Christianity
What is spiritual success?
Becoming Jewish from the stronghold of Christianity requires a continual examination of thought and a questioning of beliefs. I don’t see this as bad, but I need to be careful about what beliefs I allow into the picture. In that context, I see the need to retract some of my statements about Judaism and even [...]
Becoming Jewish, Part 2 (The Ritual Of Righteous Living)
My anthropologist professor informed the class that every amassing ritual has a fail-break to stop it. Her example was the point in the wedding ceremony where the congregation is asked that if anyone knows of a reason why the couple shouldn’t wed to “Speak now or forever hold your peace.” Other times rituals fail because [...]
Becoming Jewish, Part 1 (Half Born)
The doctor hadn’t arrived and the contractions were getting more frequent. “Don’t push!” the nurse cried out, then flushed white and ran out of the room in a panic.
It was her first day in the maternity ward and knew only what she was trained for. Contractions were two minutes apart, lasting more than a minute [...]
The Disciple
Another creative venue is photography. There are some amazingly brilliant works on Flickr and I’ve long enjoyed it, but the 200 picture limit on free accounts caused me to pull back almost entirely. I shelled out the $25 and am going in deep.
I thought about going into portrait photography, but my skills there are [...]
Biblical evidence against “Stone Tape Theory”
I recently read a good article that questions the assumptions most paranormal investigators make about “stone tape theory.” Other than that, I recently came across a Bible verse in psalms that dispels the core logic of stone tape theory.
Stone tape theory, also known as residual hauntings, is the idea that a ghost repeats itself. Usually [...]
What Judaism taught me about Christmas
Christmas. To some it means “Santa Claus, and ho-ho-ho, and mistletoe… and presents to pretty girls.” To others it means lights and giving and kindness to your fellow man. Jews celebrate Hanukkah, commonly known as the Festival of Lights. Whereas the secular world has adopted Santa Claus for its icon and Christians have adopted the [...]
