The Cosmic Citizen

This week on The Cosmic Citizen, we're delighted to have Tom Choquette, Charles Olivea and, perhaps, some mutual friends calling in.  Our topic:  How do we reclaim the heart of love of humanity in a world seemingly so callous to love? As in all enduring transitions, if we are to reclaim the heart of humanity we must include and encourage active participation of our youth.  We must also understand...

God's Gumshoe Investigates THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book:. Meaning of the Death on the Cross Although Jesus did not die this death on the cross to atone for the racial guilt of mortal man nor to provide some sort of effective approach to an otherwise offended and unforgiving God; even though the Son of Man did not...

This week we are interviewing the fun, entertaining and extraordinary Brian Smith. Brian was born in Australia, where he developed his love of surfing. A chartered accountant, he studied at the UCLA Graduate School of Management, and with $500 of start-up money, he founded UGG Imports to bring sheepskin footwear to America. After seventeen years, as sales reached $15 million, he sold the business...

God's Gumshoe Investigates THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: .....Paper 187:0.3.What Jesus is now about to do, submit to death on the cross, he does of his own free will. In foretelling this experience, he said: "The Father loves and sustains me because I am willing to lay down my life. But I will take it up again. N...

Jesus asked his followers to dedicate their lives to the regeneration of all humankind, by living and proclaiming a new and higher way of life.  In our generation, The Urantia Book asks us to take up this same call and it provides the guidance we need, in great detail, to begin to address this mission.  If we could develop a dynamic evolutionary movement, that powerfully conveyed the spiritual ess...

God's Gumshoe Investigates THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: PAPER184:2.8.Peter was so perturbed that he sought to escape contact with his accusers by going away from the fire and remaining by himself on the porch. After more than an hour of this isolation, the gate-keeper and her sister chanced to meet him, and both...

On the day before Easter, we will be exploring 4 of Jesus' appearances to his apostles, disciples, and other believers after his resurrection.  The Urantia Book recounts 19 separate appearances made by Jesus after his death and resurrection. We'd love to recount them all, but feel like time limits us to 4 of them. Which would you choose? His first two appearances to Mary Magdalene His third appear...

An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book...... Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. J...

This week we will finish our reading of The Urantia Book's Paper 180 -The Farewell Discourse. Continuing our countdown to Easter, we will again be inspired with hope of renewal by the words of Christ. Join us to commemorate the powerful last words that Jesus spoke to his chosen ambassadors before his trail and death. This paper is sublimely touching, superbly meaningful, eternally valuable, and de...

An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book...... Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. J...

Are you in the mood for meaning this week? Are you hungry to be inspired by the words of Christ as we head into the renewal of Easter and the promise of springtime? It's been a long, cold winter and we're all ready for the promise of new life and the effulgent joy of spring. So celebrate with us this week on the Cosmic Citizen, in honor of Easter and in memory of Jesus, as we read Paper 180 from T...

An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book...... Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. J...

This week, we will feature a return guest, the amazing peacemaker and interfaith leader, Frank Kaufmann. We'll be catching up with Frank on his many interesting peacemaking and interfaith adventures of late. He recently returned from trips around the globe. He participated in the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. The Prayer Breakfast always occurs on the first Thursday in February. Pres...

An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus w...

Two weeks ago we finished a reading of Paper 111 from The Urantia Book, The Adjuster And The Soul. We love this paper for so many reason and we're not alone. It's cherished by many Urantia Book readers. This paper ends with a section in which a Guardian Angel presents a formal statement in extenuation of the difficulties of ministering to her mortal subject on this most challenging and difficult w...

An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus w...

This week on the Cosmic Citizen we are extremely pleased to feature, once again, author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinkers, and activists, Brian D. McLaren. Brian's groundbreaking books include A New Kind of Christian, A Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus, and Everything Must Change. Named by Time magazine as one of America's top twenty-five e...

An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Notwithstanding the favorable reception of Jesus and his teachings by the common people, the religious leaders at Jerusalem became increasingly alarmed and antagonistic. The Pharisees had formulated a systematic and dogmatic theology. Jesus w...

The Cosmic Citizen finishes our exploration of the God within in Paper 111:5 - 7.  111:5.1 "The doing of the will of God is nothing more or less than an exhibition of creature willingness to share the inner life with God — with the very God who has made such a creature life of inner meaning-value possible. Sharing is Godlike — divine. God shares all with the Eternal Son and the Infinite Spirit, wh...

The Story of Jesus: Choosing the Apostels #3 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book The news of the feeding of the five thousand and the attempt to make Jesus king aroused widespread curiosity and stirred up the fears of both the religious leaders and the civil rulers throughout all Galilee and Judea. While this great miracle did nothing to furt...

This week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our exploration of the God within and the Urantia Paper we started two weeks ago, Paper 111.  The ideas to be covered: The soul is neither the human mind nor the divine spirit that dwells within the mind. Material mind is the arena in which we live, make decisions, choose or forsake God, and survive or destroy ourselves. Material evolution provides us wi...

The Story of Jesus  Miracles of Jesus #4 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Jesus understood the minds of men. He knew what was in the heart of man, and had his teachings been left as he presented them, the only commentary being the inspired interpretation afforded by his earth life, all nations and all religions of the world would speedily...

This week on the Cosmic Citizen we will explore Christianity21, a yearly conference that explores Christianity in the 21st Century. Birthed in 2009, Christianity21 invited attenders to Minneapolis, MN to imagine a 21st century Christianity. It featured 21 speakers who delivered 21 big ideas in 21 minutes each. For Christians who actively search for new answers to age-old questions and new meanings...

The MIRACLES of Jesus  #3 From 3 perspectives* The Biblical world viiew* The Academic/Scholastic* The Urantia Book But religion is never enhanced by an appeal to the so-called miraculous. The quest for miracles is a harking back to the primitive religions of magic. True religion has nothing to do with alleged miracles, and never does revealed religion point to miracles as proof of authority. Relig...

This week on the Cosmic Citizen we continue our exploration of the God within each human being, the Thought Adjuster.  Here are some of the ideas we will cover: The soul is neither the human mind nor the divine spirit that dwells within the mind. Material mind is the arena in which we live, make decisions, choose or forsake God, and survive or destroy ourselves. Material evolution provides us with...