…A heart and mind searching for truth in a lying, fallen world.
A common expression in spiritual circles about the separation between the mundane physical world and the spiritual reality that coincides with it is that the separation is a veil that blocks our standard view of the spiritual realm. Some people…
“We are embodied creatures. Physical rituals are important to bridge the way to what we can’t conceptualize. Faith and Ritual by L’Ombre de l’Olivier. The sixties stripping of ritual and “senseless” tradition, pretty much across the board of most Western…
Deuteronomy 18:11b is very explicit in its restriction of contacting anyone who has died, no matter the circumstances, “…or one who inquires of the dead”. We are not allowed to approach the dead for anything. Now, someone will tell me,…
I have been trying to discover what might impede growth in my Christian life and working against my desire to become closer to my God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Yes, I am a Christian trinitarian believer because that is…
A 17th-century Englishman, John May, said, “In a calm sea, every man is a pilot.” He was contrasting how when everything is perfect, everyone can succeed, but then what is left unspoken but implied is that when the sea turns…
As I approach the ending years of my life (I am 77), things are coming into sharper focus concerning what matters and what doesn’t. The thing that matters most to me right now, as I am sure this will remain…
I have been using YouTube recently to engage a number of sound Christian teachers to increase my biblical knowledge and understanding. However, when it comes to discipleship, it seems they all do not touch on the area of that discipline…
My best friend John died Sunday night just before midnight. His family asked me to create a photo presentation of his life. I was able to accomplish that using a PowerPoint presentation with 101 photos from his life. The presentation…
Late last night my best friend John went peacefully home to be with the Lord after losing his battle against pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by all of his large, immediate family and he was accompanied on his journey by…
I guess this post could be subtitled: No Place Left to Sit… Between 1938 and 1945, C.S. Lewis wrote a space trilogy. He began with Out of the Silent Planet, followed by Perelandra, and closing with The Hideous Strength. In…
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