Spiritual Mutt

That's the question isn't it? I get it. And of all doctrines proclaimed, it is the most cohesive. But I am also not one to just ac...

Perhaps quite pertinent here is this journal entry: 11/8/01: Jesus...(in the place of God Whom we cannot see) [is] being (that is)...

4/8/07: Began P90X program. A workout fiend in my mid to late 20s, I hadn't worked out in about seven years. I started a basic pr...

From my journal: 10/10/06 Perhaps my lowest point yet...Jail time is a frequent topic of conversation [at my job]...Bills in collections, cr...

3/15/2008 The Trinity is not a 'thing' or a 'concretized' Idea or even a 'Being' and this is where we run into...

I've had several "visions" all pertaining to the Trinity. This Trinity thing has troubled me for years. It is more annoying...

This, to me, is really the essence of his work: "...when it comes to understanding the humanity (nasut) of the Iman, that is, to ...

As soon as we start philosophizing about what any religion means we have begun the process of Gnosis. "Gnosis" is the Greek word ...

Seems that traditional religion isn't cutting it. Not knocking traditional religion but I am bored by it. Sure you get out of it what...

WTF? I heard that today in church. That seems to be standard fare in evangelical circles. It seems to me that comes from the vantage poin...

I've never really been into Christmas that much. As a young child I was. I remember leaving my uncle's house hearing sleigh bells ...

Amazing how quickly a month can pass. Part of the reason is that I have become disinterested in spiritual debate. Too much Zen perhaps? It...

Labor Day weekend. Rode my bike down to the river. This is not the park, mind you. Too busy. Too many people. No privacy. No, this is ...

Am I content? Or complacent? I've lost the drive for knowledge though I am still passionate about learning. I don't desire to be ...

Ok, the front page of Beliefnet, where I hang out (as if it's cool...) and debate Christianity (and, for a while, Islam) has Wayne Dyer ...

We all know that the meanings of words evolve over time. A prime example is the word 'irony.' As made famous in Alanis Morrisete...

My interest in it seems to be waning. Does that mean I don't believe it? Or is it that my old notions of it are fading? I used to thi...

"Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:21, KJV) This is the favo...

In short, no. Sure there are parallel sayings and on a philosophical and generic "religious" level similarities. To deny thi...

For a teaching without words, it sure generates a lot of words. I suppose I should shut up.