Summary of July 21, 2013

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Dear Folks - The talk I gave in Ordinary Life this week contains what I consider to be the most important theological and spiritual "truth" that needs to find expression in our lives and world. It is my belief that without this understanding of Sacred Mystery, there will only continue to be divisiveness and violence (of some sort) in our lives and world. Though language is very inadequate to express this, the two questions I raise and seek to answer are: what is the nature of God and how do we relate to God? The full text is below. Links to the presentation slides and the audio can be found on below.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

To download the complete text click here Download 7:21:13 - Complete Text

To download the presentation slides click here  Download 7:21:13 - Being Open

To download the audio click here Download 20130721

Summary of July 14, 2013

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Dear Folks -

I began to notice that we had entered what I later learned was called a new axial age back in the 60's. The change came to me in the music that worked its way into popular culture. In this talk I speak to this shift and raise the questions - how can we get our egos out of the way so as to hear the truth and, further, how can we respond to what we hear in ways that contribute to our transformation and to the contributions we make on this planet?

The audio version is not only somewhat different than the text but also contains the songs I refer to in the text.

The full text as well as the presentation slides and the audio can be accessed using the links below.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

To read the complete text click here  Download 7:14:13 - Complete Text

To see the presentation slides click here  Download 7:14:13 - Who Has a Friend

To download the audio of the talk click here Download 07142013

Dear Folks -

If you attended Ordinary Life this week, you are aware that we have been having some difficulty with our setup in showing the presentation slides. Thanks to Richard Wingfield for stepping in and manually managing things. We are puzzled by this new wrinkle but are working this week to get it resolved.

Also, I just discovered that for some reason also unknown to us the audio version of the presentation has evaporated. Sorry about that because there was considerable difference between the text and the actual talk. We'll work to get this corrected also. I know there are many of you who prefer the audio to the text. We'll get this solved as well.

The title I gave this week's "life talk" was -

Powerful Strength

Strong Power

When men don't access the energies required to be powerful men rather than strong men, they always resort to some sort of competitive behavior that is usually harmless but often very damaging and destructive. What are the traits and qualities of full and complete manhood? This is what this talk is about.

The full text is below. The presentation slides can by clicking the link below as well.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

To download the complete text click here  Download 7:7:13 - Complete Text

To download the presentation slides click here  Download 7:7:13 - Strong Power

Dear Folks -

Unfortunately we had "technical difficulties" and there is no audio of this week's talk in Ordinary Life. The presentation slides and the full text can be accessed using the links below.

The title I gave the talk was

 Finders Weepers, Losers Keepers

I began with Dr. Jim Bankston's observation in a talk he gave to the Breaking the Silence gathering this year that the church has lost its prophetic opportunity. The question/issue is whether people with a religious/spiritual message can remain relevant? There is a link to a You Tube video embedded in the talk that I HIGHLY recommend your watching.

The talk is based on the fundamental spiritual teaching to be found in all wise and useful religions - if you seek to save your life (that is, your ego), you will lose your life (that is, contact with the Self.)

The full text can be accesed with the link below.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

To access the complete text click here Download 6:30:13 - Complete text

To download the presentation slides click here  Download 6:30:13 - Losers Keepers