will be Rev. Tom Lee.
  • Episode: Commandments: Duties to Men
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 02, 2010
    Episode Description:
    This is a follow-up to Charles' talk on the Commandments from October 1913. Today's program includes a special Unity guest as well.
  • Episode: Peace and Security Through Righteousness
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Did you know that the book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible has parallels in the church today, or at least in the days of 1924? Listen to Charles give a metaphysical comparison in his talk “Peace and Security through Righteousness” from June 9, 1924. Rachel Simpson, ministerial student, will be my special guest.
  • Episode: Cain and Abel, Metaphysically
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Want to know what is going on the in the mind and body of all of us? Charles has some idea on what it is from a metaphysical interpretation of “Cain and Abel,” a talk he gave on April 25, 1926.  Linda Zupan, ministerial student, will be my special guest.
  • Episode: It's a New Year
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 05, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Things were changing in 1926 much like they are today back when Charles Fillmore gave his Sunday talk “Behold I Make All Things New.” Tune in and hear Charles’ New Year talk from January 2, 1926.  Eric Page, ministerial student and archivist at Unity Library and Archives will be sharing what is new in the Library and Archives.
  • Episode: Merry Christmas!
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Merry Christmas! Would you like to hear an early message on Christmas from our co-founder Charles Fillmore? Today I have a pre-WOQ era talk from December 24, 1911. My special guest will be Rev. Claudell County.
  • Episode: Conscious Mind and Spiritual Law
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Ever wonder about the relationship between Mind and Law? Charles Fillmore spoke to that very thing in his talk “Conscious Mind and Spiritual Law” from September 1933. My special guest will be Elizabeth Mora, ministerial student at Unity Institute®.
  • Episode: The Nature and Use of True Riches
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
    Episode Description:
    What do we do with True Riches? Charles Fillmore’s talk, “The Nature and Use of True Riches,” from March 1933 can give us some ideas. Rev Joann Landreth from the Association will be my special guest.
  • Episode: Thanksgiving Message
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Today’s program is a Thanksgiving message from Charles given back in 1933. Charles speaks of our unity as being our one foundation in a talk titled “Our One Foundation,” from November 26, 1933. My special guest will be Rev. Carole Lunde.
  • Episode: Mind and Body Reunited
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Today we will look at the concept of the interconnection of body and mind. On May 22, 1932, Charles gave a Sunday talk entitled “Mind and Body Reunited,” based on his interpretation of the Jacob and Esau story. My special guest will be Rev. Lori Woodley.
  • Episode: Mind Action
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 03, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Ever wonder what Charles Fillmore said in the classroom about the Law of Mind action? Well, today’s talk is the transcript of a lesson Charles did on May 30, 1923. A lesson appropriately titled “Mind Action.” Stan McNeese, ministerial student, will be my special guest.
  • Episode: Weakness Changed to Power
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Ever get that nudge from Spirit that seems to be calling you to be somewhere or to do something? Charles Fillmore speaks of several examples of this in his talk “Weakness Changed to Power” from August 2, 1931. My special guest will be Rev. Doug Werth from the Unity Church in Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Episode: Paying the Price
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
    Episode Description:
    “If you’re going to dance the jig, you’ve got to pay the piper.” Is that true in all things? Listen to what Charles Fillmore says in his talk about life in “Paying the Price” from April 1, 1928. My special guest will be Linda Vincent, ministerial student at Unity Institute®.
  • Episode: Redeemed Man
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Ever wonder what those strange symbols in the Book of Revelation mean? Charles Fillmore spoke about them in his talk “Redeemed Man” from March 29, 1925. My special guest will be Rev. Sandra Hymel.
  • Episode: The Activity of Faith in Man's Unfoldment
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 06, 2009
    Episode Description:
    What part does faith play in our lives? Charles Fillmore has some interesting ideas in his talk “The Activity of Faith in Man’s Unfoldment.” Charles gave this talk on October 7, 1923. My special guest will be Eric Page, archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
  • Episode: "Courage and Fear" and "Courage and Fear"
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Deja vu? Nope, this is the second talk of this title we are hearing, given on February 10, 1924. [The other talk of the same title, presented previously on Unity Classic Radio, was given September 18, 1931.]
