Portland Center for Spiritual Living Podcast

Duty Or Passion?

August 20, 2017 18:00 - 32.7 MB

Rev. Larry continues using David and Tom Kelley's "Creative Confidence" for inspiration. Learn how to use creativity in your working life to keep things interesting. Do you have the right balance between earning money and feeling fulfilled?

Fear of the Blank Page

August 13, 2017 18:00 - 13.7 MB

Rev. Larry continues using David and Tom Kelley's "Creative Confidence" for inspiration. Learn how to overcome the many fears and beliefs that will suppress your creativity. Generating more ideas and options brings you more chances of creative success.

Creative Confidence

August 06, 2017 18:00 - 29.3 MB

Licensed Practitioner Marilyn Sprague starts a series using David and Tom Kelley's "Creative Confidence" for inspiration. Learn about the natural creativity that exists within us. We're creative beings and can learn to be more creative in many ways.

Practitioner Sunday 2017

July 30, 2017 18:00 - 41.1 MB

As part of Practitioner Sunday, Nancy Ashley and Ken Cragen share the Sunday talk with the theme of "Intentional Thinking." Find out how to hold onto even the biggest of your dreams and organize your thinking in ways to help you achieve them.

Listening With Our Eyes

July 23, 2017 18:00 - 37.4 MB

Rev. Larry wraps up the month using Malcolm Gladwell's book "Blink" For inspiration. Learn how we favor vision among our senses and how intuition may lead us to conclusions that are not accurate. Rev. Larry summarizes the important lessons of the month.

How To Really Find Out

July 16, 2017 18:00 - 38.3 MB

Rev. Larry continues the series using Malcolm Gladwell's book "Blink" for inspiration. This Sunday we talk about ways that we might harness our divine gift of intuition and the pitfalls of judgments and "mind reading."

Thinking Errors

July 09, 2017 18:00 - 32 MB

Rev. Larry continues the series using Malcolm Gladwell's book "Blink" for inspiration. This Sunday we talk about erroneous thinking and how it can take us down a path of judgment and the creation of false beliefs.

Blink: Thinking Without Thinking

July 02, 2017 18:00 - 31.8 MB

Marilyn Sprague, RScP, begins a series using Malcolm Gladwell's book "Blink" for inspiration. It's a month devoted to thinking about thinking. This week, learn how we make choices in an instant using our intuition.

Wake Up!

June 25, 2017 18:00 - 14.5 MB

Rev. Larry ends the "Summer of Happiness" series using Gretchen Rubin's book "The Happiness Project" for inspiration. Learn how to wake up from our “on-automatic” lives and really see the availability of a better life, a life of conscious choice and Joy.

Happiness On Sale

June 18, 2017 18:00 - 32.9 MB

Rev. Larry continues our "Summer of Happiness" using Gretchen Rubin's book "The Happiness Project" for inspiration. Do you know how to find the value in your life? Find out how we can organize our life to feel the most fulfilled and successful.

Serious Play

June 11, 2017 18:00 - 30.3 MB

Rev. Larry continues our "Summer of Happiness" using Gretchen Rubin's book "The Happiness Project" for inspiration. Learn the elements of adult "play" and how we can intentionally introduce more fun and enjoyment into our lives.

The Story Of Our Lives

June 08, 2017 02:00 - 28.1 MB

Rev. Larry speaks about how our national story of the "Hero's Journey" may be leading us down a path that is divisive and violent. He asks us what stories we tell about ourselves. This talk was presented at the New Thought Center for Spiritual Living.

The Happiness Project

June 04, 2017 18:00 - 34.5 MB

Rev. Larry begins a series on our "Summer of Happiness" using Gretchen Rubin's book "The Happiness Project" for inspiration. Learn about your set-point for happiness and how you can make a plan to change it to have greater joy in your life.

Principle And Practice

May 28, 2017 18:00 - 34.2 MB

Rev. Larry discusses the "Unity Principle" and how we can use it to better connect to our higher power. He also talks about the Unity of all Life, even in the face of a local hate crime. He's using Ernest Holmes' "Can We Talk To God" for inspiration.

The Energy Of Thought

May 14, 2017 18:00 - 34 MB

Rev. Larry continues the series based on Ernest Holmes' "Can We Talk To God?" This Sunday he discusses how we can use the power of our "Word" as a co-creative power with God. For every mental "seed" we plant, corresponding fruit will be produced.

