METAPHYSICAL BIBLE SERIES

Thriving and Reviving: Sower and Seed & Two Foundations Parables
Being life’s fertile soil and riding its storms
Wed, Sept 3, 2025 @ 4:30-6:30pm PDT  Via Zoom  ($30)

Parables are ancient wisdom passed down as stories with hidden meanings. Their timeless metaphors mirror our modern lives. In this era of misinformation and information overload, how do we cultivate ourselves for the right ideas? How do we not succumb to the storms beating upon us? Join this exploration and learn how to:

• Become fertile soil for life’s lessons
• Ride through life’s inevitable storms
• Discover hidden pearls in a sacred text

Our Role in All Needs Met: Untold Story of The Feeding of the 5,000
Unleashing possibilities beyond scarcity
Sat, Sept 13, 2025 @9:30am - noon PDT Via Zoom ($40)

Where the food comes from is never mentioned in the story. Get a fresh perspective on how we will feed hungry multitudes today. We’ll incorporate 4 metaphysical interpretation techniques: 1) understanding of universal truth principles; 2) replicable action steps; 3) linguistic symbolism; and 4) cultural customs.

Deepen your understanding of:

• How miracles occur
• Your role in creating miracles
• Practicing possibility in the midst of scarcity

About these workshops:

Welcome to this journey of discovering pearls of wisdom hidden within Scripture. A metaphysical approach 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 a state of consciousness. Most importantly, it is all happening inside of us. We are the good guy, bad guy, all of it. Bible stories dramatize the benefits and consequences of varying ways of being interacting with one another.

Course materials are available upon registration and recordings upon completion. No prior knowledge is required. We learn together in an engaging and interactive environment. Bring a friend.

“Relationships with the Bible can range from estranged to ecstatic. I get it. Many atrocities have been committed in the name of religion. I get how someone could have issues. As a gay kid in the Black Pentecostal Church, I was both comforted and clobbered by the Bible. Religious wounds are some of the deepest. I also get how someone in love with the Bible can long to go deeper, thirsting for new revelations and insights.

A metaphysical understanding of Scripture revolutionized my life, opening my eyes, mind, and heart. Whereas, 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. I bring it now to the public, seeking grounding in a shifting world.

Whatever your relationship with the Bible, from inspired to indifferent, these workshops have something for you.

Rev. Deborah L Johnson has been a Metaphysical Bible instructor over 40 years. She is founder of Inner Light Ministries in Santa Cruz, CA, a founding member of Agape International in Los Angeles, and 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. A former Real Estate Investment Manager, serves the public, nonprofit and, private sectors, including many Fortune 500 companies. She holds a BA from USC, an MBA from UCLA, a ministerial degree from Holmes Institute, and an honorary DD from Agape University.