Category Archives: GOD STUFF

This post is going to be extremely long. First I’m going to post an easily discreditable story that Christians commonly use to reinforce their faith. Then I’m going to show how unfair and inaccurate the story is. My hope is that three things will happen. 1. Christians everywhere will see what a sloppy piece ofContinue reading “Christians Use Lame Story To Reinforce Their Faith”

So tell me I’m a liberal, or that I’m confused, or mistaken, but the instant you put a “yes, but” on the love of God,  you change it to something other than what it clearly is.  You claim, in fact, the opposite of what religions teach about God’s love, that you have found something theyContinue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 12 (conclusion)”

Second, I noticed in the chapel last night a faint and extremely pleasant scent.  Probably pine needles, mixed with candles and incense that has just soaked into the wood.  But the scent was very faint.  As I prayed I noticed that I would sometimes “pick up” on this scent, but by the next breath itContinue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 10”

Sunday, 8:37 a.m.  Two things I noticed this morning that I do not want to neglect to write down.  First, when I rolled out of bed this morning, I immediately began packing my bags, folding my sheets, and making preparations to go home.  I was doing it even before I realized it, almost without thinking. Continue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 9”

My spiritual journey Epoch 1 – Awakening (Birth): 0-6 years Epoch 2 – Striving I: 6 years-22 years Epoch 3 – Cleansing: 22 years-25 years Epoch 4 – Striving II: 25 years-41 years Epoch 5 – Awakening II (Rebirth): 41 years-Present In epoch 1 I became aware of a spiritual need in my life.  AtContinue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 5”

5:35 pm.  Managed to finally sleep for 30 minutes.  Time to go to dinner. 6:32 pm.  Dinner was fantastic.  Tilapia fillets, beer bread, broccoli & cauliflower, pasta shells w/ sauce, coffee, cookies.  Sat in a much bigger room, at a much smaller table.  Alone most of the time, but last ten minutes sat directly acrossContinue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 4”

Then he gave me a tour of that building, the central building on the grounds, though by no means the only one.  He showed me two special prayer rooms, concluding our tour and leaving me alone in the second one.  I took a few pictures and texted my family to tell them my only communicationContinue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 2”