Bridging the Ideal and the Real

The ego has its own value system of what quality of life is for us and an essential part of our ego development is to acquire material things, power …

This talk is about our human ego and our soul and our imbalanced state that begins by building a lightness and a darkness in order to conform with …

In this talk, Pittman shares the idea of balance vs integration, coming to a realization that there are some things in our psyche that are just not for us. Attitudes or associations we may have been dealt in our early …

This is a story about the day Pittman’s Father died and the way men live with their ties cutting their bodies and feelings off at the neck. His intimacy at the end with his Father is revealing of the four Fs (feelings, …

Pittman gives three stories at the beginning and then takes you through a bible story of Pentecost where they begin to understand that the holy …

Pittman begins by describing our need for Mother (matter) being transcribed into material and that although it is important to have our material and physical needs met, it is also not what gives our life meaning. We all …

Pittman begins with a humorous story from childhood about a dozen baby chickens all colored for Easter that his Father had brought home. Only one …

Pain is a peculiar human possession. We do not become close truly intimate without pain. Each of us has to take the risk of loving another as there …

Marion Woodman, in her book Addiction to Perfection does a definitive job explaining that our addictions whatever they may be are symbolic of our …

How do we know a piece of art, a song or wisdom or even the taste of water? Can we even know that which we cannot comprehend? How would I know what …

Pittman begins with the sadness he felt when he received notice of a friend/hero who had died when he happens upon a tv lecture by a female doctor about the endocrine system and male testosterone. As men, it is our …

Pittman begins by telling the story of hearing that Jesus was riding in to Calgary on an ASS and how that made him laugh as a young boy who was hearing it in a church of all places. Life is filled with ironic and …

Human nature says everyone will have a different sexuality — a personality and mystery of it's own. In this talk, Pittman defines Gods gifts of sexuality 1) procreation 2) to experience union (with another and with God) …

The nature of human beings is to be religious and Pittman gives two etymological descriptions of the word religion — to bind back which presumes …

Pittman tells a poignant story of a childhood experience of the fear based preaching of an Evangelist and a high school friend who had the integrity …

Starting with a brief history of the evolution of Christianity, from St. Augustine’s original sin, Calvin's approach during the Reformation and then …

This mp3 is a talk given by Pittman McGehee on 9-28-96 at Adult Education Class at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas. In a world that values …

Materialism is not what we would call the abundant life. All ISMS are negative. We have more "stuff" than we have ever had before but there is still …

Is it the desire to be "nice", to be what everyone expects of you what authenticates? Telling a story about Mrs. Bridge, McGehee reads to us vignettes of an unathenticated cardboard character trapped in mediocrity. Or …

This mp3 is a talk given by Pittman McGehee on 2-28-88 at Adult Education Class at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas. We know we cannot judge …

Real self worth is something that takes us all a very long time to truly accept but it is easier when we understand that we may all be a combination …

There are always more ways to see the individual expression of wholeness than meets the eye of any one person and much more that we can …

There is no life without struggle, sickness, pain and death. The Priest as Shaman enters the brokenness of everyone including his own. Into humanity he goes in every crisis, every death as a participant to experience …

In this talk, Pittman speaks of the value of recognizing our unconscious Self. The vicissitudes and events that occur that are looked at as cause and …

As masterful story teller, Pittman McGehee tells a story about himself as a child with a T-shirt his Mom bought him that said, "Hi My Name is PITT." …

Pittman is describing how a blessing is a wounding and not at all what we think it is. This thought provoking talk will leave you with a completely new outlook on how important our mistakes are as we don't seem to grow …

This is a very humorous and informative talk about the nature of wholeness. This Sunday School class talk was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on …

This is a poignant and informative antidote of his relationship with esteemed school mate Cheesy Eubanks. McGehee takes us into Carl Jung's concept …