Tag: religion
O Israel where are you?
O Israel where are you? My friends proclaim their support for you The preacher sings of your glory And scripture calls your people chosen But I cannot see you O Israel where are you? I see Israel on the map But I do not see Abraham Solomon Jacob David Or…
If you seek the antiChrist
If you seek the antiChrist Do not look for a mark Because the mark Is not on his head But on his heart And his sign is not a mark But his works And he is not one But countless men and women Living amongst us Lording over us Using…
Politics, religion, eating, dancing and drinking at Heidi’s Jazz Club — What a night!
So, I’m sitting in my office listening to Warren Zevon sing ‘Carmelita’ on Spotify, and thinking about a conversation from Wednesday night. I took my wife to Heidi’s Jazz Club in Cocoa Beach to celebrate her birthday, and we met some friends there — Janet and Phil, and Ted. In…
Death without death
“The priests would have you believe have you believe that life is linear, with no deviations or side trips. Just birth to death to after-life, that’s it, with an eternity of waiting for whatever comes next. Personally I don’t think it’s that simple. I think it’s more like a stone…
Charismatic
It was one of those Saturdays—you know the kind. You don’t wake up quite on time and from that point on everything is sort of disjointed and out of phase. And that’s how it was that she talked me into driving all the way to Kissimmee to attend this healing…
The Human Condition
Other animals spend their lives living, whereas humans spend their lives creating elaborate rituals in the hope of avoiding death. © Copyright 2015 by Kevin Fraleigh.
Jesus and the Slave
So I was in church the other day. My wife and I help the church secretary get things ready for the service on Sunday. We fold the bulletins, make sure the pencils in the pews are sharp, and that each of the pews is stocked with offering envelopes. Just little…
What If Jesus Came Today?
Looking for an idea for your next epic novel? How about this: What if Jesus came today? But I’m not talking about him appearing in the last days and Armageddon, that’s all been done ad nauseam. What if he never came until today? What kind of a world would he…
On The Road Again
Yes, literally, on the road again. No flying this time. Another business trip, but this time it’s a road trip to South Carolina. The weather has been superb and I am with same team that accompanied me to Idaho. We are in a hotel at night (complete with free breakfast…
Bible Study
As I sit here contemplating the weekly Bible study I attend with my wife, I can’t help but think the role that religion plays in my writing. I don’t intentionally write about religion, either the institution or the activity, but it always seems to be there somewhere. Religion in some…
