Reverend George E. Thomas MD

I believe that science will provide psychological, philosophical, religious and medical proof that recognition and reverence for and confidence in the invisible Christ [Logos] in the spiritual body of Jesus Christ and all people is the vital breakthrough needed for the salvation and  healing of our planet. This vital breakthrough can be found in living the Paschal Mystery.  

For the past thirty years I have been  a Christ-centered, Bible-based New Thought student. I am also a devout Anglican / Episcopalian. I am the Founder and President of Phoenix Charitable Foundation and the Spiritual Leader of the spiritual learning organization, New Thought Ministries. 

My sincere prayer is to be a gentle spiritual guide in bringing into clearer view and greater realization, the presence, activity and reign of the incarnate Christ as the individualized Logos in our souls, hearts, minds, emotions, relationships and in every area of our lives. This emerging spiritual dimension of Systematic Incarnational and Liberation theology is the central and unifying focus and foundation of God's Love, Grace and Truth, in every human encounter and relationship [John 1:14-18].

I believe that in the Christian tradition the regular use of the 'Seasons of the Spirit', Revised Common Lectionary will be a vital link for greater healing, communion, dialogue and spiritual understanding between Traditional, Fundamentalist, Charismatic and New Thought Christians. In Christ-centered ministries our true unity can and will be revealed as we seek to share and live the inner spiritual meaning of the Paschal Mystery in our daily lives.

I believe that we are each the eternal life and breath of God, spiritual beings temporarily co-creating and sharing incarnate human experiences. Therefore the spiritual dimension of our lives can no longer be limited to the narrow and often distorted lens of carnal-minded religious dogma, creeds, ritual, and ceremonies. Christ-centered spirituality must now take the faith and scientifically-based center stage in the political, medical, economic, educational, social, and cultural dimensions of our lives.

New Thought Ministries seeks to proclaim that the central salvific Christ-event is the liberation of mankind from slavery to sin. This crossing out of the dominion and destruction of the mind of the flesh brings Christ-centered spiritual awakening, new thinking, new life and a new sense of true human harmony, love, unity, reconciliation and wholeness into every human encounter and relationship throughout our planet.

The Paschal Mystery is the center of the work that the Father sent Jesus the Nazarene to do on earth. This universal caring, teaching, saving and healing work of Jesus Christ is the focus and proclamation of New Thought Ministries. I believe it is also the central work of the universal body of Christ throughout our planet.     

I believe that there is a pressing need for a thorough grounding in and knowledge of 'the Myths' found the Holy Scripture texts and verbal traditions of all the world religions. I also believe there is an urgent need for greater clarity, understanding and practical application of the Christ-centered metaphysical and mystical or inner spiritual meaning of these Sacred texts and teachings in every area of our daily human lives and relationships. This clarity can be found in the context of human beings actually living and daily practical application of the inner spiritual meaning of the Paschal Mystery.

Jesus of Nazareth, I believe, was and still is the great physician. To me, Jesus is also the great metaphysician. Jesus taught and demonstrated the full manifestation of the image, likeness and incarnation of the invisible Abba Father, Christ and the Holy Spirit through the spiritual body of every person [Genesis 1:27, Colossians 2:9]. I believe that by faith, humility and obedience, Jesus' caring, teaching, healing, passion and union with the Divine can be potentially experienced by all humankind, while here on earth [John 14:12-14, 27-28]. This universal, Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-based liberation theology is the foundation of my faith and my new birth experience in Christ.

I believe that exploring this Christ-centered personal and collective inward spiritual journey involves applying the caring, teaching and healing principle which Jesus of Nazareth used in our daily lives. They are for the ultimate purposes of worship, virtuous service and peaceful living not only within faith communities but every area of our human lives. The Paschal Mystery provides the universal framework for humankind's liberation from the inappropriate dominion, deception, divisiveness and destruction of the mind of the flesh and re-establishing kingdom living and the kingdom of God within us and in our midst.  

The sharing and daily practical application of the Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-based principles and practices of Jesus of Nazareth's Christ-centered liberation theology is my call and mission. My enduring passion is to facilitate personal and collective transformation, healing, nurturing and reconciliation processes through greater application of the Paschal Mystery in all dimensions of our lives. This Christ-centered, Spirit-based liberation theology is the sure and solid foundation on which to build humankind's reconciliation with God and one another in Christ. 

I am the Theologian in Residence at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. I have been an inspirational and motivational radio speaker. I am a Master Facilitator for 'The Virtues Project Inc'.   

My hobbies are reading, walking and golf.