Category Archives: Co-owning the Earth

DECEMBER 14 2019 HELL IN HEAVEN; HELL ON EARTH. The Bible gives a picture of heaven that is totally at odds with the portrayal I received when I was a kid, steeped in all things religious. I went to a … Continue reading →

DECEMBER 7 2019 ARE YOU RAPTURE-READY? Am I Rapture-Ready? I hope so, but first something personal. I am a creature of habit, among them thrice-weekly exercise: every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, between 4-6 pm. In the winter I run on … Continue reading →

NOVEMBER 30 2019 WE ARE TOAST This past week a scholarly article in ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS via The Automatic Earth kept me thinking. I read it a number of times, and, although it struck me as utterly reflecting our current situation, … Continue reading →

NOVEMBER 23 2019 THE GOSPEL FOR DUMMIES. First thing to know is that ‘the father of lies’ is in charge of this world: the Bible is correct, (and today’s evidence overwhelming) when it states in 1 John 5: 19 that … Continue reading →

NOVEMBER 16 2019 SINGING After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: “Give thanks to … Continue reading →

NOVEMBER 9 2019 MY LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP I admit: I have a love-hate relationship with the church. There is this Latin phrase, “Ecclesia Reformata, Semper Reformanda”, which in everyday parlor means, “The Reformed Church, always Reforming.” Is that true? No. The … Continue reading →