Exploring A Course in Miracles

In a world that is increasingly consumed by fear, injustice, and division, many of us are left asking: What do we do with our anger? In this sermon from a recent Sunday Gathering, Emily Perry draws inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr.'s timeless message in "A Knock at Midnight" and explores how  A Course in Miracles  invites us to respond to anger in a spiritually-grounded way. Through practica...

In this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles , Robert & Emily Perry dive into the question so many of us are asking: How do we stay spiritually grounded in a world that feels increasingly unhinged? Drawing from Course teachings, Robert & Emily introduce a 3-step process for navigating these turbulent times with clarity, compassion, and conviction. This conversation challenges the idea that sp...

For many spiritual seekers,  A Course in Miracles  and the Bible seem like two completely different paths. And yet, the Course references the Bible more than anything else—with nearly 900 biblical quotes and allusions throughout its 2,000 pages. So what does the Course actually say about the Bible? How does it affirm, reinterpret, or even correct biblical teachings? And what does this mean for stu...

In this episode, Emily Perry explores the theme of Workbook Lesson 27 from  A Course in Miracles : "Above all else I want to see."  [CE W-27:1]  This lesson invites us to embrace a shift in perception, emphasizing the importance of seeing the world through spiritual vision rather than through the distorted lens of the ego. In this Sunday Gathering sermon, you'll learn how the Course encourages us...

In this episode, Emily and Robert Perry from the Circle of Atonement reflect on what they learned from their recent 28-Day Relationship Challenge. This challenge, hosted for the members of the Circle's Course Companions community, focused on applying the ten characteristics of a spiritually advanced teacher of God from the Manual for Teachers of A Course in Miracles to transform relationships.  Th...

In this sermon, Emily Perry explores the idea of spiritual community through the lens of  A Course in Miracles . Drawing parallels with Dietrich Bonhoeffer's  Life Together , Emily covers key teachings on spiritual love versus human love, emphasizing the importance of seeing each other as divine rather than idealized, and the role of service in fostering true community. Through practical examples...

Is  A Course in Miracles  truly a self-study course? Despite being repeatedly described as "self-study," the Course's own pages tell a different story—one that includes teachers, pupils, and a structured learning process designed by Jesus himself. In this episode of  Exploring A Course in Miracles , Robert and Emily Perry discuss the negative impact of the "self-study" label, the Course's own plan...

Join Emily Perry for an exploration of "Jesus and the Disinherited through the lens of A Course in Miracles ." Inspired by Howard Thurman's seminal work that shaped the spiritual foundation of the American Civil Rights Movement, this sermon dives into the profound connections between Jesus' teachings, nonviolence, and social justice. In this message, you'll discover how Thurman's insights illumina...

While we often express thanks for the blessings we see in our daily lives,  A Course in Miracles invites us to expand our perspective and embrace gratitude for deeper, spiritual truths. What does the Course want us to be grateful for, and how does this differ from our usual lists of blessings? In this Sunday Gathering message, Robert Perry dives into the transformative power of gratitude as the Co...

The quality of our relationships is so important to health and happiness, and yet how often do the high hopes we have going into a relationship actually come true? All too frequently, our relationships end up mired in conflict - or simply end altogether.  A Course in Miracles  is a spiritual path aimed at making our relationships work. The Course came as a result of two people searching for "a bet...

Feeling overwhelmed by the complexity of  A Course in Miracles ? You're not alone. From the moment we open the book, we often find ourselves searching for a clear, simple way to understand and explain its teachings. In this Sunday Gathering sermon, Robert Perry dives into Lesson 297, where the Course itself offers a "simple formula"—a single sentence broken into three short, practical, and memorab...

In this episode Robert and Emily dive into A Course in Miracles ' powerful vision for social change—one fueled by divine love entering our minds and flowing outward to others—as well as the clear, practical steps the Course outlines to bring about this transformation. You'll also discover the beautiful imagery the Course uses—temples, havens, gardens, treasure houses—to illustrate this journey. If...

