Author Archives: mike

At this time of year, after all the fields have been harvested, the orchards have been picked over, the vines have been stripped of their fruit, humanity looks across the bounty to offer thanks. Granted, this is a picturesque description … Continue reading →

It’s cold and flu season, again! At least that is what the advertisers want me to believe. In my household, with a respirator-dependent child, we tighten our daily regime of preventive maintenance (i.e. vitamin C & D, olive leaf extract, … Continue reading →

Being divine creatures is pretty heady stuff. There are a number of religious strains out there which promote the human species as the pinnacle of all creation and employing the “…image and likeness…” trademark, even go so far as to … Continue reading →

The religious world would have us believe that the “world” is comprised entirely of lost souls. The mission is to win these souls to Christ. Winning and losing. Duality. Either/or. But who said they were lost? Why is it even … Continue reading →

Talk to anybody in the so-called “Grace movement” who has been involved with it for any extended period of time and the elephant in the room sudden rears its head and blasts out a resounding alarm which by-and-large no really … Continue reading →

A number of years ago I read a book entitled God is a Verb. Written from the perspective of Jewish mysticism, it presented several insights that have no immediate bearing with this writing except for the title, God is action. … Continue reading →

This will not be an easy read for many of you. However, this admission doesn’t mean you shouldn’t continue – you whole-heartily should – just beware that the purpose requires a lot from you. I recall a preacher once who … Continue reading →

“I tooted,” he giggled. Laughter broke out between the two of them as they poked their sticks into the campfire. “What!” I shot back at him. “Who in the world toots around a campfire?” I guess it was inevitable. Social … Continue reading →

Many years ago, I attended a seminar given by the late Stephen Covey, author of the best-selling book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. An entire day was dedicated to learning about these seven habits he had researched. Today, there … Continue reading →

Grace is inclusiveness. No one gets left out at any time, for any cause, for any reason. But you can’t handle the truth of this, can you? It’s okay to admit that this is one of the most repugnant things … Continue reading →