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The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual Walk
This is a Podcast for those looking to not only learn about Spirituality and what that means, but also taking the actions required to grow in our Spiritual journey. Spiritual beliefs with out action and change in perspective are simply idealistic thoughts left to disappear without exploration. The action part is where the growth, and life occurs. Authors, books, self-analysis, and life experience will all be brought in for discussion.
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The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkConcentration and Focus: Energy, Pillar 1 - Part 2 | The Eight Pillars of Prosperity - James Allen
We finish the second half of James Allen's First Pillar of Prosperity, Energy! Allen takes us through the need to appropriate direct and conserve our energy…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkJust Do Something! : Energy, Pillar 1 - Part 1 | The Eight Pillars of Prosperity - James Allen
This is an incredible start to the to this first Pillar of Prosperity! James Allen shares with us why Energy is important in all aspects of life, in virtue…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkProsperous Foundations: Introduction - Part 2 | The Eight Pillars of Prosperity - James Allen
Allen goes on to tell us about why moral principles are the truest sign of success. We discuss the comparison between moral growth and immoral destruction…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkProsperity and Morality: Introduction - Part 1 | The Eight Pillars of Prosperity - James Allen
We are starting the newest series today, and it is the book The Eight Pillars of Prosperity by James Allen, one of my FAVORITE authors! This first episode is…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkA New Look at Love - 1st Corinthians 13
After reading Henry Drummond's book "The Greatest Thing in the World", I decided to accept his challenge and do the readings he suggested at the end of the…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkLove Fulfilled, The Defense: Part 4 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
We finish the book "The Greatest Thing in the World" by Henry Drummond today! A call to action, a reminder of what we are doing, and a reminder of what matters…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkLive to Love, The Defense: Part 3 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
What is the purpose of life? A question asked my many, and gets met with an overwhelming variety of answers. Well, Drummond sums it up for us very clearly, and…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkLove Immortal, The Defense: Part 2 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
Why should we orient ourselves around love? Why is it that nothing else will be an acceptable replacement for where love is supposed to be? We explore that in…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkLove Lasts, The Defense: Part 1 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
We begin the last section of the book "The Greatest Thing in the World" titled The Defense! We start off incredible strong talking about why Love is the most…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkWhere Love Begins, The Analysis: Part 12 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
We have talked about what love looks like, when to practice love, and who to practice love with. Now, how do we find a loving heart? How do we make it more…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkLearning to Love, The Analysis: Part 11 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
We have finished the analysis of all of the virtues Henry Drummond summarized from Paul's letter to the Corinthians. Drummond tells us what we are now to do…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkSincerity, The Analysis: Part 10 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
Authenticity, Genuineness, Integrity - all aspects of Sincerity that we need to practice when we are practicing a loving heart! Without sincerity, there can be…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkGuilelessness, The Analysis: Part 9 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
"Thinketh no Evil" is the verse that Drummond turns into the Virtue Guilelessness! A loving perspective to bring to all of our interactions and to believe in…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkGood Temper, The Analysis: Part 8 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
A revealing take on the importance of being Good Tempered in our life! It is one that can counteract any other acts of good you may do, so it one to take…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkUnselfishness, The Analysis: Part 7 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
Unselfishness! Something that comes up regularly on this channel and that needs to be practiced in all that we do! Unselfishness is an aspect of love that we…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkCourtesy, The Analysis: Part 6 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
A discussion about a virtue seemly lost to us in our modern days. The idea of Courtesy, or politeness, has been deemed not needed these days when really, it is…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkHumility, The Analysis: Part 5 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
Humility, the mother of all character qualities! In this episode we are discussing the 4th principle of love from Henry Drummond's lecture titled "The Greatest…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkGenerosity, The Analysis: Part 4 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
Today we are talking about a true practice of generosity in all areas of our lives, and it means more than you may initially think! We talk about the principle…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkKindness, The Analysis: Part 3 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
Kindness, this is the second Virtue of the Nine that we are going talking about that make up a practice of Love! Kindness, or Love Active, as Drummond defines…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkPatience, The Analysis: Part 2 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
This is the first Virtue of the 9 that Paul refers to! Patience is Love Passive, and one of the most difficult ways to practice love, especially today. Why…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkThe Opening, The Analysis: Part 1 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
This is the introduction to the second section of Henry Drummond's "The Greatest Thing in the World"! We get to here about the principles and virtues that…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkThe Contrast: Part 2 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
This is the second half of the first chapter called "The Contrast" in Henry Drummond's book, The Greatest Thing in the World! We do a deep dive into loveless…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkThe Contrast: Part 1 | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
This is the first half of the first chapter called "The Contrast" In Henry Drummonds book, The Greatest Thing in the World! We talk about why Drummond agrees…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkThe Introduction | Henry Drummond - The Greatest Thing in the World
This is the next series we will be doing, and it is doing to be digging into Henry Drummond's book "The Greatest Thing in the World", which is about 1…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - The Conclusion
This is the last video in this series of "First Steps in the Higher Life" by James Allen! A fantastic way to end this set of steps and some expectations of…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 10: Unlimited Forgiveness
The last step in the Discipline of Inclination and the last step that James Allen gives us in the chapter First Steps in the Higher Life from the book Out From…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 9: Unswerving Rectitude
We are on Step 9 from James Allen's First Steps in the Higher Life! We are discussing Unswerving Rectitude! Dedication to a life of Integrity, Honesty, and…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 8: Unselfish Performance of Duty
