by J Douglas Bottorff | May 4, 2014 | The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Freedom From Attachments to the Past As they were going along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Apr 27, 2014 | The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for audio: Treasure of the Heart “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Apr 20, 2014 | Easter, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for Audio: The Resurrection Principle “He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay” (Matthew 28:6). According to Matthew’s version of the resurrection, when “Mary Mag’dalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulcher,”...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Apr 13, 2014 | Easter, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for Audio: The Palm of Plenty “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say; ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, for this purpose I have come to this hour” (John 12:27). In this scene, as depicted in the Gospel of John, Jesus is about to enter...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Apr 6, 2014 | Easter, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for audio: The Commitment to Prosper At the culmination of his earthly ministry, Jesus made a fateful decision: he “set his face” to enter Jerusalem. The Gospel writers make it clear that he was aware of the potential danger lurking in this heart of Judaism and...
by J Douglas Bottorff | Mar 30, 2014 | The Lord's Prayer, The Wisdom of Jesus, Unity
Click for Audio: The Lord’s Prayer Summary Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name All-providing Source, ever expanding through me, wholeness is your nature. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven Your kingdom is present,...
