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Dystopia or Eden?
We’ve entered the future, is it the beginning of dystopia or the proselytized tech Eden? Pundits on both sides keep weighing in. The truth, as is usually the case, will be a mixture of both; rarely when looking back is history black and white. Preparation is not just for the foil hat wearing crazies; it’s… Read more
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Rituals & Superstitions
When does faith become superstition? Do rituals and ceremonies actually have any value? Many religions scoff at others superstitious behaviors and rituals outside their own particular confines, yet they employ all the above in their own worship; same ideas with different cultural practices. Rituals and ceremonies are splendid acts of worship. They incite great emotions… Read more
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Connecting to God without religion?
Is religion necessary or required to enable a connection to God, or can a person go rogue and wing it to successfully find God on their own? It’s one of the fundamental philisophical problems. If you compare two of history’s greatest spiritual thinkers, Buddha and Jesus, they both reached their conclusions using deep contemplation and… Read more
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Spiritual Endurance
Endurance could be the most difficult spiritual hurdle, perhaps the biggest hurdle in life. As time passes, we simply wane, mostly from boredom. It’s obvious when we run out of strength or reach an impossible to overcome impasse that forbids our reaching a goal, but it’s boredom that is the silent killer of dreams; slowly… Read more
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NEW BOOK: VERBA DIVINA
Verba Divina is a collection of poems from 1990-2026 on familiar concepts spanning the artist’s staple of existential and spiritual themes that lean heavily on philosophy, Western and Eastern theology, science and culture. Many times they’re a point-of-view narrative, where the thinkers are seemingly working out their thoughts and conclusions. Typical of the poets style is a combination… Read more
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Worship Is An Icky Word
I often cringe with certain religious terminology. Words like “worship” make me halt. Am I reluctant because I don’t believe in God? Or am I reluctant because the words implications are not quite right? I think it’s the latter. “Connection to God” is the best way for me to articulate what not only is possible,… Read more
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Pastor Robert Perez 