  • Episode: "Courage and Fear" and "Courage and Fear"
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
    Episode Description:
    This week and next week we’ll be looking at two talks Charles Fillmore did about eight years apart: one on September 18, 1932 (today’s talk) and one on February 10, 1924 (next week’s talk).
  • Episode: Unity and the Bible
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
    Episode Description:
    How does Unity view the Bible? Charles Fillmore points to an allegorical view in his talk "The Divine Law Exalted" from September 25, 1932. My special guest is Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd, instructor at Unity Institute.
  • Episode: The Content of True Ideas Analyzed
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 08, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Should be review our lessons? Charles Fillmore thinks so. His talk from September 24, 1933, reviews some of his previous lessons in a presentation titled “The Content of True Ideas Analyzed.”  My special guest will be Rev. E.J. Niles, instructor at Unity Institute®.
  • Episode: Our All for the Kingdom
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 01, 2009
    Episode Description:
    How much do we do for attaining the kingdom of God? Listen to what Charles Fillmore has to say in his talk “Our All for the Kingdom,” from April 29, 1928. My special guest will be Diana Kennedy, ministerial student at Unity Institute®.
  • Episode: Old Testament Prophets
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Can the Old Testament prophets still speak to us today? Of course they can! Listen to Charles Fillmore’s comments on the Hebrew prophet Amos in Charles talk “Prophetic Vision Established” from August 31, 1930. My special guest will be Rachael Simpson, ministerial student and Association staff member working with our NGU and YOU programs.
  • Episode: True Understanding and Worship
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
    Episode Description:
    What were Charles Fillmore’s ideas about the apostle Paul? Listen to his comments in his talk, "True Understanding and Worship," from July 1, 1928. My special guest will be Gail Dobert, ministerial student and director of Silent Unity Telephone Prayer Ministry.
  • Episode: True Unity in Christ
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
    Episode Description:
    How do we achieve harmony with those around us who also believe in the Christ? Listen to what Charles Fillmore said in his talk, "True Unity in Christ," from September 16, 1928. My special guest will be Eric Page, ministerial student and archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
  • Episode: Animal Forces
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 04, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Want to learn more about controlling your "animal forces"? Well tune in for Charles Fillmore’s talk, "Mastery of the Animal Forces," from May 11, 1930. Charles spoke about controlling our animal forces in 1925, but this one is on mastery. My special guest will be Jennifer Sacks, ministerial student.
  • Episode: True Repentance and Forgiveness
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
    Episode Description:
    How do we know when there is true repentance and forgiveness in us? Tune in for Charles Fillmore’s talk "True Repentance and Forgiveness," which was given on June 20, 1926. Charles uses the story of Joseph and his brothers from the Book of Genesis. My special guest will be Reverend Victoria Healing from Unity Church of the Desert in Yuma, Ariz.
  • Episode: Getting Back to Principles
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Getting back to principles! That is the basis of Charles’ talk from Sunday, June 26, 1932, entitled "First Principles." My special guest will be Rev. Shirley Bowman, recent graduate of Unity Institute®.
  • Episode: Charles Fillmore on Healing
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
    Episode Description:
    In addition to preaching on healing on Sunday services, Charles Fillmore also taught lessons in healing at the Unity School. Tune in for his lesson from December 5, 1923. My special guest will be Tom Presnell, Silent Unity supervisor.
  • Episode: Righteous Desire ... Again
    Original air date: Tuesday, July 07, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Is time repeating itself? No, not really, but Charles Fillmore did repeat a talk theme. Listen and compare his talk "Righteous Desire" from Dec 3, 1933, with his talk of the same title in November 1931. I have included both transcripts. Reverend Edith Ann Washington will be my special guest.
  • Episode: The Stewardship of Life
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Just how do we use our life? Charles Fillmore addressed this very subject in his talk "The Stewardship of Life," given on November 27, 1932. Today’s special guest is ministerial student Mona Krane.
  • Episode: Righteous Desire
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Ahhh, desire. Is there such a thing as "righteous desire"? Charles Fillmore addresses this topic in a metaphysical look at Acts, chapter 19, in his November 8, 1931, talk, "Righteous Desire." Reverend Carrie Kenyon will be my special guest.
  • Episode: Christianity and Technocracy
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
    Episode Description:
    What part should scientists and engineers play in the world? Tune in and hear what Charles Fillmore has to say in his February 12, 1933, talk "Christianity and Technocracy." Special guest Rev. Bill Heller.
