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The planet and step one
October 3, 2020
The 12 step program’s Jellinek Curve symbolizes and describes the downward spiral into chaos and then the recovery slope back to health, sanity, happiness, and productive living. This curve symbolizes an interpretation of our planet going downhill.
Wisdom from an African philosopher
September 11, 2020
17th-century Ethiopian Enlightenment feminist philosopher Zera Yacob speaks to our times from philosophy that he began to clarify while living in a cave for two years when the king was seeking to kill him.
Loving God in simplicity
September 4, 2020
Love without its simplicity is not love. The commandment to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength has enough beautiful complexity in it to call for an integrating reflection on the simplicity of love.
Hackathon divinity moments
July 24, 2020
Hackathon teamwork led to four divinity breakthroughs that I experienced.
Jesus, the master wheelwright
July 10, 2020
Civilization is a wagon train, and Jesus is the master wheelwright. A wheelwright is a person who makes or repairs wooden wheels.
Nutrition and output
July 4, 2020
A bird feeds a chick. Jesus is the bread of life. A pizza box says, “Stop reading. Start sharing. Our rate of perceived exertion is measured on a scale of 1-10.
Tenth Leper Club
June 26, 2020
When Jesus healed ten men who had leprosy, they all took off joyously, but one of them turned around, came back to Jesus and gave thanks and worship. Join the Tenth Leper Club.
Justice: divine, destined, established, and evolving
June 19, 2020
We speak of justice more clearly when we distinguish the justice of God from that of our planetary destiny, and presently established justice from the evolving progress that we seek.
Contrasts and blends: Responses to George Floyd’s murder
June 12, 2020
Regarding racism, sexism, or any other such ism, we also affirm our common humanity and appreciate, as have the opportunity to know them, each one’s unique personality.