WellSprings Congregation
864 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWeekly messages from WellSprings Congregation - a Community charged full with the charge of the soul. We are a Unitarian Universalist congregation located in Chester Springs, PA. To find out more, please visit www.wellspringsuu.org
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Episodes
Our Whole Lives - PDF
August 22, 2010 01:00 - 130 KB application/pdfKaren and Michael share about Our Whole Lives (OWL), a recently completed human sexuality course which they led for our teens.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Resonance With the Universe - PDF
August 15, 2010 01:00 - 144 KB application/pdfClose Encounters of the Third Kind is about adults who have seemingly lost that childlike ability to be in touch, to feel deep resonance. Rev. Ken Beldon explains how Steven Spielberg's characters are inspired to move past alienation into deeper connection with everyday life, and how we can learn to face the unknown with a sense of wonder and faith.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Resonance With the Universe - Audio
August 15, 2010 01:00 - 27 minutes - 6.26 MBClose Encounters of the Third Kind is about adults who have seemingly lost that childlike ability to be in touch, to feel deep resonance. Rev. Ken Beldon explains how Steven Spielberg's characters are inspired to move past alienation into deeper connection with everyday life, and how we can learn to face the unknown with a sense of wonder and faith.
The Kids Are All Right: Walt Whitman's America - Audio
August 08, 2010 01:00 - 30 minutes - 7.01 MBSunday Messages
An Education: Image Isn't Everything - PDF
August 01, 2010 01:00 - 139 KB application/pdfIn "An Education," Carey Mulligan plays Jenny, a smart suburban British teen in 1962 yearning for adventure. She thinks she finds it in Peter Skaarsgard's character, David, a dashing man Jenny believes is her ticket to the beautiful life. Rev. Ken Beldon weaves lessons from Kierkegaard, Rumi, and Tal Ben-Shahar as he explores how Jenny learns the value of beauty and why it pales in comparison to true spiritual abundance.
An Education: Image Isn't Everything - Audio
August 01, 2010 01:00 - 25 minutes - 5.97 MBIn "An Education," Carey Mulligan plays Jenny, a smart suburban British teen in 1962 yearning for adventure. She thinks she finds it in Peter Skaarsgard's character, David, a dashing man Jenny believes is her ticket to the beautiful life. Rev. Ken Beldon weaves lessons from Kierkegaard, Rumi, and Tal Ben-Shahar as he explores how Jenny learns the value of beauty and why it pales in comparison to true spiritual abundance.
Inception: Trust, Transparency and Healing - PDF
July 25, 2010 01:00 - 136 KB application/pdfIn Chris Nolan's film "Inception," Leonardo DiCaprio's character Cobb hides his guilty subconscious from his fellow band of thieves, putting all of them in mortal danger. Rev. Ken Beldon explains how Ellen Page as Ariadne teaches Cobb (and us) to discover the undiscovered self, stop fighting ourselves, and take a leap of faith.
Inception: Trust, Transparency and Healing - Audio
July 25, 2010 01:00 - 23 minutes - 5.34 MBIn Chris Nolan's film "Inception," Leonardo DiCaprio's character Cobb hides his guilty subconscious from his fellow band of thieves, putting all of them in mortal danger. Rev. Ken Beldon explains how Ellen Page as Ariadne teaches Cobb (and us) to discover the undiscovered self, stop fighting ourselves, and take a leap of faith.
A Serious Man: Meaningful Living in An Uncertain Life - Audio
July 11, 2010 01:00 - 32 minutes - 7.6 MBSunday Messages
A Serious Man: Meaningful Living in An Uncertain Life - PDF
July 11, 2010 01:00 - 149 KB application/pdfSunday Messages
Toy Story 3: Life Beyond Innocence - PDF
July 04, 2010 01:00 - 140 KB application/pdfIn Pixar's "Toy Story 3," Woody and Buzz Lightyear are literally facing unemployment when their owner Andy grows up. Rev. Ken Beldon explains how this loss of innocence and the start of maturity is part of almost every sacred literature ever written from Adam and Eve to the Buddha. What do we do after we've lost our innocence?
