What a gift it has been to welcome Noelle Dean and Melody Rosecrans into our Sunday Services. If you’ve been in the (virtual) room with either of them, you already know the warmth, integrity, and genuine connection they bring. We are so thrilled that our community played a role in introducing these two remarkable women […]
To Change Reality: How Delayed Review Experiments Reveal Consciousness in Action
By Bishop Terrie Riley – In our earlier blogs, we explored two groundbreaking quantum experiments: The double-slit experiment, where particles behave like waves until observed The quantum eraser, where erasing or keeping information after the fact determines what the universe “decides” happened Both suggest that consciousness plays a role in shaping reality, not metaphorically, but […]
The Quantum Eraser: An Experiment in Co-Creating Reality
By Bishop Terrie Riley – In my last blog posting, we looked at how energy can change just by becoming conscious of it. Now get ready to look at what happens when we apply attention and awareness to an event that has already happened… Imagine you’re sitting quietly, watching ripples on a pond. You toss […]
The Double-Slit Experiment: How Awareness Might Shape Reality
by Bishop Terrie Riley Have you ever wondered if simply paying attention can change what happens in the world? This question lies at the heart of a famous science experiment called the double-slit experiment. Even if you’re not a scientist, this experiment offers a powerful metaphor for how consciousness and reality might be connected. Imagine […]
Soul & Spirit Explained: How Understanding Both Can Transform Your Life
by Bishop Terrie Riley Have you ever wondered whether “soul” and “spirit” mean the same thing? These words are often used interchangeably, but across philosophy, psychology, and sacred texts, they carry unique meanings. Understanding the difference can deepen your self-awareness and enrich your spiritual journey. What Is the Spirit? The spirit is typically seen as […]
Restoring Balance: A Father’s Day Journey Toward Energetic Harmony
This Father’s Day offers us a unique opportunity to explore how we can restore balance in our relationships—with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. Rather than viewing masculine and feminine energies as opposing forces, we can understand them as complementary aspects that exist within all of us, creating harmony when properly integrated. The Ancient […]
Pilgrimage. More like compulsion.
Saturday, July 24, 2021, I drove over to the Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark. It took me over an hour to get there even though I am relatively close. There were just a few large mountains in the way. Around is longer but necessary sometimes. This Medicine Wheel is located at the top of a […]
A Practice of Prayer
Mother Father God, We come to you today, seeking wisdom so that we may all be in your divine will. Help us to learn the way of Love. For you are made of Love. Assist us in ways to show your love to all those in your daily path, as an example of you. We […]
Pilgrimage: Manitou Springs, Colorado July 14, 2021
Yesterday I went to Manitou Springs, Colorado as a sort of pilgrimage. I have a book about Sacred Sites in the US by state and this is the one site in Colorado. It happened to be a little over a 2-hour drive one way. The reason this place is held to be sacred goes back […]
I was deeply moved the first time I heard singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco’s song
I was deeply moved the first time I heard singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco’s song Overlap as she describes a relationship. And it was much later that I realized how clearly this can speak to my experiences within interfaith communities, and in particular, for the areas of diversity and inclusion. Ms. DiFranco wrote a phrase that you […]