A Cosmic Balance

YouTube: A Cosmic Balance This week I ran across a 6th century painting of Jesus that is located in St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mt. Sinai. An interesting feature of the painting is that each side of the face is different enough to make a viewer think of two people...

Fate of the Wicked

YouTube: Fate of the Wicked The question was raised about the fate of people who cause great pain and suffering for others while on this earth. The name of Adolf Hitler comes to mind, though there are countless examples of such people on a greater and lesser scale....

The Truth About Judgment Day

YouTube: The Truth About Judgment Day Question: “I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on the idea of judgment day. I have mixed feelings about it, and I would appreciate any light you might shed on the subject.” There are several references concerning a...

Self-Forgiveness

YouTube: Self-Forgiveness Question: “I would like to hear more about how forgiveness is the recognition of the spiritual purity of the soul. How does sin manifest itself when/if an individual does not forgive themselves. I suspect health, finances, relationships, etc....

The Sin Factor

YouTube: The Sin Factor It doesn’t take much delving into the mainstream Christian narrative before we encounter the notion of sin. Christianity teaches that it provides the only means available that can save a person from the consequences of sin. Jesus, however,...

A Deeper Look at Jesus

YouTube: A Deeper Look at Jesus J Douglas Bottorff Last week I introduced three categories of sayings that we find in the Gospels: Straightforward, modified, and evangelical. A straightforward saying is one that represents a pure, dogmatically free spiritual...