This talk was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 4/18/2001. Pittman describes his near death experience when he was a five year old child. He was critically burned over 1/2 of his body and for 3 days was near death. This amazing story was blo

As the Dalai Lama said to me...

Jul 20th, 2023 37m 6s

This talk was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 4/7/91. Pittman describes how the holiness in each of us is projected when we meet a highly developed soul such as the Dalai Lama. Resurrection, a new birth is continuous throughout our lives a

My Ego Ain't My Amigo Anymore, pt 4

Jun 1st, 2023 1h 23m

In part 4 of the series given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. in April of 2004, Pittman describes the nature of the Jungian concept of the Self with a capital “S”. A synonym is God within, Buddha nature, Christ, etc. The Self occupies the center an

My Ego Ain't My Amigo Anymore pt 3

May 14th, 2023 1h 25m

In part 3 of the series given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. in April of 2004, Pittman is describing the nature of the Jungian concept of complexes, (where we have coalesced energy around a particular archetype), how they are formed and what we ca

My Ego Ain't My Amigo Anymore pt 2

May 2nd, 2023 1h 23m

In part 2 of the series given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. in April of 2004, Pittman elaborates on the attachments and defenses we all express. He gives detailed examples of suppression, repression and denial along with idealization or illusion

My Ego Ain't My Amigo Anymore pt 1

Apr 16th, 2023 1h 22m

This 4 part series was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. in April of 2004. Pittman begins with a humorous and mind provoking song by Terry Allen that gave him the title for the series. He then goes on to elaborate on the developmental stages of

The Problem of Authority

Nov 1st, 2022 1h 22m

This talk was given at Bridget’s Place by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on March 5, 2005. Pittman describes our ego’s evolutionary development starting from childhood to becoming an adult. Our ability to make choices in the beginning is shaped by o

Eros and Forgiveness

Aug 29th, 2022 42m 55s

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 6/18/1989. (scratchy in places but very worth hearing anyway). Pittman describes the biblical story of David and Bathsheba which is about our instinctual human nature and the un

I Like You Just the Way You Are - Part 2

Jun 21st, 2022 42m 43s

This talk has two parts by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on October 20 and 27th, 1996. In part two, Pittman recites two poems, one by William Butler Yeats and another one by William Blake. Then tells us what the poems mean to him. He describes the s

I Like You Just the Way You Are Pt 1

May 21st, 2022 41m 2s

This talk has two parts by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on October 20 and 27th, 1996. In part one Pittman explores six basic reasons we all fear change. He is speaking from the standpoint of developmental psychology and part two will be based on th

The Human Denial of Death

Apr 17th, 2022 35m 37s

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 3/27/1987. The American extroverted and materialistic way of our culture would much rather avoid the reality of death. We value old things but we don’t value older human beings.

Focus on the Trinity

Apr 17th, 2022 37m

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 3/14/1987. Speaking on the trinity in a way you have never heard, this talk is both intriguing and thought provoking. Speaking first on family systems, the self I am, the self yo

Three Questions

Apr 14th, 2022 37m 34s

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 12/13/1987. Pittman continues from the previous talk that something has to die so that something new can be born. He describes the role of John the Baptist who came before Jesus

Thoughts on Advent

Jan 7th, 2022 27m 54s

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 11/28/1987. Pittman tells the bible story preceding the birth of Christ that symbolizes something dying so that something new can be born. Life doesn’t allow us to stay in the sa

Advent II - Angels as Messengers

Nov 28th, 2021 39m 13s

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 11–22-1987. If an angel came to you today, what would it look like? Angels as messengers come in many ways and as a storyteller, Pittman invites us to see the many forms an angel

Visible and Invisible: Balancing Two Worlds

Aug 5th, 2021 1h 17m

This talk was given by Rev. J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on October 20, 2002 at The Women’s Institute. We’ve all heard the saying that what we don’t know can’t hurt us, but the truth is our unconscious behavior, attitudes and drives that motivate u

Fleshing Out the Soul: The Theology of the Body

Jul 10th, 2021 31m 12s

Pittman McGehee, D.D. speaks at the Paths to Healing Conference at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas on 1/27/01. He describes the relationship between body and soul as bodies ensouled. Speaking of St. Augustine who embraced the Maniche

The Power of Darkness, Part 2

Jun 15th, 2021 10m 31s

In Part 2, McGehee continues answering questions from the audience.

The Power of Darkness, Part 1

Jun 15th, 2021 1h 29m

In this talk given in San Antonio on May 15, 1998 at the C.G. Jung Center of San Antonio, Pittman McGehee, D.D. describes a new way of looking at darkness as containing a place for transformation as becoming conscious is not an easy thing to do

The Power of Darkness Part 1

Jun 11th, 2021 1h 18m

In this two part series, J. Pittman McGeehee, D.D. gives us a new way of looking at darkness as a place to enter into for transformation and wholeness rather than avoided. Becoming conscious is not an easy thing to do and knowing that these dar

Post Resurrection Appearances

Apr 4th, 2021 45m 7s

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on April 9, 1989. McGehee describes two of the post resurrection appearances to show what happened before that are pivotal to the way Jesus comes to us in our everyday quotidian lif

Advent I - Eve and Mary

Mar 28th, 2021 30m 26s

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 11–20-1988. McGehee states that we have to see things as they are before we can see them as they aren’t. We have to be wiling to see both sides. In order to do exactly that, Eve

The Psychology of Fundamentalism

Mar 7th, 2021 43m 25s

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on October, 1989. Pittman talks about the fundamentalist in all of us as a result of placing authority outside ourselves. We always have to make choices and an adolescent ego always

Christian Love

Mar 7th, 2021 38m 26s

This Sunday School class was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on February, 14, 1988. Pittman talks once again about the Greek words for love, Eros, Philia and Agape, but this time he uses stories in the bible about David which are in the Old T

Play

Mar 7th, 2021 34m 28s

Pittman McGehee was asked to give a 15 minute talk on Play in Houston at the University of Houston Center for Humanities called Visions for Houston. So the beginning of this talk is about someone happening in the news at the time (Ginsberg) who