Sense and Spirituality

By Sheila Macgregor

A short, weekly podcast from Rev. Dr. Sheila Macgregor about faith, practical spirituality and the meaning of life.... more

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Sense and Spirituality episodes:

December 15, 2020 Waiting for Suffering to End
Is it time to give up antiquated images of God? How can being open to the new expand your understanding of God and help you to cope with the more difficult challenges of waiting? What is this period of Advent waiting asking of you?
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8min
December 08, 2020 How Waiting Can Help Us See Things in a New Way
How you walk toward something often determines how you see things. Perhaps our soul task for Advent this year is to approach life watchfully, carefully and with the alertness of a deer, open to the moving of God's Spirit among us.
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11min
December 01, 2020 What’s the Good in Waiting?
Often we think of waiting as something painful and unpleasant. But perhaps we can learn to think of waiting in a more positive light and as something which builds spiritual resiliency and muscle!
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16min
November 25, 2020 A Very COVID Christmas
Are you getting tired and frustrated with all the restrictions that COVID-19 has imposed on the way you live your life? What if you were to look at restrictions as opportunities to birth something new and beautiful in the holiday season?
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12min
November 17, 2020 What Does It Mean to Have White Privilege?
Have you ever had an experience where you did a great job and someone came up to you and congratulated you, saying, "You are a real credit to your race?" Or have you ever been followed around a store or harassed when you were shopping? Have you ever been stopped by a police officer for just walking down the street or driving your car at a normal speed? If not, then like me, you have white privilege!
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13min
November 10, 2020 Is There a Place for LGBTQ+ People in the United Church of Canada?
This week Sheila addresses one of the important questions raised by the survey: Is there a place for LGBTQ+ people in the United Church of Canada?
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7min
November 03, 2020 Part 8: The Conclusion of Who Is Jesus and Why Should We Care?
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We began this series by saying that there has to be something more to life than frantic busyness and so much striving. Today we wrap up our brief series on Jesus, reflecting on what we have learned, and how Jesus is the answer to our deepest longings.
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12min
October 27, 2020 Part 7: Jesus, the Best Thing That Happened to Women
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Jesus was the best thing that ever happened to women! Men in first-century Palestine used to begin their daily prayers with the words, "Praise be to you O God that you did not create me a woman!" Jesus treated women with respect and dignity. You could say that he broke the mold in the way he treated women, and thank God he did!
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11min
October 20, 2020 Part 6: Who is Jesus and Why Should We Care? Jesus as Social Prophet
Jesus not only challenged the political and religious leaders of his day. He practised the politics of love and compassion!
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8min
October 13, 2020 Part 5: Who is Jesus and Why Should We Care? Jesus, Spirit Person or Mystic
Have you ever been touched by the Spirit or felt, in some mysterious but profound way, that the Spirit was moving you to follow a certain path? Not everyone recognises the movement of the Spirit; but Jesus did. As Marcus Borg, writes one of the most important characteristics about the earthly Jesus was his intense spirituality and his deep mystical connection with God. This week we look at Jesus, Spirit-Person and Mystic.
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11min

FAQs about Sense and Spirituality:

How many episodes does Sense and Spirituality have?

The podcast currently has 115 episodes available.