The Cosmic Citizen

What is Prayer?  From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Prayer and its associated worship is a technique of detachment from the daily routine of life, from the monotonous grind of material existence. It is an avenue of approach to spiritualized self-realization and individuality of intellectual and religious attainment. Prayer is the breath of the spirit life in the midst of the material civilization of the races of mankind. Worship is salvation for the pleasure-seeking generations of mortals. As prayer may be likened to recharging the spiritual batteries of the soul, so worship may be compared to the act of tuning in the soul to catch the universe broadcasts of the infinite spirit of the Universal Father. .Prayer is the sincere and longing look of the child to its spirit Father; it is a psychologic process of exchanging the human will for the divine will. Prayer is a part of the divine plan for making over that which is into that which ought to be. "Prayer is entirely a personal and spontaneous expression of the attitude of the soul toward the spirit www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe

This week we interview with Sioux Oliva on her new book, Dr. Sadler And The Urantia Book. Sioux is an American historian and lecturer. She earned her Ph.D. in History from the University of Southern California in 1999. She managed the Theoquest.com Urantia project for Lyn and Norman Lear. In addition she helped Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy to organize her personal papers, designed a research scheme for the Estate of Marilyn Monroe; catalogued thousands of documents found in Grey Gardens for Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee; and did research for The Getty Museum, The City of Los Angeles, and The Autry Museum of the American West. She is an avid student of The Urantia Book and uniquely qualified to research and write this book.  Sometime between 1911 and 1923, Dr. William S. Sadler said he was visited by a group of celestial beings who communicated with him through a sleeping (essentially unconscious) man. Both Sadler and his wife, Lena, were highly respected Chicago physicians. They confirmed that they attended approximately 250 late night sessions in which the beings used the unconscious man to reveal profound religious, scientific and philosophic truths to them. They never revealed the identity their patient. In the decade that followed, the Sadler’s held regular meetings in their home with friends and colleagues to explore the information coming through. Many questions were asked and answered as a result. This process culminated in 1955 with the publishing of The Urantia Book, which claims to be a revelation to humankind. Ms. Oliva's book explores the professional lives and spiritual pursuits of the Sadler’s and especially the extraordinary role that Dr. Sadler played in bringing this amazing revelation to the world. She draws surprising conclusions about the identity of the “sleeping subject." This show promises to be lively, interesting and perhaps even a bit controversial. Please join us!

From 3 perspectives * The Biblical Worldview * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book: Paper 140. When you find my children in distress, speak encouragingly to them, saying: "Happy are the poor in spirit, the humble, for theirs are the treasures of the kingdom of heaven. Happy are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Happy are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Happy are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. And even so speak to my children these further words of spiritual comfort and promise: Happy are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Happy are they who weep, for they shall receive the spirit of rejoicing. Happy are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Happy are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. Happy are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Happy are you when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. The Urantia Book Papaer 140 section 3. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html

Our show interviewing Sioux Oliva on her new book, Dr. Sadler And The Urantia Book is delayed until next week. Sioux is experiencing an acute case of Laryngitis. So this week we will be studying Paper 108, Mission And Ministry Of Thought Adjusters. Jesus often said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you." Have you ever wondered what he meant by that? The Urantia Book teaches that a fragment of God indwells each human being. It refers to this fragment of perfection as the Mystery Monitor or most often the Thought Adjuster. Paper 108 of The Urantia Book gives a wonderful account this miraculous ministry. It is not fully understood how a fragment of the Infinite Creator can live and work within the finite human mind. They appear to come and go independently of other spiritual presences, yet they function in perfect coordination with all spirit ministries, including adjutant mind-spirits, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus' Spirit of Truth. Thought Adjusters are chiefly concerned with a mortal's future spiritual life. They are not interested in making life easier; a reasonably difficult life creates many decision-making opportunities, and growth is stimulated by daily choices and decisions. It is the business of Thought Adjusters to ensure human survival and to prepare humans for the eternal adventure. Adjusters truly become "the kingdom of Heaven" within us; they are wellsprings of spiritual attainment and the hope of achieving perfection and divine character. Because they exist within our minds, they often have to endure our sordid thoughts, selfishness, or irreverence for that which is beautiful and good. Human fears and anxieties delay their work. An Adjuster is the divine parent, as we are the mortal parent, of our own evolving immortal souls. Please join us as we explore this vital concept together. Our show with Sioux Oliva is scheduled to run next week if she can recover fully from her Laryngitis.

The Story of Jesus: Choosing the Apostels #3 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book We find the names of the 12 apostles in Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:14-19, and Luke 6:13-16: Do not make the mistake of regarding the apostles as being altogether ignorant and unlearned. All of them, except the Alpheus twins, were graduates of the synagogue schools, having been thoroughly trained in the Hebrew scriptures and in much of the current knowledge of that day. IT IS an eloquent testimony to the charm and righteousness of Jesus' earth life that, although he repeatedly dashed to pieces the hopes of his apostles and tore to shreds their every ambition for personal exaltation, only one deserted him.   www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe   ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html