  • Episode: Self-Mastery
    Original air date: Tuesday, June 02, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Just where does the cross come into play in Unity theology? Tune in and hear Charles’s talk from June 15, 1930, where Charles gives a metaphysical explanation of the crucifixion based on the Gospel of Matthew account. His talk is titled "The Last Step in Self-Mastery." Reverend Paul Hasselbeck will be my special guest. It may be an interesting metaphysical romp on Unity Classic Radio!
  • Episode: Visions of Redemption and Peace
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
    Episode Description:
    What would Charles Fillmore have said on a Memorial Day theme? Tune in and hear Charles talk, "Visions of Universal Redemption and Peace," albeit a talk he gave it on October 28, 1923, but with a Memorial Day flavor of peace and remembrance. Charles uses text from four Hebrew Bible prophets, Isaiah, Jonah, Micah and Zephaniah, as his scriptural basis. Eric Page will be my special guest.
  • Episode: Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Is
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Where is your treasure? Charles Fillmore says it is where your heart is. Tune in and listen to Charles Fillmore’s talk "Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Is." This talk is an extract of a talk Charles gave on Sunday, July 13, 1924. I chose a talk from this special time period in honor of my two special guests, Colleen Zuck, former editor of Daily Word and Laura Harvey, managing editor of Daily Word. Our Daily Word’s first edition was in July of 1924.
  • Episode: The Awakened Life
    Original air date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Tradition has it that the Buddha, when asked what happened to him, replied "I am awake!" Several centuries later, Charles Fillmore also spoke to a congregation of Unity students on what it means to be "awake." Tune in and listen as I read from the transcribed text of Charles Fillmore’s talk "The Awakened Life," given on April 5, 1931. My special guest will be Rev. Ruth Wallace of the Silent Unity staff here at Unity Village.
  • Episode: You Animal!
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Ever been called an animal? Well, don’t feel bad. Someone may have just seen something other than your divine nature showing through. And there is a way of controlling that animal nature of ours. Tune in to Charles Fillmore’s talk, “Controlling the Animal Forces,” which he gave on January 3, 1925. Charles uses the Palm Sunday story from the Gospel of Luke as his basis for his talk. My special guest will be Sheryl Meyer, third-year ministerial student at Unity Institute.
  • Episode: Establishing Truth in Consciousness
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
    Episode Description:
    How do we get Truth into our consciousness and into the consciousness of others? We do it like Jesus did—one individual at a time and starting with us. Tune in and hear more as Charles Fillmore describes this process in his talk, “The Establishment of Truth in the Whole Consciousness,” given on July 5, 1925. My special guest will be Joslyn Mason, third-year ministerial student.
  • Episode: Healing Power
    Original air date: Tuesday, April 07, 2009
    Episode Description:
    What was Charles Fillmore’s view on healing in Unity compared to other denominations? Tune in and listen to Charles’ talk, “The Healing Power of the Highest,” given on February 1, 1931. My special guest will be Myra McNaughton, ministerial student at Unity Institute.
  • Episode: Charles and Omnipresence (again)
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Ever wonder if a preacher gives the same talk with the same title again and again? Well, here is another talk entitled “Realization of Omnipresence,” which was given on May 15, 1932. If you listened to Unity Classic Radio on February 17, 2009, you heard a talk of the same title and similar Bible verses (Genesis 22:10-22) from May 30, 1926. Tune in to hear the difference a few years makes. I’ll put both transcripts on the Web page, if you’d like to compare. My special guest will be Eric Page, archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
  • Episode: Charles and the Bible
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Happy St Patrick’s Day to you all! Well, dear ones, we look again at the subject of the Bible. What view shall we take toward the Bible? Tune in and listen to the words I read from Charles Fillmore’s talk, “The Holy Scriptures—Their Import to Man,” given back on February 3, 1929. Mark Fuss, ministerial student, will be my special guest.
  • Episode: Increasing Substance, With Guest Charlotte Shelton, Unity President and CEO
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
    Episode Description:
    What can we do in these tough financial times? Well, perhaps some thoughts Charles Fillmore gave the Ninth and Tracy Street congregation can be of help today. Tune in to Charles Fillmore’s talk, “Increasing Substance,” given on January 31, 1932. My special guest will be Charlotte Shelton, president and CEO of Unity.
