4 days agoMember-onlyThy will be done ––the most meaningful words ever spoken?In this the sixth post on the Jesus Prayer, we look at what may be the most consequential words of the prayer. Words that give meaning and purpose to the universe and our own lives that most of us seek. …Christianity15 min readChristianity15 min read
Jan 23Member-onlyThe Jesus Prayer and TolkienThe fifth in the series on the Jesus Prayer, usually called the Lord’s Prayer. We consider what Jesus meant by what is usually translated “thy kingdom come.” Here we see considerable differences if one sees Jesus as a political revolutionary, a moral teacher but not divine, or as the Son…Christianity16 min readChristianity16 min read
Jan 21Member-onlyScience and the Limits of KnowledgeIs science journalism showing signs of edging off the platform of physicalist dogma? A recent series from the New Scientist offers some reason for cautious optimism. In a recent post I asked how we can build a worldview based on science if science can’t answer basic questions about truth and…Philosophy Of Science13 min readPhilosophy Of Science13 min read
Jan 18Member-onlyClimate Science: If We Are Not Confused We Don’t Understand the SituationFamous journalist and broadcaster Edward R. Murrow said: “Anyone who isn’t confused doesn’t understand the situation.” It was painted as a mural in the tiny town of Edison where I lived in beautiful Skagit Valley, Washington. …Climate Change8 min readClimate Change8 min read
Jan 16Member-onlyDo we have any idea what hallowed or holiness means?The fourth in the series on the Jesus Prayer, also known as the Lord’s Prayer. Was Jesus a political revolutionary, a great moral teacher but purely human, or was he the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity? …Christianity12 min readChristianity12 min read
Jan 12Member-onlyWhy hallowing the Name of God is so confoundingThe fourth in the series on the Jesus Prayer, also known as the Lord’s Prayer. Was Jesus a political revolutionary, a great moral teacher but purely human, or was he the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity? We are looking at this famous teaching prayer through these…The Lords Prayer11 min readThe Lords Prayer11 min read
Dec 31, 2022Member-onlyIf science can’t provide the answers, on what will we build our worldviews?The truth is science today cannot provide the answers we crave for what is real and what is true. But it is also true that many today continue to believe that it does. That has real consequences for worldviews and therefore how we think and act. Science as the new authority Since the late 17th…Philosophy14 min readPhilosophy14 min read
Dec 30, 2022Member-onlyWhy locating God in heaven changes so muchLocating God the Father in a created place called heaven was a revolutionary teaching then and remains so today. This is the third in a series exploring the Jesus Prayer, often called The Lord’s Prayer. Whether Jesus is seen as a martyred political revolutionary, a great moral teacher, or the…The Lords Prayer13 min readThe Lords Prayer13 min read
Dec 23, 2022Member-onlyWhy teaching “Our Father” was so revolutionaryWe are examining the Jesus Prayer, usually called The Lord’s Prayer, exploring what it can teach us from different views of who Jesus was — political rebel, great moral teacher or Son of God/Messiah/Christ. The second post in the series. We think nothing of it now, but when Jesus taught…The Lords Prayer12 min readThe Lords Prayer12 min read
Dec 21, 2022Member-onlyExamining the most important prayer ever prayedThis begins a new series and a bit of a departure from most of my nearly 240 posts on Medium. They have mostly dealt with questions of faith and science but dipping into philosophy, biology, comparative religions and theology — even social commentary a time or two. If there is…Jesus7 min readJesus7 min read