On Hands

Whose report will you believe? Information has never been as detailed, as prolific, as accessible, as accelerated as it now is. The challenge is in processing – which requires and relies on conscious and subconscious systems of filtration, then assimilation. But the right brain has always offered us cognitive short cuts. This is why Jesus … More On Hands

Sacred Stories

I am equally moved by the stories of Frederick K Price and Stephen Hawking. Contextual differences (the first a Black Preacher from LA who builds the world’s largest church at a time when blacks and builders were believed to be incongruous; the latter a genius that encounters the universe’s truths about time who was given … More Sacred Stories

God’s address

I’m sure that if Jesus were to answer modern day disciples’ question on how to pray, the words would come out differently. Few seem to realize how Christian doctrines and praxes oft fundamentally differ from age to age and place to place. The most common understandings and practices from one place or era are so … More God’s address

What is truth?

Everyone seems to have different versions of it, each often claiming absolute authority. Beliefs certainly have consequences. How do we settle the matter? The eternal destiny of a nation may actually depend on who and what one believes about who won an election. The eternal destiny of one’s soul may also depend on who or … More What is truth?

Breach

How were the fortified city walls penetrated so easily? So strategically positioned and internally resourced was she, Zion was considered impregnable. Surrounded by David’s troops, the inhabitants were not even slightly alarmed. In fact, they dared him to try, with taunts that even the blind and cripple could successfully repel any advance he might attempt. … More Breach