Monthly Archives: August 2012

“The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light” (John 3:19). Having eaten of the forbidden fruit— the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil —our initial tendency is, indeed, to love … Continue reading →

We don’t really begin to know Jesus intimately until we are able to simply feel the “I Am” presence in the stillness of the present moment – in the space between the out-breath and in-breath, for example, or in the silence between each … Continue reading →

Guideline # 4 from Reading the Bible in the 21st Century: 4. The Carnal Mind ≈ The Egoic Mind. Unfortunately, the tendency of many Christians over the centuries— in a kind of legalistic zeal or ascetic enthusiasm —has been to disparage … Continue reading →

Guideline # 3 from Reading the Bible in the 21st Century: 3. “Faith” or “Belief” ≈ Trust and Reliance.  The Greek word for faith in the New Testament is usually some variation of ‘pistis’. The verb ‘pisteuo’ is often translated “believe” … Continue reading →

Guideline # 2 from Reading the Bible in the 21st Century: 2. The “I Am” presence within us IS the living Christ.  By virtue of our existence as human beings— created in the image of God (i.e. created in Christ) —we … Continue reading →

Guideline # 1 from Reading the Bible in the 21st Century: 1. The written word points to the Living Word.  Christ IS the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  We have reverence for the scriptures because they point us to Christ, … Continue reading →

Language and culture change over time and the rate of change has been accelerating tremendously in the modern and (so-called) post-modern age. As such, it is difficult enough to retain a good sense of the literal meaning of these ancient … Continue reading →