Sunshine Cathedral Blog

Question: Someone said recently that one must believe in Jesus’ resurrection to go to heaven. I have a Jewish friend who then asked where do all the non-Christians go? Isn’t it true that all good people who believe in God go to heaven?
Answer: In Mark 10, Jesus is quoted as telling someone that to inherit [...]

Question: I’m so glad I found you on your YouTube channel [http://www.youtube.com/sunshinecathedral]. Your program has been inspirational to me.
I have been a Christian my whole life and I do believe in Heaven. My husband doesn’t really believe in God. He believes that there may be a God but he isn’t sure. It honestly worries me [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
For this week’s Healing Rays, I’m sharing a Q&A from our weekly newsletter, The SunBurst.
Question: I recently read a commentary saying that the bible doesn’t address social issues but only identifies sin and calls people to repentance. That seems contrary to the message I hear at Sunshine Cathedral. Can you [...]

Q & A with the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
Question: Do you have any tips for meaningful, quality meditation?
Answer: Meditation is simply quieting our discursive thinking.
Sit in a straight back chair (comfortable enough you won’t experience pain, but upright, so you won’t fall asleep). Focus your eyes on a small object, a flickering candle, or place [...]

Question: In the past few months, I have lost my partner to cancer. We were both active in the Church, and, together, we loved worshiping with you. When I attend now, I feel a presence there that I did not before. I am brought to tears by many of the sermons preached and singing at [...]

Question: I watched a couple of the “Sharing the Light” messages on YouTube, and I was curious if you believe that the bible is the word of God. What is the purpose of the bible for Christians?
Answer: The writer of what we call John’s gospel said the “word” was an eternal Reality and that it [...]

Question: God is perfect. The angels are perfect. Satan was perfect. If heaven was perfect along with Satan how did Satan sin? Why did God allow sin to be known in heaven?
Answer: The first time we see “the satan” (i.e., the accuser) is in the Book of Job. In that story, “the satan” has full [...]

Question: Your sermon last week about Jonathan & David was very enlightening. I wish I had heard something like that 20 years ago; it would have made my journey easier. I had never heard that story. Is it really in the bible? And do you really believe that there is nothing wrong [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]