In part 1 of this 2 part discussion we explore the question, if God can be made to be happy, sad, joyful and angry due to the actions of humankind what does that say about the God? Do we make God emotionally unstable? Are humans in control of the emotional wellbeing God? Do we have …
As we evolve as unique persons in the human experience our ideas and understanding of God evolves. We outgrow one idea of God and take on another that makes accommodations for the people we are becoming through the cycle of life.
Is becoming more like Jesus or any religious or spiritual figure and less like yourself a soul nourishing spiritual exercise.? What do we stand to gain in attempting to become more like Jesus, The Buddha, Moses, Abraham, Prophet Muhammad, Confucius, Lao Tzu? And in what ways is this spiritual practice of less of me more …
Religion is wrong when it suggests a meaningful relationship with God requires us to become God’s kind of person. Religion says we must change, be born again, be renewed, become something other than what we are now. The most meaningful connection with God is made when who and what you are is embraced.
Is one salvation experience enough? If salvation is a solution to the human problem reconnecting us to our spiritual identity there seems to be a need for additional liberations from future problems awaiting us as we experience life as spiritual beings throughout eternity. If we as spiritual beings retain the freedom to decide, interpret knowledge, …
Does performing good deeds result in the satisfaction of God and subsequent good blessings and a higher quality of life? If this is accepted as true it creates serious problems for both God and mankind.
Making sense of God is done through religion, spirituality, or self exploration but are these tools enough? How do we venture beyond these tools in order to gain a more fulfilling understanding of God?
Religion tells us to forgive and forget, to turn the other cheek and to let go and move on. But forgive and forget lacks the attention to love, compassion, and healing that the victim of hurtful experiences and damaging relationships need. A more loving forgiveness tactic is needed for the healing of the victim, disconnection …
What is Ultimate Truth and what is its nature and function. How can we understand Ultimate Truth as a way to help connect religious claims of truth instead of them rejecting each other?
The relationship between God and mankind is commonly understood to be of a master / slave context. I discuss how this understanding is counterproductive in mankind establishing a unique and authentic relationship with God.
Exploring the vastness of God and the diverse ways in which different religions worship, relate to and understand God and spiritual phenomenon, I was no longer willing nor able to call myself a Christian. This episode is my story on the questions that peeked my curiosity and ultimately caused me to leave Christianity.
The idea that God rejects, abhors and condemns men and women of the LGBTQ community has been promoted and force-fed to the world, but this idea comes from a misguided theology. Why is homosexuality even an option if God created mankind to be heterosexual, is being gay a choice and what really happened in Sodom …
As the spiritually curious, we have all at some point pondered the seemingly elusive question WHO AM I? This episode offers direction in answering that question.
Why do we believe we are made in the image of God? What does it actually mean physically and spiritually to be made in the image of God? Since God has infinite power, unlimited attributes, and is unable to be fully conceived, is it even possible for there to be a physical likeness of what …
What is the genesis of inspiration? Why do inspiring ideas exist? How can we encounter them more often?