  • Episode: Demonstrating Truth, With Guest Shirley Kennedy
    Original air date: Tuesday, March 03, 2009
    Episode Description:
    How do we know what we know…and what do we do with it? Charles Fillmore’s talk “Knowing and Demonstrating Truth” given on Jan 16, 1927, gives us a clue. Today’s special guest is Shirley Kennedy, who heads up the Licensed Unity Teacher Program at the Association of Unity Churches International.
  • Episode: Divine Insight; guest Eric Page, Unity Archivist
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
    Episode Description:
    How do we tap into Divine Insight? Tune in to hear Charles Fillmore’s talk given on October 19, 1930, entitled “Divine Insight,” which uses a metaphysical interpretation of the story of Jesus being presented to Simeon and Anna as told in the story in the Gospel of Luke, chapter two, verses 25 to 29. My special guest will be Eric Page, archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
  • Episode: Realization of Omnipresence; guest Eric Page, Unity Archivist
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
    Episode Description:
    How do we describe God? One attribute is being Omnipresence. Tune in and listen to how Charles Fillmore speaks about this attribute of God in his talk entitled “Realization of Omnipresence,” originally given on May 30, 1926. My special guest will be Eric Page, Archivist at Unity Library and Archives.
  • Episode: Making Love Practical
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Happy Valentine's Day! Tune in to Charles Fillmore's talk "Making Love Practical," given on Feb 13, 1927, for some interesting ideas on practicing love in our life. Today’s special guest is Margaret Flick, ministerial student.
  • Episode: Malachi the Prophet (Charles Fillmore on Tithing)
    Original air date: Tuesday, February 03, 2009
    Episode Description:
    What would Charles Fillmore say about "Swallowing the Big Frog,” that is, doing the practice of TITHING? Well, tune in and listen to Charles talk given on September 17, 1922, entitled "Malachi the Prophet." My special guest will be Cynthia Leveque, ministerial student at Unity Institute.
  • Episode: Mental Training
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Join host Bob Brach for Charles Fillmore’s talk "First Steps in Mental Training,” first broadcast on Jan 18, 1931.
  • Episode: True Prayer
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for Charles’ talk "True Prayer," first broadcast on February 18, 1929.
  • Episode: The Full Measure of Faith, with special guest Tom Taylor
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
    Episode Description:
    Tune in for Charles’ talk "The Full Measure of Faith," first broadcast on Sept 14, 1930. Today’s special guest is Tom Taylor, former manager of public relations at Unity.
  • Episode: Two Baptisms
    Original air date: Tuesday, January 06, 2009
    Episode Description:
    “Start the new year with a New Year message” Tune in and listen to the message that Charles Fillmore gave on January 1, 1928, a talk entitled "Two Baptisms." The special guest for the show is Reverend Margie Brach, Director of Credentialing at the Association of Unity Churches International.
  • Episode: Merry Christmas
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    Episode Description:
    What kind of Christmas message would our cofounder Charles Fillmore have given? Tune in and hear his messages given on Sunday, December 26, 1926. His talk is entitled "How Christ is born in the soul."
  • Episode: The Practicality of Religion
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 09, 2008
    Episode Description:
    How practical is your religion? If you want some ways to make it practical, tune into Charles’ talk, "Make Your Religion Practical," given on August 2, 1925.
  • Episode: The Christ Consciousness of Increase
    Original air date: Tuesday, December 02, 2008
    Episode Description:
    How do we increase our abundance? We turn to the Christ Consciousness of increase within us! Listen to Charles Fillmore's talk on the subject of abundance in a talk entitled "The Christ Consciousness of Increase" given on July 29, 1923.
  • Episode: God Loves A Cheerful Giver
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Don't forget God in the good times and remember, God loves a cheerful giver. That's Charles' Thanksgiving talk given on November 20, 1932, entitled "What have you?" Tune in to hear Charles’ words of thanksgiving.
  • Episode: What does the Bible say about education in the home?
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Listen to Charles Fillmore's talk of October 16, 1932, and hear Charles’ view of the importance of the Bible in learning about those "inside things."
  • Episode: Tune and hear Charles' talk
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Today is Veteran's Day, a celebration day formerly called Armistice Day, celebrating the end of World War I. On the Sunday before Armistice Day in 1932, Charles Fillmore spoke of peace and its importance.
