Meaning

You’re Already in Hell, and Why That’s Good News

Few doctrines have done more to diminish faith in a loving God than the idea some people will suffer eternally with no hope of redemption.…
The Authentic Spiritual Life

Curing the dis-ease of your soul. When we come to the point of extreme disappointment with this material world, our authentic spiritual life can begin.…
Does it Matter if God exists?

Naturalism’s magic bubble. One of my readers on Medium recently posted an article asking two questions: In all these discussions about God, we assume we’re…
The Dynamic Life of Consciousness

Embracing the idealist worldview. What does it mean to say the substance of the world is conscious? Is idealism just an interesting philosophical theory with…
God is Love

When some people hear that God is love, it arouses the image of a benign old gentleman. An inoffensive chap who is insipidly polite and…
The Perfection of Free Will – Voluntary surrender to divine love

The will is the power which moves everything in the conscious world. How you choose to move and interact with the world is determined by…
Heaven is not a Geographical Location

In the spiritual view of reality, the inner dimensions of the world are primary. The foundation of the world is consciousness. Instead of the naturalist…
The Law of Karma – cosmic justice or natural law?

The doctrine of karma is sometimes interpreted as a system of cosmic justice. God is the chief prosecutor enforcing his laws through reward and punishment.…
Can all the Different Religions be True?

The harmonious outlook of religious pluralism. There is a wide diversity of religious claims and practices. Conceptions of the divine range from the God of…
Reflections on the Nature of Faith – Transcending the limits of the intellect.

Faith is sometimes described as belief without evidence. Non-believers promote this idea, but many believers also say this is the substance of faith. If we…

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