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Q&A by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor
Question: I’ve been struggling with a lot of difficulties. I don’t even think I have faith any more. How can you get faith back once you’ve lost it?
Answer: I wouldn’t worry about your “lack” of faith. You probably have more faith than you realize. Faith is just [...]

A Progressive, Positive, Practical Weekly Reflection by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, M.A., M.Div., D.Min.
“Thou, God, seest me perfect.” The Upanishads

It makes me sad to see people trying to earn God’s favor. The Creative Power of Life expresses through us. It doesn’t merely put up with us; It needs us. We are how the divine [...]

Q&A by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor
Question: I grew up believing that God actually wrote the bible and that it was literally true from the first page to the last. I now doubt those assumptions, but I wonder what importance the bible has. I don’t want to throw it out, but I can’t [...]

A Progressive, Positive, Practical Weekly Reflection by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, M.A., M.Div., D.Min.
“I know that I am enough. There may be religions and philosophies that agree with me, but that’s not why I am enough. I am enough because [...]

Q&A by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor
Question: I am… a scientific person (civil engineer)… [To me] everything has an equation, an answer that can be proven… My question is: How does one know that God really exists if we cannot physically (visually) see Him?
Answer: If God is a person on a throne in [...]

Sharing the Light is an Internet talk show where Reverends Durrell Watkins, Robert Griffin, and others discuss theological questions of interest to our community.
In this episode of Sharing the Light, Sunshine Cathedral’s Senior Pastor Durrell Watkins speaks with Light University Academic Dean Robert Griffin. We invite you to join us for an enlightening conversation on [...]

Q&A by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor
Question: None of my prayers seem to work anymore. I’ve prayed for people to get well, and they’ve gotten worse! I’ve prayed for financial blessings but I still struggle. I’ve even prayed for my love life but I’m still alone. Why aren’t my prayers doing any good?
Answer: [...]

A Progressive, Positive, Practical Weekly Reflection by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, M.A., M.Div., D.Min.
“Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.” Jesus, Matthew 6.34

Have you ever been desperate? Perhaps you were looking for a lover, or [...]

Q&A by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor

Question: Why do people call Jesus the “Master Teacher”? I was raised to believe Jesus was divine, and that he was my savior. This “Master Teacher” talk is new for me.
Answer: I think “Teacher” is a great title for Jesus. I don’t often use the word “Master” [...]

Sharing the Light is an Internet talk show where Reverends Durrell Watkins, Robert Griffin, and others discuss theological questions of interest to our community.
In this episode of Sharing the Light, Sunshine Cathedral’s Senior Pastor Durrell Watkins speaks with Light University Academic Dean Robert Griffin. We invite you to join us for an enlightening conversation on [...]