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Choosing Focus in a Distracted Year We are called to widen our vision and sharpen our focus — to join the journey of seeing what God invites us to see with ever greater clarity. 1/11/26 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the...

Breaking the Routine We can all get caught in ruts, stuck in set ways of seeing the world. As the year starts, what a great time to think about breaking the routines that no longer serve. 1/4/26 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down an...

Gathering “It” in the New Year God always provides it—and when we gather it first, we do a lot less fruitless searching and worrying—What is "it?” This week, as we approach the New Year, we will look at God’s priorities for us, and how putting first things first on a daily basis opens our eyes to notice and live into the peace and happiness God want us to have! with Alan Cowley 12/28/25 If you enj...

Celebrate Christmas Eve Join us for our Christmas Eve Service! Come experience the joy, warmth, and wonder of Christmas with a special family service. 5:00 PM EST Christmas Eve 12/24/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the...

Christmas Part III: Gifts and Givers Let’s work on this together, discovering the true gifts and learning how to be true givers. During Advent, we are invited to look beyond what is exchanged and see what is received from God: love, peace, truth, and new life. As we open ourselves to these heavenly gifts, we are also formed into people who give from the heart. This week, we reflect on how receivin...

Christmas I: Light One Candle This Christmas season let’s welcome God’s light entering the places where we feel darkness, uncertainty, or weariness. Just as a single candle can brighten an entire room – one act of compassion, one step of faith, one moment of hope opens our lives to that light this Christmas. 12/7/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever...

Breaking Free from Your Inner Pharaoh There are things in your mind that want to keep you trapped. Come learn God’s plan to break you out of there! When I speak about “breaking free from Pharaoh,” I’m talking about the inner rulers that corner us with worry, shame, distraction, or that relentless inner critic that never seems satisfied. Scripture shows this pattern again and again, and Swedenborg...

Grateful For All the Ways We Are Connected In this season of reflection, let’s pause with gratitude and notice the beautiful network of connections that holds us together. Whether through shared moments, quiet acts of kindness, or the unseen spiritual bonds that unite every human heart, we are part of something larger, living, and deeply good. May this be a time to appreciate not only the people c...

No more “If.” No more “When.” Part of gratitude is opening ourselves up to the miracles that surround us. We can get there if we can drop our equations for happiness – equations that start with “If” or “When.” 11/16/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podc...

A New Way to Define "Greatness", a New Way to Rediscover Joy In a world that often defines greatness through power, status, and self-promotion, Jesus offers a radically different vision. One where true greatness is found in humility, service, and a heart aligned with God’s purpose. Let’s look at greatness through the eyes of service, where humility reshapes our relationships and joy runs deep. Whe...

The Shape of Joy: A Humble Heart The shape of joy bends outward. And to bend, it depends on our desire to embrace a life-giving humility. Freed from distortions, we are open to God and open to others. From the service aired on 11/2/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go...

The Shape of Joy: Mattering One of the deeply spiritual perspectives we are asked to take on is this... everyone matters. That is different from the self-esteem game. It is a far deeper 'mattering', one where we come to see others and ourselves in inspiring ways. From the service aired on 10/26/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcas...

The Greatest Love What do Jesus’ famous words “greater love has no one than this: that he lay down his life for his friends” really mean? Find out how we can embody this ultimate act of love. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 10/19/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’...

After the Fire: Opening Our Hearts Again After the fire, we will all sit for a time in the ashes. But with God's help, we stand again and find a miracle ... our hearts opening. From the service aired on 10/12/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free! Go to the main podcast pag...

After the Fire: Walking Through the Ashes We have been through those times, times where life felt like everything had been burned down to ashes. It is a time of shock, numbness, and grief. How do we make it through? How does God show up? From the service aired on 10/5/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to sup...

Can All Religions Lead to Heaven? With all of the chaos and conflict in the world today, a question emerges: is there just one group of people that have a path to God? Come see how the divine plan actively looks to lead people from every walk of life around the world to heaven. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 9/28/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our pod...

Characters that Make Life A Joy We close this series on Writing a Better Story by looking at the characters in our lives. What role can they play as God leads us from my story, to our story, to the story. From the service aired on 9/21/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it’s free!...

Are Problems Problems? Can we shift our perspective with God's help to see challenges as opportunities for growth? Empowerment comes when we surrender control, embrace grace in the midst of difficulties, and remain present enough to the challenges life presents us to allow transformation to take root in our lives. From the service aired on 9/14/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe...

Writing A Better Story: The Power of Redemption God grants each of us a simple and profound freedom ... the freedom to choose the story we live by. What story are you telling about your life? The way we frame our past can either bind us to regret or open us to hope, healing, and a redeemed future. By embracing God’s presence in our story, even the most painful chapters can be rewritten into a test...

Calming Life's Storms Jesus and his disciples are out at sea when a storm hits. How both Jesus and the disciples handle that situation can give us invaluable insight into how we, in partnership with God, can navigate the storms in our own lives. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 8/31/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcas...

Paying Attention We live in a culture that relentlessly promotes and celebrates "attention." Are you tired of that relentless pursuit? Would you like to find a way out and a way forward? Maybe we can shift the paradigm from chasing attention to paying attention. From the service aired on 8/24/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts...

Chasing Approval It is easy to give into the relentless chase for approval. We all want more "likes", more "views", more "friends." But chasing approval comes with a cost. What could it look like to ground our lives spiritually as a way to find the "approval" that matters? From the service aired on 8/17/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get yo...

Choosing Life God's love is the ultimate reality. Churches, and all that are wrapped around them, are human creations and thus both beautiful and absolutely imperfect. The way forward is to make sure we are always choosing life.  From the service aired on 8/10/25 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support thi...

A More Perfect Union In a world increasingly marked by division and discord, many of us feel the burden of living in fractured communities. As Christians, how can we transcend our differences to embody a shared commitment to peace, mutual understanding, and unity? Can we become living reflections of God’s love in a way that bridges divides and offers healing and hope to a troubled world? From the...

It’s Ok to Not Know It’s natural to want to know what the future holds for us, but if we look around, we see that God has designed life in a way where we can never know for sure. While that can be tough to deal with at times, there is actually a great spiritual power in having to ultimately put the future in God’s hands. with Curtis Childs From the service aired on 7/27/25 If you enjoyed this epis...