The Cosmic Citizen

In the last few weeks, we've explored the final words and admonitions of the resurrected Jesus, made to his apostles, disciples and other believers. He reiterated many times that his teachings were to be shared with all people, Jew and Gentile, rich and poor, male and female, free and bond, even to the little children. He bade them go out into the world and freely share of the many blessings of th...

JESUS EMPHASIZES PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE WILL OF GOD AND THE PRESENCE OF GOD.  In Jesus’ discourses on religion (sections 5 and 6 of Paper 155), he called for each individual believer to acquire direct personal experience by attuning to the will of God and the presence of God. Participants will seek to explain and interpret these realities, while grappling with the fact that Jesus appears to...

Jesus made 19 appearances to his apostles and other devoted believers before he ascended to his place as sovereign of a universe. Last week we discussed the prime section of Paper 192, in which Jesus walked along the shore of Galilee and visited with his apostles two and two. We had a splendid discussion about his pointed words of instruction, faith, and courage. This week we'll start on Paper 193...

JESUS PROCLAIMS THE RELIGION OF THE SPIRIT.  The experienced readers participating in this week’s discussion will zero in on Jesus’ first and second discourses of religion (sections 5 and 6 of Paper 155), instructions and exhortations that he directed to his apostles, but also implicitly to us. Therefore participants will analyze and comment on inspiring passages like those that follow:  "You have...

Jesus made 19 appearances to his apostles and other devoted believers before he ascended to his place as sovereign of a universe. Last week we discussed his talk with the two brothers as the walked home to Emmaus and his appearance to believers in Philadelphia and elsewhere. This week we will explore three more of his appearances. The section we'll be discussing is 192.2, "Visiting with the Apostl...

EMPHASIZING GOODNESS WHILE NEGLECTING TRUTH AND BEAUTY.  A Divine Counselor regrets that religion has pursued the unwise course of "emphasizing the goodness of God to the relative exclusion of truth and neglect of beauty," thereby causing many human beings to turn away from abstract and isolated goodness. He calls for religion to give "equal consideration to the truths of science, philosophy, and...

Jesus made 19 appearances to his apostles and other devoted believers before he ascended to his place as sovereign of a universe. Last week we discussed his talk with the two brothers as the walked home to Emmaus and his appearance to believers in Philadelphia and elsewhere. This week we will explore three more of his appearances. The sections we'll be discussing are 191.5 Second Appearance to the...

SECULARISM AND MATERIALISM ARE DEADLY DISEASES, and personal religion will undoubtedly make major contributions to the antidotes that humanity will develop. Jesus describes personal religion as “that most thrilling and inspiring of all possible human experiences: the personal quest for truth, the exhilaration of facing the perils of intellectual discovery, the determination to explore the realitie...

In the last two weeks we studied two of the most unique and remarkable discourses of Jesus on religion from The Urantia Book. This week we will look at his concise words regarding his gospel, which he said immediately following his resurrection as he appeared to two brothers who were discussing him as they walked home to Emmaus. Before they realized who they were speaking with, he tells them the f...

PERSONAL RELIGION IS HUMANITY’S FUTURE, although it is reasonable to believe that the transition will be lengthy and difficult. Jesus stipulated that "Until the human race progresses to the level of a higher and more general recognition of the realities of spiritual experience, large numbers of men and women will continue to show a personal preference for those religions of authority which require...

Last week we began the study of two of the most unique and remarkable discourses of Jesus, in The Urantia Book, his discourses on Religion from Urantia Paper 155, Section 5 and The Second Discourse on Religion, Section 6. Nothing could speak more poignantly to the issues present in today's religious culture than these two amazing discourses on religion delivered by Jesus to his apostles and others...

Two of the most unique and remarkable discourses of Jesus, in The Urantia Book, are his two discourses on Religion from Urantia Paper 155, Sections 5. The Discourse on True Religion and 6. The Second Discourse on Religion. Nothing could speak more poignantly to the issues present in today's religious culture than these two amazing discourses on religion delivered by Jesus to his apostles. In addit...

Happy New Year! This week we will continue in the vein of the last two weeks with guest Kurt Cira. Kurt has developed a program that he calls the ROPE, Religion of Personal Experience. We have invited friends like Robert Sarmast to explore this important topic. The Urantia Book teaches personal religous experience and says each person can have a personal relationship with God. Consider the followi...

