Each of us are engaged, daily, with a wide variety of responsibilities. "Adulting" can be tiresome, draining, and we might wake up in the morning and simply not want to take part in all of the 'grown up' chores that await us. I know what that is like. I've had many "jobs" that did not … Continue reading The Activating Energy of Gratitude
Emergence eBook and the changing seasons
Love and Blessings As some of you are aware, the Emergence eBook was launched last week. I hope many of you had the opportunity to read it and that you were able to take from it something that is helpful on your own journey. As it being my first attempt at an eBook, I am … Continue reading Emergence eBook and the changing seasons
Our Field of Being – Conscious Participation
“In other words, you decide to act as if existence might be justified by its goodness—if only you behaved properly. And it is that decision, that declaration of existential faith, that allows you to overcome nihilism, and resentment, and arrogance. It is that declaration of faith that keeps hatred of Being, with all its attendant … Continue reading Our Field of Being – Conscious Participation
Great Chain of Being and Concentric Circles
Here is a post from a previous blog I had that I feel touches on some interesting ideas worth sharing again.
For the last week, the concept of the “Great Chain of Being” has continued to arise in my awareness and I thought it prudent to share some of my thoughts surrounding this idea.
Traditionally, this concept is thought of as a linear hierarchy which ranks the various forms of creation into categories representing increasing “closeness” with God. It is also an idea which was applied to the natural world during Aristotle’s reign of thought, with the categorizing of organisms based on particular, physical traits.
This “chain of being” has provided a cosmology for Christians for well over a thousand years, providing a context of power, delineating how it flows from God all the way down to animals, plants, and minerals.
Upon further study of this idea, it had occurred to me that this hierarchy was painting an incorrect picture of creation. Specifically, it begins with the idea that God is “outside”…
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Love Thy Enemy — As yourself
"Love your Enemies and pray for those who persecute you.." - Matthew 5:44 A profound recognition has taken place in my mind, off the heals of a conversation with my ex-wife. The conversation didn't start off that well [there is still much to heal]. And in a moment of mutual release, the conversation was able … Continue reading Love Thy Enemy — As yourself
Blog Update – New sections and content
Love and Blessings! I had the day off from work today, and the weather kept me inside (lots of grey and rain). So I decided to capitalize on the opportunity to do some writing for my blog and re-vamp some of the sections to add a dimension of professionalism and to develop the launchpad for … Continue reading Blog Update – New sections and content
And it was Good
Romans 8:2828 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.Genesis 1:3131 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Over the last few weeks there has been a transformative shift in my consciousness. I would say this is due, largely … Continue reading And it was Good
Embracing Mystery
“The great beauty of life is its mystery, the inability to know what course our life will take, and diligently work to transmute into our final form based upon a lifetime of constant discovery and enterprising effort. Accepting the unknown and unknowable eliminates regret.”― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls In no small way, my life over … Continue reading Embracing Mystery
Embracing Metanoia
Metanoia is a Greek word that translates to "Change of Mind", used many times in the New Testament. Thought to translate as "repentance", though not as a practice fueled by guilt or shame, but literally to "change our direction". As many of you who follow my blog know, I have been transitioning through a very … Continue reading Embracing Metanoia
Bearing Our Cross
"O you souls who wish to go on with so much safety and consolation, if you knew how pleasing to God is suffering and how much it helps in acquiring other good things, you would never seek consolation in anything; but you would rather look upon it as a great happiness to bear the Cross … Continue reading Bearing Our Cross
