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Practical Christian Mysticism
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A blog for those who are seeking truth, want to experience God, pondering the meaning of life, and wonder why hot dogs come in packs of ten but the buns in packs of eight.
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The Lost Virtue of Temperance - When Vices Are Good For You
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” - Benjamin Franklin We humans tend to live in extremes. Most people who drink, drink to get drunk. If not, it is because they don’t drink at all. Most people who smoke, chain sm...
The God Bargain - When Saints Act Like Pagans
We are all born pagan. I realize how harsh that sounds, but just think about it. Idol worship and superstition come naturally to us. We quickly develop rituals to help our favorite sports teams have “good luck”. Gamblers blow on dice,...
Messiah?… No Thanks, Already Got One! - Why We Constantly Look For Saviors, but Hate the One We Got.
Man wants to be free, but always looks for a king to rule him. A strange contraction in human nature. The truth is, when things are great and seem to be under our control, we just want to be left alone. We don’t want anyone to tell us what to do ...
Why We Need Religion… and I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
Here is a shocker, an article expressing a positive opinion on religion in the NEW YORK TIMES! Stanley Fish reviews the book “Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate” by Terry Eagleton. In the book, Eagleton argu...
A Lesson from the Wardrobe: Why We Can’t Go Back.
As a life-long C.S. Lewis fan, I always enjoy taking a minute and reflecting on the many contributions he made to Christian Mysticism. I especially enjoy addressing the lessons inferred amidst his fictional writings. One of my favorite mystical l...
Catholisense - Part 1: The Need for Moral Idealism
“If you want peace, work for justice.” - Pope Paul VI “If you want justice, work for chastity.” - Pope John Paul II This begins a serious of articles I have decided to write in defense of the Catholic Church and her controversia...


Please see wikipedia "Atonement"
Acts 26:17,18
"To open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may thus receive forgiveness and release from their sins and a place and a portion among those who are consecrated by faith in Me"
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