by J Douglas Bottorff | Dec 23, 2012 | Advent, Christmas Series, Unity
Click for audio: The Attracting Power of Love Today we’re looking at love as an attracting power, but along with the power of attraction there also comes the need for dissolution. Love is an attracting force, a healing power, as well as an energy that dissolves...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Dec 16, 2012 | Advent, Christmas Series, The Spiritual Experience, Unity
Click for audio: Your Messiah Awaits “Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you” (Luke 10:5-6). It is interesting to note that peace is a state of...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Dec 9, 2012 | Advent, Christmas Series, New Thought Inspiration, The Spiritual Experience, Unity
Click for audio: Faith and Expectation Christmas is a season that anticipates the coming Messiah, so it is appropriate to discuss the role that expectation plays in our spiritual approach to life. I have often said that faith and expectation are synonymous terms. If...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Dec 26, 2010 | Advent, General Inspiration, New Thought Inspiration
(click for audio) 4th Sunday of Advent “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:11). Jesus is often depicted as one who carried the heavy burden of the world’s sins on his shoulders but he apparently...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Dec 18, 2010 | Advent
(Click here for audio) Third Sunday of Advent Love is the focus of the third Sunday of Advent which makes a lot of sense considering that Advent is a season of preparation for the Messiah. Love is an attracting force, a healing power, as well as an energy that...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Dec 1, 2010 | Advent
(Click here for audio) 1st Sunday of Advent Advent is a season that anticipates the coming Messiah, either the first or second, depending on how it is being celebrated. The four Sundays of Advent acknowledge the four qualities of expectation, peace, love, and joy,...
