“The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. They are more precious than gold, […]
Purportedly a Christian book, the ideas and beliefs in this book are pure pagan, mostly New Thought and New Age. It is an extremely unbiblical book and should be warned against. This book promotes dangerous spiritual and health beliefs.
[Note: This is a commentary on the book Eve, by Wm. Paul Young. It is not a full review but rather aims to address issues with theological and biblical themes in […]
Why this book? I read this book at the request of some parents whose children were using this book in a Christian school. It is promoted as a book on […]
Living Wisdom by David G. Benner is a 2019 revised and expanded edition from an earlier version. The earlier version has 10 ISBN numbers, which means the first edition was published […]
As the book progresses, it only becomes more troubling. Benner writes that we “are called to be human beings” and “to be fully human.” (87) But we are created as human beings; we really cannot be anything other than human. It is what Benner means by “human” that makes the difference.
Benner claims we are to
“recognize Christ as the deepest truth of our being. It is not just becoming like Christ but actualizing the Christ who is in us. It is a journey toward union with God.” (99)
“Actualizing the Christ” is a concept foreign to the Bible. But if one is a Panentheist and a Jungian, it makes sense because Christ is contained everywhere in creation according to Panentheism. This is a major teaching of Richard Rohr which Benner shares. “Actualizing” the Christ who is already part of our unconscious as an archetype is to awaken the true Self. This is what Benner means by being human.
[Note: Most of this article is an excerpt of the longer CANA article, “The Piscean Jesus.”] Many claim Jesus was a prophet, teacher, spiritually enlightened master, an avatar, a man who […]
I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s […]
[If we look at how the serpent is portrayed in the Hebrew Scriptures in relation to the serpent’s symbology in Egypt, and if we investigate the statement by Jesus about […]
Depending upon who you ask today, the question “What is Truth” will get you very different answers and, perhaps, lead to even more questions. Here are some current thoughts on […]