Sunday Service Audio Recordings

Recent Podcasts

Devotional Services are held each Sunday at 10:45 a.m. in the Church of the Holy Quest.

Worship begins with music, guided meditation and prayer, and is followed by an inspirational sermon.

Audio recordings of these sermons, delivered by our ministers and guest speakers, are provided below.

12/25/2011 Christmas-Our Soul's Nativity Through Christ
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire
12/18/2011 Christ's Influence Upon Our Relationship with God
Rev. Lucy Wold
12/11/2011 Christ's Influence Upon Our Choices
Rev. Phyllis Isaac
12/4/2011 Christ's Influence Upon Our Character
Rev. Blake Isaac
11/27/2011 Christ's Influence Upon Our Heart
Rev. Miara Wiltshire
11/20/2011 To Be Thankful
Rev. Hal Lingerman
11/13/2011 Silence Brings Us to Peace
Rev. Myrna Triggs
11/6/2011 The Aura-Our Blessing and Responsibility
Rev. Bette Harper
10/30/2011 What Have We to Learn from Past Civilizations?
Rev. Blake Isaac
10/23/2011 Intuition-Awakening to Our Sixth Sense
Rev. Lucy Wold
10/16/2011 The Immeasurable Grace of God
Rev. Hal Lingerman
10/9/2011 Living in the Eternal NOW
Rev. Elizabeth Wood
10/2/2011 The Authentic Life-A Passion for Awareness
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire
9/25/2011 The Gathering of Angels When We Come in Reverence (Michaelmas)
Rev. Blake Isaac
9/18/2011 Creating a Strong Bridge of Contact Through Prayer
Rev. Miara Wiltshire
9/11/2011 Bringing God's Healing to the World Through Prayer
Rev. Phyllis Isaac
9/4/2011 Mystical Dimensions in Great Hymns
Rev. Hal Lingerman
8/28/2011 Christian Mysticism-Ancient and Modern
Rev. Lucy Wold
8/21/2011 Nature Mystics-Celestial Encounters in the Natural World
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire
8/14/2011 What We Can Learn from Great Souls
Rev. Blake Isaac
8/7/2011 Quetzalcoatl-One of the Light Upon the Path
Rev. Elizabeth Wood
7/31/2011 How Active Faith Can Transform Your Life
Police Lt. Dan Willis
7/24/2011 The Healing Power of Spiritual Consciousness
Trisha Kelly
7/17/2011 July's Gift to Us
Rev. Myrna Triggs
7/10/2011 Creating a More Beautiful and Trustworthy Emotional Body
Rev. Miara Wiltshire
7/3/2011 What Freedom Means to Me
Robert McGurk
7/3/2011 What Freedom Means to Me
Jean Michalewicz
7/3/2011 What Freedom Means to Me
Anne Hubbell
7/3/2011 What Freedom Means to Me
Rev. Blake Isaac
6/26/2011 Abundant Life-Letting Creative Power Flow (Vernal)
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire
6/19/2011 Consciousness Is Our Sky
Rev. Phyllis Isaac
6/12/2011 Remembering Who You Really Are
Rev. Lucy Wold
6/5/2011 The Mysterious Quest of the Great Path
Rev. Elizabeth Wood
5/29/2011 Preparing for the Great Journey Home
Felice Reynolds
5/22/2011 The Inner Door of Dreams
Rev. Blake Isaac
5/15/2011 Visualization-Building from Within
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire
5/8/2011 My Spiritual Teacher, Flower A. Newhouse
Rev. Myrna Triggs
5/1/2011 The Dance Between the Higher and Lower Self
Miara Wiltshire
4/24/2011 Understanding Christ's Triumph for all Humanity (Easter)
Rev. Blake Isaac
4/17/2011 The Full Recognition and Acceptance of Christ in Your Heart and Soul
Rev. Phyllis Isaac
4/10/2011 Faith in the Invisible World of God
Rev. Myrna Triggs
4/3/2011 Adventures in Faith: Taking the Leap
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire
3/27/2011 Adventures in Faith: The Lord is Our Healer
Rev. Elizabeth Wood
3/20/2011 Adventures in Faith: In HIm Will I Trust
Rev. Blake Isaac
3/13/2011 Adventures in Faith: Returning to the Source
Lucy Wold
3/6/2011 Reflecting God's Love-Removing the Obstacles Within
Agnes Meum
2/27/2011 Benevolence, Loyalty, Harmony-The Immortal Bonds of Spiritual Friendship
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire
2/20/2011 Improving our Relationships
Rev. Blake Isaac
2/13/2011 Approaching Valentine's Day with Spiritual Love
Miara Wiltshire
2/6/2011 Practicing the Presence-Portal to Experiencing the Divine
Rev. Tom Kelly
1/30/2011 Using Time Purposefully
Rev. Elizabeth Wood
1/23/2011 Tapping the Headwaters of Our Spirit
Rev. Blake Isaac
1/16/2011 Christ and the Seven Rays
Rev. Hal Lingerman
1/9/2011 Making Change Purposeful in a New Year
Rev. Phyllis Isaac
1/2/2011 Change-Evolution's Splendid Necessity
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire

Questhaven Retreat is dedicated to serving one's vital need to prayerfully repledge themselves. Here, in the quiet haven of peaceful hills, individuals from all walks of life may come to reconsecrate themselves to God and Christ, and find answers to their innermost quest. Sunday Services 10:45am.

