Summary of August 18, 2013

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Dear Folks -

A lack of awareness, though assuming we are aware, and the conviction of certainty, when the "facts" don't support such a position, are two things that cause wars of all kinds on all levels.

The teaching of Jesus that I based the talk I offered in Ordinary Life this week has been so abused and misused that I doubt many people could cite the original meaning. The presentation slides are valuable in understanding the talk. The talk, the presentation slides and the audio which, as usual, is somewhat different from the text, can be found using the links below.

The full text is below.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

To download the text click here Download 8:18:13 - Complete Text

To view the presentation slides clickk here Download 8:18:13 - The Cloud of Unknowing

To listen to the audio click here Download 20130818

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Summary of August 11, 2013

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Dear Folks -

The talk I gave in Ordinary Life this week is all about sight and seeing. I began the time by handing out some neat optical illusions. You can download the handout in pdf using the link below.

The full text can also be accessed using the link below. The presentation slides and the audio are also available this way. As is frequently this case, the audio version is somewhat different from the written text.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

To download the complete text click here Download 8:11:13 - Complete text

Click here to download the handout Download Ordinary Life:Seeing.spub

To view the presentation slides click here Download 8:11:13 - Love At First Sight

To download the audio click here Download 20130811

Summary of August 4, 2013

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Dear Folks -

I had a great time doing the talk in Ordinary Life this week. The talk begins with the difficulty spiritual teachers have in finding fresh ways to present truths that people have heard for decades. If we approach such truths with such attitudes, it likely reflects that we are way off the path.

The story of Jesus that provoked this response is what we know as "the parable of the Good Samaritan." I talk about why it is that religions are so divided, even within themselves, and then what current applicability this story has for us. As part of this, Sherry Beeman, shares a story from her childhood on how she learned something from the "unexpected neighbor" and we ended the gathering doing something we've never done - singing a song. You can hear both on the audio - I am embedding the story Sherry tells in the complete text and am including a pdf of the song sheet on the website. However, for full impact listen to the audio and view the presentation slides.

The full text can be downloaded using the link below. The presentation slides, the audio and the song sheet can also be found on the links below.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

To download the complete text click here Download 8:4:13 - Complete text

To download the presentation slides click here Download 8:4:13 - Always We Begin Again

To download the audio click here Download 08042013

To download the song sheet click here Download Welcome to Our Circle

Dear Folks -

The "life talk" I offered this week in Ordinary Life - "Instructions for the Road Less Traveled" - is about the path we walk through the days of our lives and the values that guide us. In summary, we are not to be governed by comfort or allow our egos to be in the center of our lives. Consider this a "travel advisory" for the dangerous trek ahead.

The full text is below as well as links to the presentation slides and the audio version of the talk.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

To download the complete text click here Download 7:28:13 - Complete text

To download the presentation slides click here Download 7:28:13 - Instructions for the Road

To download the audio click here Download 20130728