Parable of the Good Samaritan—William Barclay


James Ross Kelly's avatarSt. John One: One

Who Is My Neighbour? (Luke 10:25-37)
10:25-37 Look you—an expert in the law stood up and asked Jesus a test question. “Teacher,” he said, “What is it I am to do to become the possessor of eternal life?” He said to him, “What stands written in the law? How do you read?”He answered, “You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole mind, and your neighbour as yourself.” “Your answer is correct,” said Jesus. But he, wishing to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?” Jesus answered, “There was a man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He fell amongst brigands who stripped him and laid blows upon him, and went away and left him half-dead. Now, by chance, a priest came down by that road. He looked at him and passed by on…

View original post 1,095 more words

If elephants aren’t persons yet, could they be one day? | Aeon Essays


At present, many people treat elephants as objects of entertainment and sources of valuable ivory. Although the international ivory trade was banned in 1989, poaching is on the rise – and in 2017, the US president Donald Trump lifted the US ban on imports. To harvest their tusks, humans slaughter elephants at rates that, if they were persons, would amount to genocide.

Source: If elephants aren’t persons yet, could they be one day? | Aeon Essays

Labyrinth Heart | Keith Giles


Watchman Nee which says: “Most Christians spend all of their lives trying to get into a room they are already in.”

Source: Labyrinth Heart | Keith Giles

Watch “Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God” on YouTube


If you’ve seen the alternative to this world and Elijah, why would you want to balance your checkbook?


Do physicians commonly categorize Near Death Experiences as dementia? I’ve know several people that have had them during medical procedures and no, they were never the same afterwards. If you’ve seen the alternative to this world and Elijah, why would you want to balance your checkbook? Despite medical advances determinism perhaps is  a permeable facade.

Dementia Sometimes Starts In A Hospital’s ICU : Shots – Health News : NPR

Up to half of all patients who survive emergency medical treatment in the intensive care unit have mental problems when they return home. Doctors studying the problem say it starts with delirium.

Source: Dementia Sometimes Starts In A Hospital’s ICU : Shots – Health News : NPR