Tag Archives: dualism

Jesus, Human on His Mother’s Side: the Incarnation

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

(From James Tissot; via European Art Collection, Wikimedia Commons; used w/o permission.) (“Adoration of the Shepherds,” James Tissot. (ca. 1890)) We’re celebrating the birth of Jesus this weekend. Saturday night’s Gospel reading starts with “…a decree went out from Caesar … Continue reading →

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Gnosticism

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Some folks act as if they think physical reality is bad and having a body is icky. The notion’s ‘Biblical,’ sort of. Galatians 5:19 through 21 call bad ideas like licentiousness, hatreds and idolatry “works of the flesh.” With a … Continue reading →

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Firestorm Comet?

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Scientists figure a comet started breaking up about 12,800 years back. Nothing unusual there. Many comets break up while they’re this close to our sun. This time Earth got in the way before the fragments spread out much. Fire rained … Continue reading →

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God Doesn’t Make Junk

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

We live in a material world. I like it, a lot. Quite a few folks have felt the same way. “You adorn the year with your bounty; your paths drip with fruitful rain. “The meadows of the wilderness also drip; … Continue reading →

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