Boundless, self-sacrificing love of God and each other are the salt of the Jesus movement. This post looks towards restoring the flavor of that salt.
Jesus and White Waters
Tetrakis Legomenon
A look into text and translations of the Hebrew word Azazel sheds light on how tradition and scripture often mix creating lore and stories akin to the show Supernatural.
Abortion and Personhood
A deep dive into personhood and its implications on abortion through analysis of directly applicable scripture, tradition, and reason, this post also probes deeply into the rationale of the Roe v. Wade decision and the court's self declared missing pieces. Why read this? Our society is in a battle over abortion. Some believe that this…
The Risen Christ in Luke & John
Holistic Bible Scholarship provides insight into the text but also creates difficulty in explaining what one finds. This post takes a look at the Risen Christ in the Gospel according to Luke and John through the Jewish worldview lens of the second temple period when Jesus preached and the Gospels were written. All literary forms…
Short Drive to Oblivion
They found him dead of carbon monoxide poisoning, in his running car, in the garage of vacationing friends. “I am not a quitter.” his note concluded. The massive police hunt for Dr. Bill ended, his estate was sued and lost, and many wondered what the hell had just happened. What follows is the true tale…
Intelligence and Happiness
The closing stanza of Thomas Gray's "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" reads: To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan— The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet, ah! why should they know their fate, Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies? Thought would…
Pondering Education
To see what is wrong, one needs an example of what is good and right. Using my education at St. Martins Episcopal School in Metairie as the good and right example shines a bright light on what we're doing wrong. A good education allows people to teach themselves and encourages them to do just that.…
More progress
The Hunt for Happiness: Conversations on Truth paperback proof copy is in shipment to my house for final review, the last tweaks to the e-book are in progress, and I'm in conversations with a marketing firm to help get the book in front of people.
Progress
The book progresses.
Shifting views of the divine
Archaeological and literary evidence shows that our concept of and relation to god or the gods has changed over the past six thousand years, this being the titular "great shift" of James Kugel's The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times. After study of this excellent book, I could not help but ask some questions. Has God…
Steve Hunts for Wisdom 