Dana Horton

A collection of 24 posts

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Is Bugs Bunny in Heaven?

Here is another guest piece from Dana Horton, who is interested in secular spirituality. There are some questions that could be raised from this, as I add below. Over to Dana: Is Bugs Bunny in Heaven? (Reading time 3 minutes) Last week we had a great time talking about evil

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Does Evil Disprove the Existence of God?

Here is another guest post from Dana Horton; as ever, thanks! Does Evil Disprove the Existence of God? (Reading time 3-60 minutes) Here’s a fun one on evil and suffering:  One of the primary arguments against the existence of God (especially the ‘old man’ version of God) is the

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Why Do We Create Myths?

Dana Horton is back with another one of his guest pieces - thanks ever so much! Over to him: Why Do We Create Myths? (4-minute read) Last week we talked about ‘Our Guy’ Heraclitus, and the idea of not being able to step in the same river twice. In the

Biblical Exegesis

Archetypes and the Story of Joseph - Part 2

This is another guest post from Dana Horton following up a recent first post, "Archetypes and the Story of Joseph - Part 1". Thanks so much to Dana for this, as ever. We’re back! Our last post (more than a month ago) was about archetypes — or more

Biblical Exegesis

Archetypes and the Story of Joseph - Part 1

Thanks again for Dana Horton for another stimulating guest piece, this time on Jungian-style archetypes regarding the Bible: Archetypes and the Story of Joseph -- Part 1 (5-minute read) Over on the blog site Three Bullet Thursday, we (i.e. “I”) ran a series of essays on the story of

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Christianity and the Afterlife - Post Jesus and Paul

Following his previous two-piece on the afterlife, looking at the claims of Jesus and Paul, Dana Horton guest posts the continuation of that theme in this next one. Thanks, as ever, to Dana: Christianity and the Afterlife -- Post Jesus and Paul Many of us were raised in the western

Biblical Exegesis

What Does Paul Say about the Afterlife?

This is another guest post from Dana Horton, following on from his piece What Does Jesus Say about the Afterlife? What does Paul say about the afterlife? (5 minute read) In an earlier post, we examined what Jesus said, and did not say, about the afterlife. Let’s do a

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Does Prayer Work If God is Not Listening?

Here, we have another offering from Dana Horton looking at atheism and spirituality, again dealing with the subject of prayer: Does Prayer Work If God is Not Listening? (4 minute 30 second read) Last week we outlined how the Centers for Spiritual Living (CSL) taught us to pray in ministerial

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What Does Jesus Say about the Afterlife?

Here is another guest post from Dana Horton, this time looking at Jesus' claims regarding life beyond death (thanks Dana!): What does Jesus say about the afterlife? A lot of us in a western Christian culture just assume there is an afterlife. It is what we grew up believing.

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Is Prayer Just Intention on Spiritual Steroids?

Here is another nonreligious piece with a spiritual bent from Dana Horton: Is Prayer Just Intention on Spiritual Steroids? (5 minute read) In ministerial school (Centers for Spiritual Living, or CSL) we were taught that there were five steps to ‘proper’ praying. This technique was a little different from the

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God is Not an Old Man in the Sky. Now What?

Dana Horton is back with another look at atheism and spirituality, this time concentrating on what we do with the idea of God. Over to him: God is Not an Old Man in the Sky. Now What? (5-minute read) We often repeat in our posts that God is not an

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Determinism and Spirituality

Here's another Dana Horton post, with this one right up my philosophical alley, so to speak: Determinism — Did You Choose to Read This? (4-minute read) Let’s say we could rewind the Universe and do things over again. * Would lightning still strike in the same place at the

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Let’s Unpack Grace

Here, Dana Horton gives us another nugget to think about concerning his ruminations about grace and nontheistic spirituality. Grace is a tough one. It's a bit like "faith" - very difficult to get religious people to thoroughly nail down a useful coherent definition. Grace can also

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Light and Spirituality — Metaphor or Real?

Here’s another offering from Dana Horton, for our spirituality hour, this week concerning spirituality and light... Light and Spirituality — Metaphor or Real? (3-minute read) This time of year we see the term “Light” used all the time in religious ceremonies and festivals. What is going on here? Religious symbolism.

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Is Time Irrelevant in Prayer?

Here's our weekly foray into non-religious spirituality from Dana Horton, this time dealing with ideas of time and prayer. But by way of introduction, let me quote this article on research into the psychological benefits of prayer: Researchers from Baylor University found that people who pray to a

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The Quantum Physics Dilemma

Here's another offering from Dana Horton. Let's get quantum, and the Einsteinian "mind of God". The Quantum Physics Dilemma Or How Can I Get Doreen in Accounting to Get Off My Back (5 minute read) Quantum physics was one of our requirements in ministerial

Buddhism

What Constitutes an Awakening?

Here is another look at spiritualism from a nonreligious point of view, another guest post from Dana Horton: What Constitutes an Awakening? (5 minute read) It is said that soon after his enlightenment the Buddha passed a man on the road who was struck by the Buddha’s extraordinary radiance

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The Law of Attraction

Here's another guest [opst from Dana Horton - thanks! For those with a spiritual bent: The Law of Attraction  Or Why Couldn’t the Author of The Secret Get Her Asking Price. (3 minute read) We had so much fun contemplating the Law of Reciprocity last week that

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Is the Law of Reciprocity Really a Law?

Here’s another guest post from Dana Horton – thanks! Is the Law of Reciprocity Really a Law? (4 minute read) This week let’s talk about the spiritual law of reciprocity. What makes a law spiritual? It is hard to define a spiritual law. Because … it’s … spiritual. You can’

Biblical Exegesis

Moses’ Burning Bush

This is another Dana Horton guest post: huge thanks to him for providing these. Moses’ Burning Bush (4 minute read) Let’s look at the Old Testament story about Moses and the burning bush. One of the most confusing parts of that story comes when God speaks directly to Moses

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Mystic or Psychic?

Here's another short one from Dana Horton: Mystic or Psychic? (3 minute read) We’re going to tackle a topic that’s been on all your minds this week:  What’s the difference between mysticism and psychism? Or to put it another way, are you a mystic, a

Biblical Exegesis

Is Gnosticism a Thing?

Here's another nice quick Dana Horton guest post. Enjoy: Is Gnosticism a Thing? (4 minute read) What is it? Gnosticism is a collection of belief systems that arose in the 1st and 2nd century among Christian sects. In this context, it is separate from the idea of being

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A Short Primer on the Soul

Here is another guest post from Dana Horton. Thanks! A Short Primer on the Soul (3 minute read) Here’s a topic for your next virtual cocktail hour: Ask everyone on your Zoom call for their definition of the soul. (Yeah, I probably won’t do that either.) It seems

Biblical Exegesis

Was Cain a Bad Man?

After I put out a call for help, a few people have stepped up to show their mettle in the intellectual cage fight that is ATP.  Please welcome Dana Horton who will be sharing some of his thoughts with us. And they most probably won't be as lengthy