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Continue reading →: Shouldn’t you be a dual citizen?It strikes me that until Christian parliamentarians start getting questioned on whether they’re effectively holding dual citizenship on the basis of their second birth they’re probably not doing it right.
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Continue reading →: Church Fathers on the ApocryphaWhile there is unanimous agreement between the Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant traditions on the canonical status of the twenty seven books of the New Testament and the Hebrew core of the Old Testament, there is nevertheless some disagreement regarding the status of other books commonly known as apocryphal or deuterocanonical. Personally…
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Continue reading →: Why the laws of Moses aren’t always for ChristiansPeople coming to the Old Testament for the first time often make the assumption that its laws were intended to be universal, for everyone. Such assumptions, however, are misguided, as they aren’t always even applicable for Christians. Some laws were for everyone. An example comes from God’s covenant with all…
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Continue reading →: Giving thanks for the landOne of the ways we are seeking to follow God and Jesus in more eco-sensitive ways is through acknowledging the land when we give thanks for meals. A simple prayer I sometimes say is this: God We thank you for this meal For the land which provided it And the…
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Continue reading →: A peace prayer that we can all shareThis peace prayer is not Christian in origin. It actually comes from the Druids, who according to the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, often say it in their ceremonies. However, since it leaves it up to you which divinity you are addressing it to, I would suggest it it is a…
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Continue reading →: Were the earliest followers of Jesus Jewish or Christian?Were the early followers of Jesus Jews, not Christians? I have seen this question posed in a number of ways and I would like to suggest the question assumes a dichotomy which is largely false, or at least not so black and white as the question implies. For the truth…
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Continue reading →: Enough with the black and white hatsA problem with an excessively dualistic approach to ethics (or politics) is that it can seduce people into believing that they are in the right simply because they’re on the right (religious or political) team. When the truth is we all fall short. This is not to suggest that there…
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Continue reading →: A spotters guide to alchemical symbolsThese are some of the most common symbols in Alchemy and consequently the ones you’ll most likely encounter, if you keep your eyes open. In my experience they come up, not only in explicitly magickal contexts, but also in movies, gaming, music videos, and other expressions of pop culture. It…
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Continue reading →: Thoughts on the filioque controversyI have been thinking about the Filioque controversy. The Orthodox tradition affirms the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father … and nothing need more be said. The Catholic and Protestant traditions affirm the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father AND the Son. I agree with the Orthodox that this AND is…
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Continue reading →: Did Jesus consider any food forbidden?Many have suggested to me that Jesus advocated the same food laws as Mohammed and Moses. The gospel of Mark, however, tells another story: The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands…
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