Perspectives

Stops along my intellectual pilgrimage

Straight Talk for the Alienated and Disillusioned

Traditional beliefs about Truth, Reality, God, and how we ought to live were rejected a few decades ago. But since we are spiritual beings, we cannot live in an atheist or nihilist world for long without harmful consequences. The Perspectives linked here show Christian tradition as it was. These hymns and texts are safe, unable to lead the soul astray or into danger.

A hymn about the drama lived with God that was replaced with modern desire for efficiency, ease, and pleasure.

A hymn and prayer about spiritual Truth that can be trusted.

Another hymn and prayer about spiritual Truth that can be trusted.

A 4th century hymn by St. Patrick that describes how devoted to God a soul can be.

God’s purpose for one’s life was something to be discovered and lived.