Angels Sang at Your Birth, Too

On Christmas Day, we celebrated the divine energy we call The Christ, knowing it has been born in each of us. But what do we do with that awareness going forward?

Trip to Bethlehem

Jesus was born during a trip to Bethlehem to fulfill census requirements, in a stable surrounded by animals. The divine emerges even in the midst of our ordinary lives.

Prepare the Way

The Christmas story doesn't start with Mary and Joseph. It starts with some of Mary's relatives, who experienced a similar miraculous birth. Their son grew up to be John the Baptist.

What Are You Bringing to the Table?

Sure, we try to be thankful at Thanksgiving. But does your gratitude result in giving more? It’s Thanks-GIVING.

The Sharpest Tool in the Box

A look at what’s been lying around in the spiritual toolbox. Are your tools right for the job?

The Burden of Purpose

How many times have you been told to find your life’s purpose? Or your soul’s purpose? Do you know what it is yet? How important is it to know?

Flawed Saints Day

As we approach All Saints Day and the Mexican Day of the Dead, we honor our ancestors, whether they were saints or not. Bring pictures and mementos of someone who has passed on - a relative, friend, or hero, whether you were acquainted or not - whose qualities you would love to incorporate into yourself. We will have tables to display the memories and symbols.

Angels Unaware

Rev. Melinda Wood Allen

Are angels real? They are mentioned multiple times in both the Hebrew and Christian Bibles and in Charles Fillmore's Metaphysical Bible Dictionary. We talk about what angels might be, where to find them, how to recognize them, and perhaps, even how to be one.

Chemicalization

An old idea from Unity might explain what's going on in the world today. And in your life.

Room for Grace

Rev. Melinda Wood Allen

The universe is plentiful and opulent! The desires of our hearts were put there for a reason. These statements are Absolute Truth.  So if we're not receiving all the good we can hold, perhaps the problem lies within us. Good news! That means the solution lies within us as well. In this talk, we explore the blocks we tend to create between ourselves and the inherent plenty in the universe, and learn to live in the flow of abundance.

Who Is The Lost Sheep?

 A shepherd and 100 sheep and left the 99 to go after the one who was lost. Jesus' little parable was not really about saving sinners. It was about us.

Living From the Inside Out

The Guest Speaker was Rudi Harst. Employing a powerful combination of reflection, meditation, stories and songs, Rev. Harst explored our capacity to see beyond the illusion of separation and embrace a vision of wholeness.

Living With Change

  It’s been 15 years since the lives of Americans and many in the world changed on the morning of Sept. 11.  But even 2,000 years ago, the Apostle Paul wrote, “. . . the present form of this world is passing away.” How can we live with constant change?

Mind Your Own Business

You know the Five Principles. Now learn about the sixth. It could make your life much simpler and more peaceful. We bring our summer reruns to a close on this Labor Day weekend.

As Me

As we claim our divine identity, we explore the four basic realms of consciousness. What a relief to learn we have some power in our lives. We are creators! We can manifest! This is great news. But there’s more.

Thru Me

As we claim our divine identity, we explore the four basic realms of consciousness. Today, eventually we surrender to let Spirit flow through us, allowing our lives to be used for divine purposes on the earth. 

By Me

As we claim our divine identity, we explore the four basic realms of consciousness. What a relief to learn we have some power in our lives. We are creators! We can manifest! This is great news. But there’s more.

To Me

As we claim our divine identity, we explore the four basic realms of consciousness. What a relief to learn we have some power in our lives. We are creators! We can manifest! This is great news. But there’s more.

Walk This Way

Kit Holmes and Cynthia Millonzi

True spiritual growth means being willing to move beyond our comfort zones in order to live the lives we're truly meant to live. Music Minister Kit Holmes, who is leaving us soon, shares her unfolding adventures as she and wife Cynthia Millonzi take leap after leap of faith.

Shady Ladies of the Bible: Wicked Wives

#5:  Wicked Wives, who reached spiritual choice points and broke bad.
Rev. Ellen finishes her five-part series about some of the more colorful women in the Bible.

