What happens to Christianity when the self has been trained to treat its own feelings as ultimate truth?
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The Guardian Angels You Don’t Choose
In January 2014, we landed in Canberra with two boys, seven bags and suitcases, and a plan that made sense on paper. But I was wrong about how this one would go.
Sabbath is an ancient practice designed to restore both body and soul. It invites us to step out of the relentless flow of ordinary, measured time and enter sacred time – a space where we can reconnect with what is most real and meaningful.
Our attention is never neutral. It is always training us, shaping our perception, values, emotions, and sense of self.
Modern translation of the Bible often sacrifices depth for accuracy. We can balance this by looking to the ancient Jewish tradition of Midrash. It encourages a participatory reading of the text that seeks personal transformation rather than just information.
Modern society has not abandoned religion; rather, it has replaced traditional beliefs with new societal ideals. Influential thinkers like Durkheim and Tillich suggest that faith now revolves around ultimate concerns such as social justice or identity. This shift transforms political discourse into a moral battleground, revealing the complexities of modern devotion.
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God is not dead
If you have been celebrating the death of the Divine One, you may be in for a surprise because God is not dead. He has morphed into a variety of new secular religions.
Religious people and institutions are not exempt from being corrupted by the power of evil. It matters not what their belief system is whether it is Christianity, Islam, Judaism, New Age or whatever the brand and flavour.
Why letting go is the only way forward when you are confronted with circumstances beyond your control.
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Go to the limit of your longing
Sometimes you have to keep moving forward in spite of what is happening. Love this poem, “Go to the limits of your longing” by Rainer Maria Rilke that captures this so beautifully. Go to the limits of your longing A poem by Rainer Maria Rilke Translation by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows God speaks to […]