Tom Hanks said it: Lots of Hooey

I am not going to criticize the movie until I see it, or the book until I read it. I’m speaking of course, of Da Vinci Code. What I am going to do, for the few folks who might be inclined to take the Gnostic concepts and supposed history of the DaVinci Code franchise seriously, [...]

Back with a vengeance – Ya gotta like Dan Brown

In the best Garrison Keillor tradition, an English teacher strikes it rich. I haven’t read the book yet, and the movie isn’t out yet, but I already know what interests me about this latest pop sensation. It is the contortions my Christian brethren whose roots are deeply mired in Gnosticism go through as they attack [...]

Gnosticism sermon

Remain in Ephesus was the title of a presentation I gave at Labor Day weekend at Seabeck Christian Conference Center. Based on Paul’s words to Timothy, shortly after they left a Roman prison and went to Crete, where Paul set sail for Macedonia and Timothy left for Ephesus at Paul’s request. Why remain in Ephesus? [...]

Revised Genesis

I’m glad God didn’t have to revise his first chapter. But not knowing the end from the beginning, I’ve had to evolve in my blog creations. I’m an evolved person since I started blogging 6 years ago, and what I care about has shifted slightly as well. So here’s what this blog is about. Why [...]