Perspectives
Stops along my intellectual pilgrimage
Straight Talk for the Alienated and Disillusioned
Traditional beliefs about Truth, Reality, God, and how we ought to live were rejected a few decades ago. But since we are spiritual beings, we cannot live in an atheist or nihilist world for long without harmful consequences. The Perspectives linked here show Christian tradition as it was. God is both within us and outside us. These hymns and texts are safe, unable to lead the soul astray or into danger.
A hymn about the drama lived with God that was replaced with modern desire for efficiency, ease, and pleasure.
A hymn and prayer about spiritual Truth that can be trusted.
Another hymn and prayer about spiritual Truth that can be trusted.
A 4th century hymn by St. Patrick that describes how devoted to God a soul can be.
Traditional Wisdom about Human Nature
There was a system of knowledge of human nature based on personality types. Christians lived every day with God, calling upon Him for the most important decisions in life.
An excerpt from the Wisdom of Solomon on human nature.
God’s purpose for one’s life was something to be discovered and lived.