by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Dec 6, 2012 | Wrestling
Given that religion is ‘us talking about God’, what is this unique claim Christianity makes about what God does about us? Lewis gives a brief answer in the following statement. ‘Christians … of all men must not think of spiritual joy and worth as things... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Dec 3, 2012 | Wrestling
“So far from being the final religious refinement, Pantheism is in fact the permanent natural bent of the human mind; the permanent ordinary level below which man sometimes sinks, under the influence of priestcraft and superstition, but above which his own unaided... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 16, 2012 | Wrestling
Perhaps we should give Sam Harris the benefit of the doubt and suggest that he is only being satirical, which he is of course, but he is also betraying something else about his stage of world view development. The above statement is classic behaviour for someone in... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 15, 2012 | Wrestling
Hmm, I think I get the sentiment of one who has felt disgust at the pathetic and fearful superstition we sometimes see in the behaviour of a religious zealot, but just because a lunatic believes the world is round that does not mean it isn’t. And... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 8, 2012 | Wrestling
Prayer is often referred to as a form of warfare, but in our peaceful society, an easier to understand metaphor might be the sporting field: the serious kind. You walk across that chalk line, it’s game-on and you are now a target. But so are they and you... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 3, 2012 | Wrestling
In the story of Lilith, an unusual stranger called Mr. Raven meets the main character and says to him, ‘The business of the universe is to make such a fool of you that you will know yourself for one and learn to be wise.’25 In other words, ‘This...