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Meet Our Ministers

Reverend Blake Isaac grew up on the grounds of Questhaven. He is a life-long student of the founder of this retreat, the Reverend Flower A. Newhouse. This unique opportunity provided him rare insight into both the mystical and practical aspects of her work. Blake's career in education has included teaching math and serving as principal in a local school district. He is currently the Director of Questhaven Retreat and The Christward Ministry. A teacher and lecturer at heart, his greatest love comes in sharing the spiritual journey with others.

Reverend Jonathan Wiltshire, an artist, came to Questhaven in 1975 to meet Flower A. Newhouse and learn of Christian Mysticism. Flower recognized in one of his paintings the likeness of a Devic Lord present at Mount San Jacinto, near Idyllwild, CA. Jonathan stayed to become one of the principal illustrators for her writings. He was ordained by Flower in 1981 and served on the Board of Trustees for twenty years. Jonathan makes his home on the grounds of Questhaven and is a frequent Sunday speaker. His visionary paintings, found in collections in America, Canada and Europe, may be seen at www.innerworldart.com.

Reverend Elizabeth Wood first met Questhaven's co-founders, Flower and Lawrence Newhouse, when she was in her mid-teens and experienced an immediate “soul recognition” of Flower as her spiritual teacher. After raising a family, Elizabeth moved closer to Questhaven in 1972 and worked in the Questhaven office as bookkeeper and secretary from 1976 until her retirement in 1999. She was ordained by Flower and appointed to the ministry's Board of Trustees in 1981. A resident at Questhaven since 1982, Elizabeth is a regular Sunday speaker and conducts a prayer class and study group.

Reverend Phyllis Isaac moved from Oregon as a child with her family to be close to Questhaven Retreat after hearing the Reverend Flower A. Newhouse speak on a lecture tour. She had the privilege of growing up knowing Flower and being a life long student of her work. Phyllis moved onto the grounds of Questhaven in 1973 with her husband, Dr. Stephen Isaac, a minister and psychologist, where she has served ever since. A highlight of her ministry has been bringing together and editing several volumes of The Collected Works of Flower A. Newhouse, deep teachings presented by Flower over the course of sixty years of dedicated discipleship.

Reverend Myrna Triggs first heard Flower lecture in at the Wiltshire Ebell Club in Los Angeles and immediately felt she was standing in beauty and light and hearing truth. During her first visit to Questhaven she went walking in the hills, saw a white light and knew that she was home. Myrna has served on the Board of Trustees, coordinated and participated in retreats, traveled with Flower on Questhaven tours and given lectures and classes about drawing nearer to God and feeling the Divine Presence. She is a speaker for the Sunday services.

Reverend Hal A Lingerman discovered a book by Flower A. Newhouse, Disciplines of the Holy Quest, in Samuel Weiser's bookstore in New York City in 1973. He was guided to thank Flower in person, so he drove 3000 miles in response to the post office address on the back of the book. Hal moved to California in 1978 to be closer to the Questhaven ministerial work and was ordained by Reverend Newhouse in 1982. His background includes thirty years of college teaching, pastoring and counseling, and seven years of Interfaith ministry to the hungry and homeless. Hal has authored six books including the celebrated The Healing Energies of Music.

Reverend Miara Wiltshire was exposed to esoteric teaching from childhood but she always longed to know more about Jesus. Her desire led her to Questhaven in 1997 where she knew she had found the living Christ she was seeking. Miara's interest in dance and dance therapy led her to a BA in Dance and an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy. She has worked professionally as a ballet and modern dancer, a dance therapist in hospital settings, and a certified Pilates instructor. Miara is an ardent student of Flower's teachings and has given her heart to this work.

Reverend Lucy Wold began her spiritual search at age twelve when traditional churches failed to answer her questions about the purpose of life. A move to the “farmhouse” on Questhaven Road in 1972 led her to Questhaven Retreat where Flower's teachings provided her with the meaningful answers she had long sought. Her background includes teaching, writing and social work (M.S.W.). Lucy finds her highest form of self-expression through spiritual writing and enjoys writing plays and vignettes for retreats. She is a Sunday speaker, secretary of the Board of Trustees and worked with many others to develop the labyrinth and the Garden of Prayer.