FAITH IN ACTION

THE INTENT TO BE WHOLE 
No more waiting!
Wed, Oct. 15, 2025 @ 4:00-6:00pm PDT Via Zoom ($40)

Wholeness is an inner sense of wellbeing. It can’t be bestowed upon us. Wholeness can only be cultivated from within. It requires intent. Wholeness is activated by our determination to experience the fulfillment of what we have already claimed to be so. As we examine the miracle story of the “Infirmed Man Waiting at the Pool at Bethesda,” we gain insights about consistently living the intent to be whole.

We'll explore:

• Cultivating the intent to be whole
• Transcending facts to claim healing
• Moving beyond waiting on people, places, and things
  
  

FAITH IS NOT BLIND
Activate your innate power!
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 @ 9:30am-12:00pm PDT Via Zoom ($55) 

Faith is not an irrational belief in the mysterious unknown. Faith is an abiding trust and confidence in the spiritually known. Faith is stepping out on the understanding of our co-creative partnership with the Divine. It seeks neither approval nor validation. Through faith, we exercise our innate spiritual power to manifest our intention.

We will be exploring various aspects of faith. This includes contrasting what Jesus proclaims as demonstrations of great and little faith in four miracle stories: The Centurion’s Servant; The Tempest; Touching the Hem of the Garment; and Walking on Water.

We will learn about:

• Our natural co-creative manifesting power
• How our power is reinforced or inhibited
• Claiming our spirituality as our primary identity

About these workshops:
Welcome to this journey of discovering Scriptural wisdom through metaphysical interpretation. This perspective explores and integrates Universal Spiritual Principles with the language, culture, and customs of the day. In this approach, everything (people, objects, weather, terrain, actions, relationships, etc.) represents states of consciousness all happening within each of us. The Bible dramatizes the impact of how varying ways of being interact.

What happens when fear encounters faith? When greed competes with compassion? When doubt and steadfastness tussle? When the victory goes to the most unlikely? Good guy, bad guy, are just varying aspects of the human condition happening inside all of us. When we contemplate life from such an inclusive perspective, we position ourselves to be uplifted, guided, and directed.

No prior knowledge is required. Everyone is welcome. The workshops are engaging, designed for varying skill levels, from seasoned to novice. In addition to interpretative insights, you are given tools to help you discern Bible wisdom for yourself. You will be introduced to Strong’s Concordance and Greek Dictionary, Greek Lexical Aides, Hebrew-Greek-English Interlinear Bible, Metaphysical Bible Dictionary by Unity, and excerpts from The Sacred YES and Your Deepest Intent.

All materials and recordings are provided to registrants regardless of attendance. Register early to get access pre-materials to start your interpretation journey now.

Message from the Instructor
I am all too aware that relationships to the Bible are quite varied. They can be estranged, ecstatic, confused, resentful, indifferent, respectful but not engaged, so many things. Over the course of my lifetime, I have experienced all of these and more. As a gay kid growing up in the Black Pentecostal Church, I was both comforted and clobbered by the Bible.

A metaphysical understanding of Scripture revolutionized my life, opening my eyes, mind, and heart. Bible scholars teach chapter and verse. I share tools and techniques to help you discern Bible wisdom for yourself, even if you have never touched a Bible. I have been doing this for four decades in seminaries and spiritual communities. This series is a beta test of new online formats as I now expand these offerings to the public.

Whether you are longing for more spiritual depth or simply seek grounding in an ever-shifting world, these workshops have something for you. See you there and bring a friend.

About the Instructor
Rev Deborah L Johnson has been a Metaphysical Bible instructor over 40 years. She is founder of Inner Light Ministries in Santa Cruz, CA, and a founding member of Agape International in Los Angeles. She is also the founder of the newly forming nonprofit, Unleashing Our Future. A lifetime social justice strategist and diversity specialist, she is author of The Sacred YES and Your Deepest Intent. As an Organizational Consultant, she serves the public, nonprofit, and private sectors, including many Fortune 500 companies. A former Real Estate Investment Manager, she holds a BA from USC, an MBA from UCLA, a ministerial degree from Holmes Institute, and an honorary DD from Agape University. A dynamic speaker and strategist, she is known for bringing clarity to complex and emotionally charged issues. Wherever she goes her message is about healing, inclusion, empowerment, and possibility.