Can We Talk To God?

May 07, 2017 18:00 - 26.2 MB

Rev. Larry begins a series based on Ernest Holmes' "Can We Talk To God?" He discusses communication with our higher power and the benefits of this. Prayer, meditation, contemplation and silent listening are all viable means of divine communication.

Light In The Wilderness

April 30, 2017 18:00 - 30.5 MB

Rev. Larry concludes the series inspired by Seth Adam Smith's book "Your Life Isn't For You." You can be the light that illuminates both your own life, and contributes to the illumination of the whole planet. Learn how you can be both "salt" and "light!"

Knock Down The Walls!

April 23, 2017 18:00 - 28 MB

Marilyn Sprague, RScP, continues the series inspired by Seth Adam Smith's book "Your Life Isn't For You." Learn how knocking down the barriers that separate us helps us to live with compassion and in the more generous flow of life.

Easter: The Glad Surprise

April 16, 2017 18:00 - 22.6 MB

Our special Easter service includes a reading by Ken Cragen, RScP from Howard Thurman ("The Glad Surprise") and a talk by Rev. Larry on rebirth and renewal. What newness do you want to claim in your life?

Melted Heart

April 09, 2017 18:00 - 30.6 MB

Rev. Larry is starting a short series on compassion and service using Seth Adam Smith’s “Your Life Isn't For You” for inspiration. Are you selfless, selfish or somewhere in the middle? Find out why giving away your life can save your life.

To Infinity And Beyond

April 02, 2017 18:00 - 35.1 MB

Guest Speaker Rev. Catherine Bonin talks about the infinite possibilities for having the good, loving life and some of the things we might do to "change our thinking" in ways to enable that potential within.

Cultivating Change

March 26, 2017 18:00 - 31.5 MB

Marilyn Sprague, RScP, concludes our series on vulnerability using Brené Brown's book "Daring Greatly." Change inevitably happens, but it can be a graceful and advantageous process when we approach it with vulnerability and engagement.

Shame On Me?

March 19, 2017 18:00 - 17.1 MB

Rev. Larry talks about how the “shame” of not being good enough keeps us from success. The series is based on Brené Brown's "Daring Greatly." Men and women have different ideas of what is shameful and can learn to overcome these ideas.

Scarce Thinking

March 12, 2017 18:00 - 15.2 MB

Rev. Larry continues the series based on Brené Brown's "Daring Greatly." This week, the idea of scarcity and lack of self-esteem are discussed as barriers to vulnerability and intimacy. Are you worth having the good life?

Daring Greatly

March 05, 2017 19:00 - 34.2 MB

Rev. Larry is starting a new series on vulnerability using Brené Brown’s “Daring Greatly” for inspiration. Could vulnerability be one of our strongest assets? Are our feelings a strength, rather than a weakness?

The Biology Of Belief

March 02, 2017 03:00 - 13.2 MB

Rev. Larry speaks about how our mental beliefs and personal choices are more important than our genetic predispositions. We can literally think ourselves sick (or well). This talk was presented at the New Thought Center for Spiritual Living.

I Will Stand And Celebrate

February 26, 2017 19:00 - 11.7 MB

Marilyn Sprague, RScP, concludes our series on “Gracism” using David Anderson's book for inspiration. Learn how a celebration of our differences can uplift ourselves and the planet. You can become a Gracist!

Lifting Each Other Up

February 19, 2017 19:00 - 28.5 MB

Rev. Larry continues his “Gracism” series using David Anderson's book for inspiration. Learn how we can lift each other up by fostering a climate of inclusion and helpfulness. Find out ways that you can help raise the whole planet up!

The Art of Inclusion

February 12, 2017 19:00 - 37.8 MB

Rev. Larry continues his series on Unity and inclusion using David Anderson's book "Gracism" for inspiration. Learn how you can extend your hand of love and inclusion to other people and other ways of thinking in your church and in your personal lives.

From Racism to Gracism

February 05, 2017 19:00 - 33.5 MB

Rev. Larry begins a series on Unity and inclusion using David Anderson's book "Gracism" for inspiration. Learn how to go from racism to Gracism. Learn how to extend God's hand of love and inclusion to everyone.

