The Cosmic Citizen

Charlie Fox is neither an academic nor a priest. The author of Being Like Water (available either on Amazon.com or on Lulu.com) is interested only in the functionality of spirituality and the way that the Gospel of Jesus can enhance our lives and release our own great contributions to mankind.     An experienced martial artist of many styles and a musician/composer of something he terms "art-based music", Charlie has been on a spiritual journey since his early years and has wended his way through various Christian denominations and belief systems. A Urantia Book reader since 1997 and always on the peripherary of the Christian scene, Charlie's personal mission is to reach other "religious and spiritually minded nomads" who feel otherwise excluded from the established church and isolated as a result. Charlie's music is available at www.myspace.com/charliefoxidioms

Guest: Yahuhiko Genku Kimura(Link to Bio)     Yahuhiko Genku Kimura, one of the true visionaries on the planet, is a transhumanist philosopher; ordained Zen Buddhist priest and scholar; teacher of esoteric spiritual philosophies of the East and the West. Mr. Kimura is recognized for his unique ability to integrate advanced Western scientific thought with intuitive Eastern spiritual insight to bring about radical and lasting transformation in individuals and organizations. Link to www.via-visioninaction.org Mr. Kimura's website.

Guest: Dr. Phil Calabrese(link to bio)     "Reason and Faith, Science and Religion"/"A Mathematician looks at the Issues,” a synthesis of 50 years as a mathematical scientist and 40 years as a student of The Urantia Book.     The Wednesday broadcast is hosted by Ann Garner (link to bio) and Larry Watkins. Topics vary each week as the hosts, along with invited readers who drop in on occasion to share their seasoned wisdom, seek to weave concepts from the book into a tapestry of dynamic and applicable principles for daily living.

This special Sunday evening broadcast takes the place of our regular Saturday morning program. Allison Zopel (link to bio) is a musician and second-generation Urantia Book reader. At age 19, Alison was involved in a traumatic accident which put her in a coma for five years, during which she slipped in and out of various levels of consciousness. Allison has just finished a book about her experience. In addition to explaining the various levels of consciousness involved in a coma, Allison will share the spiritual truths she internalized as a result of her experience.     A brief video interview of Allison can be viewed here, on Truthbook.com

Guest: Gard Jameson - Enneagram and Contemplative Prayer - (link to bio)     The Wednesday broadcast is hosted by Ann Garner (link to bio) and Larry Watkins. Topics vary each week as the hosts, along with invited readers who drop in on occasion to share their seasoned wisdom, seek to weave concepts from the book into a tapestry of dynamic and applicable principles for daily living.

This weeks program will focus first on the question, is The Urantia Book a divinely commissioned revelation? And second, does the world view presented in The Urantia Book give an accurate description of our human condition and provide life-transforming solutions to human problems?     Helping us address these questions is Andre Radatus, (link to bio) a Urantia Book reader for over 30 years. Andre is a clear and logical thinker. Part of our discussion will also include responding to potential objections raised by critics and skeptics of the revelation.     Please join us live Saturday mornings (noon ET) for interesting discussion, interviews, some music, and a lively chat session. Topics tend to be related to the teachings of The Urantia Book, sometimes specifically, sometimes loosely... you'll never know what you get but you'll find the spiritually focused programs uplifting, informative and entertaining. Visit our archive here on the Cosmic Citizen for programs dating back to July of 2008 or see the bios of our guests at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/GuestBios.htm (link to guest page)

Guest: Diane Labrecque - (link to bio) The topic is the United Urantia Family Conference in Montreal in July, 2010.     The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. Both are long time students of The Urantia Book.The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. Both are long time students of The Urantia Book.     Hosts and guests biographical sketches can be viewed at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm

This will be another open phones segment, but one posing a specific question to our listeners. What obstacles have you encountered in your decision to embrace the teachings of the Urantia Book? Maybe you've encountered resistance from friends, family, or peers in your profession. Or maybe you've chosen to remain partially in the closet about your beliefs. We'd love to hear your stories, and please feel free to remain anonymous if you wish.     Visit our archive here on the Cosmic Citizen for programs dating back to July of 2008 or see our list of guests at our host page, http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm with its link to our guests page at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/GuestBios.htm

Guest: Halbert Katzen(link to bio)     The discussion is about the UBtheNEWS project     The Wednesday study session is hosted by Ann Garner, with assistance from Larry on the live chat sessions. Both are long time students of The Urantia Book.     Hosts and guests biographical sketches can be viewed at http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/Bios.htm

We welcome back our friend and brother Pato Banton (link to bio) on this program. As you may know, Pato is a well-known reggae singer and longtime Urantia Book reader; we use many of his songs on the show. Pato will be joining us for the second hour to discuss the last section of paper 195; the section called THE FUTURE. For the first hour, Paula and I will be reading trhough this section and dialoguing about it in a kind of on-air study group.     Pato will then join us to give us his take on this section, and to tell us why he thinks the information in it is so critical at this time.     To see Pato's bio, please visit our guests page at: http://urantiabook.org/blogs/CosmicCitizen/GuestBios.htm