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A "clear vision" of Christianity for the 21st century
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The ladder for ascending to God
In accord with our created state, the universe itself is a ladder for ascending to God (Saint) Bonaventure, The Mind's Journey to God The symbol of a ladder appears throughout Christian mystical writing. It's as close to a perfect symbol as human language can come up with when…
Jul 1
God is not Love
(God) is not soul or mind, nor does it possess imagination, conviction, speech, or understanding. Nor is it speech per se, understanding per se. It cannot be spoken of and it cannot be grasped by understanding. It is not number or order, greatness or smallness, equality or…
Jun 27
When Jesus became Christ
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. Mark 1:9-10 The Gospel of Mark was the earliest…
Jul 5
The kingdom of God is nowhere
No matter what route the NRSV[1] translators took to get there, the word “realm” is a far more accurate rendition of what the Fourth Gospel was trying to communicate than is “kingdom.” A kingdom is a place. A realm is more of an experience. (Bishop) John Shelby Spong, The Fourth…
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The kingdom of God is within you
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:21 What is the “Kingdom of God”? Some newer…
Jun 21
Why God?
“Religious symbols do exactly the same thing as all symbols do – namely, they open up a level of reality, which otherwise is not opened at all, which is…
Jun 8
“God” is not God
Entification, reification, and existence
Jun 6
God is ineffable
ineffable – in·ef·fa·ble – /in'ef?b(?)l/ adjective: too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. – Google dictionary There is a long, but…
Jun 4
God is not a category
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; Our meddling intellect Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things: We murder to dissect. William Wordsworth — The…
Jun 2
What is “God's will”?
Someone recently asked me if I ever thought that saying “it's God's will” at a funeral was rude. It seemed rude to her, as though it's perfectly okay to…
Jun 1
“Negative” theology
God is whatever is left when you eliminate everything with a name.
May 30
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A false dilemma
According to mythological thinking, God has his domicile in heaven... The meaning is quite clear. In a crude manner it expresses the idea that God is…
May 26
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