Tag: St. Paul

185,000

We may remember the passage, “The Assyrian came down, like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold.” That’s how Lord Byron began his description of Sennacherib’s attack on Jerusalem around 701 BC. The First Programming Log (Old Testament, 2 Kings, 19:35) described what happened when 185,000 Assyrians prepared […]

Another lie collapses.

Few things are as enjoyable as watching Babylonian lies fall apart. Yesterday, for instance, was the “coldest August 21st in history” in New York City. And, it’s hilarious to see sites like surfacestations.org that show actual pictures of weather stations next to barbecues, basketball hoops, air conditioning discharge vents, runways, or on top of roofs, […]

“We do not do battle with men, but with Powers and Principalities.” -St. Paul

Our neighbors are not “evil spirits” but are often possessed by them. Understanding that helps us obey the injunction, “Love your neighbors, do good to them that hurt you.” The “neighbors” and the “them” are pawns of the other side, convinced that is it “all right” for them to hurt their neighbors in pursuit of […]

God more easily enters open minds.

For Catholic Fundamentalists, the problem of free will vs. determinism is solved with the idea that there is a Programmer with the power to program creatures with free will. This is one of those foundational thoughts that can utterly change the way we see the world. That’s why it’s ignored, despised, and finally hated, by […]

Lighten up.

While on his way to exterminate Christians, St. Paul was delayed on the road to Damascus. He “saw the light”. That light was of such a unique intensity that it was able to go through his eye, down his optic nerve, and beam into his brain with enough strength to alter the countless billions of […]

Programming in 3 dimensions.

Once we have drawn closer to God, we have a clear duty to help others make the same trip. Caucasians, sons of Shem, think we have an advantage. Most, if not all of us, are genetically related to Abraham and his ancestors. Since “God can make children of Abraham out of stones”, our relationship to […]

Apportioning guilt.

Apportioning guilt. Guilt is paralyzing. Catholic Fundamentalists are so eternally grateful that The Programmer downloaded a “Forgiveness Program” that many are drawn to The Church simply so they can access it. Absolution is a relief that’s indescribable to those unable to receive it. Before we realize the power of Confession, we to try to remove […]

The spirit is to the body as a driver to the car. What, then, is The soul?

Many of us moved from lesser to greater belief with three steps. First, we decided: “I may have a soul.” Then, some make a second step: “I have a soul.” (Some decide, a la Pascal, “I will behave as if I have a soul.”) That may lead a favored few to: “I must do everything […]

God’s truth or Baal’s lies.

God’s truth or Baal’s lies. The long, historical record of temperature ups and downs makes it clear that manmade Global Warming is just another scare that takes advantage of long-term fluctuations. Global Warming fits better into the Other Side’s long line of excuses for increasing taxes, profits, funding, and controls than into documentable science. Some […]

Light and Programmed Entities.

Light comes into our minds in two ways, directly from a light, or reflected from some Programmed Entity. When the tiny bits of light go into our minds, they are imprinted there. If needed, tiny bits of light are recalled to memory, where another part of our mind can consider it. When St. Paul said […]