In Revelation 5, as the angels mourn their isolation from Unconditional Love (which is the Most High), a scroll is revealed “with writing on both sides.” That detail may seem incidental, but remember what Adam is told in Eden: do not eat from the tree in the middle of the Garden, which is the Tree … Continue reading Breaking the Martyr’s Chains
Author: Brian Balke
Brian practices hypnotherapy in Ventura, CA, with a focus on clients seeking to overcome trauma and discomfort, and to build self-esteem.
When I was still looking for a church home, the Pastor at the Catholic Church offered me an interesting bargain. “Do you want to die, or live forever?” I wonder how he interpreted my bafflement. People have a fascination with death. We are designed that way. When it arrives, it is prefaced with pain, weakness, … Continue reading Choose Life
To be Christian is to surrender ourselves in service and to turn our eyes outward in celebration of the virtues found in Creation. So if that is the road to Paradise, what is Hell?
Were you taught that Evolution and the Bible are incompatible teachings? Well, once we accept the existence of the soul, there is a strong evolutionary argument that Unconditional Love must become reality's most powerful force: Every personality desires love, for to be loved is to be offered power.Love seeks to illuminate marvelous possibilities among its … Continue reading Love is the Endpoint of Evolution
When we tell the story of the United States, it begins with the British Empire. The colonial empires were bound to collapse under the burden of distance, and in Asia and Africa it was only in fomenting division that the colonial powers maintained control until the 20th century. In North America, where the settlers quickly … Continue reading Points of View
