Faith could be defined as a search for meaning derived from the soul. The type of meaning that fills the sense of lack we experience when operating out of our ego. Our ego attempts to inflate our self confidence so we become immune to the harsh reality of pain. This immunity, however, only exist at … Continue reading The Sacred Absence
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Godless Christianity
Which came first the chicken or the egg? This philosophical question, first recorded by Aristotle around 350 BC, has long been used to debate the origin of man. The dilemma of the chicken and the egg draws attention to the fact that either something always was or else it was created by something in its current … Continue reading Godless Christianity
Triviality
I used to focus so much on things that were never meant to be the focal point. First, I focused on them because I believed they were right, then, because they were wrong. In reality, the purpose of life is so much bigger than those trivial details. You can live religiously, but there is no … Continue reading Triviality
Truth
Truth, truth, truth, everyone wants it but no one knows what it is or where to find it. You once believed that you had found it. You believed that you knew the truth, or at least enough of it to sustain you for a lifetime. At least that’s what you wanted to believe. Now you … Continue reading Truth
Embrace Life
What if, instead of running from the hardships of life, we could embrace them? What if we could accept our difficulties and be open to them, open to let them touch us and change us? What if the most radical thing we could do was to be ourselves, wholly encompassed and embraced by love? What … Continue reading Embrace Life
Living from the heart
Your heart is where you find truth. However, our actions often come out of what’s at the surface level. And at the surface is false certainty. If you don’t recognize that, or you ignore it and pretend it’s not there, then you will never overcome it. But by recognizing it first, then you can confront … Continue reading Living from the heart
Christian Heretic
All our lives, as Christians, we are brought up believing certain things about God, about church, and about religion. It seems that no matter how far we might stray from our roots, we never really let go of them. And usually, we find ourselves coming back to them. These beliefs form a part of our … Continue reading Christian Heretic
S.M.T. Funk 