Divine Principle and Its Application

04/12/2022

Interview - Stina Dabrowski interviews Leonard Cohen in Paris in 2001. Video also contains interview sections made at Mt. Baldy Zen Center in 1997. Include...

04/12/2022

28/02/2022

Inspiring and interesting, special prayer meeting about the situation in Ukraine, with contributions from people in Ukraine & Russia = https://www.facebook.com/ffwpueurope/videos/204835168509110

01/01/2021

God’s Day Song. Text written by Christopher Vipond Davies. January 1, 1974, Oslo, Norway.’= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNICEedGVIQ&list=PLZ670dbe1ya-3gMbWCRuP_VkNB68E4Wel&index=1
On January 1, 1974, I was in, or near, in a farmhouse, Oslo, Norway, on tour with The New Life Show, 10 people from 12 countries, an initiative of the Unified Family / Unification Church, labelled the Moonies by the media.
I heard a lovely traditional Norwegian song, Deilig er Jorden (Delicious /Wonderful is the Earth) - https://lyricstranslate.com/en/deilig-er-jorden-delicious-earth.html - sung by one of our group, Elfrid Langenes, and found a translation and adapted it, with the title God’s Day song. In those days, we Moonies celebrated New Year’s Day as God’s Day, to give Him the honour and to pledge to dedicate ourselves to Kingdom building throughout the year.
Today, much has changed. Moonies, now often claiming the title Unificationist, no longer celebrate January 1 in this way, but have a smaller celebration, in the West, at the beginning of the Chinese New Year. I myself am no longer active with any of the organizational activities, but my life is and views are still influenced by those days.
I might rephrase the text to express more truly my views now, not least that the sacred is limited if expressed merely as a masculine entity intent on creating a kingdom. But this is how I wrote and sang it back in 1974.

How beautiful is God’s good earth, my heart sings with the joy of birth, sings with the cosmos on this new day;
from every nation, comes the proclamation: today is God’s own day.

As the years do come and go, the kingdom of our God will grow, till in his family all are one;
united in one heart, never more to be apart, the victory of God is won.

Father’s hopes are on us all, we stand erect and hear his call; Father, we pledge our live today.
You need have no more fear, we will fulfil your will this year, the earth shakes as we shout Mansei.

+ Note: Mansei/mansay/manse: Korean, from Chinese: 10,000 years, long life, here meaning Victory! = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_thousand_years

God’s Day Song. This text written by Christopher Vipond Davies. January 1, 1974, Oslo, Norway.’On January 1, 1974, I was in, or near, in a farmhouse, Oslo, N...

28/10/2020

12/09/2020

It has been 19 years since tragedy struck the United States on September 11, 2001. Today, we observe that day—a turning point for America—and its fallen heroes. We are also reminded of the hope that emerges from darkness and pain, and that through unity, peace and love prevail.

09/08/2020

http://www.tongil.org/ucbooks/Lcode-031225.pdf = Dan Fefferman, 11 May
This book "The Living Code" is actually an updated edition of Ms. Kim's "Red Book." It was published by HQ under a different title to avoid any impression of it being an alternative to the Black Black. I was the editor. It involved a lot of editorial changes to update the English to contemporary standards, plus a number of notes about newer teachings from Rev. Moon such as Tamar's course, Mary and Zechariah, etc.