Tag: Spirit
A couple of weeks ago my parish priest said another homily on the joy of being adopted children of God. It is a frequent sentiment in the church and a concept older than Christianity itself, and yet these days, whenever I hear it, I find that something about it doesn’t sit right with me. I …
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For the background of my thoughts on several subjects referenced here, please see some of my previous essays, such as “On Dual Nature,” “On the Meaning of Life Personified,” “On How I Got Here part III,” “On Being Israel” and others. This is not the first essay of mine triggered by somebody’s question about why …
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Jun 24 2015
On being adopted by God.
June 24, 2015
A couple of weeks ago my parish priest said another homily on the joy of being adopted children of God. It is a frequent sentiment in the church and a concept older than Christianity itself, and yet these days, whenever I hear it, I find that something about it doesn’t sit right with me. I …
Continue reading