Dr. Shepherd's special guest is author, workshop leader, and Edgar Cayce enthusiast Dr. Barbara Lane. Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Lane discuss the Cayce teaching, focusing on how reincarnation and past lives affect people today. Good controversial topic, timely, too. Dr. Lane will be presenting her workshop on "Reincarnation, Hypnosis, and the Power of Your Mind" March 28 at Unity Village.

Today’s show brings listeners an in-depth look at the work of veterinarian and animal activist Dr. Linda Bender, who contends that the Native Americans were right when they said animals can teach us how to access wisdom of the natural world. Booklist writes of her book, Animal Wisdom: "Stories of pets that find their way to their humans hundreds of miles distant, or of therapy animals that calm psychiatric patients, illustrate [Bender's] theme that animals have souls (the Latin anima meaning...

Today's show brings listeners an in-depth look at the work of veterinarian and animal activist Dr. Linda Bender, who contends that the Native Americans were right when they said animals can teach us how to access wisdom of the natural world. Booklist writes of her book, Animal Wisdom: "Stories of pets that find their way to their humans hundreds of miles distant, or of therapy animals that calm psychiatric patients, illustrate [Bender's] theme that animals have souls (the Latin anima meaning...

Dr. Tom’s special guest this week is best-selling author (1.75 million books sold) Mary Jane Ryan. An amazon.com reviewer writes of Ms. Ryan’s book, The Happiness Makeover: “Despite the affluence of the Western lifestyle, many people aren't happy, and the numbers of unhappy and depressed people is ever increasing. Seemingly we don't know how to live our lives in a satisfied way—how to draw contentment, happiness, maybe even a little joy, from our lives on a daily basis. This little book has...

Dr. Tom's special guest this week is best-selling author (1.75 million books sold) Mary Jane Ryan. An amazon.com reviewer writes of Ms. Ryan's book, The Happiness Makeover: "Despite the affluence of the Western lifestyle, many people aren't happy, and the numbers of unhappy and depressed people is ever increasing. Seemingly we don't know how to live our lives in a satisfied way-how to draw contentment, happiness, maybe even a little joy, from our lives on a daily basis. This little book has...

Dr. Tom’s special guest this week is Mira Kelley, a charming and articulate practitioner of “past lives regression” theraphy. She is described at amazon.com: “Mira Kelley grew up in Bulgaria, where at the age of 13 she had a powerful regression experience. Following her graduation from law school, Mira practiced as a corporate and securities attorney in a large law firm in New York City. A painful physical condition led Mira to rediscover the instantaneous emotional and physical healing...

Dr. Tom's special guest this week is Mira Kelley, a charming and articulate practitioner of "past lives regression" theraphy. She is described at amazon.com: "Mira Kelley grew up in Bulgaria, where at the age of 13 she had a powerful regression experience. Following her graduation from law school, Mira practiced as a corporate and securities attorney in a large law firm in New York City. A painful physical condition led Mira to rediscover the instantaneous emotional and physical healing...

Dr. Tom goes one-on-one with acclaimed author and historian Neal Vahle as they discuss Dr. Vahle’s newest book about Lowell Fillmore. One of the three sons of Unity founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, Lowell headed Unity Institute® and Seminary for half a century and wrote endless articles for publication in the now-defunct Weekly Unity. His thought still shapes much of what many people consider normative Unity doctrine. Considering how important Lowell Fillmore was to the Unity movement,...

Dr. Tom goes one-on-one with acclaimed author and historian Neal Vahle as they discuss Dr. Vahle's newest book about Lowell Fillmore. One of the three sons of Unity founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, Lowell headed Unity Institute® and Seminary for half a century and wrote endless articles for publication in the now-defunct Weekly Unity. His thought still shapes much of what many people consider normative Unity doctrine. Considering how important Lowell Fillmore was to the Unity movement,...

He was controversial in the broader society and far from universally loved in the African-American community, yet Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visionary leadership broke the death grip of Jim Crow segregation in the South and brought the whole nation a new awareness of the need for nonviolent solutions to social and political problems. Dr. Tom’s guests include Unity Institute® and Seminary student Dinah Chapman and faculty member Rev. Dr. Jesse Tanner.

He was controversial in the broader society and far from universally loved in the African-American community, yet Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s visionary leadership broke the death grip of Jim Crow segregation in the South and brought the whole nation a new awareness of the need for nonviolent solutions to social and political problems. Dr. Tom's guests include Unity Institute® and Seminary student Dinah Chapman and faculty member Rev. Dr. Jesse Tanner.

Dr. Tom interviews Beth Hammock, who became Daily Word® magazine editor October 6. Her professional career in journalism, and spiritual journey to Unity, brings new energy to the flagship publication of the Unity movement. Here’s your chance to meet the successor to such great Unity personages as May Rowland, Martha Smock, Colleen Zuck, and Laura Harvey. The tradition of positive prayer for all persons goes forward.

