Category Archives: theology

Models and Theology

An interesting article was recently published in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (December 2024 edition). It is titled “Models in Christianity and Chemistry: Truth or Utility” written by William Wood PhD. Articles in PSCF typically become open access through the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) website one year after they are published. So, you willContinue reading “Models and Theology”

A Question from ORTLine

I gave an overview of my recent book, A Theology of the Microbiome during ORTLine this weekend. ORTLine in an on-line session theology meeting consisting of many authors who discuss their books followed by reviews of their works by experts in the field of Open & Relational Theology (ORT) or in related fields. My bookContinue reading “A Question from ORTLine”

The Dipolar Nature of God and the Concept of the Brahman

My good friend Michael Brennan (substack “Theodivergent”) and I have been meeting every few weeks online to discuss books. We were going over God Christ Church by Marjorie Suchocki. As part of our discussion, we went over her discussion about the dipolar nature of God (as originally described by Charles Hartshorne). Hartshorne proposed that GodContinue reading “The Dipolar Nature of God and the Concept of the Brahman”

The Metaphysics of Human Gestures

Recently, I read through an article in  Educational Psychology Review. It is titled Learning from Gesture: How Our Hands Change Our Minds. It is a great open access article. I’ve been reading The Experience Machine by Andy Clark. This book clued me into the research in this area which has led me to read moreContinue reading “The Metaphysics of Human Gestures”

Helping the Other in Weird Times

My country (the United States) is just going through a weird / awful / bizarre time. Even if I keep the politics out of the discussion, the anti-science movement in my country is truly insane. It always has been a problem in American churches, especially since the 1900s. Christian fundamentalism has hurt science, hurt religion,Continue reading “Helping the Other in Weird Times”

The Metaphysics of Telomeres

Today is Sunday, February 9, 2025. Although I live in the states, I will not be watching the Super Bowel today. I actually like sports, but I hate long infomercials. The Super Bowl is definitely the penultimate form of infomercial. So, I went to a bar and danced with my spouse last night, went toContinue reading “The Metaphysics of Telomeres”

You Can’t Cheat Death but You Can Cheat People

I get particularly angry when fraudsters cheat people out of money, especially when the victim is older or has a mental processing disorder (dementia, for example). Fraudsters are everywhere — at work, in our neighborhoods, and in our religious or social groups. Fraudsters are great at convincing people to excessively worry about issues related toContinue reading “You Can’t Cheat Death but You Can Cheat People”

The Moon is a Metaphor for Process

This post is a quick dip into process philosophy and process theology. The Bible has many verses talking about the purpose of God placing the moon in the heavens. Psalm 89:37: “It shall be established forever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven”.  Psalm 8:3: “When I consider your heavens, the workContinue reading “The Moon is a Metaphor for Process”

American Religious People Must Oppose the Nomination of RFK, Jr.

I hate being political on my blog. However, this post is not really as political as much as it is religious. This post is about the importance of medical science. Specifically, my post is about the importance of vaccines and how we need to get the correct message out about how safe they are. ByContinue reading “American Religious People Must Oppose the Nomination of RFK, Jr.”

The Sine Wave of Belief

Lately, I’ve been doing some reading about metaphysical belief systems. We all are metaphysical. Even if one doesn’t believe in God or “the supernatural” (often poorly defined), one’s lack of belief is still a metaphysical system. I would argue that we are all metaphysical in our thought process. We often find ourselves searching for theContinue reading “The Sine Wave of Belief”