Category Archives: God

Why Worship?

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Bishop Craig

To be completely candid, I haven’t got the first clue. I know why we used to worship – we worshipped to appease an angry God beyond the clouds who had some pretty out of control ego needs. Then, way back … Continue reading →

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Credo, a First Draft

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Bishop Craig

I believe in God,Present from the beginning,Beyond defining but within understanding,Spirit not embodied,Without gender,Responsive not autocratic,Without ego or it’s needs,Creating not destroying,Accepting not judging,Prodding not compelling,Liberating not confining,Uniting not dividing,Loving all without exception,Life giving not life denying,Universal not tribal,Existing in … Continue reading →

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Can We Just Stop, Already?

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Bishop Craig

Did God cause the destruction caused by Sandy? Of course he did – right after he jammed your head so far up your ass that right now you can take a look around for polyps and save some time and … Continue reading →

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The God Problem

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Bishop Craig

Houston, we have a God problem. Seriously. Far too many people are carrying an image of God not unlike the one below. There’s nothing inherently wrong with such an image, but it is extremely limited and in a modern context affords a … Continue reading →

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If you meet God on the road, kill him.

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Bishop Craig

The title of this post was yesterday’s daily teaching, and is derived from a Buddhist teaching that says the same thing about the Buddha. As I mentioned on yesterday’s Blog Talk Radio show, there is a time in our lives … Continue reading →

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Evangelicals, Pentecostals, and Atheists: Birds of a Feather

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Bishop Craig

The death of Christopher Hitchens has again brought to the forefront of my consciousness an ironic truth: Evangelicals, Pentecostals, Fundamentalists (EPFs) and atheists share the same view and understanding of God. You see, the EPFers of the world have set … Continue reading →

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God "Out There"?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Bishop Craig

The notion that God isn’t “out there” somewhere, but rather dwells in and among what I call the created order isn’t a new idea, despite the fact that it may seem very new to many within the confines of institutional … Continue reading →

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Religious Language

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Bishop Craig

I find that the more my personal spirituality evolves, the more I struggle with much of traditional religious language. I suppose that has been true for a while now, but up until recently I was able to rationalize it or … Continue reading →

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Who Will Your God Be?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Bishop Craig

Who will your God be? Will your God be a God of love, or a God of fear? Will your God truly want to see what’s best for you happen, or will your God be a force of manipulation and … Continue reading →