Bishop R. Joseph Owles : Writing

Sodom and Gomorrah -- What Needs To Be Said

Sodom and Gomorrah -- What Needs To Be Said

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST DEALS WITH GROWN UP ISSUES. SO READ IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. I PERSONALLY THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SAID, BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSAR..
Spiritual Sickness and Its Spiritual Remedy

Spiritual Sickness and Its Spiritual Remedy

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Traditionally, in Western Christianity, sin is seen as a transgression of a list of rules or commandments. It is often viewed as an active and willful..
Mary Said "Yes" to God So That God Could Say "YES!" to Us All

Mary Said "Yes" to God So That God Could Say "YES!..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Reformed theologian, Karl Barth, said that Jesus Christ is God's "YES!" to humanity. I've always like that. But before God could say "YES!" to us thro..
Blind Bartimaeus and a Vision of Sainthood.

Blind Bartimaeus and a Vision of Sainthood.

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


This is actually, for lack of a better term, a description of a vision.
The United States is Still a Great Nation!

The United States is Still a Great Nation!

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


It isn't that the United States has become less than it used to be; it's that we no longer have enemies that define us as "A Great Nation"!At least si..
The Kingdom of God is Here -- Right Here, Right Now!

The Kingdom of God is Here -- Right Here, Right No..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The Kingdom of God is not something new. It is something old. It is the original purpose for the earth. The Kingdom of God is the way the earth is des..
Rejecting "Christianity" is Not the Same as Rejecting Christ

Rejecting "Christianity" is Not the Same as Reject..

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


The Bishop of Rome is in trouble with his own church because he said what the Church has always said: That Christ died for everyone, not just Roman Ca..
Atheists Too?

Atheists Too?

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


When Jesus says "No one comes to the Father except by me" and "I am the way, the truth, and the life," and when it is claimed that through Jesus, all ..
Sin -- A Spiritual Disease, Not a Moral Failing

Sin -- A Spiritual Disease, Not a Moral Failing

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


Stop thinking of sin as a moral failing and start thinking of it as a spiritual illness. We do not "choose" to sin any more than someone with ca..
Thermodynamics and the Potential Fact of God

Thermodynamics and the Potential Fact of God

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


I am neither a scientist, nor do I play one on tv