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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 25, 2024

Fragments Of A Lonely God

Comedian Duncan Trussell posted a video clip on Instagram recently that got me thinking about...

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...

June 2024

June 14, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Final Saying

Saying 114 Simon Peter said to them, "Mary should leave us, for females are...

June 07, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: You Will Not See It

Saying 113 His disciples said to him, “On what day will the kingdom come?”...

May 2024

May 31, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Woe To The Soul

Saying 112 Jesus said, “Woe to the flesh that depends on the soul; woe to...

May 24, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Heavens Rolled Up

Saying 111 Jesus said, “The heavens will be rolled up and likewise the earth in...

May 17, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Renounce the World

Saying 110 Jesus said, "The one who had found the world and become rich should...

May 12, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Hidden Treasure

Saying 109 Jesus said, “The kingdom is like a man who had in his field...

May 03, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Drink From My Mouth

Saying 108 Jesus said, “He who drinks from my mouth will become like me, and...

April 2024

April 25, 2024

Mythical Jesus, Mystical Christ

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

April 23, 2024

The Quantum Jesus

The Gospel of Thomas isn't what most people think it is. First of all, it's...

April 19, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Make The Two One

Saying 106 Jesus said, “When you make the two one, you will become sons of...

April 18, 2024

Our Necessary Chaos

As I was interviewing author Mary Terhune [Out of the Blue] for my Second Cup...

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...

April 05, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Fasting For What?

Saying 104 They said to Jesus, “Come, let us pray today and fast.” Jesus said,...

March 2024

March 21, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Like A Dog

Saying 102 Jesus said, “Woe to the Pharisees, for they are like a dog sleeping...

March 16, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Love and Hate Like Jesus

Saying 101 Jesus said, “He who does not hate his father and his mother...

March 11, 2024

More Than Human

Over the weekend, I picked up a book that I had started to read over...

March 08, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Show Me The Money

Saying 100 They showed Jesus a gold piece and said to him, “Caesar's men demand...

March 01, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Your Brothers and Mother

Saying 99 The disciples said to him, “Your brothers and your mother are standing outside.”...

February 2024

February 23, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Killing Your Inner Man

Saying 98 Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who wanted to...

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...

February 09, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Kingdom Is Like A Woman

Saying 96 Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a woman. She took a...

February 05, 2024

Loving The Tree and Hating The Fruit

His disciples said to him, "Who are you, since you say these things...

January 2024

January 26, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Dollars, Doors, Dogs and Dung

Today's INNER CIRCLE post features commentary on two sayings from the Gospel of Thomas: Saying...

January 19, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: You Do Not Ask

Saying 92 Jesus said: “Seek, and you will find; but the things you asked me...

January 12, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Testing the Face of the Sky

SAYING 91 They said to him, “Tell us who you are, that we may believe...

January 06, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Find Rest For Yourselves

SAYING 90 Jesus said, “Come to me, for my yoke is easy and my lordship...

January 03, 2024

Dreamtime Epiphany

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