October 11, 2024

  “And the name of the Father is the Son.” [23:1]  Long before any concept of the Trinity entered the human consciousness, Valentinus reflects on the mystery of the relationship between the Father and Son and deftly explores the paradoxical nature of how they can

October 4, 2024

Chapters 21 and 22 Anointed by the Anointed One “For this reason, they said of Christ the Anointed One, in their midst, “Seek, and those who are troubled will return and he will anoint them with ointment.” This ointment is the mercy of the Father,

October 2, 2024

As novelist and comedian Mark Twain once said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” Today, in the world of social media, the lie can travel around the world twice before the truth even wakes up to check their email. That’s even more true when it comes to political polarization on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Misinformation is everywhere. People believe things that have been debunked months or even years... Read more

September 27, 2024

Chapter 20: The Hope That Stretches Out To Us “This is the word of the good news of the discovery of fullness [Pleroma] for those who await the salvation coming from above. Their hope, toward which they stretch, is stretching toward them – they whose

September 20, 2024

CHAPTER 19 “For the Father is sweet and within his desire is goodness. He knows the things that are yours so that you might find rest in them. For by the fruits one knows what is yours. The Father’s children are his fragrance for they

September 13, 2024

Chapter 17 and 18 You Are the Perfect Day and Within You Dwells the Light Chapter 17 begins with a familiar parable of the “Good” shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to find the one who has strayed away, but then quickly takes a sudden twist

September 10, 2024

Rolling Stone magazine recently published an article asking, “What If Trump Wins?” that sounds all the sorts of extremist alarms about ending Democracy and arresting political opponents and targeting late night comedians who made jokes about him and of course the largest mass deportation in American’s history. But, I’d like to ask another question: “What Happens When Trump Loses?” I know winning this election won’t be a slam dunk for Kamala Harris and there are all sorts of “what ifs”... Read more

September 6, 2024

When the Light had Spoken Through His Mouth “Knowledge of the Father and the revelation of his Child gave them means of knowing. For when they saw him and heard him, he let them taste him and smell him and touch the beloved Child.” [16:

August 30, 2024

  In Chapter 14 of the Gospel of Truth, the author continues to ponder the mystery of human consciousness and awakening to the reality of Oneness: “I am not saying that those who have not yet come into being are nothing, but they come into

August 22, 2024

“Truth came into their midst and all its bounty knew it” (13:1) The promise of the coming of Truth is what we want to talk about now. When Truth comes into our presence, we know it. We welcome it. We realize that the Truth is


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