John Pohl

Two Things

It has been an interesting day as I have had two small events occur that I would like to share. First, I received a book in the mail in which I was invited to be an author. The book is titled, Renewing Faith: Reigniting Faith and Ministry through Process and Open & Relational Theologies (S.Continue reading “Two Things”

A Short Lament About Our Species

I have to head out of town tomorrow to help out a family member, and my job has been as busy as our hospital rolled out a new electronic medical record. I wanted to post a few thoughts. Without going into detail, I was at work last week when a famous person involved in politicsContinue reading “A Short Lament About Our Species”

What to do with Blue?

This post may seem more philosophical than theological, but I find it interesting just the same. If I consider how I emotionally react to a color, I can extend this type of emotional reaction to other individuals. I may react calmly when I see the color “blue.” In fact, I love blue and prefer myContinue reading “What to do with Blue?”

Theology Journal Club!

Our theology journal club consists of people who have graduated from Northwind Theological Seminary under the tutelage of Thomas Oord Ph.D. We recently reviewed the article, “Spiritual Experience: Scientific, Philosophical and Theological Implications” by John C. Chatlos who is a psychiatrist at the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The article is open access and theContinue reading “Theology Journal Club!”

Dinosaur National Monument, Fossils, and God

I apologize about the delay in posting. I went on a salmon fishing trip in northern British Columbia. I then returned back to Utah to spend 3 days with my spouse at Dinosaur National Monument on the Utah/Colorado border. Dinosaur National Monument is a beautiful place. It is a relatively small monument (about 320 squareContinue reading “Dinosaur National Monument, Fossils, and God”

Beauty, Death, and God

I thought I would send out a quick post before I head out to Canada midweek to go salmon fishing in Canada. I will be fishing around Blackfish Sound which is seriously away from most of civilization. I did this same trip with friends 2 years ago. Blackfish Sound is an incredibly beautiful place toContinue reading “Beauty, Death, and God”

Panexperientialism: Objective and Subjective

In my last post, I discussed the metaphysical possibilities of panexperientialism existing between the gut microbiome, small intestine, and skeletal muscle in the perspective of maintaining a healthy microbiome. I think that all experience in general has two perspectives: objective and subjective. In the setting of the microbiome, human immune factors such as IL-6 areContinue reading “Panexperientialism: Objective and Subjective”

Exercise and the Microbiome: Panexperientialism?

There is a great new #openaccess article in Gastroenterology that explains why exercise makes the microbiome healthy. It is titled, “Exercise, the Gut Microbiome and Gastrointestinal Diseases: Therapeutic Impact and Molecular Mechanisms” by Hawley, et al. Interestingly, prior research from 2013 has shown that professional rugby players have much more diverse and healthy microbiomes comparedContinue reading “Exercise and the Microbiome: Panexperientialism?”

Ancient Homo Species and God

Human brain structure formed in complexity over time, and I have wondered when the first of our genus (Homo) began to think about God(s) and potentially the afterlife. There are some early potential intentional burial sites noted at Qafzeh Cave (Israel), Tabun Cave (Israel), and Tinshemet Cave (Israel) that were made by Homo neanderthalensis, HomoContinue reading “Ancient Homo Species and God”

Would a Static Universe Change Your Perception of God?

After publishing my last book (“A Theology of the Microbiome“, SacraSage Press), I have been working on a new idea for publication that will take me a really long time. The long time duration is because I have a full time job as a physician. In fact, I am an academic physician, so administrative timeContinue reading “Would a Static Universe Change Your Perception of God?”