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Continue reading →: Angel Magic and the Grimoire TraditionI’ve been observing that a lot of the medieval and renaissance grimoires basically boil down to angel magic. Whether we’re talking Kabbalistic, Solomonic, Enochian, or other systems it’s much the same: it’s about summoning and seeking the aid of a plethora of angels (or demons) by the power of the…
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Continue reading →: Ancient Irish poem on the TrinityThree folds of the cloth, yet only one napkin is there, Three joints of the finger, but still only one finger fair, Three leaves of the shamrock, yet no more than one shamrock to wear, Frost, snow-flakes and ice, all water their origin share, Three Persons in God; to one…
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Continue reading →: Surprised by GodThe scriptures often show that when God acts or speaks, whether through the Messiah or His messengers—the reaction is frequently one of surprise, wonder, and amazement. In the Gospel of Matthew, we read that the crowds listening to Jesus “were astonished at his teaching,” as his words defied their expectations…
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Continue reading →: Reflections on Druidic ChristologyIn his Reflections on Druidic Christology, Rev. Alistair Bate comments that, “As an example of orthodox Christology finding its way into Druidic ceremonial I would like to consider the benediction at the end of the traditional (O.B.O.D.) ritual for Imbolc; ‘May the blessing of the Uncreated One, of the Created Word…
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Continue reading →: When the Word Became Flesh: Why Christians Don’t Have a Sacred LanguageJews believe the word through which God spoke creation into existence was Hebrew. Muslims believe it was Arabic. Christians, on the other hand, believe the word through which God spoke creation into existence was Jesus. That might explain why Christians don’t have a sacred language in the same way. For…
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Continue reading →: The Trinitarian Identity of the ChurchThe scriptures refer to the church as the: Household of God; Body of Christ; and Temple of the Holy Spirit Taken together they suggest the identity of the church is intrinsically trinitarian.
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Continue reading →: The Annunciation: Nigerian StyleAnnunciation by Nigerian artist Paul Woelfel
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Continue reading →: Land and biblical theologyAn excerpt from Jesus and the Land by Gary M. Burge “Walter Brueggemann is correct when he suggests that land might be the central theme of biblical faith. “Biblical faith is the pursuit of historical belonging that includes a sense of destiny derived from such belonging.” And if this is…
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