God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 7: We cannot be certain of what God is, but we can be sure that we are one with him All this talk of mind-merging is, I think, helpful to explore, but another issue that seems very important to me is that my relation to God appears toContinue reading “God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 7”
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God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 6
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 6: If two become one, are there two or one now? I still don’t know It’s been a nice train of thought! However, I am, in one crucial respect, aghast at it! If there is one thing I am certain of, it is that I am NOT God!Continue reading “God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 6”
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 5
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 5: Oneness with God as a simple reality, experienced now If all this is sounding simply like fatuous metaphysics, I would object. I am not pursuing some phantasma, as opposed to engaging in the real business of living; I am seeking empowerment for living. If I can understandContinue reading “God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 5”
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 4
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 4: Who is it that exists if we attain union with God? Clearly, in this case, there are still two minds: the believer’s and God’s and they are in complete agreement. When this “new thought” first occurred to me, I sensed that there may be more to itContinue reading “God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 4”
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 3
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 3: Behold, I have become God – and I mean that very humbly What have we said? The mind of God is – sorry, can be – the same as our mind. Rather than thinking I have destroyed God, or, at least, terribly demeaned him with this idea,Continue reading “God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 3”
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 2
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 2: I’m sad to say goodbye to the God who is separate to me – but perhaps it’s not so bad really In this sense, “God and I are one” – which sounds lovely, but does it take us into more troubling territory? We seem to have madeContinue reading “God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 2”
God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 1
(A theological reflection in 7 parts) God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 1: What does it mean to say that my mind is one with God? A new thought occurs to me. The essential thing for me about God is that he should be real; he should be there. What do I mean byContinue reading “God and me: a like-minded pair? Part 1”
What is faith? Part 3
What is faith? Part 3: Medicine for the modern world In the modern world, this faith is totally misunderstood by many who don’t have it. They think of it as a mistake, a delusion, perhaps like an infection that some people catch, but really you need to be healed of it. They think of itContinue reading “What is faith? Part 3”
What is faith? Part 2
What is faith? Part 2: A relationship, trusting, loving, fulfilling Faith is faith in someone, in God. It is a commitment to honour him. It is a self-giving – and a self-receiving: receiving a new, transformed version of yourself, and receiving the self that is the person of God. Faith is a promise to beContinue reading “What is faith? Part 2”
What is faith? Part 1
(An exploration in 3 parts) What is faith? Part 1: A verb, not a noun, active and purposeful It is a way of looking at the world, of understanding reality, of understanding yourself and all your relationships – with other people, but also your inner relationship with yourself. It is a set of values, principlesContinue reading “What is faith? Part 1”
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