Lectiodivina, 2006
Saturday, December 31st, 2005 Posted in Bible / Sacred Texts | Comments OffMy friend Darrell Grizzle has created a Yahoo! Group which will be reading the entire Bible through in 2006, including the Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal books. The group is Lectiodivina and you can join just by clicking the link and following the instructions. ...
Two Great Broadcasts
Saturday, December 31st, 2005 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Spirituality | Comments OffToday and yesterday, I listened "This American Life" on NPR. Both shows were so good, I had to check them out again. You can listen to these in Real Audio format: On the "Holiday Spectacular" (#305) there is a standout, "My So-Called ...
More on Faith vs. Belief
Monday, December 26th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffI've written about the issue of confusing faith with belief before, as well as on my It's not about belief article, but I haven't been able to put it as clearly as this: On Interlog, a Buddhist-Christian weblog, there's a wonderfully ...
Quick Thought on Gifts
Saturday, December 24th, 2005 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Quick Thoughts | Comments OffWhen I was a kid, I remember asking my Mom why we give gifts at Christmas. She told me it was because the wise men gave gifts to the baby Jesus. Of course, that was enough for me at the ...
Headlessness
Sunday, December 18th, 2005 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | Comments OffDouglas Harding is an enlightenment teacher who attained freedom in the Himalayas when he realized he had "no head." As he famously puts it, "I lost a head and gained the universe." Headlessness is simply the childlike, experiential fact that we ...
“Self” and “Others”
Thursday, December 15th, 2005 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | Comments OffThe Bible says, "Lean not on your own understanding." I agree. Use a cane, it's much more substantial! Seriously, I just came home from a few hours at my teacher's weekly satsang. It's hard to describe it, but... stuff came together. ...
More Music Videos
Sunday, December 11th, 2005 Posted in Humor, Music | Comments OffI've added links to several more funny videos on my Bad Music Videos page. Now you can see Napoleon Dynamite dancing to "Maya Hee," the classic "Manamanah" from The Muppet Show, or find out what really happens at an Internet ...
Ryan and Narnia
Saturday, December 10th, 2005 Posted in My Life | Comments OffTwo nights ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to talk with Ryan Sharp, whose blog I've been reading for about a year. Ryan has a fierce dedication to living out gospel, which he and his wife Holly do in a ...
It’s that time again!
Thursday, December 8th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality | Comments OffHappy Buddha Day! Blessed Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary! Last year, this was also the first day of Hannukah. This year, Hannukah will start at sundown on ChristMass Day, and coincides pretty closely to Kwanzaa. Is that frimmin' or what? May ...
Feeling better
Monday, December 5th, 2005 Posted in My Life | Comments OffI wanted to let you know that the news I got back from the doctor wasn't as bad as I had feared. But now, losing weight and lowering my cholesterol has become a priority.