A short time ago, I wrote about a statue of Baphomet that had been vandalized and destroyed near Christmas time. If you have the desire, you can read it (https://iamgodsservant.com/?p=57). In the post, I posit that the best method is what Saint Paul used when addressing the unknown God as opposed to the methods so…

The photo above is the altar to the unknown god that we find reference to in the book of Acts. In chapter 17, Paul finds himself in Athens. “While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with…

By and large, I have tried to avoid writing about events surrounding the regions of the Middle East and Persia. I have chosen to do this because frankly, the regions are a mess, and doing so brings up rather unpleasant memories that I would rather forget. There comes a time though when the catharsis of…

There is one thing that seemingly everyone across the political spectrum seems to be able to agree on: our political system is not working. No matter your flavor of news, there is endless reporting on how things are simply not working. Oddly enough, there are a few solutions that just might actually work, and I…

The Methodist Church in Britain, in conjunction with the World Methodist Council, and the Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, have invited churches to not light the second candle of the Advent wreath due to the current conflict in the middle east. You can read the invitation here: https://umcmission.org/news-statements/an-invitation-to-stand-with-palestinian-christians-this-advent-and-christmas/ This is not something that…

The setting of our story today can be found in Matthew 22:15-22. The Pharisees have planned to try to trap Jesus with His words by asking him about paying the Imperial tax. It is from this story that we get the oft repeated phrase “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s and unto God what…

Now mater where you fit on the theological spectrum, care for God’s creation is a priority, though if we are being fair, we often speak about and think about it in different ways. Even though that is true, it is, or at the very least should be, a priority for all Christians. Whatever creation theory…

Much of the focus of this blog will be about religious topics in one way or another, I feel like it is best that I explain how I choose to understand and interpret scripture. There are many ways in which people try to understand the scriptures, and I am not terribly interested in pitting one…