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Revisit Galilee (revised)
February 7, 2026
A dozen years ago I went with about twenty-five believers on a pilgrimage to Israel and beyond. I was greatly moved to discover how seeing places of Jesus’ ministry enabled me to remember, ponder, interpret, and commune. One thing that I brought back home was a placemat which I have on the dinner table. It has fifteen little scenes showing Jesus around the Sea of Galilee and on the water. A couple days ago, I… Read More
Jesus’ Scientific Knowledge: Scientific Living and Spiritual Living in the Teaching of Jesus
December 27, 2025
Jesus was not only an idealist. He was also a realist. He had his feet on the ground, and his knowledge of facts was excellent. And excellent knowledge includes some scientific knowledge. I believe that as the human Jesus grew up, he learned to be Watch the 3:50 video or listen to the podcast episode. These are traits of what I call scientific living. When scientific living and spiritual living are brought together, the combination… Read More
The Treasure in your Field
November 8, 2025
The kingdom of God is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found. He covered it up again, and in his joy he went out and sold everything he had and bought that field. What was this treasure in the field? I think it’s what Jesus was talking about when he said, “The kingdom of God is within you.” Watch the 2:39 video or listen to the podcast episode. God has sent his… Read More
A man with a funnel in his head
October 15, 2025
A few years ago, on several occasions, when I looked out from the window in my study, I would see, across the street, my tall neighbor standing in the middle of his front yard. His little girl, about two years old, was running around in the yard, staying fairly close to him. Every few minutes, she would go to her father and lift up her arms. Apparently, without any conversation, he would bend down and… Read More
A workshop, a reflection on truth and love, and a correction
September 10, 2025
There is some business that I want to mention at the end of this post, and it connects directly with some of the most important teachings of Jesus. Here is the question that I want to answer today. Jesus taught that we should love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength—and our neighbor as ourselves. How does this teaching relate to Jesus’ description of the basic relationship of God and humankind?
With all our strength
November 3, 2023
I’ve been on a quest to live–and write about–loving God with all my heart, mind, soul, and strength. Yesterday I sent to my editor friend a revised section on strength. She discovered weaknesses in it. It didn’t take long for me to realize (this is a pattern) that she had uncovered a fresh, hungry need for my growth. After sleeping on the problem, I woke up with a breakthrough. Of course it takes longer to… Read More
Faith child
October 6, 2023
The faith of a little child not only enables us to join the kingdom family of God, it also continues to guide us as we progress. Jesus’s teachings and interactions on this theme are marked by a wonderful simplicity. And the variety of these teachings touches on several concepts that are part of the whole truth of faith. Watch the 13:27 video or listen to the podcast episode. I often struggle, for example, to record… Read More
Sean finds God
August 11, 2023
A 21-year-old computer whiz embraced the concept of the wonderfulness within, but rejected the idea of the spirit of God within–until two weeks ago. How did philosophy help? Watch the 9-minute video or listen to the podcast episode. For the video, I simplified the philosophy so much it’s hardly recognizable. I have organized some ideas about where to look for God in our experience. Realizing where to look helps us develop our concept of God…. Read More
Falling across the Pentecost finish line
May 27, 2022
After acknowledging the failure of an experiment in the last class meeting (falling across the finish line), I summarize a five-week class, “The Journey from Easter to Pentecost.” Then I distinguish garden-variety spiritual experience from the taste-and-see variety.