The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective The Second Blessing, part 6 Last time, I’d reflected on Unification Thought’s explanation of “order” within a family. And I’d discovered how important order was for me to relate more deeply with my extended family in the Philippines, particularly with my elders and juniors. I found a […]
This is an historic day, a national holiday of immense proportions. Those who celebrate this holiday today are creating the foundation for a future that recognises the value of parents, father’s and mother’s as a united team, in the formation of families. Although in the United States we already had a Mother’s Day and a Father’s […]
The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective. The Second Blessing, part 5 We continue our examination of the Second Blessing as mentioned in Gen. 1:28: “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be […]
IN HONOR OF ALL FATHERS PRESENT AND PAST People have all sorts of relationships with their parents, some great and some not so great. Putting any issues aside, no one can disagree that our existence comes from a father and a mother, who each also had father’s and mother’s and so forth back to the […]
Nothing captures our hearts like new love. This past weekend, Faith Fusion celebrated the Holy Marriage Blessing. To open the ceremony, Pastor Heather offered a special message to the Bride and Groom to remind them of the meaning of the commitment they were making. “Marriage can be said to be a ceremony which allows you […]
The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective The Second Blessing, part 4 Let me begin this by saying that this Second Great Blessing and the four types of love — Genesis 1:28 (the one to “multiply”) — is a core teaching of Father and Mother Moon’s ministry. And so there are volumes, volumes, and […]
The experience of unconditional love is the gold standard of love. We all long for that quality of love more than anything else. Yet, we have a tendency to put that ideal aside thinking we won’t be lucky enough to experience it in our lifetime. We get distracted by day-to-day activities and before you know […]
Today we are revisiting a post by Larry Moffat from June of 2013. No one can say things quite like Larry and we really appreciate the many posts he wrote in the early days of this website. Humorous and entertaining while making us think about what’s important, that’s Larry’s trademark. In this short narrative he […]
Debby Gullery opened this Sunday’s message with an intriguing question “Can marriage make you Holy?” The video addresses this question and so much more. We have to admit there is a realm of love that you don’t encounter until you are married, so marriage offers something not experienced in other relationships. Nevertheless, it’s easy to […]
Altar of the Sacred Fireby Benny Andersson The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective The Second Blessing, part 2 Last month, we’d begun our closer look at the Second Great Blessing (in Genesis 1:28) that’s identified in the Exposition of the Divine Principle (p. 34); the one to “multiply”. Here again is part of […]
