Forgiveness, Seen Differently
From The Wisdom of Epinoia Epinoia does not come to teach forgiveness as the world understands it. She does not arrive to tell us that we must become “better” than those who have harmed us, or that forgiveness requires us to minimize, justify, or excuse what was done. Nor does [...]
Many Faces of God Prayer
Here is how I learned about the Many Faces of God in the Desert I was struggling. The depression and panic I was experiencing was so severe that I would rush to the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack. I was having trouble working. Most of my days [...]
The Wisdom of Epinoia on Forgiveness
The Wisdom of Epinoia is Forgiveness. The most important notion in my book, The Wisdom of Epinoia, is forgiveness. What I tried to do was offer examples of how to forgive the unforgivable. We often get stuck in our egos on the idea of forgiveness. We tell ourselves and [...]
You Have All The Winnings, But To What end?
You Have All The Winnings, But To What end? Have you ever longed to be king of the world? Perhaps king of industry. Or maybe king of your household. Or maybe just to win at something, anything. To make you feel special, wanted, noticed, liked, listened to. Now you have [...]
Elon Musk Dreams of Nearly Heaven
Elon Musk Dreams of Nearly Heaven Yesterday I was walking through Target and saw Elon Musk’s new book staring at me. It’s got his face on the cover, looking all serious. Like he’s conquered the world. In some ways he has. He’s been, and perhaps is, the richest man on [...]
Does God Love Everyone Equally?
Question for you: Does God Love Everyone Equally? I came across a Facebook post that said: “Share if you think that homeless veterans should come BEFORE migrants!” This brings up the question: Does God Love Everyone Equally? The post, and others similar, would suggest that some people are more important [...]
God is Perfect
God is Perfect. No really, I’ve met God, and I know it’s true. And because God is perfect, God cannot create anything that isn’t perfect. I’ll be perfectly honest, I don’t really like the word ‘God’. In Christianity and other monotheistic religions the word refers to the creator and ruler [...]
If I can make God angry, then God isn’t real
Here’s a simple, logical thought: If I can make God angry, then God isn’t real. According to MathPlanet: When we [discuss] inductive reasoning we [base] our reasoning on examples and on data from earlier events. If we instead use facts, rules and definitions then it's called deductive reasoning. As an [...]
Are You a Body or a Spirit? Both?
The answer to whether you are a body or a spirit or both can seem obvious to some. To others it’s less obvious. If you’re an atheist, your thought is probably centered on physical evidence. If my eyes can’t see it, if my hand can't touch it, if I [...]