For way too long into the Summer of my life I was taught that I could not rely upon REASON when it came to spiritual or religious matters. In essence I was being told to NOT think! Or, it was being intimated that there are just some things that one cannot reason out. I got that. What I didn’t get was that I was being asked to have a frontal lobotomy. Continue reading ‘Reasoning Dimly’
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I don’t know know how long it took to sink in, but too long is the answer. I can’t tell you how many things I was taught that I no longer believe, nor what ADVICE I used to give that was well-meaning, but it just wasn’t the best answer. I don’t think my teachers were being deceptive nor insincere, they were just taught wrong themselves. They didn’t know any better. Let me give you one example. Continue reading ‘Accept The Love’
They say that: we only use 10% of our brain, squiggles in a rock prove there was once life on Mars, you can earn $15,000 in your spare time, marijuana leads to LSD, the corner office is positional power, the elderly should get their flu shots early Prozac leads to depression, and that there’s a gene for homosexuality. I have to ask this question though. Who are THEY anyway? Continue reading ‘They Say- Do They?’
Christianity particularly, but all religions to some degree, feel threatened by those of another ilk, color, creed, nationality, or religion. Why are we so afraid of the differences? Differences that were created by God, by the way. My spiritual advice is get to know all those Samaritans along the road of life and do all that you can to help them. It will prove that you’re not religious, but loving and caring. The diversities are not only going to increase, but exponentially so. Since the Immigration Act of 1965, America has become the true melting pot of the world. Continue reading ‘Appreciate The Diversities’
You’ve probaby heard the analogy of gifts underneath the Christmas tree not opened. Or how about the person who reads in the paper that they just won the lottery, but they don’t go to the Lottery Commission to get their money. Or one more. The will says that you’ve inherited everything from a long-lost relative, but you don’t go to the probate judge or conservatorship to claim your inheritance. All are nice thoughts; however, let’s make it a little more real. Whatcha say? Continue reading ‘Unknown & Unopened Gifts’
Step one come from Plato, “Know thyself“. That’s an easy one isn’t it. NOT! After spending nearly twenty years in the ministry I came to the conclusion that you can’t get from if you stay in the institutional church that should be institutionalized. Seriously! Continue reading ‘Getting Free!’
I’ve traveled many a road in my life. Not all have been good, many had a bad ending, but they have ALL taught me something that I could take with me and use on my spiritual journey. I’m not saying everything is beneficial, but in the economy of God, nothing is wasted. Continue reading ‘Take The Spiritual Road’
It’s a political hot potato phrase, a sexual discrimination issue, and it’s also a religious concept. I think you understood the first two, but how about the application of the third concept? There’s a bumper sticker around these parts that says “God Listens“. That’s a big problem as I see it! Continue reading ‘Don’t Ask- Don’t Tell’
The Scriptures tels us that God places people in families. He especially puts the lonely, the solitary in families (Psalms 68:6). And since our world is so full of lonely and depressed people you must conclude that people are refusing the comforts of a family: and the problems that come with all that. Continue reading ‘Find A Family’
If someone has an answer for every question, look out! In fact, run! If your mentor or friend takes you on a journey of both of you seeking the answer(s) and or talking about possibilities, embrace him- or her. Moving from the modern to the post modern world is not just about leaving all knowns behind (if there ever were known), but about embracing the myriad of options that the spiritual journey will entail. Continue reading ‘What’s The Question(s)?’
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