Archive for March, 2007
Wanted: Creativity!
Do you know someone who’s creative? Like a painter, musician, or photographer? Why is that most creative people tend to not be religious? Spiritual, yes. But religious, no.
In fact, just about anything with the label, “Christian” in front of it tends to be sub-par in terms of quality, at least in [...]
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In the beginning, it was good.
What is the nature of good and evil? Are they separate but equal forces between which we are doomed to vacillate? If God created good, did He also create evil?
In the Genesis account, we are told at each step of creation, “God saw that it was good.” Then he creates human beings [...]
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Is it either/or or both/and?
Lately it seems popular to talk about “either/or” versus “both/and” thinking. It pops up in nearly every article that explores the “postmodern” paradigm, whatever that means.
Is it just me, or does the question itself reveal something of our current thinking? I mean, is it either “either/or” or “both/and”? Or is it both [...]
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Beware of teachings that…
Propose the attainment of absolutes as a criteria for success.
Advocate transcending human feelings and emotions.
Deny a place for the senses.
Eliminate uniqueness.
That teach the possibility or virtue of transcending all personal sense.
Tell you to destroy—rather than control—the ego.
Tell you to give away your authority.
Require tithing.
Tell you who you are as a human being.
Tell you what you [...]
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I heard these words during my meditation time a couple of weeks ago and it took me a little while to process them.
I grew up in the Baptist tradition, and I was taught that we are a tri-part being: body, soul and spirit. Our spirit is the part of us that “houses” the presence [...]
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