Dr. Tom interviews Beth Hammock, who became Daily Word® magazine editor October 6. Her professional career in journalism, and spiritual journey to Unity, brings new energy to the flagship publication of the Unity movement. Here's your chance to meet the successor to such great Unity personages as May Rowland, Martha Smock, Colleen Zuck, and Laura Harvey. The tradition of positive prayer for all persons goes forward.

This week the Kansas City Royals completed a successful season by losing to the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the World Series. And the KC fans were still cheering for their team, 90 minutes after the game ended. Dr. Tom interviews native Missourians Bryan Lewis, Shawn Berry Wegner, and Unity President/CEO Dr. Charlotte Shelton, about the remarkable lessons that can be learned in a joyful, triumphant season that ends without winning The Big One.

This week the Kansas City Royals completed a successful season by losing to the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the World Series. And the KC fans were still cheering for their team, 90 minutes after the game ended. Dr. Tom interviews native Missourians Bryan Lewis, Shawn Berry Wegner, and Unity President/CEO Dr. Charlotte Shelton, about the remarkable lessons that can be learned in a joyful, triumphant season that ends without winning The Big One.

Dr. Tom interviews Howard Falco, author of Time in a Bottle: Mastering the Experience of Life. Falco discusses the purpose of time and gives suggestions about how people can control time by shaping their thoughts. Quantum physics and practical spirituality. Great discussion.

Dr. Tom's guests this week include Jim Skinner, a self-described atheist who is married to Unity minister Carla McClellan, and special guest Sara Davidson, author of The December Project, a remarkable new book from HarperOne. This episode also brings a new voice to the Unity world, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, who died in 2014. For two years, Sara Davidson conducted a series of remarkable discussions with this remarkable rabbi, a series reminiscent of Carlos Castaneda's 1968 conversations...

Dr. Tom's special guest this week is author, comedian, wildly creative thinker Dave Hickman, whose newly released work is called The Book of Bio-Spiritual Yum Yum Goodness! Thoughts, Theories and Humor From a Hypersensitive, Fanboy Comedian. Hickman's book has been described as "a mix of New Age, self-help, and comedy," which "explores the thoughts and experiences of a man with emotional hypersensitivity, synesthesia, and a vivid imagination" (Amazon review). Hickman bounces through topics...

Recent Unity Institute® and Seminary graduates James Mullis (2013) and Donna Summers (2014) spent a good portion of August in Ireland, visiting churches and historic sites, speaking with Irish clergy while hitting lots of touristy gigs. As newly minted Unity ministers, they came to the Emerald Isle with new perspective, after studying church history, comparative theology, and the Unity DNA as a bona fide blood relative to the family of Christian faiths. The results were amazing new insights...

Three students from Dr. Shepherd's summer class on Readings From Myrtle Fillmore will analyze what they have learned about the cofounder of Unity, Myrtle Fillmore. Why was she so appealing, and why are spiritually-minded people of all faiths drawn to her simple pastoral letters? Beth Hitesman, Christine McFarland, and Richard Belous join Dr. Tom for a frolicsome exploration of "Myrtle-power" and its continuing influence on practical Christianity today.

This episode brings together representatives of three major creative arts to discuss the hidden artist in everyone. Jeniffer Hutchins, Unity Institute® and Seminary middler (second year) student, is a celebrated painter, photographer, and art teacher. "I see art as a tool for understanding ourselves and our connection with the Divine Spirit," Jeniffer explains. "While I enjoy creating with several art mediums, painting is my primary artistic outlet." Performer, vocalist, and composer Victor...

Dr. Shepherd's guest this week is the Rev. Ogun Holder, 2011 Unity Institute® and Seminary graduate, Unity Online Radio host, and author of Rants to Revelations: Unabashedly Honest Reflections on Life, Spirituality, and the Meaning of God (Unity Books, 2012). Ogun displays his usual wit and deeply spiritual views of life as the discussion ranges from global concerns such as race relations in the USA and immigration issues to personal techniques for increasing your spiritual growth. As an...

Dr. Tom interviews two Unity Institute® and Seminary colleagues-2011 Myrtle Fillmore Award Recipient Rev. E.J. Niles and Unity archivist Rev. Eric Page-as they discuss the Mother of Unity, Mary Caroline Page, aka Myrtle Fillmore. Who was this Midwestern, Victorian, Methodist woman? Is it possible to peel back layers of interpretation and hear Myrtle's theological voice, unimpeded by love's bias, for the first time? Whether you're new to Myrtle's thought or a longtime devotee, this show will...

Dr. Tom's sole guest for the hour is Rev. Jim Rosemergy, long-standing Unity minister, prolific author, and former dean of Unity Institute® and Seminary. Rev. Jim, who was ordained a Unity minister in 1976, has published a dozen-plus books throughout the past few decades. The two ministers have several points in common. Dr. Tom, another prolific writer, was also first ordained in 1976 by the Unitarian Universalists, adding Unity credentials in 1987. He asks about Jim's newest book, plus what...