When I was a teenager I read a book on prosperity -Jonathan Livingston Seagull – that recommended giving things away as a test to see how fast they would come back to you. I.e., give away some money and wait
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Ethics of the Old Testament: Lies, Cheats and Dirty Tricks in Genesis
Isaac and Jacob are a real couple of bungling wanderers. They lie, cheat, steal and seem completely without moral character. Isaac is the son of Abraham that was offered up to God in sacrifice – an episode that likely freaked
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Abraham the Pimp Sells Wife for Cattle and Sacrifices Son: Stories from Genesis
Abraham is recognized as the father of three of the world’s largest religions. He is also a contemptible ass-kisser and a loathsome coward. He is a terrible husband and a horrible father. But – like Noah, he did whatever God
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Pissing on Tents and Burning Bridges
I’ve just found a fascinating website while searching for information about starting businesses overseas. It’s called “Tent Maker” and discusses how you can start a business overseas as a form of “low key evangelism”. “Jesus is still looking for disciples
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Babel and 9-11: God the terrorist destroys World Trade Center
In Genesis, God tells people to ‘Go Forth and Prosper’, and yet later he seems diametrically opposed to progress of any kind. When people start to live together and build bigger cities and make great towers like the tower of
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Noah the Drunk Bastard Saves Humanity with Ark
After his failed experiment in the garden of Eden, God removed himself from the world for a while. Like a spurned lover, He waited – hopeful that humans would find their way back to him. He had seen the results
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God’s a bad parent: Cain, Abel and the First Murder
Although Adam and Eve – and through them the entire human project – has not gone as planned, God continues to observe and interact with humans, hoping to establish a relationship with them. Adam and Eve have two sons, Cain
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God corrupts Adam and Eve: The Creation of Guilt
After the fiasco with Satan, God became more cautious. He knew he’d found something incredible – a created being with the ability to think for itself. But how much intelligence does it take to make free will? And how much
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God’s First Mistake: Faulty Programming Leads to Satan’s Rebellion
Although those who haven’t actually read the Bible might assume it is full of dust-grovelling men and women of faith, nothing could be farther from the truth. Over and over again, the Bible shows us independent, free-thinkers whose natural impulse
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The Church of Google
The following link is a pretty strong argument that “Google” is in fact the closest thing to God we will ever know, displaying many traditional qualities of deity including omnipresence and omniscience. It’s pretty well done, humorous, and possible true.
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