I have checked out Joshua Tongol’s video on his out-of-body experiences and I like his encouragement to the viewers to follow their own unique paths. In the video, he happened to mention the same verse that came to my mind about Paul describing himself having an out-of-body experience (2 Corinthians 12:2), and indeed any one…
Modern witchcraft and the reclamation of the Divine feminine
This article captures perfectly the current rise and uprising of women, femme and gender nonconforming to reclaim from the patriarchal world the feminine energy that has been suppressed for so long. Like the article says: “Witchcraft is a reclamation of the divine feminine, of the ancient power of the goddess which has been neglected by patriarchal society…
Notes on “the counter narrative” and “decolonising education”
In the RobCast Episode 141 “The Thing in the Air – Part 3 The Counter Narrative“, Rob Bell shares with us about the importance of the counter narrative that challenges the dominant story used by the empire to oppress and conquer others through military violence. It is a counter narrative that is coherent and subversive…
“…lest we offend them…”
New Living Translation “However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.” Young’s Literal Translation “but, that we may…
Jesus, privilege, racism and sexism
It occurs to me that Jesus lived in a societal system not unlike today’s “modern” societal system because during his time in Israel, he was living in a monetary-based economic system that was dominated by racist and patriarchal mindsets. For example, the rich and powerful enjoyed class or economic privilege, the Jews had more privilege…
RIP, Megachurch
A particular megachurch that I used to go to has become a monolith. What do I mean by “monolith”? One dictionary defines it as “a large, impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as indivisible and slow to change”. Gone are the days when worship songs freely came flowing from hearts of the church songwriters…
Peter Rollins | What’s Going on in the Name ‘God’? [A summary of my own notes]
A rough summary upon my first hearing of this incisive message by Peter Rollins (I will have to listen to it again to make sure I understand it correctly): This video explores the theological and philosophical aspects of the idealised or imaginary, the symbolic and the real. When we talk about God, oftentimes we are…
It is not about me – a reflection on social justice advocacy
When I was googling about Tim Wise to learn more about his anti-racism work, I came across one of his posts in which he was venting about being persecuted and threatened by his detractors for speaking up on behalf of people of colour who have been oppressed by white supremacy. A few fellow people of…
Guilt, shame and self-love
I have checked out the article or blog “Shame v. Guilt” by Brene Brown, and I find it helpful to distinguish between guilt and shame as guilt can be a positive motivating factor to compel a person to change and improve after having failed or made mistakes whereas shame is based on the flawed or…
