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  • The Gospel, The Good News, The Kingdom of God is at hand.

    May 25, 2026 What is this gospel? What is this good news that is to be heralded to the ends of the earth? Salvation? That is part of it. Saved from hell to go to heaven? That is what we hear from the pulpits of Western Christianity. But what did the Lord Jesus say about…

  • When we look, what do we see?

     Perception. We gain knowledge of God, others and the world around us through interacting with God, others and the world around us. Our senses reveal our world through touch, smell, taste, hearing and God through spirit/soul/heart and His creation. As we build a repository of this knowledge that our senses have revealed to us, we…

  • The path is through

    Yesterday afternoon the doorbell rang, which rarely happens as I live in the middle of 7 acres at the end of a long narrow drive. Looking out the window to see who had ventured to my home my eyes fell upon a young Sherriff Officer patiently waiting. After greeting one another he asked if I…

  • Who do we follow the choice is ours: Man, or God?

    This morning as I sat sipping my morning coffee I was brought to an article on the counterpunch website about St. Augustine’s influence and his teaching as the driving force behind the beliefs of the current Pope and the VP of the US. The article speaks of the overwhelming influence of Augustine’s beliefs on both…

  • Renewal is coming

    Greetings in the name of the Lord. As the days lengthen and warm here in the Western Hemisphere the flowers begin to bloom bringing renewal to the earth. Just as the earth springs forth life and beauty this time of year we too will one day be renewed to our original created state; the version…

  • The way forward

    “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Our travels through this world are separate yet interconnected in many ways. We all travel different paths at different times. They may overlap, intersect or flow…

  • How the Through the Darkness Novella trilogy came to be.

    Frustration, fear, and anger are often the product of a lack of understanding. I was feeling a lot of frustration, fear, and anger about the world that seemed to be developing before my eyes. Having grown up in rural Kansas I would have said that my upbringing to an extent was conservative Christian. The speech…