offTheLeftEye Director Curtis Childs on the Power of Divine Providence & Swedenborgian Spirituality
02/10/21 • 59 min
Host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts interviews offTheLeftEye Director Curtis Childs about how he started a successful YouTube channel based on the spiritual work of a little known eighteenth-century Christian mystic named Emanuel Swedenborg. Learn how Curtis' own struggles with anxiety and depression opened his heart and mind to Swedenborg's writings and the peace of heaven, and how it inspired his desire to help others manage their suffering too. One of the overarching messages that came up over and over during Cory and Curtis' conversation is how embracing Divine providence (a Swedenborgian concept) can lead to a deeply authentic spiritual experience and journey in work and in life. Learn more from Curtis Childs on the offTheLeftEye YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/offthelefteye
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The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Our goal is to present enlightening conversations with guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth! Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- https://www.swedenborg.com
★FREE E-BOOKS★
"Divine Providence" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/divine-providence-nce/
"Heaven and Hell" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/heaven-hell-nce/
★THE HOST★
Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture.
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Host Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts interviews offTheLeftEye Director Curtis Childs about how he started a successful YouTube channel based on the spiritual work of a little known eighteenth-century Christian mystic named Emanuel Swedenborg. Learn how Curtis' own struggles with anxiety and depression opened his heart and mind to Swedenborg's writings and the peace of heaven, and how it inspired his desire to help others manage their suffering too. One of the overarching messages that came up over and over during Cory and Curtis' conversation is how embracing Divine providence (a Swedenborgian concept) can lead to a deeply authentic spiritual experience and journey in work and in life. Learn more from Curtis Childs on the offTheLeftEye YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/offthelefteye
★ABOUT★
The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Our goal is to present enlightening conversations with guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth! Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- https://www.swedenborg.com
★FREE E-BOOKS★
"Divine Providence" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/divine-providence-nce/
"Heaven and Hell" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/heaven-hell-nce/
★THE HOST★
Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture.
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DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/ BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: https://www.swedenborg.com/membership/
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First episode coming Thursday, December 13th, 2018! Transcendiots is a bi-weekly spirituality-based webcast hosted on the Swedenborg Foundation's YouTube channel. Co-hosts Cory Bradford-Watts and Colin Amato were inspired to start the project while in ministry training at the Center for Swedenborgian Studies of the Graduate Theological Union. Motivated by the depth of religious backgrounds of others they crossed paths with at the school, they decided to turn on their cameras and start talking--talking to people with all different kinds of spiritual and life experiences. Now, a year later, they're launching their first series of videos in partnership with the Swedenborg Foundation so others can witness the interesting things that happen when ideas of heart and mind are exchanged between diverse people in the midst of their personal evolutions.
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★ABOUT★
The Transcendiots webcast is brought to you by the Swedenborg Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent, educational organization for those seeking to explore spirituality and interfaith. Our goal is to present enlightening conversations with guests who have interesting insights to share about self-awareness and spiritual growth!
Learn more about the Swedenborg Foundation -- http://www.swedenborg.com
★FREE E-BOOKS★
"Divine Providence" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/divine-providence-nce/
"Regeneration: Spiritual Growth and How It Works" by Emanuel Swedenborg - https://swedenborg.com/product/regeneration/
★THE HOST★
Rev. Cory Bradford-Watts is an ordained minister with the Swedenborgian Church of North America and a member of the Swedenborg Foundation board of directors. His current ministry includes leading and officiating the Swedenborgian Online Community—an affirming interfaith group that meets weekly to grow in love and wisdom online. Cory was exposed to many different religious traditions growing up, but had little personal belief in Divinity. Then, after experiencing a mystical near-death experience as a young adult, he started to sense the spiritual qualities of life and developed a belief in the Creator. He eventually found himself drawn to the pluralistic, Christian nature of Swedenborgianism, and answered the call to uplift others wherever they're at, no matter their creed or culture.
★SUPPORT US★
DONATE to the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/donate/
BECOME A MEMBER of the Swedenborg Foundation: http://www.swedenborg.com/membership
SHOP OUR MERCH - 15% of proceeds from our Redbubble store help us continue to offer free spiritual resources just like the videos seen here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/swedenborgfound/shop
★FOLLOW US★
Hit the SUBSCRIBE button to be notified every time we upload new videos to our channel!
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