Last Bastion of Love

John speaks on songs he has written while part of a Christian group that focused on the Trinity and the "process" of the two "becomings" of John 1:14 and 1 Corinthians 15:45. He talks of the many depictions of the Spirit in the NT (Spirit of Christ, Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead, the Seven Spirits, the Holy Spirit, etc.). He went on to talk about Athanasius (&quo...

Having the church in one's heart as it is in God's.

On the current flurry of UFO "disclosure" documentaries on streaming services, and the warning of some, such as Whitley Strieber, of a coming "ontological shock" when people find out "the truth." One of the groups he claims will experience it the most are scientists. John wonders what sort of shock this might be: as in Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke, or the T...

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John talks about the development of AlphaGo/DeepMind and how it defeated Lee SeDol based on the book The Maniac about John von Neumann. What will the impact of AI be (and already is)? Roger Penrose argues that AI cannot reach self-awareness outside quantum computing in his book The Emperor's New Mind. He speaks about the impact of measurement on the the wave function and the Copenhagen Interpr...

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John begins by remarking on Alice Cooper's "Caught in a Dream," the first song on the first album he heard of his, on how he would like to get Alice Cooper on the show to ask whether Cooper felt that way upon his meteoric rise, and how difficult a thing solipsism is to overcome, without faith. John relates the "coincidence" (miracle?) of the flavored water, and how such thi...

How is it I am so OK when others are suffering; why is it I only really feel for me and my own? (John sings "Settled on My Lees," a song he wrote... the title from a King James Bible phrase for those who have not been "poured from bottle to bottle"...see Zephaniah 1:12 and Jeremiah 48:11.) On his being blessed, and having received so much. How does one move on from such blessin...

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A coincidence leading John to speculate on eugenics of the early 20th century (Hitler, Margaret Sanger), the apparent modern desire for non- (anti-?) genic clans (as seen in The Predator and the Badlands) vs. science (?) and... John's seeking the Church as the clan of all believers regardless of where they are starting out from.

On the difficulty Boomers face in selling their homes, despite sitting on most of the equity in the country. On searching for the church life in the homes in Oberlin. On reading ⁠The Gentle Radical: A Biography of Roger Williams by Cyclone Covey.⁠ and on his being a seeker and a separatist. A song: "What If God Wrote a Letter". On the church simply being called by the city it was in with...

Living in the past... from my life. What it was like living as a kid in the sixties compared to today!

On the recent documentary series "Investigation Alien" by George Knapp and cleaving to love in the midst of uncertainty.

John sings his testimony song. On Alan Jacobs' book "How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds" and its mention of the Long Now Foundation's form of debate. Why shouldn't we endeavor to understand the perspective of those who differ? Shouldn't we want the best for ALL people, instead of seeing others merely as a threat to our way of life? Darwin's testimony o...

On being understanding towards those who believe strongly that what they have is of more profit to you than what they think you have. The issue of conflicting beliefs (i.e., the place of a woman in Amish society vs. feminism). Reading an Oberlin Review article re: missionaries of "the Mother God" on campus. On having met co-founder Sarah Barry at Northwestern U and participating briefly...

In a form of audio palimpsest, John talks over a recording of himself playing songs. He wonders why rock bands are given a pass in the "Me Too" era when other celebrities are held feet to the fire, even with a shrine built to them in Cleveland. On an article re: friction between men and women in their competition over jobs. "No gender succeeds at the expense of others?" On incl...

On the All Saved Freak Band and its times (the Jesus Movement). On the case from scientific evidence for mind being above matter from quantum mechanics.

On multiculturalism/pluralism and the freedom of speech and of association. How can one hold all cultures in equal value if one believes in an ultimate truth? How does the Darwinist (of natural selection) square such with one sub-group ceding power to another group in the name of justice? John's sense of equality being Biblically-based rather than rationally-based. On CRISPR and eugenics.

Finding videos on youtube abuot people who claimed to have gone to hell upon death and coming back. On various significant spans (i.e. 70 years) as in Jesus' parable of the fig tree, and the 6000 years based on geneologies in the Old Testament. "Easy believism." How we can have assurance based on who Jesus was and what He accomplished. On comments made by Christians, including Harold...

On the impact of forces within and without and a controversy about multiculturalism. On believers being "outsiders."

John on the saga of getting his wedding ring "back," and Myron T. Herrick. John discusses "The Islamic Jesus" by Mustafa Akyol and the relationship between Islam and Jesus.

Based on Psalm 42, John attempts to summon the Kraken. John meets a woman praying for revival at Tappan Square. On Charles Finney's impact on Calivinism, based on a book by Matthew P. Turner. The shift of Malcolm X from Garveyism to the multiculturalistic embrace of Islam. How do we get along as a community? John has an idea that isn't serious... or is it? On hopes for an open atmosphere f...

The "Uncertainty Principle" of immersion vs. analyzation. John's appreciation for books and what goes into writing one. The spiritual progression in Clarke's "Childhood's End" and the fate of the Overlord/Watchers. Analysis should lead to ... proper experience! Instead, scientists head away from what should be experienced in a designed (for us) universe to the multi...