Ray and Star Silverman bring nearly 50 years of marriage, parenting, and spiritual teaching to this conversation. Ray holds advanced degrees in English, Education, and Divinity, and spent 25 years teaching courses on Conjugial Love, the Ten Commandments, and Eastern religion. He also did prison ministry and co-developed Happy, Joyous, and Free.

Star, with a Master’s in Special Education, co-taught with Ray and helped bring the Rise Above It series to classrooms and communities.

Together, they’ve raised 7 kids, written a 2,000+ page Gospel commentary, and led marriage workshops—drawing on both New Church teachings and training with Tony Robbins.

This episode offers a window into the love they live and the wisdom they share. This one meant a lot to me.

Welcome to episode thirteen.

Check Out:

Marriage Conference 2025 – Ray & Star’s Workshop

General Church Assembly 2025 – Workshop Video

Rise Above It: https://amzn.to/3HiDi4S

Light in My Darkness by Helen Keller

Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story

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Reflections:

"The marriage of one man with one wife is the jewel of human life and the depository of the Christian religion." (CL §1) 

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