Shady Ladies of the Bible: Jezebel

Todays "Shady Lady" is Jezebel, who lived entirely from ego until the dogs ate her. She was one the more colorful women in the Bible.

Shady Ladies of the Bible: Bathsheba

Bathsheba, the beautiful neighbor whose husband was killed when King David put out a hit on him. This is the third in a series on the more colorful women of the bible. You may recognize yourself in some of these characters, but you don't have to admit it our loud.

UWM Convention Keynote Speaker - Rev. Ellen Debenport

Rev. Ellen Debenport gave a keynote about prayer at the Unity People’s Convention in Kansas City. This is the annual gathering of ministers and Unity leaders from all over the world.

Shady Ladies of the Bible: Delilah

 You might recognize yourself in some of these Old Testament characters, but you don’t have to admit it out loud.  This is part two of five: Delilah, who cut off Samson's hair and robbed him of power.

Shady Ladies of the Bible: Hagar

Rev. Ellen puts her storytelling talents to work with a five-part series about some of the more colorful women in the Bible. Be there for the love, lust, murder, mayhem, politics, power plays, skullduggery and manipulation that make the Old Testament so much fun to read. You might recognize yourself in some of these characters, but you don’t have to admit it out loud. The first one is Hagar, slave girl and mother of Ishmael, who became father of the Arabs.

Gifts of the Father

Melinda Wood Allen

One special guest was Melissa Wood Allen. Her Father's Day talk reflected the gifts we all have received from our fathers — our earthly ones, our heavenly one, and the father within. Even painful memories of the imperfect fathers of our childhoods carry hidden gifts for us, if we are willing to forgive and reframe. Charles Fillmore, Unity’s co-founder, spoke of the Father “both immanent and transcendent," and Jesus referred to “Our Father who art in heaven” as well as “the father within.”

Command Your Path

How to Get What You Want

Call it prosperity, call it abundance, call it happiness. You are the creator of your experience, and some specific tools allow you to have the life you want. 

#3 Do you ask for what you want, or simply affirm it? The energy of your call creates the exact path upon which the answer will return.

Avoid Delays

How to Get What You Want

Call it prosperity, call it abundance, call it happiness. You are the creator of your experience, and some specific tools allow you to have the life you want. 

2) You have put in your order with the universe, so what’s the hold up? Why aren’t you manifesting what you want, when you want it?

Adjust Your Thinking

You have put in your order with the universe, so what’s the hold up? Why aren’t you manifesting what you want, when you want it?

1) Face reality! Consider your circumstances! We often are told to look around at our lives and make decisions based on what we see. But that’s not the path to an abundant life.

How Your Thoughts Create Your Life: Perception and Reason

Perception and Reason: How your thoughts create your life. We say all the time that our thoughts have creative power, that we are the creators of our experience. How exactly does that work? Rev. Ellen has broken that down to six mental faculties that are just as important as your five physical senses, maybe more so. This is the third of three talks, look for the first two if you have missed them.

How Your Thoughts Create Your Life: Memory and Will

Memory and Will: How your thoughts create your life. We say all the time that our thoughts have creative power, that we are the creators of our experience. How exactly does that work? Rev. Ellen has broken that down to six mental faculties that are just as important as your five physical senses, maybe more so. This is the second of three talks, with more to come!

How Your Thoughts Create Your Life: Imagination and Intuition

Imagination and Intuition: How your thoughts create your life. We say all the time that our thoughts have creative power, that we are the creators of our experience. How exactly does that work? Rev. Ellen has broken that down to six mental faculties that are just as important as your five physical senses, maybe more so. This is the first of three talks, with more to come!

Up To Something?

Dottie Gandy

Guest speaker today was Dottie Gandy, a longtime business leader and women's pioneer, who puts together groups of people to share their dreams and transform their lives, people who are up to something. What are you up to these days? If your answer "not much," you'll really enjoy this talk! She talked about the "Up to Something" group she founded in Dallas, with members who chose to be intentional about creating extraordinary outcomes in their lives. (Ellen was one of them.) Other groups have popped up, and Dottie explained how they work.

