Free will, God’s will, and connecting with God, plus the latest Monitor Breakfast

Free will

 

Do we have free will?  This week’s conversation is with guest Amy Lang and takes up the age-old theological question that’s also being studied by physicists and neuroscientists: Do we have free will? Are we making our own decisions or are they being made for us? And by what? Join us to consider this…

  • What is the definition of free will?
  • What is God’s will? What is human will?

“It is the self-asserting mortal will-power that you must guard against” (Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 281).

  Sentinel Watch 

Join us to listen to and consider ideas in this week’s podcast 

Tuesday, January 16

Please MUTE yourself during the program. (Press *6 if you are listening by phone. This will UNMUTE you as well.)

 

This week’s Christian Science Sentinel includes articles about angels 
 

They guard us by revealing what in our consciousness needs to be corrected and showing us that we have the God-given strength, understanding, and wisdom to do it.

 

Love, God, is the most dependable guide and guardian.

 
 

 The divine communicator, the Giver of all good, God, is imparting to the receiver, man, that which consciously becomes, and in actuality always is, common to both. 

 
and about focusing thought
 

…. the one true attraction is God.  ….our thoughts are naturally drawn to God.

 
This week’s SentinelWatch program and the related articles can be heard anytime at your convenience. Explore all the online resources available to support your exploration, research, and study of spiritual healing.
 
There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) where you can talk with someone in person about the spiritual ideas in this Sentinel program and ask questions about spiritual healing. Or, you can email us at jmrr.dc@gmail.com or call 240-935-8697 to discuss these ideas.
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You are also invited to explore a global array of news articles from the perspective of values based journalism, striving for solutions to today’s challenges.
 
Last week the Washington Bureau Chief, Linda Feldmann, welcomed Shalanda Young, Biden budget manager, to the Monitor Breakfast. Read Monitor coverage of this or listen to the entire event recorded on C-SPAN. 

Ms. Young, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, is in the loop. And while she’s not directly involved in negotiations, her southern Louisiana roots may yet prove beneficial. GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson is also from Louisiana,…

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It is safe to leave with God the government of man.
(Retrospection and Introspection, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 90:29–30)

Warmest wishes for a warm and productive week for all. 

 


 

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