Spiritual Resilience Podcast

In this episode, take the challenge to see if I can answer "Who is God?" in twelve minutes.

What is faith? You'll be surprised how much this word means different things to different people.

In this episode, we will be looking at how to maintain hope in these challenging times.

In this episode, we will be looking at how to have gratitude when things are not going your way.

In this episode, we'll discuss ways we can better handle conflict in our own lives and in our politics.

This week we're addressing the silver lining in the clouds of despair.

There's a lot of doom and gloom talk on this topic and it will be good to see how individuals can work in the community to reverse course to save the planet.

What role can we as Christians have in building within ourselves a better understanding of others we disagree with and playing a peace-making role in overcoming divisions?

With so much death and loss lately, I thought it might be a good topic to talk about who angels are and how we can connect to them.

In this episode, we'll be discussing how best to understand the Bible. Additionally, we'll be sharing the incredible concept of spiritual evolution taking place in the world and how that informs what we read and understand.

This episode we'll explain what we think it means to be a spiritual entrepreneur and why we should continue to lead on it.

In this episode, we'll be talking about ways we can navigate conflict.

In this episode, we'll discuss some unique and compassionate insights into what happens on the other side of death and the teaching on this topic can be very helpful to a grieving family.

"Where is, all of this chaos headed?" While we can't predict the future, our spiritual tradition does give us some unique insights into making sense of the current state of chaos and the possibility of what might be coming next.

In this episode, we'll discuss the role of God's purpose. our purpose as we remember 9/11.

In this episode, we will discuss how we can prepare for a good death.

Today, the church and the LGBT community appear to have very little interest in each other. But I think when we look deeper there's a real opportunity for heading and bridging the divide. In this episode, we'll explore what I think Jesus might think of Gay Pride and where our church might be able to serve in the midst of this ongoing division.

In this podcast we'll start a discussion about how we can learn from the pandemic as we move forward with our spiritual lives.

Many Christians feel their path is a conscientious objector and defunding the military. Other Christians feel that serving in the military is living out Jesus teaching that there is no greater love than being willing to lay down your life for another. In this episode, we'll explore these viewpoints to see what we can come up with in our own life.

In this podcast, we'll share strategies we can use to make our time use more align with our spiritual path.

In this episode,  we'll be discussing a brief background on Swedenborg, the church, and what I see as its future

In this episode, we’ll be sharing some practical steps we can take to engage with people we disagree within the political arena.

Knowing your purpose is shown to be one of the contributors to having a positive impact on your life. Join us this episode to learn about your purpose.

The focus of this episode will be how we can set healthy boundaries as we seek to love our neighbor.

In this episode, we will be talking about what we should leave behind and what we should take with us as we slowly come to the end of this pandemic

During this episode, we’ll be speaking about our need to learn to cultivate community as a spiritual practice.

How do we partner with God to make this world a more just place? This sermon fits nicely into a theme we’ve had the past few episodes on manifesting, prayer, and following Jesus.

In this episode we'll be speaking about the role of faith and action this Sunday. 

In this episode we’ll explore the reason there is suffering and the surprisingly positive role it can play in our spiritual life.

If you have never heard of this concept, manifestation is a popular expression in the New Age community where an individual can put something that is put into your physical reality through thought, feelings, and beliefs. In this episode we will discuss manifestation in depth. 

The forty days of Lent marks a time of repentance in preparation for Easter. February is also Black History Month. This makes for a good time for us to focus on what churches can do to repent of the sin of racism.

Many in our community have deep connections and want to see if there is a spiritual connection to understanding Islam. As our church continues our work to be a bridge-building community, this week we will discuss what we should know about the spiritual importance of Islam. And will be looking out how we are different, similar and what we can learn?

The pandemic, the deaths, job loss, our political turmoil’s and lockdowns have taken a toll on all of us creating incredible grief. What does our faith offer us to both understand and deal with grief? What strategies can you share with others for dealing with grief?

This episode we will look toward the future. As the tension in our national life keeps moving in the direction of increased polarization, what role can our church play as a place for understanding and healing as we seek to move away from increased hatred? What does the church need to learn to play that role?

In this week's episode we will be discussing the power of belonging and the dangers of "conspirituality" and cults. 

In this episode, we'll speak to what evil is, how it manifests in our lives, and the life of our country. Then, we'll discuss strategies we might take at the personal and national level.

New Years' is a time to set goals with the feeling that the coming year offers a clean slate to reflect on what needs to change in our lives. Most of those goals are about our material life, but this episode I’m going to explore how we can set spiritual goals for our inner life in this coming year.

In this episode, we'll be talking about spiritual guidance. Specifically, regarding answering the question that was asked of whether it is okay to engage with astrology, mediums, or other spiritual guides.

In this episode, we’ll look at how our tradition sees it and then look deeper at what all this means for us in our own personal journey here on earth.

In this episode we celebrate the miracle of Jesus coming into the world. During his life, he did many miracles. After his death his disciples also did miracles. Today, we don't see the miracles like the ones Jesus and the disciples provided.

Addiction in America is at an all-time high. We tend to think of addiction in terms of drugs or alcohol, but when we look closer addictions come in different ways. In this episode, we discuss the spiritual tools to battle addiction. 

In this episode the question is posed: Is Christianity the best religion in the world? If yes, why? If no, why not switch to a different faith? Why are there so many religions? How do we engage with people of other faiths? What’s the role of religion in the next life? Lots to discuss.

In this episode we discuss Strategies to Engage in Prayer. 

What is role that Christians in America can play post-election? This episode speaks on the 7 Reasons Christian Churches Must Play A Leadership Role in Post-Election America 2020. 

This week's episode is on strategies for self-care. 

This week's episode will speak on climate change. 

In this episode we discus abortion. 

A powerful Christmas Eve message of transformation from Rev. Rich Tafel.

In a culture that teaches there’s nothing more than what you can see, feel, and touch, it makes sense that death is an uncomfortable subject. But whatever we embrace death as just a new beginning? Explore the topic of death and transfiguration in this episode with Rev. Rich Tafel.

Spiritual leaders need to be powerful too. Too often we fall into victim roles and see ourselves as helpless.In our material world, we look at wealth or politics as means to control events and manipulate or dominate people to get what we want. However, spiritual power is critical in our lives and is often misunderstood. In this episode with Rich Tafel we look at the importance and need for spiritual power that allows us to overcome the hells, and keep up the fight to do good.