In this special episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles , hosts Robert and Emily Perry dive into the US Presidential Election. How can we approach this moment not with fear or division, but with love and forgiveness? Drawing on key teachings from A Course in Miracles , Robert and Emily explore how we can bring compassion, agency, and inner peace into a time often marked by division and conflict....

Here at the Circle we are actively seeking to engage in dialogue with Christian leaders because we believe there is much overlap between the values of A Course in Miracles students and those who identify as reconstructing Christians. Namely, we both want to bring forth a world that sides with love in accordance with the teachings of Jesus. This is why we are thrilled to be speaking with Jer Swigar...

Everywhere we look in our world there are so many tragedies it's easy to ask, "Where is God in all of this?" Does He even know about our suffering and, if He does, why doesn't He do more? These are the questions that cut right to the heart of our deepest doubts and struggles with religion and spirituality. But this is also where A Course in Miracles can help, because the Course offers a series of...

In this week's episode, Emily Perry interviews her beautiful spiritual teacher and friend Osheta Moore for a powerful conversation on living Jesus' love ethic in a divided world. Emily and Osheta explore how practicing love, compassion, and radical kindness can heal our relationships and communities. They also dive into the concept of Shalom—God's vision for the world, where everything is healed a...

A Course in Miracles has several places where God speak to us directly in the first person. What does He say? In this Sunday Gathering Sermon, Emily Perry walks you through some of the passages in the Course where God speaks to us. Emily then highlights the major themes from those passages, summarizing it all into a clear picture of what God is trying to communicate to us through this path. Our Su...

A Course in Miracles contains a beautiful picture of what it is to be a parent. The Course speaks of parents as being in service of the spiritual development of children, with the major themes of instilling wisdom, providing emotional, and physical safety, and love. If we do this well, we can deposit what the Course calls a "reserve of strength" into the hearts of our children that can both prepar...

For this episode of Exploring  A Course in Miracles  podcast, Emily Perry interviewed Marianne Williamson on her latest book,  The Mystic Jesus: The Mind of Love. Marianne shares her insights on the "spiritual force" of Jesus and his role in our spiritual journey. If you want a more personal experience of Jesus - beyond dogma and in the realm of universal love - you won't want to miss this discuss...

In the months before  A Course in Miracles started coming through, scribe Helen Schucman had three different Priestess visions that all appear to represent a past life of hers. One of those visions would continue to recur for years and even makes an appearance in the Text and the Workbook of the Course. But who is the Priestess, and why does she matter to our own spiritual journey? In this convers...

In this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles , Robert and Emily Perry focus on two of the most important but little-known writings from Course scribe Helen Schucman: The Gifts of God and the Special Messages . The Gifts of God is Helen Schucman's last authentic scribing, taken down just three years before she died, and contains beautiful teachings on how God loves, the "secret place" in every...

In contemporary spirituality, we are told to "go beyond concepts and words" to a more direct connection with God. We are told not to be too "in our heads" because thinking blocks spiritual experience. These are very popular teachings, but how should we view these ideas as students of A Course in Miracles , especially given that the Course is 2,000 pages of words? Not surprisingly, the Course has i...

In this Sunday Gathering sermon, Emily Perry shares tools and principles from nonviolent civil rights protests of the 1950s and 60s and discusses the relevance for students of A Course in Miracles today. From Martin Luther King's teachings to the inspirational stories of civil rights leaders like John Lewis and Carolyn McKinstry, Emily reminds us how love and forgiveness can overcome even the dark...

In this episode, Robert and Emily discuss the need for wise and experienced spiritual teachers and the call that some feel to be a teacher. They talk about the qualities of a teacher the Course highlights—qualities the Course calls the "deeper characteristics" of the advanced teacher of God—as well as how to cultivate them yourself and look for them in others. ___________________________ Since 199...

Many have come upon the comments about homosexuality after miracle principle 18 in the Complete and Annotated Edition of  A  Course in Miracles (CE) and have been turned off, thinking this is the same old prejudiced rhetoric. But what do these paragraphs really say? In this episode, Robert and Emily explore that question in detail, discussing the Course's consistent affirmation of the holiness, eq...