Life & Teachings of Jesus

  • Focus on the Father

    December 26, 2025

    It’s always a joy to compose this column, usually sharing personal insights inspired by the unsurpassed teachings of The Urantia Book. For this issue of Tidings we feature a very … read more of Focus on the Father.

  • Verily, Verily, I Say to You

    November 20, 2024

    In The Urantia Book, as in some versions of The New Testament, Jesus often began a sentence with the phrase, Verily, verily, I say to you… At the time, this … read more of Verily, Verily, I Say to You.

  • Unity – Harmony Within Diversity of Experience and Belief 

    November 3, 2023

    (Transcript of a presentation at the 2022 Tasmanian conference) What is “Spirit Unity” and where does it exist? It’s very easy to have diversity, difference of opinion, and divergent viewpoints … read more of Unity – Harmony Within Divers

  • Focus on the Mother

    September 13, 2023

    Two thousand years ago on a mountain in the Middle East an event happened that never occurred before and will never again happen in this universe. It was a momentous … read more of Focus on the Mother.

  • Focus on the Father

    June 22, 2023

    Living and Dying “I declare that you must be reborn.” (140.6.2, 1576.2) This command is very important. To be reborn means that you first must die. Of course, this teaching … read more of Focus on the Father.

  • My Journeys with Jesus—Video

    March 2, 2023

    My Journeys with Jesus—The Urantia Book is a five-minute video cleverly arranged by Gary Tonge and a team of writers, artists, and producers. Here is how it is described under … read more of My Journeys with Jesus—Video.

  • The Jesus Metaverse

    September 14, 2022

    Calling for Presentation Curators What a transcendent service if, through this revelation, the Son of Man should be recovered from the tomb of traditional theology and be presented as the living Jesus … read more of The Jesus Metaverse.

  • The Eyedropper, Spoon, and Shovel

    June 22, 2022

    (Editor s note: This article was first published in the 2018 November Journal. It was adapted from a plenary speech delivered at the 2018 Netherlands conference. We are re-posting it in … read more of The Eyedropper, Spoon, and Shovel.

  • The Meaning of Christmas

    December 18, 2021

    As most of us know, Christmas began as a celebration of the birth of Jesus, and to many it still is. On Christian websites, the meaning of Christmas is said … read more of The Meaning of Christmas.

  • Focus on the Father – Stop Resisting

    February 27, 2021

    The Teaching The secret of his unparalleled life was this consciousness of the presence of God; and he attained it by intelligent prayer and sincere worship—unbroken communion with God—and not by … read more of Focus on the Father Stop R

  • Jesus and Politics:

    November 3, 2020

    How Do We Reconcile Living in the Kingdom and Living in the World? (Editor s note: This is from a presentation given at the 2018 Urantia Association International conference in the … read more of Jesus and Politics:.

  • Living the Gospel and Proclaiming with Power in the 21st Century

    November 3, 2020

    (Editor s note: This is from a presentation given at the 2018 Urantia Association International conference in the Netherlands) Stand under the waterfall … Allow yourselves to be drenched in the … read more of Living the Gospel and Proclaim

  • To Be as Masterful a Teacher as the Master

    November 3, 2020

    (Editor s note: This is from a presentation given at the 2018 Urantia Association International conference in the Netherlands) Everyone knows the futility of preaching about things that are desirable, yet … read more of To Be as Masterful

  • The Beatitudes Revisited: A Philosophy of Living

    May 7, 2020

    (Transcribed and edited from an online presentation given at the 24-hour Online Urantia Event, March 21, 2020) It was early afternoon in mid-January, A.D. 27, when Jesus called the apostles … read more of The Beatitudes Revisited: A Philos

  • Dynamic and Living Peace

    November 10, 2019

    And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. [Philippians 4:7] O bestow on your people Israel great peace forever, … read more of Dynamic and Living Peace.

  • Remembering Jesus on His Birthday

    August 21, 2019

    Happy birthday to Jesus of Nazareth, Michael of Nebadon our Creator Father, on this, the 2026th anniversary of the inauguration of his 7th self-bestowal, right here on Urantia. What might … read more of Remembering Jesus on His Birthday.

  • Urantia Life Lessons

    May 25, 2019

    A Personal Outreach I m Alice Wood and I am the creator of the YouTube channel, Urantia Life Lessons. This is a platform designed to walk people through the teachings of … read more of Urantia Life Lessons.

  • SuperMeditation

    May 19, 2019

    …Meditation in the Superconscious with the Spirit of the Infinite, Eternal, and Universal This is a comprehensive work based on the Urantia Papers that explores meditation in its ultimate form: SuperMeditation. … read more of SuperMeditati

  • The Purpose of the Fifth Epochal Revelation

    October 31, 2018

    Is it the Recruitment of Genuine Apostles? What is the specific purpose of the fifth epochal revelation on this planet? While this may seem obvious to very many readers of … read more of The Purpose of the Fifth Epochal Revelation.

  • A Jesusonian Calling to Go the Third Mile

    May 10, 2018

    A proposal for the development of a curriculum based on The Urantia Book for the certification of teacher/scholars, and the certification of community, regional, and international leaders. In winning souls … read more of A Jesusonian Calli