I have a very good friend who used to be a very devout Christian and church-goer. She isn’t anymore. She is intelligent, a deep thinker, and fiercely independent. Why she doesn’t go to church anymore? Because her intelligence, deep thinking and independence are not respected. I don’t mean her feelings are hurt because people don’t applaud these things about her, but because they are simply not respected. Therefore she is not respected. Here’s what she intuits when she walks into... Read more
One thing we must understand about the mind is its incredible capacity to think that it is thinking. Its ability to suck on the same lollipop forever, delighting itself with the pleasure of what it thinks is thought, is endless. The brain’s primary function is to protect the organism, so it stubbornly resists change. And so it rejects the way to true change, and that is by death. The mind refuses to die to itself. If it’s primary function is... Read more
This cartoon was inspired by an article in the New York Times’ health section titled, “Talk Deeply, Be Happy”. Read more
The Z-Theory continues to provide some insights. To catch up on the Z-Theory, just type it into the search box on nakedpastor and you should get all of the posts… all 17 of them! Again, I am only offering this to the discussion. I am in process with this. But I want to share this with you as it develops in my mind. So, this is what I’m gleaning from it these days: There is a Trinitarian structure to reality.... Read more
We’re getting ready for another Gallery Hop in Saint John in early May. The theme for our gallery this time is ACEOs (Art Cards Editions and Originals: miniature pieces of art measuring 2.5″x3.5″). I’ve done 23 originals so far. These are all ink and watercolor. Here’s four of them: Read more
I was baptized as an infant in the Anglican Church, came to faith in a Baptist, switched to Pentecostal with my parents to get the Spirit, went to seminary and fell in love with textual criticism and Reformed Theology, switched to Presbyterian and was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1987, and finally switched to Vineyard in 1995. My memories of the Presbyterian church are a mixture of fond and frustrating. But yesterday I received an email from... Read more
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