I have often pondered the fact that throughout history, many extremely intelligent people, even geniuses such as Bach, Mozart, and Michelangelo, believed in God. Not only did they believe in God, but they often reflected their faith in some of …
I recently heard a radio debate between the author of “Caesar’s Messiah,” Joseph Atwill, and Pastor Eli James. In this debate, while there was certainly some disagreement between the two, the one thing they did heartily agree on is the …
It is a remarkable fact how we tend to see things in others, without seeing them in ourselves. We can call others “hypocrites,” while in the same breath not recognize our own hypocrisy. We can also call other people “selfish,” …
In my last two posts, we discovered that opposites are not separate and independent realities, but different aspects of the same One. While it is relatively simple to understand the fact that in dealing with opposites, one cannot exist without …
When I look back on the trajectory of my life, I can see how the creation of “The Mystical Voice” was in many ways, inevitable. My desire to understand all of the things which were drilled into my head in …
As I work through the revelations in my last post about the likely roots of Christianity belonging to Rome, I have come to realize an additional motivation for the creation of religions. In the past, I focused mainly on how we as …
“All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.” – Lucretius (Roman Philosopher 99 B.C.E. – 55 B.C.E.) I have recently discovered a fascinating book and documentary entitled “Caesar’s Messiah,” by Joseph Atwill, …
The ego is the very notion of identity – the notion of “I,” or “me,” as separate and distinct from “other.” One of the ways the ego distinguishines and defines itself from others is it clings to ideas it finds appealing to itself, …
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “contradiction” as follows. “A proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the truth and falsity of something… a logical incongruity… a situation in which inherent factors, actions, or propositions are inconsistent or …
My real name is not John Cross. It is something else, which I do not reveal, because I work as a musician at a Christian church and also have several close Christian family members, friends, and acquaintances who strongly believe …