Incorruptible
There once was a time I didn’t celebrate Christmas. One of the requirements of religious commitment is religious indoctrination. Once that bubble is burst, all of the energy invested in religious identity explodes as if waking up from a dream. When I became aware of all of the propaganda invested in making Christmas what it … More Reset
At the close of this year I am republishing this important series which I hope might add to the theological development of those in pastoral ministry or training for it. Sweeping changes ahead require adjustment of theologies for the force of religion to maintain relevance and to be a force of empowerment in times of … More The Prophecy series
Love and Power are twin concepts. In fact, they are siamese twins. The work or effect of love is empowerment. Power is merely Love in action. Only lovers seek power – Lovers of self, family, community, nation or whatever. Love preserves, protects and empowers. Any invocation of Love that does not also consider power and … More Call and response
They say a picture speaks 1000 words. Well also some songs paint a thousand pictures. So since I will be taking another extended break from active blogging till perhaps the holiday season, (I’ll probably still do reposts) let me leave you with two songs that should more than make up for the loss. (at about … More Spirit Breathe
Ecclesiastes 9:5 tells us that the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward….. It is the living who deserve to share in some of the fire we put on the souls of the departed. After all, we still have the capacity to repent. As contemplated in Preparing the way, repentance … More Cover me 2 – For old time’s sake
Any ‘I/Thou’ encounter necessarily entails the holding of myriad assumptions, anchored whether in memory or imagination, which represent the climate of a conversation and; depending on the weather, determine the amount of information accurately conveyed and indeed if any real communication happens at all. Those assumptions become presumptions when imposed upon the other party rather … More Assumption, Presumption and Determination
Christianity went:
to Rome and became a religion
to Europe and became a tradition
to the US and became a business
to Africa and became spirituality…. … More The African River of Revival
Previous in this series: Prophecy 1 Prophecy 2 Prophecy 3 Prophecy 4 Genealogical prophecy demonstrates the caring consideration of the DNA Script Writer * not just with the biology of a lineage but with the psychological and spiritual developments in that lineage. God’s (Creative Intelligence) protein alphabet may be ACGT … More Prophecy 5
Young, gifted and Back in church Always good to repeat an oldie-but-goodie. This was my very first publication on this blog-site almost ten years ago; for all the positive change seen and worked for since, it still is very relevant to our social situation. So we re-post. I dedicate it this time to my friend and … More Young gifted and back in church
[dedicated to my 1 billion beloved brothers and sisters worldwide who identify as atheist/ agnostic/secular humanist / non religious] Sam Harris thinks that Jesus, (and Mohammed and Krishna and every other prophet of an ancient fabled deity) should be banished from the public square and the political, legal and educational systems of modern nations. Sam, … More What do you think about Jesus?
