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March 2026

March 11, 2026

Jesus and Marx: Where They Both Agree

Few figures in modern history provoke stronger reactions than Jesus of Nazareth and Karl...

April 2025

April 02, 2025

God Does Extraordinary Things Through Ordinary People

In what we call "The Real World," what counts most is power, strength, intelligence, and...

March 2025

March 28, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: The All In All

“It wasn't just at the time of his manifestation that he laid down his life,...

February 2025

February 21, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: The Gospel of Judas

It may come as a shock to some of you, but the Gospel of Judas...

February 17, 2025

Why Posting on Social Media Won’t Change Anything

We all know the feeling: you see something infuriating on social media and, before you...

February 11, 2025

The Quantum Gospel of Philip

Have you ever heard of the Gospel of Philip? If not, you’re in for a...

January 2025

January 22, 2025

Why I Am NOT A Creedal Christian

This might be a little late for some of you, but I wanted to go...

November 2024

November 11, 2024

Jung, Watts, Rumi, Hanh and The Collective Mind

Imagine the Noomasphere as a digital tapestry where ideas meet, connect, and evolve, not unlike...

September 2024

September 10, 2024

When Trump Loses: How Restorative Justice Saves Us All

Rolling Stone magazine recently published an article asking, "What If Trump Wins?" that sounds all...

August 2024

August 30, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Like Shadows and Ghosts In The Night

In Chapter 14 of the Gospel of Truth, the author continues to ponder the...

August 22, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: When Truth Has Come

“Truth came into their midst and all its bounty knew it” (13:1) The promise of...

July 2024

July 26, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: What About Those Who Remain In Ignorance?

A Few Thoughts About Oneness Reading through the Gospel of Truth, one may discern...

July 22, 2024

The Unrealized Promises of America and Christianity

America was founded on the foundation of an unrealized promise: The idea that everyone is...

July 14, 2024

Our Only Hope?

Yesterday, Wendy and I took our son Dylan to see a film together. As the...

June 2024

June 13, 2024

The Alito Tapes and White Christian Nationalism

You've probably heard the tape where Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was recorded saying that...

April 2024

April 25, 2024

Mythical Jesus, Mystical Christ

For many of us, our ideas about Jesus have shifted since the early days...

April 14, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Son Of A Harlot

Saying 105 Jesus said, “He who knows father and mother will be called the son...

March 2024

March 16, 2024

Why Deconstruction Is About National Security

If you don't know what Project 2025 is, you need to stop whatever you're doing...

February 2024

February 16, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Kingdom Is A Leaky Jar

Saying 97 Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a woman carrying a jar...

January 2024

January 03, 2024

Dreamtime Epiphany

So, I had a weird dream the other night. My grandfather [Papa James] was helping...

October 2023

October 27, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Finding The Body

SAYING 80 Jesus said, "Whoever has become acquainted with the world has found the body,...

October 20, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Blessed Is The Womb

SAYING 79 A woman in the crowd said to him, “Blessed is the womb which...

July 2023

July 28, 2023

Why The World, and the Church, Rejects The Message of Jesus

It's quite common for Christians to bemoan the fact that the "World" - meaning non-Christians...

June 2023

June 27, 2023

Our Scandalous Unity With Everything

There's a moment in the Gospel of John where Jesus foresees a day that's coming...

March 2023

March 10, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Becoming Little

Saying 46: Jesus said, "From Adam unto John the Baptist there has been none...

February 2023

February 24, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Neither On Earth Nor In Heaven

SAYING 44: Jesus said, "Whoever utters blasphemy against the father will be forgiven. And whoever...

February 21, 2023

The Kingdom Is Within You

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he...

February 11, 2023

Why James White Cannot Admit Slavery Is A Sin

On Wednesday of this week I was in Houston, Texas, to debate James White [a...

February 10, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Come Into Being As You Pass Away

SAYING 42: Jesus said, “Come into being, as you pass away.” This is one of...

February 03, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Empty-Handed Faith

SAYING 41: Jesus says: "To him who has in his hand, more will be...