Toy Story 3: Life Beyond Innocence - Audio
July 04, 2010 01:00 - 29 minutes - 6.76 MBIn Pixar's "Toy Story 3," Woody and Buzz Lightyear are literally facing unemployment when their owner Andy grows up. Rev. Ken Beldon explains how this loss of innocence and the start of maturity is part of almost every sacred literature ever written from Adam and Eve to the Buddha. What do we do after we've lost our innocence?
Charged Full: Spirituality and Technology - Audio
June 27, 2010 01:00 - 22 minutes - 5.18 MBSunday Messages
Finding Nemo: Working Beyond Worry - PDF
June 20, 2010 01:00 - 128 KB application/pdfIn Pixar's "Finding Nemo," Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) is a deeply worried helicopter parent to his only surviving son. Rev. Ken Beldon asks whether worry can ever really be caring, and shows what Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, and Jeff Spicoli (yes, really) say about the spiritual corrosion of worry and how a simple daily practice can help change it.
Finding Nemo: Working Beyond Worry - Audio
June 20, 2010 01:00 - 23 minutes - 5.43 MBIn Pixar's "Finding Nemo," Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) is a deeply worried helicopter parent to his only surviving son. Rev. Ken Beldon asks whether worry can ever really be caring, and shows what Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, and Jeff Spicoli (yes, really) say about the spiritual corrosion of worry and how a simple daily practice can help change it.
Up In the Air: Living a Grounded Life - PDF
June 13, 2010 01:00 - 141 KB application/pdfSunday Messages
Up In the Air: Living a Grounded Life - Audio
June 13, 2010 01:00 - 27 minutes - 6.26 MBSunday Messages
Avatar: The Work of Re-enchantment - PDF
June 06, 2010 01:00 - 85.4 KB application/pdfSunday Messages
Avatar: The Work of Re-enchantment - Audio
June 06, 2010 01:00 - 29 minutes - 6.87 MBSunday Messages
Locke: Enlightenment, Not Entitlement - PDF
May 23, 2010 01:00 - 122 KB application/pdfSunday Messages
Locke: Enlightenment, Not Entitlement - Audio
May 23, 2010 01:00 - 23 minutes - 5.4 MBSunday Messages
Ringo: The Jester and the Joiner - Audio
April 11, 2010 01:00 - 25 minutes - 5.96 MBSunday Messages
If We Want to Enter Heaven on Earth, We Need Only One Conscious Step and One Conscious Breath (Thich Nhat Hanh) - Audio
March 07, 2010 01:00 - 29 minutes - 6.69 MBSunday Messages
If I Am Not For Myself, Who Will Be For Me? If I Am Only For Myself, What Am I? If Not Now, When? --Hillel - Audio
February 14, 2010 01:00 - 34 minutes - 7.97 MBSunday Messages
Aligning Your Intentions, Inventories and Actions - Audio
January 17, 2010 01:00 - 29 minutes - 2.27 MBSunday Messages
Reach, Throw, Row, Go: Spiritual Retrieval and Lifesaving - Audio
January 10, 2010 01:00 - 25 minutes - 5.75 MBSunday Messages
Inspiration is Essential, But Not Enough - Audio
January 03, 2010 01:00 - 30 minutes - 6.88 MBSunday Messages
Alive and Accessible: The Natural Abundance of Spiritual Wisdom - Audio
December 27, 2009 01:00 - 25 minutes - 5.82 MBSunday Messages
Connected to Our Spiritual Source and Ourselves: WellSprings' Core Value of Spiritual Practice - Audio
December 13, 2009 01:00 - 31 minutes - 7.26 MBSunday Messages
Begin With a Different Ending - Audio
December 06, 2009 01:00 - 26 minutes - 6.01 MBSunday Messages
Relationships: Four Thanksgivings, Including a Funeral - Audio
November 29, 2009 01:00 - 28 minutes - 6.58 MBSunday Messages
Abundance is More Than a Secret - PDF
November 08, 2009 01:00 - 84.9 KB application/pdfSunday Message--Mature Content
Abundance is More Than a Secret - Audio
November 08, 2009 01:00 - 27 minutes - 6.3 MBSunday Message--Mature Content