Finding Joy in the Midst of Suffering
“Joy to the world!” “‘Tis the season to be jolly.” The Christian Advent wreath reminds us that joy welcomes the Messiah. But there’s a tension between uninhibited joy and the knowledge of pain in the world.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-11-04T07:47:47-04:00December 8th, 2021|Tags: Christmas, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Truth, Justice, Letter of Peter to Philip|
“Joy to the world!” “‘Tis the season to be jolly.” The Christian Advent wreath reminds us that joy welcomes the Messiah. But there’s a tension between uninhibited joy and the knowledge of pain in the world.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2023-11-22T03:36:56-05:00November 24th, 2021|Tags: Concepts of God, Gospel of John, Gospel of Truth, Meaning of Life|
When I would look across the car, and see the fierce confidence of a dancer, I would find myself silently saying “I am in you and you are in me.”
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-07-18T17:45:45-04:00March 22nd, 2021|Tags: Gospel of Truth|
The Gospel of Truth—written sometime in the second century—is almost certainly the most lush and sensuous of early Christ literature. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Shirley Paulson, PhD)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-02-08T02:16:11-05:00February 10th, 2021|Tags: Gospel of Truth, Nag Hammadi|
"If the Gospel of Truth is making a correct diagnosis of the cycles of truth and error, its therapeutic remedy is worth pondering."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:16:23-05:00March 12th, 2020|Tags: COVID-19, Crucifixion, Gospel of Truth, Jesus|
Right now, we’re in an “all-in-it-together” world. Why not consider the power of the contagion of calm to see what happens while we’re figuring out how to deal with this “all-in-it-together” experience the best way?