Last week we talked about Paul Snider, the author of the book, "The Coming Age of Personal Religion."  We discussed experiences with family and friends concerning his background and how he's an inspiration to so many. However, this week will be spent covering the material in his new book, Review: "Paul Snider explains to us in loving detail the many lessons and truths he has learned throughout his...

This week we feature the newly published book "The Coming Age of Personal Religion" by Paul Snider with our special guest, his daughter, Sue Sebesta. Paul Snider grew up in the back streets and alleyways of Detroit and, alternately, on an apple farm near Georgian Bay, Ontario. He moved fifteen times before he was twelve. His religious life has often been checkered, with patches of light and shadow...

This week we will wrap-up our series based on the article at www.thechristexperiment.org entitled "Bringing Heaven Down: Rejecting Mediocrity & Becoming Super Mortals"  which can be accessed directly here: http://www.thechristexperiment.org/bhd-rejecting-mediocrity-becoming. We will discuss the spiritual progress work of Mansion Worlds #6 and #7.    Mansion World No. 6 (UB 47:8) is where you b...

Once again this week, our special guest is Don Clementin from The Christ Experiment. The first hour will be reserved for discussion with Don and regular quest contributors like Charles Olivea. We will again look at some of the questions posed by Zshonette's article on "Bringing Heaven Down: Rejecting Mediocrity & Becoming Super Mortals." The article can be found here: http://www.thechristexper...

Our special guests again this week are Don Clementin and Zshonette Reed from The Christ Experiment. The first hour will be reserved for them (along with invited guest Charles Olivea) and will continue to discuss the article we mentioned previously, written by Zshonette, this week as it relates to our work on Mansion Worlds 4 and 5. We will again look at some of the questions posed by her article o...

Our special guests this week are Don Clementin and Zshonette Reed from The Christ Experiment. We'll save the first hour for them and will continue to discuss the great article written by Zshonette, this time as it relates to our work on Mansion Worlds 2 and 3. We will again look at some of the questions posed from their article on "Bringing Heaven Down: Rejecting Mediocrity & Becoming Super Mo...

This week our guest Don Clementin from The Christ Experiment will join us to discuss Paper 53 Section 3 and Paper 47, and the work of Mansion World 1. We will look at some of the questions from their article on "Bringing Heaven Down: Rejecting Mediocrity & Becoming Super Mortals." The article can be found here: http://www.thechristexperiment.org/bhd-rejecting-mediocrity-becoming (Scroll down t...

For the next several shows we will explore the pathway of becoming a full fledged spiritual being, even a perfected being.  The Urantia Book deliniates this pathway in great detail with it's description of the career of mortal ascension. It describes the universal curriculum provided for all Ascending Sons of God. Beings who start out as lowly mortals, on a material world like earth, and grow to b...

Putting an END to "THE END TIMES." SpiritQuest: TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF GOODWILL IN THE AWAKENING WORLD. Today, on the  Cosmic Citizen we put the trials and tribulations behind us with God's Gumshoe and his highly acclaimed parable of "Building the City of God,"  from the popular series "The Urantia Book for Dummies."  Followed by a SpiritQuest Service on "Strengthening the Fabric of Goodwill...

This week, we will end our series about tribulation on a high note, with our insightful, friend Errol Strider. Errol has performed at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, Goodman Theater in Chicago, Café LaMama in New York and has appeared with such stars as Harv Presnell, Daryl Hickman, Rita Gardner and Lola Fisher. He has written the critically acclaimed plays, Family Baggage and the award winning Adven...

This week's Cosmic Citizen continues with our series on "Dealing with Adversity and Tribulation" as we explore the topic of death, loss, and grief and the effects that a broken heart has on our lives. In doing this series, our hope is to inspire our listeners, through the heartbreak and tumult, to a place of peace and balance again. We will look at how to deal with grief and death, even the worst...

This week's Cosmic Citizen continues with our series on "Dealing with Adversity and Tribulation" as we explore the topic of addiction and the effects it has on our lives, careers, relationships, families and our own spiritual growth. In doing this series, we hope to inspire our listeners, in these tumultuous times, to be of good cheer. We will look at how faith and connection with spirit plays an...