The Tree of Conscience
A Lenten Meditation Based on Genesis 2:9, 3:1-13, Matthew 5:21-48 Genesis 2:9, “And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; [...]
Christian Nationalism and the Antichrist
I wrote a blog on the rise of Christian Nationalism back in November 2022. Christian Nationalism is a right wing, ultra conservative ideology that imagines the United States as a Christian nation run by the [...]
A Modern Christmas Story
Imagine, if you will, a modern-day manger scene with live actors and animals. The shepherds are gathered around the stable with their sheep. The Wise Men (who didn’t actually come till months later) are [...]
Israel and Palestine: Where Do We Go From Here?
I don’t know about you, but I have been absolutely disheartened by the events of October 7, and the “war” that has followed in the Holy Land. My sensitivities have been numbed and I am [...]
Angel’s Lament
Back in 2007, I wrote and recorded a music video entitled "Angel's Lament.” It was, and still is, a song of protest against the exploitation of the political poor, and the outright abuse, prejudice [...]
A Case for an Aramaic Jesus
I am a perpetual student of the Bible. More specifically, of the New Testament. I am not an academic, nor have a pedigree that distinguishes me as an expert on anything Biblical, other than 50+ [...]
My Conversation With God, Part 2
Some of the concepts in this conversation have been shared before by Neal Donald Walsh in his Conversation with God books. Therefore, it makes sense that God’s truth, shared through the lens of Neal Donald [...]
A Personal Note: My Conversation with God
As most of you know, I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (blood cancer) five years ago. I have been up and down with an oral chemo drug. I have been off the chemo drug since [...]
A Lenten Message on Grace
Lent is a period of forty days during which Christians remember the events leading up to, and including, the death of Jesus Christ, whose life and teachings are the foundation of Christianity. Lent comes [...]
Einstein on God
As many of you know, I am working on a Master’s Thesis, “A Case for God Seen Through the Lens of Metaphysics.” I have, and continue to research, the idea and concept of God. To [...]