Sooner or later, the three Abrahamic religions will be confronted with the failure of their end times prophecies. All three religions...

I have to say I’ve always been fond of Newtonian physics. It makes so much sense to me and Newton’s Laws of Motion are applicable to so...

I’d like to take a stab at a definition of spirit. Many religious and spiritual people are often pretty vague when asked “what is...

First of all I have to give out a big disclaimer. I’m not an anthropologist or professor of social history. This is really my own view of...

Joshua ben Joseph was and is the quintessential religious superhero. He made altruism heroic and turned upside down the world’s ideas of...

In political circles individuals often move around occupying different positions until they find their niche. Some become mayors or...

Have you ever had one (or maybe more) friends who were like that…? They disrupt your life and disturb your peace… Call you at all hours...

When I was a kid we lived on an army base in the PMQ,s (permanent married quarters) -- these were basically two-storey row houses. We...

How much should we tolerate from people? Where do you draw the line? Joshua ben Joseph is often considered the epitome of tolerance yet...

America’s enfant terrible is at it again, trashing women of color, alienating friends and foes alike. It’s better than a reality show...

One of the ironies unfolding in the new millennium is watching China, the most communist nation on Earth engaging in a capitalist wet...

“Ah, love, let us be true To one another! for the world, which seems To lie before us like a land of dreams, So various, so beautiful, so...

People don’t really like to talk about death — it’s so final after all and probably not the best conversation starter at a party. We’re...

According to ancient Chinese sage, Sun Tzu in his famous treatise "The Art of War," leadership is a matter of: intelligence...

According to modern science we are an evolving race of super-animals descended from a lower species. There are some newer findings that...

For many people, especially in the good 'ol USA, socialism is a dirty word. It even sounds lascivious to many with all those "esses" like...

I spent a year working up north on the Athabasca Tar Sands in Alberta. It was an alternately eye-opening and amazing experience. The...

Frank Lloyd Wright has been called the “greatest American architect” and even the greatest architecture in all history. Art is subjective...

Linus Pauling is considered the greatest chemist of modern times. He was the pioneer of quantum chemistry, molecular biology and New...

Joshua ben Joseph began his public ministry proclaiming, “B’malkuot Aalah aiyt lka” which is Aramaic and when translated it means: ​ The...

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau was recently quoted as saying “There is no core identity, no mainstream in Canada....There are...

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) or sometimes called the New Silk Road is a China-sponsored multi-national infrastructure plan to...

We are all familiar with the expression, "you can't see the forest for the trees." Perspective is everything. Often it is very difficult...

Nature is beautiful and often in the morning when the birds are singing and the sun is shining so warmly it feels we are living in...

I don't know if we are heading over the abyss yet but here's something to think about: According to political scientists, the 6 signs of...

Have you ever noticed that there seems to be different versions of God in the Bible? One God seems to be an angry vengeful tyrant who...

Most of the current endless (mindless?) political debate to the south of the Canadian border makes for interesting entertainment and...

The generally accepted meaning of a prophet is someone who is an inspired holy man or woman who is not only a great spiritual teacher but...

Grief is the result of a sense of loss, whether we lose a loved one or a job or a friend. Life isn't always full of winning and gaining....

World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, which was about 3% of...

Sometimes people get confused. It's easy to get confused in our complex, ever-changing modern society. We often don't know who's on first...

I have had a fascination with the 1960's for ages now. I was in Europe as a young child so I never even heard about the events of the...

Last night I attended the annual general meeting of the BC civil liberties association (BCCLA) where a panel discussion took place about...

Turning the other cheek seems difficult at times, maybe all the time. It takes a lot of self-restraint not to retaliate when someone...

Sha'ul Ha Tarsi, otherwise known as Paul of Tarsus, is probably the most influential man in the history of Christianity, next to the...

Here is a quote I found recently about evangelizing: “Go forth for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion...

Meanwhile in Yemen, USA is funding and arming Saudi Arabia to fight its proxy war. So far 250,000 people have perished off the face of...

"Because we're living in a world of fools Breaking us down When they all should let us be We belong to you and me..." Love is an...

I'm a former Pauline Christian. It's kind of like being at an AA meeting where you stand up and confess you're a recovering alcoholic....

Just to be fair and not to condemn a sincere man of God, here's Sha'ul ha Tarsi, aka Paul of Tarsus at his finest. Anyone who cannot...

OK I have to start this post with a disclaimer. I have nothing against the person of Paul portrayed in the New Testament. My posts are...

I am aware that many Christians reading this won’t even like the title of my post. Hopefully if you have an open mind and are willing to...

Protestant Christians like to distance themselves from Roman Catholics. They like to take the high ground since the Reformation,...

Now that I have your attention lol let’s take a look at this whole idea of a fiery place of torment for evil-doers. First of all...

Jesus would be a great disappointment to many people in our modern era because he wouldn't take sides in our political and social issues....

“We have about 50% of the world’s wealth but only 6.3% of its population… In this situation, we cannot fail to be the object of envy and...

Sigmund Freud claimed we are primarily motivated by Eros and Thanatos or more colloquially Sex and Death. Though this isn’t the time or...

Discernment is the ability to sort out and organize knowledge and thereby gain wisdom and understanding concerning the lives of mortals,...

I got a lot of response yesterday in private messages from the post on Addictions so maybe we struck a chord with people. One of the real...

Addiction is a crushing and often painful, discouraging experience. Addiction can strangle the life out of us, slowly and relentlessly....