A Course in Miracles' Vision of Therapy
Exploring A Course in Miracles
A Course in Miracles has its own form of psychotherapy—a complete approach to healing the mind rooted in its spiritual thought system. In this conversation, we explore the Course’s approach to therapy, covering: What the Course teaches about psychotherapy Why therapy plays such a central role in its thought system How it compares to approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Why the Course emphasizes changing perception over analyzing the past The role of forgiveness in true psychological healing What a “holy relationship” between therapist and patient really means At...
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Rethinking Disagreement in Spiritual Community
Exploring A Course in Miracles
So many of us have learned that, in spiritual community, disagreement is a problem. We’re supposed to be positive. Be loving. Anything else is ego. But what if complete agreement is not actually what love requires? In this Sunday Gathering sermon, we share a message called “Rethinking Disagreement in Spiritual Community,” where we explore a powerful question: Is disagreement really unspiritual—or have we misunderstood what love looks like when something isn’t right? If you’ve ever felt the tension between being loving and being honest, this message is for you. Want to join us for a...
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Christianity Without Hell: A Conversation with Brian Recker
Exploring A Course in Miracles
What if one of Christianity’s core teachings is actually holding people back from love? In this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles, Emily and Robert Perry sit down with Brian Recker, author of , to explore how the doctrine of hell shapes belief, behavior, and our image of God—and why it undermines a truly love-based spirituality. Brian shares his journey from a fundamentalist upbringing to becoming an evangelical pastor to ultimately questioning the fear-based theology he once preached. Together, they discuss the lingering impact of early religious conditioning, the hidden role hell...
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Where is God in a World Full of Suffering?
Exploring A Course in Miracles
Everywhere we look in our world there are so many tragedies it’s easy to ask, “Where is God in all of this?” Does He even know about our suffering and, if He does, why doesn’t He do more? These are the questions that cut right to the heart of our deepest doubts and struggles with religion and spirituality. But this is also where A Course in Miracles can help, because the Course offers a series of teachings that - when you put them together - provide an answer to this long-standing question that actually makes sense. If you’ve ever wondered how a loving God could allow so much pain,...
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Holy Week for ACIM Students
Exploring A Course in Miracles
In this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles, Robert and Emily explore the meaning of Holy Week through the lens of A Course in Miracles. Holy Week marks the final days of Jesus’ life—from his entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, to the crucifixion on Good Friday, to the resurrection on Easter Sunday. It’s a week that didn’t just shape Christianity—it changed the course of human history. But what does it mean for us now? In this conversation, we explore: The deeper spiritual meaning behind the events of Holy Week How A Course in Miracles reinterprets the crucifixion and...
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Black Voices in A Course in Miracles
Exploring A Course in Miracles
In this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles, Robert and Emily Perry explore an often overlooked dimension of the Course’s history: the influence of Black voices and Black religious culture. Recorded during Black History Month, this conversation brings forward connections that have rarely been discussed in the Course community. From Helen Schucman’s early spiritual formation in a Harlem Baptist church to the appearance of African American cultural influences within the Course itself, the episode uncovers surprising threads woven into the story of A Course in Miracles. Among the topics...
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ACIM & Spiritual Bypassing: The Difference Between Forgiveness and Denial (Sunday Gathering Sermon)
Exploring A Course in Miracles
In this sermon, Emily Perry explores the difference between true forgiveness and spiritual denial. When Course ideas like “this world is an illusion” or “there is nothing to forgive” are used casually, they can sound like avoidance—or even cruelty—in the face of real suffering. So how do we hold the Course’s lofty metaphysics without bypassing pain, suppressing emotions, or dismissing injustice? Drawing on key passages from the Text and Workbook, Emily offers a practical three-stage framework that is an invitation into a mature, grounded spirituality: one that looks directly at...
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Healing Overeating with A Course in Miracles
Exploring A Course in Miracles
Overeating and food addiction are often hidden struggles—wrapped in shame, secrecy, and the exhausting cycle of “this will fix it” followed by guilt. Drawing on restored material from Helen Schucman’s notes in the Complete and Annotated Edition of A Course in Miracles, Robert and Emily Perry explore the one powerful passage in the Course that directly mentions overeating—and what it reveals about the “scarcity fallacy.” This episode is for anyone who has ever felt stuck, ashamed, or alone around food—and for anyone facing any form of addiction. ___________________________ Since...
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True Empathy in a Wounded World
Exploring A Course in Miracles
In a time when empathy is increasingly being framed as a weakness—even a danger—this sermon asks a deeper question: what happens to us when we stop listening to one another’s pain? Drawing on current cultural trends and the teachings of A Course in Miracles, Emily Perry explores the difference between conventional empathy, which often bonds us through shared suffering, and what the Course calls true empathy—a way of relating that does not join in pain but instead recognizes and strengthens the truth in one another. True empathy invites us to step aside and allow the Holy Spirit to...
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Love Without Sacrifice: Releasing Others from Our Demands
Exploring A Course in Miracles
In this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles, Robert and Emily Perry explore one of the Course’s most challenging and liberating teachings: love without sacrifice. Drawing especially from of the Text, this conversation looks at how many of our relationships are quietly shaped by what the Course calls demands for sacrifice. We often believe that love means giving things up for one another—but according to the Course, this pattern can lead to resentment, guilt, hidden anger, and a cycle that keeps both people trapped. Together, Emily and Robert unpack: How we unconsciously equate...
info_outlineEverywhere we look in our world there are so many tragedies it’s easy to ask, “Where is God in all of this?” Does He even know about our suffering and, if He does, why doesn’t He do more? These are the questions that cut right to the heart of our deepest doubts and struggles with religion and spirituality. But this is also where A Course in Miracles can help, because the Course offers a series of teachings that - when you put them together - provide an answer to this long-standing question that actually makes sense. If you’ve ever wondered how a loving God could allow so much pain, you won’t want to miss this Sunday Gathering message from Emily Perry.
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