This is short and to the point. I notice a tendency in me to resort to a victim mentality. It’s easy for me to feel victimized. Sometimes I feel the world is hostile against me personally and that the forces out there prevail against me and are determined to make me...
Who really knows?
I find it as difficult to believe that the origins of life and the universe came about via the understandings of a reductionist/materialist pov as I do that there must be one specific notion of deity of some kind to which all owe their existence and ultimate provision...
Exercise: dive into the intellectual deep end
Something I do that keeps me feeling alive is to read a book that is over my head. Right now I'm reading the middle-ages German mystic, Meister Eckhart's sermons and writings. Wow! There are TONS of books out there that linger in the shallow end of the pool. Tons!...
Exercise: How nerdy are you?
Since it is Christmas I thought we'd keep our Saturday Spiritual Supplement light. Today's question: "How nerdy are you?" TAKE THE TEST I scored "somewhat nerdy". I'm okay with that. Let us know how nerdy you are!
the church as pointless
(I wrote this a couple of years ago on my nakedpastor blog and initiated tons of debate over it. I still stand by this though.) I have always argued that churches are best to not be goal-oriented, that they should be free of vision. In my opinion, this is the...
askandembla: Catholic, pentecostal, interdenominational, baptist, agnostic, attracted to buddhist principles
I guess the benefit of having been 'around' the church circuit is that you come to see that everyone has a "way" of expressing their spirituality. I searched high & low for truth. It started when, upon my eve of my confirmation in the Catholic Church, and under...
the spirituality of place
The first picture is of my back yard. The second one is looking out the front of our house. As you can see, we live in a very beautiful spot. The spirituality of place. Is it possible to be content where I am, where I find myself, where I am placed? Is it possible not...
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