In preparation of our upcoming interviews with Sioux Oliva, author of the new book, Dr. Sadler and The Urantia Book, we are replaying the show in which Paula Thompson and Christilyn Biek-Larson interviewed author and long-time student of The Urantia Book, Larry Mullins, on his book entitled, A History of The Urantia Papers; now in its 2nd edition. We are taking a holiday break. This show is an archived REPRISE edition of The Cosmic Citizen. Please do not call in. This show explores in depth issues concerning the Urantia Book's origins. Larry also poses and answers caller's questions such as: Dr. Meredith Sprunger thought The Urantia Book was a hoax when he first saw it. What changed his mind?   What did Dr. Sprunger and his team of 11 ministers discover when they visited 533? What part did Dr. Lena Sadler play in the revelation? How did the first contact with celestial beings happen? What did Dr. Sadler learn when he hypnotized the sleeping subject?  How did the forum get started? How did the forum get involved in the process? What did the Sadlers do that triggered the first written manuscript? What prompted Dr. Sadler to test the celestial beings who were talking through the sleeping subject with difficult questions? Does anyone really know how the Urantia Papers were materialized?  Why was the original written manuscript destroyed?  Why were the original typed manuscripts destroyed after the type was set for the Urantia Book? Why did the revelators use so much human information? When did the Jesus Papers come through? How? Why were the revelators displeased with the forum? Was The Urantia Book intended for a later time? When? When was permission given to publish the UB? Showtime is 12:00 PM Eastern Time; 9:00 AM Pacific Time.

The Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostles #2 From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book Before the six Apostles began this first two weeks of service, Jesus announced to them that he desired to ordain twelve apostles to continue the work of the kingdom after his departure and authorized each of them to choose one man from among his early converts for membership in the projected corps of apostles.  This first missionary tour of the six was eminently successful. They all discovered the great value of direct and personal contact with men. They returned to Jesus more fully realizing that, after all, religion is purely and wholly a matter of personal experience. They began to sense how hungry were the common people to hear words of religious comfort and spiritual good cheer. www.godsgumshoe.org On facebook:  Godss Gumshoe Twitter: @godsgumshoe ****   You may also like these other programs by God's Gumshoe:**** "SPIRITQUEST" is also on blogtalkradio at this address.: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/godsgumshoe/2013/04/27/spiritquest--gods-gumshoe-investigates-another-dimension And  GG's YouTube Channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee A FULL Archive of this NT Bible series at: http://www.urantiabook.org/audio/gods-gumshoe/gg-index.html

This week on the Cosmic Citizen it's open phones to explore the gift of the bestowal son, the reason we celebrate Christmas. The Urantia Book says that every world in all of wide universe of universes gets a Paradise Son on a bestowal mission. However, in history of each universe, only one world is blessed with the bestowal of a Creator Son, the sovereign of the local universe. 1:1.5. On those worlds where a Paradise Son has lived a bestowal life, God is generally known by some name indicative of personal relationship, tender affection, and fatherly devotion. Those who know God through the revelations of the bestowals of the Paradise Sons, eventually yield to the sentimental appeal of the touching relationship of the creature-Creator association and refer to God as "our Father." 7:4.5.2. This is the proposal of the Eternal Son and consists of his bestowal of the Sons of God upon the evolutionary creations, there to personalize and factualize, to incarnate and make real, the love of the Father and the mercy of the Son to the creatures of all universes. Inherent in the bestowal plan, and as a provisional feature of this ministration of love, the Paradise Sons act as rehabilitators of that which misguided creature will has placed in spiritual jeopardy. The bestowal of Jesus Christ Michael has forever changed our world. Billions of people around the globe celebrate it each December. Christmas means different things to different people.Obviously, it's a sacred time for us. A time to reflect, count blessings and give gifts in gratitude for the greatest gift ever given. What does it mean to you? We'll share the meaning we've found and we invite you call the show and share what it means to you. In honor of this Christmas show, we'll read section 7 from Paper 171, As Jesus Passed By.

An Investigation into The New Testament Bible The Story of Jesus Choosing the Apostels and his "1st Miracle" From 3 perspectives * The Biblical world viiew * The Academic/Scholastic * The Urantia Book 1. The apostles learned from Jesus about the kingdom of heaven, and Jesus learned much from them about the kingdom of men, human nature as it lives on Earth. These twelve men represented many different types of human temperament, and they had not been made alike by schooling. 2. The father of the bridegroom had provided plenty of wine for all the guests bidden to the marriage feast, but how was he to know that the marriage of his son was to become an event so closely associated with the expected manifestation of Jesus as the Messianic deliverer? Email:  [email protected] On facebook: Godss GumshoeTwitter: @godsgumshoe  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/godsgumshoe?feature=mhee

This week we'll explore the most precious gifts giving to humanity by Jesus with a reading of two amazing sections from the Urantia Book, Paper 100: Section 7 - The Acme of Religious Living and Paper 171: Section 7 - As Jesus Passed By. Here is a preview: Jesus spread good cheer everywhere he went. He was full of grace and truth.Jesus really understood men; therefore could he manifest genuine sympathy and show sincere compassion.Jesus could help men so much because he loved them so sincerely. He truly loved each man, each woman, and each child.Jesus was never in a hurry. He had time to comfort his fellow men "as he passed by."When he smiled on a man, that mortal experienced increased capacity for solving his manifold problems.He frequently set out to help a person by asking for help.Great things happened not only because people had faith in Jesus, but also because Jesus had so much faith in them.It was literally true, "He went about doing good."He lived the truth, even as he taught it. He was the truthJesus was an unusually cheerful person... His constant word of exhortation was, "Be of good cheer."The Master was always generous. He never grew weary of saying, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Said he, "Freely you have received, freely give."Jesus was great because he was good, and yet he fraternized with the little children.Jesus was the perfectly unified human personality. And today, as in Galilee, he continues to unify mortal experience and to co-ordinate human endeavors Join us as we explore Jesus' splendid gifts to us, the greatest of which is the gift of love. We also hope to share our favorite ways of giving and some of our favorite charities. Please call and share your gifts!