Two weeks ago Russia, an autocratic country with the world's second strongest military, invaded a democratic country, Ukraine, who presented no threat to any other nation in the region. In so doing a Russian President condemned countless people, including the elderly and children, to their deaths. Rarely in the history of human conflict are we … Continue reading An Evil Set Upon Them →

Love is taking a few steps backward, maybe even more ... to give way to the happiness of the person you love. - Winnie-the-Pooh In an earlier post I presented a relationship-based definition for love. Although I believe it served its stated purpose for that post it felt sterile and lacked emotion. It lacked humanity. … Continue reading A More Human Definition →

Why in modern times have there been no clear and unambiguous signs of The Greatest Love's presence in our Universe? I believe They are capable of delivering such signs. Signs that could be so awe-inspiring that they would cause humanity to coalesce our various sets of beliefs into one. General signs that could convert the … Continue reading A Hidden God? →

It remains one of the most perplexing mysteries in all of theology: if an all-powerful god has infinite love for all of us, how can They allow untold suffering in the World? Events such as indiscriminate natural disasters and childhood ailments that cut innocent lives short. The question has attracted the attention of theologians and … Continue reading In Defense of Love →

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines a miracle as "an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs". It further defines supernatural as "departing from what is usual or normal especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature". In this post I will explore miracles as well as the supernatural. Given these definitions I … Continue reading Divine Intervention →

There is theology that tries to rationalize how free will can live alongside a Creator's omniscience and omnipotence in the same Universe. It argues that although humanity has free will, that Creator can exist in the future at the same time as They do in the past and present and thus knows the choices we … Continue reading Infinite Love →

I have spoken before about why I left the Catholic Church but at the time still believed that Jesus Christ was the Messiah. A divine being who was the Son of God. A human being that was morally perfect and therefore morally greater than any other. But my exit from Catholicism would begin a journey … Continue reading The Divinity of Christ? →

Fear1 is a very powerful and primal emotion. In uncertain times a message that triggers our fears then offers protection against them can often win out over a message of love. It is not fair to say that all messages premised on fear are wrong or predatory but rarely is instilling fear ever necessary. And … Continue reading The War Against Fear →

If one were to ask a random bystander "What is love?" it is likely more often than not that the answer would start with "It is a feeling of ...". When we think of love we often first think of the emotion of love. The feeling. But love can also be found in our thoughts … Continue reading The Feelings of Love and Hate →

In an earlier post I described the different types of love as they were defined by the ancient Greeks. I noted however that every one of our relationships borrow from many of the defined types and to different degrees. So to compare two different loving relationships, no two of which are the same, can quickly … Continue reading The Equality of Love →