While growing in the awareness of the Oneness of All, the numerous flaws and contradictions of traditional ego-centric notions of “god” become very clear. It is a fascinating aspect of the human experience – our pattern of worshiping gods. This …
It is always fascinating to hear Christians speak of what they “should” be or do as a Christian. They will remark how a behavior is “not Christian,” or say they must do what is “Christian.” What does that mean? Presumably …
I have spent a good deal of time throughout these past writings dismantling almost all of Christian dogma and theology. I have done so because at Christianity’s foundation is the fundamental fatal flaw of believing that the self, the ego, is Real, …
One of the things I find quite disturbing and arrogant about theologians, apologists, pastors, and many “religious” people, is their belief humanity is somehow, some way, something “special.” That is not to say all individuals are not special in their own …
There is an aversion in our society to the word “myth” because we believe this means a story is untrue. That is not at all the case. Myths, from Ancient Greece such as the “Iliad” and “Odyssey” of Homer, to the modern ”Star …
What is faith? The Apostle Paul says, in Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” The more I read Paul, the more I hear him resemble the …
Well, I heard another doosey of a semon this morning, which got my writing wheels turning once again. The subject matter actually comes at a very timely moment after looking into the whole question of how the gospel writers and …
While listening to a Christian radio station yesterday, I heard the pastor quote the famous passage from John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but …
I sat through a sermon today on the subject of how Christians should respond to homosexuality and homosexuals. Last week, the pastor said this would not be “what we would think.” I was skeptically curious to see just how “progressive” …
The name “Jesus Christ” is an expression of the fact of our dual natures, both human and “divine.” To be clear, when I speak of “spirit” or of the “divine,” I am speaking metaphorically, and am not referring to the concept of …