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Category Archives: doubt
God?
So I just read my last blog post again and realized how theistic it sounds. God – the Great “I Am.” As a Christian one would assume I am a theist. But I find myself in the post-Christian camp, more of … Continue reading
Why you don’t need God to believe in eternal life
Excerpt from, “Grief Without Beliefs” from the Huffington Post. I know that we’re alive through our offspring. You are physically an embodiment of your father’s biological and genetic essence. This includes everything from how you look to many of the … Continue reading
Grounded – God is in the Mud and the Mess
Diana Butler Bass in her book Grounded talks about the loss of faith in the triple layer, wedding cake view of the universe – with God in the heavens, below it the earth God created, and below that the place of … Continue reading
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Tagged meaning, Nature, spirituality, Truth
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Millennials and God: are they atheists or modern theists?
Is it true that the millennials aren’t interested in God? Or is it that they don’t believe in the God that the traditional theists believe in: the patriarchal, omnipotent, judging God who required a blood sacrifice in order to facilitate … Continue reading
Traces of Hope – as we approach Hurricane Katrina’s 10th Anniversary
How do I process my grief? Does suffering have any meaning? Do we live in a random chaotic universe? Is it time to re-evaluate my understanding of “God”? This book is for anyone who has suffered a loss – of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Coping, cynicism, denial, depression, doubt, existential philosophers, faith, God, grace, grief, hope, loss, meaning
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The search for Self is the search for Spirituality and Meaning
In the 60’s it was popular to “go in search of yourself.” But eventually the mountaintops got crowded and people discovered that “wherever you go, there you are.” In other words, you bring your baggage with you. So people began … Continue reading
Facing our own darkness
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, faith, healing, hope, spirituality, suffering, Truth
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Traces of Hope
I am delighted to announce that my book is coming out on the 30th. My sincere thanks to all those who have shared my journey and contributed to my story. http://www.amazon.com/Traces-Hope-Surviving-Grief-Loss/dp/1937943275/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426982211&sr=1-1&keywords=Mona+villarrubia
Posted in depression, doubt, Faith, God, grace, gratefulness, grief, Healing, Hope, loss, meaning, spirituality, Suffering, Truth
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Discovering hope again
Discovering hope is different when you are coming at it from the other side – from a period of having none. You are coming to it for a second time, or third or more. The meaning of hope has changed … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, cycles, denial, depression, doubt, faith, God, healing, hope, pain, religion, searching, spirituality, suffering
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Searching and Doubting
I recently read the wise opinion that if you are searching for answers to ultimate questions, to the God questions, then you should be engaged in some way with the Ultimate, with God as someone understands God to be, even … Continue reading
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