  • Episode: What Is The Substance of Character
    Original air date: Tuesday, November 04, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Today is election day all across the country. Citizens will be making choices on candidates based on their best assessment of their fitness and character. Tune in and hear the words of Charles Fillmore's talk "The Substance of Character" given on February 22, 1931.
  • Episode: Talk about sex and money in church? And in the same sermon?
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Charles did. Tune in to hear Charles talk entitled "Faith's Victory Over Sensuality" originally spoken on May 9, 1926.
  • Episode: What is Unity's view on Evolution and Creationism?
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Tune in and listen to Charles Fillmore's talk on "Evolution." The talk is undated, but from the context it was sometime in 1925. Special Guest will be Reverend Phil Pierson.
  • Episode: Having trouble staying focused
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Tune in and hear Charles Fillmore's ideas in his July 26, 1936 talk entitled "Helps in Concentration.”
  • Episode: What about early Christianity and how did it impact Unity?
    Original air date: Tuesday, October 07, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Tune in and listen to Charles’ talk entitled "The Aggressive Christian" given on October 18, 1931. Charles had also given a talk by the same title on September 2, 1928 We have included the .pdf file of both talks for your comparison.
  • Episode: Unity Classic Radio: Words From Our Past
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Tune in and listen to Charles' talk "The Real Man in the Regeneration," given on March 29th, 1931. Scheduled special guest is Reverend Dorothy Pierson.
  • Episode: What is the secret to peace?
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Listen to Charles' talk given on May 13, 1928, entitled "Spiritual Dominion Establishes Peace" where he uses the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem as a metaphysical basis for the message and points out that peace comes through "spiritual dominion."
  • Episode: How do you speak about prosperity in the midst of adversity?
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Tune in to hear Charles Fillmore's talk on "Prosperity" which was given on October 18, 1931. The country was in the midst of the Great Depression, Myrtle had passed away 12 days earlier, and Unity was in the process of attempting to buy property for Unity Temple on the Plaza. Special guest this week is Reverend Chris Chenoweth.
  • Episode: What's the Deal?
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 09, 2008
    Episode Description:
    The New Deal, of course. Listen as Charles Fillmore comments on FDR's inauguration as our thirty-second president in Charles’ talk "An Awakening" given on March 5, 1933.
  • Episode: Where's the beef?
    Original air date: Tuesday, September 02, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Not on Charles and Myrtle Fillmore's table. They became vegetarians early on in their spiritual walk. Tune and hear Charles' view on eating meat in his talk "Dominion Over Appetite" given on May 3, 1925
  • Episode: Charles Fillmore and The I Am
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Return to November 12, 1922, when Charles Fillmore began broadcasting from 9th and Tracy Streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Join us as we share and discuss Charles' talk on that date, “The I AM Instructing the Intellectual Consciousness.”
  • Episode: Conscious Recognition of Subconscious Faculties
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
    Episode Description:
    In October 1924, Unity added more radio shows to the WOQ lineup. Listen to the words taken from Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore’s typed script of his early radio talk originally heard on the Unity-owned WOQ radio station.
  • Episode: A Case of Absent Healing
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
    Episode Description:
    In September 1924, Unity purchased the Western Radio Broadcasting equipment and moved it to the 917 Tracy location (Kansas City, Mo.). Listen to the words taken from Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore’s typed script of his early radio talk on the Unity WOQ radio station.
  • Episode: Jesus in Capernaum
    Original air date: Tuesday, August 05, 2008
    Episode Description:
    Charles Fillmore’s first talk to be broadcast live from the rostrum of the Unity Church at 9th and Tracy Streets, Kansas City, Mo., occurred on November 5, 1922. Listen to the words taken from Charles’ typed script as our co-founder’s pioneering radio talk is heard again.

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Rev. Bob Brach
Rev. Bob Brach is a Unity minister (2009) and is among one of the first students to receive a master of divinity from Unity Institute® and Seminary. Rev. Bob became involved in Unity in 1997 when he began attending Unity Church of Modesto, California, with his fiancée, Rev. Margie Brach (MEP Class of 2006). Bob's past includes work as a high school teacher and coach, career service in the U. S. Coast Guard as a commissioned officer and self-employment as a licensed private investigator.

Bob's investigative background and quest for knowledge drew him to volunteer in the Unity Library Archives where he became aware of the wealth of unpublished information on shelves and in storage. His desire is to get to this information out into wider use.

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