“Being dependent and needy has its benefits”
March 24, 2023
New life while Vulnerable As a 59-year-old white male, I haven’t known weakness and vulnerability since I was a kid. I have always been...
I am a Stoic
January 17, 2022
By Pastor Phil I’m a stoic. Finally, I got a diagnosis…I’m a stoic. I thought I was a new age thinker, but I have come to realize...
Religion Can Learn from Science
November 23, 2021
by Pastor Phil Religion can learn from Science Recently I listened to an interview of medical scientists and their perspectives of...
Do You need a savior?
September 17, 2020
Do You need a savior? I have been struggling with this question recently. Reflecting on my understanding of Orthodox Christian...
George Floyd
June 19, 2020
I wonder if the name George Floyd will be remembered in ways similar to Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Emmett Till, Frederick Douglass, or even...
Hierarchies
June 11, 2020
What is it with Human beings and human institutions? We often create hierarchies. Structures of who is in power over whom. Who is in...
Christian Exclusivity
May 16, 2020
The classic verse that certain Christians quote to support the supremacy of Christianity over other faith traditions stems from the...
Weary Bones Can Be Resurrected
March 30, 2020
Ezekiel’s vision in chapter 37, is a vision of HOPE to a people whose lives have been destroyed and uprooted. If I am...
Spreading the Virus
March 19, 2020
Wow I realize the many things I take for granted. The Giant salad bar, going out to eat, a lively, loud work environment, worship, and...
You don’t believe in the Trinity?
February 28, 2020
Good for you. If you want to go to Hell! Most people who know me know that a Christian faith grounded on getting the Trinity...
On the Shelf
February 13, 2020
On the Shelf I imagined this week that I was at the Sermon on the Mount, listening to Jesus with lots of other people. Some people Jesus...
Hell No!
October 1, 2019
Heaven and Hell are not Christian inventions! “Heaven and Hell” are not mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures which Christians call the...
Prayer. Changing the mind of God!
July 31, 2019
Prayer. Changing the mind of God! The power of prayer…Answered prayers, or as Garth Brooks crooned, “Thank God for Unanswered...
Krishna’s Dictum
March 7, 2019
The upside of the Flu was quiet time. No TV, no computer, light classical music, books, articles, my thoughts and meditation. One of the...
Cultivating the Beginners Mind
February 26, 2019
We get the idea of “The Beginner’s Mind” from Zen Buddhism, which maintains that many of our preconceived notions and judgements can...