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Life Comes At You Fast

The Register points out that today is the 65th birthday of the Long-Play vinyl album. The 33 1/3rpm vinyl long-playing record was devised in 1948 by Columbia Records and was an upgrade on the prior 78… more →

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A Needed Shift in Values — 5 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 23 hours ago: Imagine hiking down into a canyon so deep it takes hours to reach the bottom. Along the way you pick … more →

Tags: Independent Unity, Ministry, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker

Lesson From the Birds — 3 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 1 day ago: “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall … more →

Tags: Independent Unity, Ministry, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker

Intellect and Intuition — 5 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 2 days ago: It is obvious that we all have an intellect and it is obvious that we all use it. In a Truth-based d … more →

Tags: Independent Unity, Ministry, Spiral dynamics, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker

How to Win an Argument Every Time — 3 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 3 days ago: Everyone knows that members of the pop-unity monoculture do not argue, but until now most of us have … more →

Tags: Independent Unity, Ministry, Spiral dynamics, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker

A Question Often Raised — 15 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 3 days ago: I am often asked if I would recommend Unity Institute as a legitimate path to Unity Ordination. At o … more →

Tags: Independent Unity, Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary, Mary Tumpkin, Ministry, Spiral dynamics, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker

Unity's Paradigm Shift: Part 2: Intoxication by Spiral Dynamics — 5 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 3 days ago: The knowledge of greatest importance to the seeker of Truth is not in what someone else is teaching, … more →

Tags: Independent Unity, Ministry, Spiral dynamics, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker

Unity's Paradigm Shift: Part 1 — 14 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 3 days ago: “The mysteries of the supermind have always been considered the property of certain schools of … more →

Tags: Independent Unity, Spiral dynamics, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker

The Highest Service — 2 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 4 days ago: The highest service is to help another obtain a clearer realization that the working power of God is … more →

Tags: Independent Unity, Ministry, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker

What UWM is Counting On — 5 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 5 days ago: You may wish to laugh at this, but this is what the UWM board is counting on by tabling the head tax … more →

Tags: Association of Unity Churches, AUCI, Independent Unity, Ministry, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker, Unity Worldwide Ministries

True to the Name — 6 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 5 days ago: Being true to one’s name is also a point in the ethics of conducting a center. We have not a g … more →

Tags: Association of Unity Churches, AUCI, Independent Unity, Ministry, The Unity Way of Life, Unity, unity for the independent thinker, Unity Worldwide Ministries

Hiding in Plain Sight — 7 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 6 days ago: “Each ministry is an independent unit of service, and it should seek to establish and preserve … more →

Tags: Unity, AUCI, Unity Worldwide Ministries, Association of Unity Churches, The Unity Way of Life, Ministry, unity for the independent thinker, Independent Unity

The Value of Criticism — 4 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 1 week ago: 6. Attitude Toward Other Ministries: The need for cooperation is not confined to the ministry itself … more →

Tags: Unity, The Unity Way of Life, Ministry, unity for the independent thinker, Independent Unity

A Non-Event — 6 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 1 week ago: Here is an excerpt from an email I received over the head-tax issue: Dear Doug, You’ve obvious … more →

Tags: Unity, The Unity Way of Life, unity for the independent thinker, Independent Unity

The Heat is On — 23 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 1 week ago: Most of you have probably received this letter from UWM by now, but in case you haven’t. The b … more →

Tags: Unity, Unity Worldwide Ministries, Association of Unity Churches, The Unity Way of Life, Ministry, unity for the independent thinker, Independent Unity

Emotional engineering. - A poem

timbush222 wrote 1 week ago: I refuse to be bombarded by your negativity. News, upset, drama, hardship, worry.  I refuse to be bo … more →

Tags: Art Blog, Lightworker, Emotions, Poetry, individuality, engineering emotions, Being your own person.

The Live Wire of Truth

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 1 week ago: And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by th … more →

Tags: Unity, The Unity Way of Life, Ministry, unity for the independent thinker, Independent Unity

Even More Thought-Provoking Gems for Teachers — 4 comments

Sean Hampton-Cole wrote 1 week ago:   … more →

Tags: Education, Critical Thinking, Discovery, Enrichment, Life Long Learning, Motivation, Personalized, School, Teaching

More Rootin' Tootin' Education Inspiration for Teachers — 4 comments

Sean Hampton-Cole wrote 1 week ago:   … more →

Tags: Education, Critical Thinking, Discovery, Enrichment, Life Long Learning, Motivation, Personalized, School, Teaching

Guidelines for an Independent Unity Ministry: Part 3: Healing — 2 comments

J Douglas Bottorff wrote 1 week ago: Mark Hicks makes a good point, so here is the section on Healing. I will update the full document sh … more →

Tags: Unity, The Unity Way of Life, Ministry, unity for the independent thinker, Independent Unity


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