Blessed Godsend

Is Hell Real?

Every concept or belief, whether brilliant or inane, has its antithesis. Every perceived "reality" is the anti-thesis of another perceived "reality" . The reality of an eternal hell of "fire and brimstone" for unrepentant souls is confronted by the antithesis that punishment by fire for a soul that is more spirit or energy than flesh and blood is absurd. The argumentative question would be: "how can there be punishment by fire for a soul devoid of flesh and blood and therefore devoid of the ability to feel pain? If the soul is not physical,how does fire punish the soul? Some... Read more →

Is God Present When We Exercise Free Will?

A general religious axiom is that humans were created with the gift of free will. But we live on an imperfect planet in an imperfect world. Exercising free will in an imperfect world means we will make mistakes. It means unpleasant things can and will happen to us. They happen to us for many reasons. Sometimes we make poor decisions and poor choices that affect us for the rest of our lives. Sometimes we find ourselves in situations over which we have no control. Men have built communities at the foot of active volcanoes. They have built towns and cities... Read more →

What Is The Price Of Spiritual Intimacy?

An intimate relationship with God is not free; it is a gift that must be earned. Protestations from some circles of faith notwithstanding, our failure to understand this ancient truth will yield nothing except continued estrangement from God and its grim companions, the Pain Of Mortal Being and the Fear Of Eternal Being. We cannot secure and maintain an intimate relationship with God by doing nothing. We must do something. So, what must we do? The impressions we receive are not ambiguous. We must avoid behaviors that repudiate God and distance us from God. Guided by a morality that pleases... Read more →

How God Rewards Us.

God is the power that sustains life and order. If God were to perish, the universe we perceive would immediately plunge into chaos. Stars and planets would careen out of control. Our Sun would erupt in a Super Nova. All life would perish. The last vestiges of energy would burn out. Then; Nothing. God Is; we are. God Is Not; nothing is. The life sustaining energies we receive from Creation is the direct result of the life giving forces created for the natural processes of human life. The life sustaining forces we take for granted are the metabolic functions and... Read more →

A Spiritual Contract

Out of the many human characteristics that motivates human behavior, our obsession with the quid pro quo is one of the more powerful. It's our quintessential expectation. What's in it for me? If I do this for you, what will you do for me? Many people want to take the same position with God. "All right, God", some will imply. "What's in it for me? If I buy into a covenant morality thing, what will it profit me?" It may be a fair question. We can make hundreds of observations that seem to justify the declaration that one does not... Read more →

Will A New Morality Earn Rewards From Creation?

Some Christians are adamant in the belief that we cannot receive salvation by doing good deeds. They proclaim, as the Apostle Paul intimates in his Letter To The Ephesians, that God's Grace is a gift that cannot be earned. The Truth is, The Apostle Paul's Letter To The Ephesians notwithstanding, we cannot have an intimate cosmic relationship with Creation by doing nothing. We certainly cannot have an intimate relationship by doing what displeases Creation. If you want to have an intimate relationship with Creation and reap both the mortal and eternal cosmic gifts and rewards of that relationship, then the... Read more →

Time For A Greater Civilized Morality

The Ten Commandments is a quintessential code for civilized human behavior. There are others, of course, but the Ten Commandments is considered by many to be the standard bearer for western civilization morality. If the entire civilized world lived by the standards of the Ten commandments the social and political pestilence that infests planet Earth would be severely diminished. If most members of western civilization lived our lives by the verses commanding us not to kill, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness against our neighbor, nor covet our neighbors house, wife manservant, maidservant, ox, ass, or anything that is our... Read more →

A Moral Imperative Or The Politics Of Morality?

Belief in a God of Creation often is accompanied by belief in a religion that tells you how your religion's God expects you to behave. But what are Creation's expectations for our lives? Are those expectations defined only by the religious and political edicts you choose to follow? Or are there moral expectations that benefit all of humankind? Has Creation really established any principles of morality for the species we call human beings. If so, has Creation communicated these principles to us? Does the moral code we claim, define, ignore, and redefine come from the Energy we call God or... Read more →

Absolution From Pain, Anger, And Fear.

THE REWARDS OF INTIMACY Every person is a part of, not apart from, Creation. But those of us who have evolved to become part of a civilized species are a special people. This group of people have freedom from the Pain Of Mortal Being. It is Creation's gift for those of us who have established an intimate relationship with our creator. All who are members of this group are blessed with freedom from the pain and fear that a failure to consummate an intimate relationship with Creation engenders. Freedom from pain and fear are complements of a salient Resolution Of... Read more →

Don't Use God To Justify Hate And Discrimination

Will God judge America for gay marriage and abortion? And if He does, when will God do it? Fundamentalist, evangelicals and conservatives on the religious right are quick to tell us that "God will judge America for gay marriage and abortion". Apparently they believe God loves fertilized human female eggs more than God loves many of the "little bastards" after they are born and become real living human beings. But if God decides to judge America for gay marriage and abortion, isn't there a longer list of atrocities and abominations for which God might judge America before God gets around... Read more →

Do You Live By God's Law Or Your Own Morality?

Who would argue with the statement that "We can not have an intimate relationship with God if our behaviors are not consistent with God's Law. But, what is God's Law? Has Creation really established any principles of conduct for His human animals? Do the civil and morality principles we struggle with come from God or simply from influential men? Has the Powerful Energy responsible for human creation really established definitive moral imperatives for us so that if we violate them we will suffer the Pain Of Mortal Being in spite of our accomplishment and social successes? For our part in... Read more →