An Afternoon with Pato & Antoinette
We are very excited to announce that, as part of their visit to Australia, Pato & Antoinette are coming to Perth. Please RSVP if you would like to attend.
Parable of the Talents: Are You Abner, Peter, or Paul?
The Parable of the Talents is about having the faith to act, knowing that the consequences belong to the Father- as exemplified in the approaches of Abner, Peter, and Paul.
Secondary Works: More to Explore!
I have a profound respect and admiration for readers doing the hard work of creating secondary works and sharing their insights and discoveries with us.
First Annual Perth UBSG Retreat
The first Perth UBSG retreat was held over the weekend in the town of New Norcia, and was such a success that we hope to make it annual or even semi-annual.
Weeds of Fundamentalism in Our Garden?
We are a bit isolated way out in this corner of the world, so it is often difficult to keep up with what is going on in the larger Urantia community. It is our hope and prayer that a real "biblical-style" fundamentalism is not finding fertile soil among us.
Born in The Matrix: Problems and Benefits
The content of our recent Matrix article was pretty heavy, and full of doom and gloom. I'd like to rectify that by posting a follow-up that speaks directly to some of the problems and benefits resulting from the Rebellion on our planet.
The Matrix Has Us
As a student of The Urantia Book, I find it astonishing how close to the truth, the movie, 'The Matrix' really is. Follow me down the rabbit hole.
Aliens and The Urantia Book: Some Thoughts- More Questions
Aliens and UFOs are topics that are bound to come up when studying the Urantia Papers. We are told a great deal about life on other worlds, but the Authors are pretty much silent on the question of that life visiting our planet. We have some thoughts we'd like to share.
The Question of Survival
We have begun to flesh out a picture of mortal survival which we believe has a firm foundation in the Papers, and which we would like to share with you.
Universe Structure and The Urantia Book
The Urantia Book gives us a vast cosmological picture of universe structure; an enlarged perspective from which we can better view our reality and our place in it, but it offers us a picture from our perspective as well.
Have We Earned Our Thought Adjusters?
Over 1 million years of human history, only during the past 2000 have we not had to earn our Thought Adjusters; a very humbling and challenging thought.
Cosmology and God
We created a mini-series which attempts to describe the cosmology of the Urantia Book. Our first episode is the first source and centre of all things - God.
What is the Urantia Book?
What is The Urantia Book? This is a question most Urantia Book students meet with mixed feelings of dread and excitement, but we will try to answer it here.
Faith and Belief
The words faith and belief have been hijacked by religious fundamentalists. In defining these words, we will re-discover beauty and a personal challenge.
The Rebellion Terminated.. and the Oracles Fell Silent.
Plutarch gathered his peers to discuss the cessation of the oracles. Little did he know that only a few decades before, the rebels had been removed.
Re-Imagining Jesus: A Perth UBSG Film Review
Re-Imagining Jesus is a masterfully presented, compelling depiction of the life, times, and teachings of Jesus with beautiful "on location" cinematography.
What Is the Meaning of Life?
The meaning of life; your purpose, how you fit in, is perhaps the most fundamental, the most relevant question you could ever ask. It colours everything.
Seven Reasons to Thank Adam and Eve
Not only were Adam & Eve not punished, but they were forgiven. If they have been forgiven on high, shouldn't we do the right thing and follow suit?
The Adamic Default: Truth and Consequences
Why did Adam and Eve's punishment have to be a default of their whole mission. Why couldn’t they have just continued on as best they could?
Civilization One- Book Review
By studying units and measures, the authors have stumbled upon a foundation which reveals vestiges of an advanced civilisation which predates the Sumerians.