Revelation 2:10 … Receiving the Crown of Life (11/17/16)

“Be Faith-full to the point of death, and I will give you the Crown of Life.” ~ unknown (Revelation 2:10)   Most Christians focus on the word “faithful” in this verse (which is the way the term is written in most English biblical translations), and this is why most Christians are so often and so […]

Amen … (11/17/16)

To be the Hand of GOD … (11/16/2020)

A literal no-brainer … (11/16/16)

Acts 10:34-35 … Questioning with boldness (11/16/16)

“Question with boldness even the existence of God, because if there is One, [He] must more approve the homage of reasonable doubt than that of blind-folded fear.” ~ Thomas Jefferson   This quote from Jefferson need not be read as a rejection of God or a call to atheism (though Jefferson himself was a Deist, […]

What every prayer must Say … (11/15/2020)

The only Way worth walking … (11/15/16)

Romans 14:14 … Nothing unclean (11/15/16)

“Nothing is unclean in itself; but is only unclean for anyone who thinks it so.” ~ Paul (Romans 14:14)   On the one hand, Paul is strengthening a common temptation in this verse – telling us all (quite incorrectly) that it is fully acceptable to receive with open arms whatever is offered us, regardless from […]

On dogma and The Divine … (11/14/2021)

Burnishing the bigotry … (11/14/2020)

P.S. For anyone interested, I have written a scholastically exhaustive expose of what the Bible actually says about homosexuality … Peace. Burnishing Bigotry – 3rd edition (yumpu.com)

Erring on the side of Mercy … (11/14/16)