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Dear People Whom God Loves, SEVENTEEN STAGES OF EVIL-II  (See the 17 stages as listed in the June 27th letter) When I look at the first five stages, I see value and dangers. I think that they are valuable in forming a community. I see danger in not doing them respectfully or in not consulting […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, SEVENTEEN STAGES OF EVIL I I invite you to ponder this quotation from the book Born to Believe by Andrew Newberg M.D. and Mark Robert Waidman. Dr. Newberg is an expert in the working of our human brain. This quote seems reasonable to me and pondering of it can help […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, GOD’S INTERACTION WITH THE WORLD – XIV I see prayer as fundamentally aligning our human will with God’s will. As we surrender our will to God’s will, there will always be at least a gradual change in us. Prayer is concerned with changing us…not in changing God. I see that […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, ABORTION IMMIGRATION Abortion and immigration are two issues which seriously divide our country. Perhaps there is no perfect solution that the whole county can embrace. In politics, we are often left to do what is possible. We need to state our positions honestly and firmly. We also need to listen […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, GOD’S INTERACTION WITH THE WORLD – XVII When the scientific view of the world and universe was that of Isaac Newton, it was easier to believe in God as Creator a long time ago than to believe that God is active in the world today. Here is the reason why […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, GOD’S INTERACTION WITH THE WORLD – XV We end this series of columns with hope. Hope that is based on the never-ending faithfulness of Love (that we name God). The world and the universe as we know them will come to an end. This is the conclusion of science. Our […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, GOD’S INTERACTION WITH THE WORLD – XIII What is prayer? How does it work? Prayer is mysterious, but we can get some limited understanding of it. I pray for several reasons. One is that Jesus prayed and encouraged us to pray. I know of no one wiser than Jesus in […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, Prayer and Our Image of God The poem below struck me as deeply insightful. I have difficulty understanding poetry and am totally incapable of writing poetry. I invite you to read and ponder over it. When you have done that, then read what it says to me. The poem is […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, GOD’S INTERACTION WITH THE WORLD — XII Continuing with our reflection on the Incarnation. This is why we speak of God saving us and Jesus saving us. This Is the healing power of Love working in us. This is love freely giving himself. That is why we call salvation grace. […]