Sunshine Cathedral Blog

Question: I am currently going through a divorce. Things haven’t been right in my marriage for a very long time and as such it has broken down beyond repair over many years. Marriage is obviously very important in the eyes of God, and I was wondering about how to ethically form new relationships now. I [...]

“Moses said, ‘Please send someone else to do it.’” Exodus 4.13

We so want someone else to make everything OK for us. We want to blame someone for why our lives aren’t on track, and we want someone to come and fix our mess for us. But in truth, we are each responsible for [...]

Question: I have two adult children that I raised with my partner. My daughter has no interest in church or any “religious” services, and my son is an atheist. My son surprises me most as there were many times in adolescence that only divine grace kept him alive! My son is a good parent with [...]

“If you want to see the rainbow, you have to be willing to put up with a little rain.” Alexander Lockhart
When the bills are stacking up, or health starts to decline, or relationships become problematic, or the job seems unmanageable, or there is significant loss and the grief that accompanies it…those of [...]

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 [...]

Question: I am dating a non-Christian. I didn’t expect to fall in love with her, but I have. Now I’m concerned that our difference in religious outlook might become a problem. I grew up believing that Christians had the only true path to God. I don’t want to insult my girlfriend, but I feel like [...]

Here’s a game I (inexplicably) like to play: The Hurt Feelings Game
Round 1 -
Someone hurts my feelings (it happens). But instead of shaking it off and enjoying the zillion wonderful things that are happening in my life, I obsess about that one tiny, silly, moment in time when someone forgot that my feelings were the [...]

Clear intention works. When I get really clear in my mind about something, it’s like I’m saying to the Universe, “Let’s do this!” And things begin to happen.
One New Year’s Eve I wrote goals for the New Year. One of my goals was to write a book. The book didn’t [...]

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 [...]