Maybe, I am a Unitarian..
I am often asked if I am religious or if I am a Christian. It is a question that I have grappled with due to having a contemplative and speculative mind. None of the current mainstream religions really...
View ArticleIn the beginning...
Reblogged from The Quest for Light: The opening phrase in the Torah or Genesis 1.1 in Hebrew is "B'raisheet bara". The most popular translation is the rendering of "In the beginning". This would of...
View ArticleA Skeptical Twist
A young Jewish boy was riding home from Hebrew School when his mother asked him, “So how was class?” “It was stupid mom.”, he said. “Come on sweetheart”, said the mom, “it couldn’t be that bad. Tell me...
View ArticleDeciphering the Divine
I had a recent exchange with a number of folks and it seems that there was a misconception that I was anti-God, anti-Bible, and a hater of religion. If you have been following my blog for any length of...
View ArticleThe Path to Thanksgiving
For a very long time Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday. Even though it is somewhat secular in practice and today seems to be more overshadowed by the need to go shopping before the meal is even...
View ArticleDivine Science
To the Ancient Greeks, Zeus was not a myth. Neither was Poseidon, Hercules, Perseus, or Hades. These were real gods and demigods. The landscape of Greece and Italy still have the ruins of the temples...
View ArticleCan anyone “prove” God exists?
In the months since writing the post entitled Divine Science I have had a number of debates as to whether or not it is possible to prove God exists and I have never made the statement that God is a …...
View ArticleJesus, redeemer or reformer?
We live in a world where the dangers of religious fundamentalism of all kinds surround us. Whether it be a “holy warrior” blowing himself up in market place, a madman shooting people in a temple or...
View ArticleSaving God
I had a recent exchange with someone who wanted me to “level” with him on what my position was on Jesus. It caught me by surprise because I know I have blogged about Jesus a number of times and thought...
View ArticlePoints of clarity
It’s been a pretty interesting week since posting “Breaking free.” As expected I got the usual fire and brimstone, “my soul belongs to the devil”, “repent before its to late”, “you deceived me with...
View ArticleThoughts on the essence and existence of God
A lot has gone on the past few weeks and I had a lot of thoughts bouncing around in my head. I felt like chatting with you instead of writing. So here is the first ever “vlog” post:
View ArticleRiding the cosmic tide
Amidst the chaos we see in nature and the universe, an underlying order exists. An order that, while not seemingly perfect, somehow perpetuates unseen and almost unknown to those not attune to its...
View ArticleThe Divine Mystery
There are mysteries that have puzzled the minds of all who take time to think about anything beyond the mundane and menial tasks of our day-to-day lives. The more we advance (or evolve) the more...
View ArticleThe faith of Thomas Jefferson
I recently participated in a debate on the faith of the founders of the United States. I must say it is somewhat entertaining to see the lack of knowledge many have on this topic. There is this...
View ArticleStrength in Faith
Life at times seems meaningless and uninspiring. This is especially the case when one demystifies the realities of nature and views the laws and order of the cosmos as if they are random acts of chaos....
View ArticleIneffable Truth
Let me open with a few definitions: Ineffable – 1 a : incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable b : unspeakable 2: not to be uttered : taboo Truth - 1 a (archaic) : fidelity, constancy...
View ArticleLife is..
Yesterday I turned 40. I remember being a kid and thinking 40 is old and yet here I am and to be honest, I don’t feel very old. Sure, I have quite a few gray hairs, a bigger gut, tons of...
View ArticleForging into the unknown.. a path of our own.
I would like to open this post with an apology. I haven’t written much in quite a while and that is mostly due to being focused on other things lately. I was even debating shutting down this blog as...
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