Sacred Symbology: Describing the Transcendent Symbol Note: This is a part of a continuing discussion of symbolism in theology. There are a number of articles in this series:

The Hermeneutical Death Spiral I have a problem: I’m a Christian. As a Christian, I am constantly being compelled to silence by those who are religiously attached to a world…

A Passing by Nehushtan Mission Statement We need to think about one key subject and three derived subjects that my schoolhouse analogy brings up. See https://passingbynehushtan.com/2010/04/14/sacred-symbology-a-few-things/ 1. One, the premise that…

 When I Survey the Wondrous Nace? You know that old hymn When I survey the Wondrous Cross? Its a standard. It almost represents the Church itself. It’s comfortable and peaceful,…

Passing by Nenushtan: A Prophetic Think Tank I am writing the first articles, if you would call them that, for a very unusual theological website. This is part 3 of…

The Immaterial and Material Together, to Death or Life: The Phenomenology of Sacred Symbolism The physical world is made up of things and laws, and so is the immaterial mind.

The Sermon on the Mount of the Prophetic The assumption has always been that the Beatitudes are about being meek, kind, and merciful as a fulfillment of the essence of…

The Red Heifer is a Type of Messiah and the Prophetic Word Note: this is not a stand-alone article. It was pulled from a wider discussion of typology. The animal…

 The Art of God and Prophetic Theory This is an article in a series. Please read the previous articles first. Prophetic Theory, part I: The Re-unification of Jesus with Meaning…

Here is a little experiment. Don't take it too seriously now, just open up your synapses and let the possibility sink in. Its a paraphrase of a part of the…

Information is transmitted to God by everything that exists, to best be thought of as “symbols” of Him, in the first instance of being one dimensional reflectors of His existence…

The Head and Heart Antipathy? Who wins? What is the difference between faith and intellectual assent, or what we call reason? Between head and heart? Is there a difference between…