How To Use It

January 29, 2017 19:00 - 28 minutes - 32.3 MB

Rev. Larry concludes "Back To Basics" and describes some of the many ways we can collaborate with God to change our thinking and change our world. Let go of negative thinking and start living a better life right now.

What It Does

January 22, 2017 19:00 - 26 minutes - 30.2 MB

Rev. Larry goes "Back To Basics" and describes how God uses our thoughts, ideas and beliefs to create our perceptions of the world. The Science of Mind teaches that our thoughts become things!

Golden Bowl: Return Again

January 01, 2017 19:00 - 23.3 MB

Join Rev. Larry King in the annual "Golden Bowl" service. Find out how to avoid temporary "resolutions" and set a powerful intention for yourself in 2017. Get rid of what's not working and accept greater love and success in your life right now!

Christmas: Love Is Born Today

December 25, 2016 19:00 - 33.2 MB

Rev. Larry's special Christmas message for 2016. What inspiration does Jesus' birth bring to the world? It's Love!

Surprise Party!

December 18, 2016 19:00 - 10.7 MB

Do you have an opening in your heart to enjoy surprises? Rev. Larry continues with Christine Baldwins' "Seven Whispers" by asking us to understand and question our reluctance to accept change—even change that's for the better.

Did You Do It On Purpose?

December 11, 2016 19:00 - 25 MB

Rev. Larry continues the series based on Christina Baldwin’s book “The Seven Whispers.” Today he asks if we're on track for our life's purpose. Do you make your decisions purposefully? Learn how to uplift the planet through our intentions and actions.

Stay Calm And Carry On

December 04, 2016 19:00 - 37.9 MB

Marilyn Sprague, RScP, starts a series based on Christina Baldwin’s book “The Seven Whispers.” Today she speaks about maintaining calmness so that we might better hear guidance and direction from Spirit. Do you move forward at the speed of the Divine?

Where The Love Is

November 27, 2016 19:00 - 37.2 MB

Rev. Larry completes the series based on Daphne Kingma's "Ten Things to do When Your Life Falls Apart." He discusses how we might seek out the healing power of love to help us through tough times. Love is at your command!

The Whole Enchilada

November 20, 2016 19:00 - 30.5 MB

Rev. Larry continues his series based on Daphne Kingma's "Ten Things to do When Your Life Falls Apart." He discusses how we must integrate all aspects of our lives—not just the happy ones. To move forward in life, we must accept the difficult parts.

Something Completely Different

November 13, 2016 19:00 - 28.7 MB

Rev. Larry continues his series on loss and personal triumph based on Daphne Kingma's "Ten Things to do When Your Life Falls Apart." He discusses how we can put aside our victim tendencies and stand up for what we believe in and what's important to us.

Stop Effecting My Cause!

November 10, 2016 03:00 - 26.3 MB

Rev. Larry continues the "Creative Mind" series at New Thought Center for Spiritual Living. Learn to notice the difference between Cause and Effect and to go of resistance to life. You can really stand for life's important things!

When Things Fall Apart

November 06, 2016 19:00 - 30.7 MB

Rev. Larry starts a new series based on Daphne Rose Kingma's book "The Ten Things To Do When Your Life Falls Apart." Today he talks about the useful expression of our emotions and how to question our habitual response to trouble in our lives.

The Law Of Divine Purpose

October 30, 2016 18:00 - 35.3 MB

Rev. Larry finishes our month discussing prosperity by discussing how God richly supports it's own work in the world. He's using Edwene Gaines' book "The Four Spiritual Laws Of Prosperity" for inspiration. Do you have a divine purpose?

The Law Of Forgiveness

October 23, 2016 18:00 - 38.2 MB

Rev. Larry explains how forgiveness opens our hearts to receive more of life's infinite abundance. He's using Edwene Gaines' "Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity" for inspiration. Find out how even small resentments block your ability to enjoy life!

New Wine In New Wineskins

October 20, 2016 02:00 - 28 MB

Rev. Larry continues the "Creative Mind" series at New Thought Center for Spiritual Living. Learn how leave behind the inertia of old ideas and beliefs so that you can really get a fresh start in life. You can become the next better version of yourself!

Portland Center for Spiritual Living Podcast

Episodes

Books