Category Archives: Religion

I am an Anglican so I write from an Anglican point of view

Thoughts on The Gospel of Thomas


There is debate on when the Nag Hammadi Gospel of Thomas was written. Some scholars date it as early as 50 AD which would make it earlier than Mark written around 65 to 70 AD. The majority date it to … Continue reading

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A dream of beloved spouse dying…


You don’t ever get over the loss of a beloved spouse; it will not all be resolved with time. Healthy adults tend to grieve for a long time. You begin to reconcile yourself to living with the grief and are … Continue reading

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Communication in Marriage


I was thinking about how Pat and I communicated. I realized a lot of it was not in words, we often communicated with a look, touch or thought across a crowded room as in Tai Chi class. I think that … Continue reading

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“My beloved Eric will join me ”- re-awaking to Patricia


Our souls communicate with other souls naturally. When you meet your soulmate, you feel instant love as I did on that first date with Patricia. I felt there was something special between us. That is because we were tied together … Continue reading

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In rememberance of my departed spouse


Do this in remembrance of me. Well I do many things in remembrance of my departed spouse, Patricia. I think everybody wants to be remembered. That’s why they keep dairies. I keep the house pretty much as it was before … Continue reading

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Patricia is in our place in Heaven here and now…


A garden as our place in Heaven? Why not a garden after all Adam and Eve, the Bible tells us, started out in a garden with God? Fundamentalists have been looking for that Garden ever since here on earth. I … Continue reading

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I’m calling it a VISION!


It was such a lovely dream yesterday that it left me feeling good all day and I went to sleep hoping for another. No, it didn’t come but I did sleep well all night; woke only to visit the WC … Continue reading

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Dream or Vision?


I was dreaming in that place between sleep and awake, where I still remember dreams and where I always communicate with Patricia. What a beautiful dream! It was like a vision of Heaven and the place Patricia is preparing for … Continue reading

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Marriage is a trinity


What did Patricia mean by “my beloved Eric joins me”? Well, I must begin with what Pat and I mean by marriage. We believe in the sacrament of marriage making us one entity, a trinity, three persons one entity. Husband, … Continue reading

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Feeling like old Adam…


Yes, my grief makes me: “feel like old Adam at the end of that sixth day, / just a boy rubbing his fingers over the fresh/ stitches in his side, wondering why me? why here?”/ (apologies to John Blase). Last night (June … Continue reading

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