Mike ShreveThe University of California Berkeley campus in the 1960s was a place of great social ferment, but some referred to it as “the open ward.” Fringe members of the hippie movement like me, and even those from the ‘far side,’ found a comfortable social...
THE BIBLICAL VIEW OF THE ORIGIN OF EVIL According to the Bible, evil streams from four main sources: 1.) The ‘Original Sin’ passed down from Adam to all his offspring, which results in a sin nature resident in our human flesh (Psalm 51:5, Romans...
I was raised Roman Catholic. In that denomination, only those who have attained a high degree of piety are referred to as saints, and that only happens after careful assessment by church authorities. However, the Bible requirements are much...
In the Kundalini Yoga classes I attended (back in 1969-1970), I was taught that chanting mantras would aid in penetrating the supernatural and achieving oneness with God (or more correctly, becoming consciously aware of the inherent oneness with God...