This is the first step in the last lesson that James Allen gives us! These are Virtues to practice and the first is Unselfish Performance of Duty! Of ALL Duty!…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 7: Captiousness and Fault Finding Speech
This is the final step in the second lesson James Allen gives us in the book Out From the Heart! The Disciplines of the Tongue have been eye opening and this…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 6: Levity and Irreverent Speech
We are at James Allen's 6th step overall but his 4th in the Discipline of our Speech! We talked about Levity and Irreverent Speech and their importance when we…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 5: Abusive and Unkind Speech
Step 5 is about that desire we get to be mean and insulting towards one another! It is never an appropriate to be calling names and to be malicious with our…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 4: Gossip and Idle Conversation
Gossip and Idle Conversation are the topic of the next step in James Allen's path to a Higher Life and Spiritual Growth! This is a staple of todays…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 3: Slander
We are now talking about the Vices of Tongue and the Discipline of Speech! The 3rd step suggested by Allen is to address the vicious practice of Slander! It…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 2: Self-Indulgence
This is step 2 and the last step of the discipline of the body in James Allen's book, Out From The Heart! This step goes into a problem much of the western…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - Step 1: Indolence
This is the first of the 10 Steps given by James Allen, and the first in the disciplines of the body, titled Indolence. We discuss why it is important and how…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkFirst Steps in the Higher Life - An Introduction to Spiritual Growth
This is the first reading from the 5th chapter of the book Out From The Heart by James Allen! The chapter is called First Steps in the Higher Life, and it is…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Love - Part 8! Final Part! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
This is the final reading from the chapter Absolute Love from the book What is the Oxford Group? written by a laymen with a pen. A simply fantastic way to end…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Love - Part 7! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
Is Absolute Love a practice and way of life that can work on the world stage? Absolutely! We talk about why it does and why it is the only true way to make…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Love - Part 6! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
It is our responsibility to bring into this world Absolute Love! And to do it even when it is inconvenient, and the world might not know how to handle it!…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Love - Part 5! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
The fifth installment of Absolute Love and we are talking about some big picture topics in this one that are extremely relevant for todays world! Prison…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Love - Part 4! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
Functioning from Absolute Love is the key to personal growth, but also it is key for growth as a household, a community, and a country! We have to make sure we…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Love - Part 3! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
Here we go with the third reading from Absolute Love from What is the Oxford Group?! A phenomenal reading about really asking ourselves why we are taking the…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Love - Part 2! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
This is Part 2 of the chapter Absolute Love from What is the Oxford Group? text! We talked about humility and acknowledging and seeing the best in ourselves…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Love - Part 1! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
We start the 4th Absolute today from What is the Oxford Group! The last and the most important absolute is Absolute Love! This chapter is packed with timeless…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Unselfishness - Part 2! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
We dig into Jealousy, Envy, Pride, and all forms of Selfishness in this second half. Accompanied by an ominous warning of idolizing our identity! We talk about…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Unselfishness - Part 1! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
On to the 3rd Absolute in the book "What is the Oxford Group?' by the Layman with a Notebook! Absolute Unselfishness is a principle that I have found to been a…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Purity - Part 2! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
The second part of Absolute Purity from the book What is the Oxford Group? We go into what where impurity has started to take hold 100 years ago, and how it…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Purity - Part 1! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
We touch on the second Absolute of the Oxford Group, Absolute Purity! This one definitely is a hot topic to many people! Purity of thought and body are not…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Honesty - Part 2! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
Bringing in Absolute Honesty into Business and Religion! We finish up the reading from What is the Oxford Group? and Absolute Honesty! We discuss some great…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkAbsolute Honesty - Part 1! from ‘What is the Oxford Group?’
Absolutely Honesty! The first absolute in the book What is the Oxford group, and this first half is packed with insights about this practice! Absolute Honesty…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkWhat is the Oxford Group? - The Four Absolutes!
What is the Oxford Group? is the book we are reading next! This is the introduction to the Four Absolutes of the Oxford Group, and we also dive into the origin…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkEmmet Fox - Sermon On the Mount: It is More than Actions
This is the final portion of As a Man Thinketh, the third chapter in Emmet Fox's Sermon on The Mount! A great summation of the entire chapter and book and the…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkEmmet Fox - Sermon On the Mount: Truth, Healing, and Correct Perspective
This is the fourth section of the chapter As a Man Thinketh, in Emmet Fox's Sermon On the Mount! This is a section that talks about addressing things as soon…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkEmmet Fox - Sermon On the Mount: Spiritual Growth Outgrow Anger
This is the 3rd portion of the chapter As A Man Thinketh from Emmet Fox's Sermon On the Mount! A great chapter diving into the reason for spiritual growth and…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkEmmet Fox - Sermon On the Mount: Righteous Conduct
The next section of chapter 3, As A Man Thinketh in Emmet Fox's book Sermon On the Mount! This chapter is filled to the top with knowledge of why we need to…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkEmmet Fox - Sermon On the Mount: Be the Salt of the Earth
This is the a reading from the book Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox! This is from the third chapter titled "As a Man Thinketh". We talk about how important it…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkEmmet Fox - Be still, and Know that I am God
This is a reading from Emmet Fox's booklet about Psalm 46 which Fox calls "A Treatment Against Fear", and we focus specifically on verse 10. Though a bible…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkHidden Sacrifices - The journey is one sacrifice at a time!
This is the final portion of the change Hidden Sacrifices in the book Byways of Blessedness by James Allen, and reiterates how even though your journey is…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkHidden Sacrifices - Subdue your Vanity and Pride
Vanity and Pride are two of the most destructive things in our society today, temping us to feel like we need more or we are less than. Changing your beliefs…
The Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual WalkHidden Sacrifices - Let go of your Hatred and Resentment
A powerful couple of paragraphs or letting go of hatred and resentment, and what those are comprised of. It includes all ill-thoughts and ill-words the come…