ColumbiaCSL Podcast

"A World That Values All of Who We Are" with Reverend Rafe Ellis
Our July theme is Whole – Not Matter What. We will explore the idea that we are whole just as we are:
We bring our exploration full circle, asking how we might help manifest a world that truly values each person in their full, authentic wholeness.

Our July theme is Whole – Not Matter What. We will explore the idea that we are whole just as we are:
We explore cultural beliefs about wholeness, wellness, and human worth, and how these beliefs shape our sense of self and others.

Our July theme is Whole – Not Matter What. We will explore the idea that we are whole just as we are:
This episode was recorded on Sunday, July 12th entitled: “Who I Am Informs How I Am”
We explore the relationship between our inner world and our outer expression and how our inner wholeness informs and guides how we show up in the world.

Our July theme is Whole – Not Matter What. We will explore the idea that we are whole just as we are:
This episode was recorded on Sunday, July 5th entitled “No Bad Parts”
We begin by embracing the truth that there are no “bad” parts of us. Every part deserves acknowledgment and honor.

Our June theme is Higher Deeper Love. We'll explore our definition of love and our relationship with it, elevating our awareness of its presence and discovering what’s possible when we, individually and collectively, embrace our inherent loving nature and listen with our hearts for our part to play.
This Sunday, June 28th, we’ll wrap up our exploration of a Higher Deeper Love with "Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong" inviting ourselves to view the world's systems through the eyes of Love, honoring its paradox of flaws and healing.

Our June theme is Higher Deeper Love. We'll explore our definition of love and our relationship with it, elevating our awareness of its presence and discovering what’s possible when we, individually and collectively, embrace our inherent loving nature and listen with our hearts for our part to play.
This Sunday, June 21st, our exploration expands with "What's Love Got to Do With It?" as we consider our profound interconnectedness. We'll bring a healing awareness to our ancestral and historical wounds around love.

Our June theme is Higher Deeper Love. We'll explore our definition of love and our relationship with it, elevating our awareness of its presence and discovering what’s possible when we, individually and collectively, embrace our inherent loving nature and listen with our hearts for our part to play.
This Sunday, June 7th, our journey begins with "I Want to Know What Love Is," inviting us to see love beyond romance. We'll embrace discomfort and joy, recognizing every experience and ourselves as Love.

This month, we will explore the potential, beauty, and vulnerability of Divine Doubt. As the old adage goes, the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. A willingness to explore and examine doubt alongside faith adds layers of richness to the mystery that certainty eliminates. Exploring divine doubt as a pathway to becoming and to a higher, deeper expression of love charts a path of Divine expression through surrender to vulnerability and a trusting of the Universal process.
This Sunday, May 17th, our topic is “Carrying Our Doubt Together”. We will explore the doubts which we share amongst one another as part of our shared unconscious, the power and possibility of these collective doubts, and what transformations can sharing and exploring these doubts bring?

This month, we will explore the potential, beauty, and vulnerability of Divine Doubt. As the old adage goes, the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. A willingness to explore and examine doubt alongside faith adds layers of richness to the mystery that certainty eliminates. Exploring divine doubt as a pathway to becoming and to a higher, deeper expression of love charts a path of Divine expression through surrender to vulnerability and a trusting of the Universal process.
This Sunday, May 3rd, our topic is “Self-Doubt as the Starting Block”. We will explore our relationship with our own self-doubts and consider the benefits of normalizing our experience of doubt as the foundation of our curiosity?

This month, we will explore the potential, beauty, and vulnerability of Divine Doubt. As the old adage goes, the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. A willingness to explore and examine doubt alongside faith adds layers of richness to the mystery that certainty eliminates. Exploring divine doubt as a pathway to becoming and to a higher, deeper expression of love charts a path of Divine expression through surrender to vulnerability and a trusting of the Universal process.
This Sunday, May 10th, our topic is “Debuting the Doubting Self”. We will explore the idea of introducing our doubting self to our friends, family & community and creating brave space for all to be truly authentic in their curiosity.