by J Douglas Bottorff | May 7, 2017 | Practical Christianity, Spiritual Guidance, The Complete Soul, The Spiritual Experience, Unity
Click for audio: The God Perspective Click for YouTube video: The God Perspective In the New Testament letter of James, we find this reference to God as the, “Father of lights with whom there is no shadow or variation due to change” (James 1:17). Presenting God as...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Nov 27, 2016 | J Douglas Bottorff, Know thyself, Meditation & Prayer, Practical Christianity, The Spiritual Experience, Unity
Click for audio: From Emotion to Inspiration “You search the scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness to me; yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life” (John 5:39-40). I remember reading this passage...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Nov 1, 2015 | J Douglas Bottorff, Lessons In Truth Series, Practical Christianity, The Wisdom of Cady, Unity
Click for audio: The Wellspring of Good “Hitherto we have believed that we were helped and comforted by others, that we received joy from outside circumstances and surroundings; but it is not so. All joy and strength and good spring up from a fountain within...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Oct 12, 2015 | J Douglas Bottorff, Practical Christianity, Spiritual Guidance, The Spiritual Experience, Unity
Click for audio: When Tough Love is Called For Of the three primary areas of concern that all of us deal with–health, prosperity, and relationships–the matter of relationships may be one of the most challenging. Most of us struggle with the notion of judgment, often...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Aug 9, 2015 | J Douglas Bottorff, Know thyself, Letting Go, New Thought Inspiration, Practical Christianity, Soul Evolution, Spiritual Guidance, The Wisdom of Jesus
Click for audio: Soul Recovery “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it?” Luke 15:4 This parable of the lost sheep describes...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Jun 7, 2015 | Healing, J Douglas Bottorff, Meditation & Prayer, Practical Christianity, Prayer, The Spiritual Experience
Click for audio: The Prayer of Healing Someone asked, in light of the prayer outline I discussed, if I would talk about prayer as it relates specifically to healing. Imagination: Start with the truth that, spiritually speaking, you are already whole. Your soul is...