Category Archives: 2026 Essay

Written in about 1975 The traditional training for the ministry in Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism has been basically sophic. It has been a rational approach which emphasizes scholarship as the basic approach. Scholarship is taken as the key because it … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters, it’s a privilege to be with you this evening to discuss that most wonderful of all topics, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I would like to take as my theme, “Can Religion Be Objective?” I suppose there’s … Continue reading →

May 1991 Like freedom, agency isn’t free; it is preserved and enhanced only by very intelligent use. He who takes if for granted soon finds himself in narrow straits. Agency is power to choose how to act, then to carry … Continue reading →

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the “good news” of how to be saved. It is simple to understand. But living it is not simple and many souls are frustrated and fail to live it because they do not know … Continue reading →

(Written about 1960) Individuality The key to individuality is a lively sense of personal freedom. This is the recognition that there are many aspects of our personal lives which we can control. To accept the responsibility for these aspects and … Continue reading →

August 1988 The gifts of God are the grace(s) by which we are saved. The great envelope gift is the Atonement of Jesus Christ. The list below is the list of individual gifts which enable us to partake fully of … Continue reading →

Freedom is the opportunity and ability to do something. It is always specific. Because I am free to do one thing, say fly a kite, does not mean that I am free to do another thing, such as walk on … Continue reading →

Pride is one of the most enormous of sins. This is because it is a denial of God and His work. Let us see how this is so. Our God, Jesus Christ, is our creator. In Him we live, move … Continue reading →

The most important thing mortals do in this mortal human life is the nurturing of another human being. Nurturing means to do things which increase the happiness and/or health of another human being. Increasing happiness is more important than increasing … Continue reading →

Heart language is the ability of a human being to read and to express matters of the heart. The vocabulary of heart language is simple though infinite. There are only two terms, good and evil. Good is singular, unambiguous. Evil, … Continue reading →