Points to Ponder ~ Contributed by Author and Award-Winning Columnist John T. Hourihan, Jr.

This picture is of John, when we were living in Hawaii.

The following is written by John T. Hourihan, Jr.:

“So, here’s what I have found.

“Science says energy always was, always will be, since it cannot be created nor destroyed. Religion says God always was always will be.

“Since there is currently thought, there had to have been a first thought.

“Energy became aware of itself as in the “I am that I am,” and the “I think therefore I am” statements. Becoming aware of itself is wisdom. Once it had its first thought, it most likely felt a self-satisfaction at being alive, and that became the feeling we now call love.

“Ancient religions personified that to be the God of all, (energy) Sophia (wisdom) and Christ (love).

“That is what religion is, the personification of science.

“Matter is energy at a slower vibration. As a direct result of E=MC2, energy, science has recently found, can create matter.

“So, that God (energy) created everything (matter) is correct.

“But ancient scriptures say that Sophia (wisdom) created life on Earth without Christ (love). That is totally understandable, now. But it wasn’t understandable many tens of thousands of years ago.

“It was said then that Sophia called her creation (Yaldabaoth) from the water and taught him to stand up on land, but her creation was not yet truly alive.

“With the addition of love, it would become a whole living human.

“It (Yaldabaoth) created three offspring, who created multiple entities, that would in turn create humans. So, to say God created us is actually true in a roundabout way, but the original “God” that created the universes was not the direct creator of humankind.

“The new humans were driven by the basic instincts of self-preservation, propagation of the species, and preservation of the species.

“The last is love or empathy.

“What would the world look like if we lost that last part, if we only thought about ourselves? Try to remember, it was also said early in civilization that, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” (Genesis 6:3)

“It appears we have lost what makes us human beings. That is empathy.

“Why should I care about others? I work hard and take care of myself. They can do the same thing.” Or “send those damn illegal immigrants back where they came from. This is our piece of the Earth.”

“These statements, and others like them, are the personification of having lost the love and empathy Christ gave us, to make us whole.

“Are we losing our humanity?

“Have we already lost it?” John asks.

John writes with humor, reality, and deep insight. The Baltimore Catechism series begins with John as a six-year-old attempting to go by all the rules set by the church he knew which is a paradox to the reality he sees. Each book in this series continues as his experiences do.

John’s books are available anywhere books are sold:

The picture on the cover is the actual St. Mary’s Grammer School in Milford where John attended.

These next two books are in a second publication with a new publisher and are under contract with Blue Fortune Enterprises LLC:

BEYOND THE FENCE, subtitled, Converging Memoirs, was written together with John’s daughter, Amanda Eppley:

It is interesting to note that before the following book was published, major league baseball was not using the shift in the field, based on the batter’s hitting stats. This book is a helpful aid for all baseball coaches for all ages of players.

There are also two books currently only available on Kindle:

John and I continue learning new information every day. Realize when information is banned and censored, or book banning is thought to be good for humanity, you are in a cult-like group.

For example, the New Testament only sheds light on the first 12 years of the life of Jesus in his childhood and his years from 30-33, for a total of 15 years. Wouldn’t you like to know what Jesus said and did in his other 18 years, from his ages 12-30?

Who would want you to not know this?

John and I share our wealth of knowledge and experiences in our books. My books are listed on the right side of this blog.

God Bless Everyone Everywhere