Latest Progressive christian Podcast Episodes
Eternal Life: Union with God or Communion with God?
The Tao of Christ - July 13, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsThis episode comes in response to several comments I have received over the last few months from people struggling with the difference between the traditional idea of eternal life as endless individual existence in fellowship with God and nondual union with God which is often imagined as absorpt...
"Believing and Receiving" - June 7 Service
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - July 07, 2024 21:00 - 26 minutesWe're in Pinkney Park with our Methodist friends, and Pastor Sal Sapienza talks about unbelief and how it gets in our way.
"Your Faith Has Made You Well," - June 30 Worship Service
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - July 06, 2024 13:00 - 25 minutesStarting with the story of the woman who was healed after touching Jesus' garment, Pastor Sal Sapienza talks about how our faith can make us well.
Perfect Peace
The Tao of Christ - July 06, 2024 11:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsNondual awareness is the peace that surpasses human understanding. To quote the apostle Paul, “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” In this episode I use the story of Jesus stilling the storm as an illustration of the ...
June 23 Worship Service - "Peace! Be Still!"
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - June 23, 2024 18:00 - 19 minutesIn the gospel reading, the apostles are in a boat in a storm, and they are gripped with fear. Jesus calms the storms with the words, "Peace, be still." Pastor Sal Sapienza tells us how Jesus helps us through our own storms of life.
I am You and You are Me
The Tao of Christ - June 22, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsThe title of this episode “I am You and You are Me” sounds like I am quoting the lyrics to John Lennon’s song “I am the Walrus”: "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together." There is also the rap by Zico with that title “I am you, You are Me.” But I am not quoting song lyrics h...
"Parable of the Mustard Seed" - June 16, 2024 Worship Service"
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - June 16, 2024 20:00 - 24 minutesPastor Sal Sapienza helps us celebrate Father's Day and adds to our understanding of the mustard seed parable.
Psychedelics and Nondual Awareness
The Tao of Christ - June 12, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsIn this episode today I will explore how the use of psychedelic drugs relate to nondual awareness.
"A House Divided" - June 9, 2024 Worship Service
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - June 09, 2024 20:00 - 23 minutesToday, we celebrate our high school graduates, and Pastor Sal Sapienza explains what Jesus meant when he said, "A house divided cannot stand," and what this means as we try to live Christian lives.
"Honoring the Sabbath" - June 2, 2024
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - June 02, 2024 19:00 - 22 minutesThe church celebrates a year of great music and Pastor Sal Sapienza explains the true meaning of the Sabbath and what we should be doing on it.
Everything is Perfect Just the Way It Is
The Tao of Christ - June 01, 2024 16:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsThis episode was prompted by an email that I received from a listener He wrote: My question is this: If there is no puppeteer, why do I see circumstances that line up in ways that there is no possibility that they are random? I see this on a regular basis and can give you instance after instanc...
"The Holy Trinity" - May 26, 2024, Worship Service
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - May 26, 2024 20:00 - 19 minutesOn this Memorial Day Sunday, Pastor Sal Sapienza helps us understand the meaning of the Holy Trinity.
May 19, 2024, Worship Service - "Pentecost Sunday"
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - May 19, 2024 16:00 - 17 minutesIn his message, Pastor Sal Sapienza talks about the importance of Pentecost and the symbolism behind it.
No Self, No God, No Problem
The Tao of Christ - May 18, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsRecently I have been talking about how nonduality is integrated into and expressed in everyday life. In the past couple of episodes I have been addressing moral and political decisions, such as politics and war. Specifically I have talked about the Gaza war and dualistic American politics of rig...
"Ascension Sunday & Mother's Day: - May 12 Worship Service
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - May 12, 2024 18:00 - 20 minutesOn this last Sunday in the Easter season, Pastor Sal Sapienza helps us understand "Ascension" from a higher perspective, just as he celebrates Mother's Day from a broader perspective.
Nonduality in an Age of Outrage
The Tao of Christ - May 08, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsWe live in an age of outrage. Everyone is outraged about something or other. The most recent outrage is over the war in Gaza. Students on college campuses across our country and around the world are calling attention the unending killing going on in Gaza. That is causing outrage by counter prote...
"Vine and Branches" - April 28 Worship Service
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - April 28, 2024 20:00 - 20 minutesPastor Sal Sapienza's message asks us to prune away undesirable behaviors.
April 21, 2024 message - "The Good Shepherd"
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - April 22, 2024 15:00 - 15 minutesOn this Earth Day Sunday, Pastor Sal Sapienza helps us understand how, as Christians, are obligated to care for the Earth.
"Christ Among Us" - April 14, 2024 message
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - April 14, 2024 21:00 - 11 minutesPastor Sal Sapienza explains what "to witness Jesus" means.
The God of Gaza
The Tao of Christ - April 13, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsChristian Nonduality and the Biblical God Addressing Religious Compatibility and Violence Marshall addressed concerns about the compatibility of non-duality with the Old Testament God's violent nature, specifically in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Marshall clarified that true Judaism,...
"The Benefits of Doubt" - April 7, 2024
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - April 07, 2024 20:00 - 24 minutesWe are excited to welcome new members to the United Church of Rowayton, and Pastor Sal Sapienza explains how Thomas' doubt was integral to his faith.
Easter - March 31, 2024
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - March 31, 2024 21:00 - 14 minutesPastor Sal Sapienza helps us celebrate Easter and explains resurrection.
Palm Sunday - March 24, 2024
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - March 24, 2024 18:00 - 18 minutesPastor Sal Sapienza explains the story of Palm Sunday and puts in perspective all of the events of Holy Week.
Pain and Nonduality
The Tao of Christ - March 24, 2024 14:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsI got an email from a man who is in constant chronic pain. He asked me to do an episode on the topic. I talked about the OT Book of Job and the Problem of Suffering a while back, but this man was talking about something less philosophical and more practical. How do we deal with pain, especially ...
"Dying Before You Die" - March 17, 2024, Message
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - March 18, 2024 13:00 - 22 minutesOn this Patrick Day Sunday and Fifth Sunday in Lent, Pastor Sal Sapienza explains what Jesus meant when he said a grain of wheat has to die before it bears fruit
"The Meaning of John 3:16" - March 10, 2024
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - March 10, 2024 19:00 - 13 minutesPastor Sal Sapienza begins by suggesting< "God so loved the world," is the most important phrase and then helps us, as progressive Christians, to make sense of John 3:16.
The Holy Spirit of Nonduality
The Tao of Christ - March 06, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsThis episode is about the Holy Spirit and how this important Christian belief and experience fits into nondual Christianity.
"Jesus Gets Angry' - March 3, 2024, Message
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - March 03, 2024 19:00 - 15 minutesPastor Sal Sapienza helps us understand John2 13-22 and how controlled anger can be beneficial.
REVELATION: Vengeance and Sacrificial Bloodshed
Front Row - February 27, 2024 17:29 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe Book Of Revelation has been described as the most misunderstood and misinterpreted book of the Bible and ought to come with an adults-only "reader's caution" for all its violent imagery. Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809), denied the divine inspiration of the Bo...
False Self, True Self" - February 25 Message
United Church of Rowayton Podcast - February 25, 2024 19:00 - 15 minutesIn today's message, Pastor Sal Sapienza helps us understand what Jesus meant when he said, "Whoever seeks to follow me must deny their very self."
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