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As a child, I loved the story of Sleeping Beauty. There were fairies and dragons and royalty and a struggle between Good and Evil… what’s not to love?! When jealous, petty, power-hungry Malificent tries to destroy the beautiful, kind, and generous Princess Aurora, we find that ultimately her nefarious plan fails. The good fairy Merriweather [...]

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Question: I can’t forgive someone who hurt me badly. We pray every week, “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors,” but I’m not just able to forgive. Does that mean that God isn’t forgiving me for my misdeeds?
Answer: I don’t believe in religion as a means to control people’s behavior. I know non-religious [...]

“Life consists of what one is thinking about all day.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Criticism, looking for the worst, never being able to celebrate any good fortune or opportunity is really just the result of habitually maintaining a sour attitude. Have you known someone who won $10 on a scratch-off who instead of smiling because they won [...]

Question: When does the Divine show us how to heal the pain inside? In the past, I was able to find peace and comfort (even after being gay-bashed or having a relationship come to an end), but lately it’s been difficult. I feel like I’m in darkness and just can find the light. At Sunshine [...]

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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 Director of Media and Justice Ministry Robert Griffin. We invite you to join us for an enlightening [...]

“Thinking that you are not free keeps you from being free. Cease thinking like that and you will be free.” Paramahansa Yogananda
In the book for Proverbs we read, “As one thinks, one is” (23.7). What we believe about ourselves impacts how we view and experience the world. If we feel weak, the world seems frightening. [...]

Question: The closest person to me in the world recently died. I honestly prayed for his healing, but he didn’t get well, and now he is gone. Why didn’t my prayers work? What did I do wrong?
Answer: Prayer, faith, a positive attitude, hope… these are all very powerful and can make a difference in the [...]

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