Jonathan Gallagher

A miscellany of reflections, thoughts, articles by Jonathan Gallagher, mirroring his interest in "God-thinking," the cosmic conflict, and fundamental human rights

“Thanks for taking the time to look around. I hope you find ideas of interest that will make a difference in the way you think and believe—thoughts to challenge the way we are! I believe in a healthy curiosity, and that we are supposed to use our minds to work things out. It’s not enough to rely on the thoughts of others—we all need to think for ourselves.

"So I’m delighted at your interest, and may you discover some points of departure so that you can say that you know what you believe, and are ‘fully persuaded in your own mind.’”

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Bear Hunting and Encountering God

Reflections
Bear hunt! The idea sounded exciting. Finally, we were ready. Launching out from the dock near Sitka, Alaska, we headed up the coast of Baranov Island. My eyes took in the spectacular scenery of evergreens marching down to the sea, distant mountains, ethereal islands in the distance. Bald eagles circled round, while on the sea we scattered murres and murrelets as we passed. We slipped into Nakrasina, an inlet shrouded by larch trees and tall head-high grass. Now this was going to be fun, I told myself. We headed down the path. I took the lead. We were going bear-hunting!
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Unreal

Reflections
Have you contemplated how much of your life is unreal? Strange thought, perhaps, but consider. How much time do watch TV? Or videos? Or other similar reality substitutes like computer games. Or even fantasy books, escapist literature of all kinds... Today's term is virtual reality. It looks real, it sounds real, it feels real--but it's not.
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Barometers and Bookstores

Reflections
As a barometer of a nation’s mind, the ubiquitous airport bookstore is right in the weather zone. I can be quite obsessive—checking out what’s selling today, who is flavor of the month, what the majority are buying to fill their thoughts as they sit for hour after boring hour on the plane. The bestsellers crowd the stands in the storefront, but having noted the soup de jour, I’m more interested in what’s on the religion menu.
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In-sight

Reflections
Early Easter Sunday. The air is thick and cold; mist still curls around the forest edge. I come to look, to see, and with my eyes seek understanding.
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Praying for Angels

Reflections
“Hey, mon!” called out a voice. I turned to see a rough-looking Rasta-type in a dirty red T-shirt and ageing jeans. His dreadlocks came to his shoulders. “Got problems?” I needed help, but I hardly was looking in his direction.
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