Conversations with God

You know that the world is living on the edge of its chair religiously when the conversion of a Muslim to Christianity makes headlines. Of course, the way it was done was designed to create headlines, but still…should this really be international news? = = = = = = = = = = = =…

Can you believe in your own perfection? Or do you believe that there is something you have to do in order to be perfect in the eyes of God? = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =…

Most of humanity believes that God decides which humans are included in the word “us.” We then form groups or clusters around what God has decided, and we call them religions or faiths. God then assure “us” that God will be bringing “us” back to God, by telling “us” what is “best” for “us.” =…

I have a request to make today. I hope that you will all do whatever you can to read up on the next President of the United States. We know right now who that person is going to be. We know it can only be one of three people, all other things being equal. So…

Barack Obama had some explaining to do. There were some troubling spiritual questions that have been raised. Very legitimate, very fair questions. And I think Mr. Obama has answered those questions. And now, maybe — just maybe — we can put this race thing to rest in our presidential campaign. My goodness, how I had…

Some people believe that human beings are individuated aspects of The Divine. Others believe that we were created by God, but we are not Divinity Itself. The question makes for some interesting theological discussion. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =…

One reader of this blog says that none of the current candidates for president are worth voting for, and that we should “make America Strong again” and “let the rest of the world kill them selves.” What do you think? Do you agree? = = = = = = = = = = = =…

Nothing is accidental in our universe. Nothing is a mistake or an unfortunate condition. This is what is meant by Intelligent Design. Everything that exists has emerged from Divine Intelligence. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =…

Is the “God of our fathers” — that is, the God in which our ancestors believed — able and equipped to serve humanity in the 21st Century…or do we need a “new God”? That is the question that events of our time places before our species. = = = = = = = = =…

I asked here yesterday, what is going on in the mind of a person who utilizes the services of high-priced call girls and risks utterly destroying an extraordinary career and a lovely family in doing so? The answer is: lust. In most cases, lust, plain and simple. The urge to engage in sex–particularly sex with…

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