By MaryJo – A Pilgrim Ponders Ordinarily, this blog begins with a snippet from an article in the Christian press. I get ideas from certain articles; I like to comment on them using Urantia Book teachings. But at Easter, it is very depressing to find article after article about the atonement – how Jesus was a […]

By MaryJo – A Pilgrim Ponders Jesus often spoke of spiritual liberty, or spiritual freedom. He spoke of setting the captives free. This article: 5 freedoms only Jesus can give by Alex McFarland talks about the Christian idea of freedoms that were supposedly won because of Jesus death through the so-called atonement. In my blog below, I want […]

By MaryJo – A Pilgrim Ponders The truth, beauty, and goodness of God In The Urantia Book, we learn that three of the attributes of God are: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. And we discover that the three attributes work together: If something is true, it is also good and beautiful; if it is good, it is […]

By MaryJo – A Pilgrim Ponders I saw this article today and decided to make a blog about it: 4 Ways That Christians Respond to the Heavy Truth That Jesus is the Only Way to Heaven by Josh Daffern. Heavy truth? This Christian injunction can cause a lot of heavy confusion for some people. But, is it […]

By Gard Jameson Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 | 2 a.m. Seventy-five years ago today, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on an unsuspecting city. Within a matter of seconds, steel girders evaporated and a city disappeared, with more than 140,000 killed. Today, COVID-19 has within a few months killed more than 160,000 […]

By Gard Jameson With near 400,000 dead in America of a virulent pandemic, with the hottest sequence of years on record behind us, with deep fault lines of racial injustice clearly exposed, with a wide crack in the foundations of democracy evident, 2020 was a year of revelation!  Revelation of what? Consider the following: We […]

Jesus comes to life in this fascinating modern biography excerpted from The Urantia Book. Many of these historical stories are familiar to readers of the New Testament but dozens are new, including the missing years not found in the Bible. Here you discover Jesus presented as never before, both as divine Son and human hero whose […]

Maintaining the focus of this day of remembrance on the sacrifice of individuals has allowed Memorial Day to remain largely apolitical. While war is often divisive, our faith can make the commemoration a unifying civic event. Taking a spiritual approach to Memorial Day focuses on the selflessness soldiers demonstrate by sacrificing everything, even their lives, […]

I was Ready for Something New Submitted by Hal Kettell Sometime in the early ’60s I was working on a fine elderly gentleman in my dental chair. His name was Fred Squires. We talked about philosophy and religion. I was searching even then. In my youth my mother had exposed me to Christian Science; I […]

By MaryJo – A Pilgrim Ponders I love this article about Jesus early years, about which the world knows so little: Don’t forget the family of Jesus by Leslie Criss. My Urantia Book-based blog is below, but here’s a charming little snip from the article: “Interesting, isn’t it? “Someone had to change his diapers.” Someone had to teach […]

By MaryJo – A Pilgrim Ponders Are you a Bible-believing Christian? A Urantia Book reading Jesusonian? Do you believe that the Spirit of Truth is real? Do you believe that this Spirit inspires us to act in Godly ways and minister as Jesus did: as we pass by? This Christian-oriented article: A thrilling Christianity vs. a boring […]

By MaryJo – A Pilgrim Ponders What do you think of when you hear the word “evangelism?” Do you think: conservative? preaching? Bible? Christianity? Is evangelism a good thing? Is it effective in gaining souls for God? This article: Evangelism isn’t just for the Evangelicals by The Revd Dr Miranda Threlfall-Holmes is written from the perspective of “progressive” […]

By MaryJo – A Pilgrim Ponders Where do YOU find Jesus? This article called: ‘The Church is a living sanctuary where we encounter Jesus’ – Archbishop By Monique Agius, asks the faithful to believe that they should encounter Jesus in the sanctuary of the Catholic Church. I was brought up to believe this in my Catholic schools, but […]

Easter symbolizes a message of profound peace, hope, and renewal, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ as a victory over sin and despair. It emphasizes lasting peace, urging believers to reject violence, foster reconciliation, and invest in “weapons of peace” to combat hunger and division. Click to Discover the Final Days of Jesus in Paintings […]

Your pages may be blank now, but according to Parade Magazine, there are 60 new year’s resolutions to try in 2026, but they list #1 as Focusing on Your Passion. Discover all 60 HERE     Your friends at Truthbook.com propose discovering your spiritual passion by exploring The Urantia Book, or by checking out other people’s […]

“When it comes to the question of the Historical Jesus, myth and fact often blur together.” Read More From Truthbook.com, “It is remarkable that, after more than 2000 years, the name of Jesus and the teachings of Jesus – however scant they may be in Scripture – still survive and still influence the civilizations of […]

While Halloween conjures images of candy and costumes around the U.S., the holiday looks different across the globe. Here’s NPR’s breakdown into how the holiday is celebrated in seven other countries. Read More On Truthbook.com we invite visitors to discover that there is really no conflict with wanting to be a Catholic (or any other […]

  Using its powerful and sensitive infrared eye, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has peered through the dense gas and dust at the heart of the Cigar Galaxy to investigate a region of intense star formation. Learn about this and many other developments at Space.com  Part of The Urantia Book explores the cosmos. For […]

Koolulam is a social musical movement for people around the world to participate in mass singing. This video is an example of one such video in three languages. Watch Video Watch lots more videos and see amazing images on our website Truthbook.com and on our updated Instagram page

 Some religionists believe that God does not have a plan for our lives, that to be subject to such a plan would mean that we cannot exercise our freewill. This article from patheos.com (a project of beliefnet) states that ‘God Does NOT Have A Plan For Your Life’. Children are born and eventually learn to […]