Religious? I’m not a religious man anymore. I will occasionally attend a church service with my wife, but I don’t really participate. Instead, I pay attention to the rhetoric and the words and the attitudes. …

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A Wizard or a God When I look at the Bible now, I see it as a collection of ancient humans documenting their thoughts from their times and places and cultures and awareness and blindness… and with a particular inten…

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Labels Christian is a meaningless label. With over 40,000 different denominations who each think they have the best way, which one really does? Some of these denominations, I believe Jesus is actually God…

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Jesus and People Groups Government When he paid his taxes, it was from God providing the money for those taxes. He simply did it and moved on. When it came to talking to political leaders, he kept his words truthful, but …

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Guilt “Our tribal law is only a dim shadow of the good things to come, not the things themselves. The ceremonial sacrifices and offerings required by our law are repeated over and over again year after y…

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Yeast ““Be on the lookout for the yeast of the Separated Ones (Pharisees),” he told them firmly, “and also of the Friends of Looks Brave (Herodians).”” ‭‭(Mark) War Club Tells the Good Story‬ ‭8‬:‭15‬ ‭F…

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Unclean Spirits “The ones tormented by unclean spirits were being set free. All the people were trying to touch him, for great power was flowing out from him to heal them all!” ‭‭(Luke) Shining Light Tells the Goo…

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Peace “I leave you now with my great peace. It is my gift to you. It is not the kind of peace the world gives. Do not let the troubles of this world fill you with fear and make your hearts fall to the gr…

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The Intent Assuming you know a bit about the New Testament already… You know how certain the Pharisees were that Jesus and his followers were wrong? Do you grasp the threat that Jesus’ ideas …

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Forgive? “Father, forgive them – they don’t know what they’re doing.” Forgiveness ignores and erases guilt  Forgiveness frees and heals. Forgiveness takes the view that if people really understood what…

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Is anybody actually using Blue Sky? I staked my name claim here early on just in case, but I tend to only post something that I also post on my Substack... I'm not sure if it's worth keeping or not. It's definitely less of a hell-hole than FB, but maybe I'm too anti-social for social networks.

Quotes & Notes: Guilt Elder’s Meditation of the Day – July 17 “My friends, how desperately do we need to be loved and to love.” — Chief Dan George, SKOKOMISH Oh my great Creator: Help me th…

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Drop a poem

A new poem, for a change. Enjoy!

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Guilty as Charged? “(The ego) would prefer to attack directly, and avoid delaying what it really wants. Yet the ego acknowledges “reality” as it sees it, and recognizes that no one could interpret direct …

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The Key The underlying reason why our society is so dysfunctional and dissatisfied is that the underlying narrative upon which it is based does not mirror reality. In fact, it’s insane.  So it doesn’t matt…

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Sacrificial Abundance The phrase “sacrificial abundance” came to me out of the blue during my morning time of prayer and meditation. I don’t think it’s a new concept or even a new phrase… b…

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Damn! 16 years ago, I stepped away from being a worship leader and a minister in a church context.  I remained in church congregations for a number of years afterwards, but more as a spectator and an obs…

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Casino Nation 20250427 THT YouTube video by Bob Sky Young

Casino Nation (a Jackson Browne cover) on 4/27/2025 at a benefit concert for Trinity House Theatre. With Doug Austin (drums), Mike Gusway (bass), and Ray Edward (guitar).

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Human To be human, we must learn to be more than an animal.  That may sound simplistic. it may sound trivial or inane. Or it may sound more obvious than it actually is. Animals operate on instinct. …

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Room The room I work in, write in, record in, relax in, create in and sometimes sleep in is 16 feet wide by 16 feet long.   On the front side are two 8 foot wide door walls facing east where I can see t…

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Friday April 25 @ 11:59PM at the Gaelic League Irish American Club of Detroit for the Corktown Music Festival
Get your lanyards and passes - it should be an incredible weekend of live music across nine different downtown venues.
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Three Little Words “So these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the best one of these is love.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭13‬ ‭GW‬‬ Faith. Hope. Love. These little one-syllable words have been around for a …

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Fun. Dumb. Mental. When I was a fundamentalist, I could not imagine any narrative other than what I was taught to be true.   When someone presented different ideas, I had an immediate and visceral negative response t…

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Dimensions… 3-D We exist in a three-dimensional illustration of the mind of the creator.  Every ray of light, every pedal of a flower, every hair on the chin of my Scottish terrier, every insect, bird, tr…

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The Power of Love Love binds us together. Not beliefs.Not knowledge.Not political affiliation.Not financial status.Not awards and honors.Not religious practices.Not liturgy.Not catechism.Not creeds.Not doctrinal sta…

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Friday Night in Ann Arbor @ 730PM

11 Mile Sessions Live | 11 Mile Sessions Live - Episode 135 Featuring Bob Young Live with special guest John Finan.

Last night I performed on a Livestream with my dear friend John Finan. Many thanks to Scott Boatright (the interviewer) and Alan Contino (the engineer) for an exceptional experience!

The link below provides many ways to listen. Enjoy!

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Learn Balance There is a balance to creation. It is self-correcting.  When there is a surplus, it is shared, not hoarded. When one species overpopulates, another feasts on it to restore balance.  When a pac…

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Just Imagine Therapy  I spent a good year or so in therapy. I was faithful, did the work, followed the plan. But it only took me so far.   I spent quite a few of the following years reading books to try to bett…

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