Imagine There's No Satan

I recently received a gentle nudge that suggested I give my books away for free. The sentiment was shared in the nicest of ways. It intoned that because the content and ideas in them were freely received... as in it is God's knowledge and I did not do anything to earn it nor do I have rights to it... perhaps I should give them away for free. I would just like to respond to that in kindness for a moment.    ...Please come out meet James at the upcoming book tour... First of all, I do my best to provide for free to any who ask.  FOR YOUR FREE COPY OF "SATAN CHRISTIANITY'S OTHER GOD" EMAIL jrbrayshaw@scog.ca   And is it not also a biblical instruction that we are to ask if we have a need or want something? Yahweh has everything and because He is God, one could say He received it all for free. Yet we are instructed to ask of Him. So that said, it is my privilege to offer for free, copies of my books to anyone who asks, and that has always been my po...

When I listen to the chatter in spiritual forums and circles it sounds like some of you have had difficult experiences with what many would call demonic activity. Those who tell of these experiences often request I prove to them there is no Satan or demons. I would love to prove that to these poor tormented souls, and I wish that could happen in a brief email response but it can’t. That is one of the reasons I have written a four volume book series that fully treats the topic of Satan, devils, demons and Hell. I assure you, the topic is vast and ancient so it requires a lot of explaining to place the ideas of demons and Satan back into their cultural context and understanding. That said, here is a short synopsis of why Satan and demons are not real. Prior to the captivity of the Hebrew people in Babylon in about 586 BCE, it was the plan that they have a strict monotheism. This means they were not to believe any other Gods existed but Yahweh. After all, this almighty God supposedl...

Does A Lie Told Long Enough Become The Truth ? Do you like lies? Lies are all around us and come in many forms and sizes. There are white lies and then of course there must be black lies, the really big lies. Children lie to their parents, parents to their children, employees to bosses and husbands to wives. But what is the most powerful of lies? I would have to say it is the lie we perpetuate by retelling something untrue to each other. This happens when an idea or belief has migrated to the substructures of collective consciousness. We trap ourselves in the lie by retelling it over and over and failing to explore if that idea or belief is true or not. If we consider the power that comes from repeating a lie long enough so that it is believed as a truth , then perhaps some of what forms us as individuals might be lies. And when it comes to our beliefs, some of the most basic Christian  teachings may really be lies. They sound good in casual conversation but when taken to t...