We Visit the Land of Jesus’ Beginnings
The fourth of five blog posts about our recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land (see part 1 here) PART 4 – Nazareth, Cana, and Galilee Note: to see the images in this post full size in a new tab, simply click any image. The Byzantine (Greek Orthodox) … Continue reading
We Discover Ancient Christianity in the Judean Desert
The third of five blog posts about our recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land (see part 1 here) Part 3 – Desert Christianity Note: to see the images in this post full size in a new tab, simply click any image. In the fourth century when the … Continue reading
Orange Monks on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem
The second of five blog posts about our recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land (see part 1 here) PART 2—The Two Marys Note: to see the images in this post full size in a new tab, simply click any image. The next day we made our first … Continue reading
Two Monks Discover the Holy Land
The first of five blog posts about our recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land In late May of this year, Brother Simeon and I were fortunate to make our first pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine. We spent two weeks visiting the major sites and shrines … Continue reading
My Karma Made Me Do It
To someone who wrote asking about involvement in an avocation for the enjoyment of it. Our lives are an unimaginably complex system composed of innumerable influences. Any simplistic view or opinion must by their very nature be irrelevant and often (usually) wrong. Karma is an … Continue reading
Our Origin as Children of Light
An excerpt from “The Gospel of Thomas for Awakening” (now available at Amazon in print and Kindle formats) Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day (I Thessalonians 5:5). Jesus said, If they say to you, “Where did you come … Continue reading