But that's something she did just for fun.

In her professional life, she has been a pioneer for women in business throughout her career.  She co-founded the National Association for Women Business Owners and, two years ago, was inducted into its DFW Hall of Fame.  She is currently on the national board of the Mentoring Women's Network in Dallas. Dottie worked as a corporate executive with a Fortune 500 company, Giant Food, in Washington, D.C., then became regional director for the Franklin Covey company in Dallas and remained a consultant with that organization for many years. She now chooses to be a "rewirement" mentor, dedicating her own "rewirement" years to supporting others in turning any transition into transformation. 

The Recovery, Rediscovery, and Reawakening of the Soul

Ester Nicholson

Our guest speaker today was Ester Nicholson. She says our work is to recover what has been lost, rediscover that which we have forgotten, and reawaken to our essential nature of wholeness. It is from that place that we are transformed by the renewing of our minds, and all things in our external affairs are made new.

Food and Sex in Unity

Two items in Unity's Statement of Faith were later removed - the ones where Charles Fillmore pinpointed two human behaviors that he thought were responsible for just about all of the problems of the world.

Unity's Statement of Faith

Charles Fillmore wrote a 32-point Statement of Faith for Unity that included language like “son of God” and “blood of Jesus.” But what exactly did he mean?

The Beloved Companion

After Jesus was gone, Mary Magdalene shared with the other disciples some of the things Jesus had taught her. They didn’t believe it.

Easter Sunday, At Last

Easter reminds us there is always a new day. And the light we seek is coming from within ourselves.

Betrayed and Deserted

Jesus' disciples bailed on him when he was arrested and facing execution. Sometimes our lives are stripped bare until there's nothing left but us and God, alone.

Everybody Has A Bad Day

At the beginning of what we call Holy Week, Jesus cursed a fig tree and turned over tables in the temple. His friend Judas started negotiating with authorities to betray him. Mama said there’d be days like this.

No Time Like The Present

Longing for the past or worrying about the future? Let's take a little time and just be here and now. Our guest speaker is our own Kit Holmes, Music Director.

God Works Through Annoying People

Sad but true, those people driving you crazy right now are your greatest teachers.

You Are Meant For More!

Our special guest, Rev. Felicia Searcy, a Unity Minister from Thousand Oaks, CA, spoke about the power in not only expecting more out of life and our resources but preparing ourselves for not just an increase; but an abundance for ourselves and us all. She is a well-known speaker and author.

The Divine in You: Order and Zeal, Renunciation and Life

Every week, we see the quilts on the sanctuary walls, representing the Twelve Powers or divine attributes that are hard-wired in us. This week we are looking at order, zeal, renunciation, and life.

The Divine in You: Power and Imagination, Understanding and Will

Every week, we see the quilts on the sanctuary walls, representing the Twelve Powers or divine attributes that are hard-wired in us. This week we are looking at power, imagination, understanding, and will.

The Divine in You: Faith and Strength, Wisdom and Love

Every week, we see the quilts on the sanctuary walls, representing the Twelve Powers or divine attributes that are hard-wired in us. Let's look at them more closely. The first four are: faith, strength, wisdom, and love.

Chakra Man

You know that colorful figure on the wall in the sanctuary? That's the Chakra Man. The artwork lists the core values for Unity of Wimberley. On this day our annual congregational meeting was held and we checked on how we are doing with those intentions.

Are You Willing to Change Water to Wine?

Jesus hesitated to turn water to wine, even when his mother insisted on it. Maybe we all feel some reluctance to live from the divinity we know is within us. And there's another version of that water-to-wine story.

The Richness of Loss and the Healing Power of Creativity

Christine Albert

Austin musician Christine Albert shared her journey as she dealt with the loss of more than a dozen close friends and family members during a period of just a few years. The songs that were part of her healing process were woven throughout her remarks.

Dem Bones

As you face the new year, are you looking at a field of dry bones? Can they possibly be brought back to life? (Ezekiel 37:1-14)