I taught university courses for a few years and my favorite course to teach was Introduction to Philosophy. Introductory courses translate a subject’s ideas into common language, while in-depth courses teach you a new language to better develop these ideas. I liked the idea of taking what might literally be a lifetime of work and … read more of President’s Message – June 2017.
The Pay-it Forward Conference Model Last summer, Lone Star Urantia Association was tasked with hosting the first united conference between Urantia Association of the United States and The Urantia Book Fellowship. This was a challenge of unknown proportions simply because we had never attempted it before! But they were ready and produced a wonderful event … read more of President’s Message – March 2017.
As I write this, I am traveling to Frankfurt, Germany to celebrate Urantia DACH joining our International Association. This German-speaking group has been meeting for years and has been highly active in organizing events throughout Germany and its leaders have also been working with all of Urantia Europe with the Blue Club. There are at … read more of President’s Message – November 2016.
I have been thinking lately about the Nodites and the Amadonites. The Nodites descended from the rebellious group of Dalamatians, while the Amadonites descended from the loyal Dalamatians. Cousins really. But animosities between the two groups were passed from generation to generation long after the original split. We are told, There existed a traditional enmity … read more of President’s Message – September 2016.
The next six months will see three tests of the unity of our Urantia Community. The first test shall come in June in San Antonio where, for the first time, the Urantia Association of the United States (UAUS) and The Urantia Book Fellowship will co-host a conference. Registration has already exceeded expectations and the community … read more of President’s Message June 2016.
I am a conference fanatic. One of my first experiences with the Urantia community was piling into a car with four other young Urantia Book students and driving from Chicago to Vancouver, Canada for a conference. Over the years, these UBYouth Tours took us from Colorado to New York to Silver Springs to Kansas City … read more of President’s Message March 2016.
Happy New Year to you all! I hope you’ve had a nice festive season and have found some time to relax and reflect as we begin another year in our exciting and challenging life journeys. I have spent the last several months rehabilitating my home in preparations for a move. I am correctly designated an … read more of President’s Message December 2015.
Recently, a group of four young Urantia Book students stayed with me and my family for a weekend and of course they wanted to be of service. What task did we set upon this nurse, engineering student, and two small businessmen? They spent eight hours folding letters and preparing our fall fundraiser for the post … read more of President’s Message October 2015.
A summer of celebration is turning into an autumn of progress and dedicated effort to extending the reach and depth of the Urantia Revelation. This summer I attended two conferences which took time to honor the 60th Anniversary of the first printing of The Urantia Book and the first attempts to create a formal social … read more of President’s Message August 2015.
Beginning this summer and continuing for the next three years, Urantia Association will encourage an in-depth discussion on the role of teachers in the Urantia community, how we can better identify natural teachers, and how we can train all students of the book to become teachers in their lives. Central to this discussion is the … read more of President’s June 2015 Message.
It is getting harder to cross oceans. The problem is not one of technology or economics but of nationalism. Airline travel is connecting distant spots on the globe, and ticket prices are increasingly affordable; yet, it is increasingly difficult to cross national borders. The organizers of the 2014 Study Group Symposium found that more than … read more of President’s April 2015 Message.
Fellow students of The Urantia Book, I want to give you exciting updates on four of the many ongoing projects the Urantia Association International is juggling. In December we called for donations to help send a shipment of books to Zambia and Malawi, two countries with growing reader communities in southern Africa. Thanks to many … read more of President’s February 2015 Message.
There is excitement in the air! There is no definitive way to measure excitement, to say that there is more excitement than last week or last month or last year – excitement is an experiential reality. But this buzz in the air about the Association and the projects we are accomplishing together has manifested in two … read more of President’s December 2014 Message.
All around us is growth! Three years ago I moved to Wisconsin in the northern United States and the first thing I noticed was that every plant in the garden seemed to grow from seed to flower in the space of a few days. We persevere through a long winter only to have the seasons … read more of President’s Update.
We are a service organization designed to help new and experienced students of The Urantia Book organize at the Local, National, and International levels so they may foster study of The Urantia Book. This website is a resource that can be used to promote Urantia Book activities, as well as connect with other students. We … read more of Welcome to Urantia Association International.
Dear Friends and Readers of The Urantia Book, Welcome to the Website of Urantia Association International. In our present day and age, we are blessed with incredible communication technologies; technologies that were unavailable and unthinkable only a few decades ago and much less in the days that The Urantia Book was given to this world. The early readers such … read more of Welcome to the Website.
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