This is one of those logia that doesn’t sit right with our modern sensibilities. As is the case with each logion we are to sit with it and meditate until it is revealed to us. The more frustrating a saying of Yeshua may appear the deeper the truth it contains right? I’ve spent months wrestling […]
Lectio Divina– divine readings, or spiritual readings, to put it plainly. This is how people used the term for the majority of the middle ages which would suggest that lectio divina is synonymous with sacra pagina, “from the sacred page.” Of course, the Desert Fathers who created the practice of Lectio Divina used it as […]
RECAP AND SYNOPSIS In the last post on Unlocking The Logion In The Gospel of Thomas we did a sort of contemplative meditation on Logia 3 and perception. We discussed how Christ taught the Kingdom of God being inside of us and outside of us as a means of highlighting how our consciousness shapes our […]
. ZECHARIAHS OLIVE TREES “Then the angel who spoke with me returned and aroused me, like one awakened from sleep. He said to me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on top of it. There are seven lamps on it, with seven spouts on each […]
When we reflect on what it means to be born again, or what King David would’ve called being renewed in Spirit, it helps to have a story we can relate to. Luckily, the person who wrote the above verse happens to be one of the most enigmatic characters in the Hebrew Scriptures. That means we […]
EHYEH ASHER EHYEH Way way way back in the 13th Century BCE we have this fantastic story that emerges from the Babylonian Exile. Moses drops some of the trickiest Hebrew of all time with the simple use of “I Am the I Am.” I mean, this phrase has baffled scholars. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We’re all […]
As we dove into the roots of Christian history and Theology I feel it would be helpful to site some of the sources used. These are all titles I’ve read, or listened to, during the past few months. Feel free to study to your hearts content. They are all fantastic pieces of work with extraordinary […]
A few months back I became very interested in how Christianity has evolved into the Dogma it is today. Doctrinal issues and personal interpretations to the side, it’s just easy for one to be confused by what we call Christianity. In a world where charismatic preachers double as motivational speakers and over 45,000 denominations claim […]
FIRST THINGS FIRST Just smile. It sounds like some new wave “positive vibes only” head trip but it’s not. Your body releases three different hormones when you smile- dopamine, endorphins and serotonin. You don’t need a PhD to know that these chemicals send signals to your body that you’re happy which, in fact makes you […]
We’re all familiar with the Creation Epoch, but how often do we really get to breakdown the way God works here? You guys know from previous posts why I feel it all starts with the utterance of the plural name of God, Elohim, but why is it important? Almost immediately we see a reference to “a […]
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