by Jesse Valentine Portz | Sep 7, 2011 | Philosophy
10 Bulls Text by Kakuan, Illustration by Jesse Valentine Portz This booklet is a piece produced in 1993 and converted to pdf for the world to share. Free to download, print and distribute for personal use. ©1993, 2012 by Jesse Valentine...
by Wyatt M. Portz | Jul 30, 2011 | Philosophy, Sermon, Spirituality
Our gospel reading for today comes from the 14th Chapter of Matthew. It’s the story of the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000. But before I read the gospel verses, I’d like to put the event in its historical context for greater understanding of the forces whirling...
by Wyatt M. Portz | Jun 19, 2011 | Philosophy, Sermon, Spirituality
Good morning! Today I’m going to preach the Gospel. If someone told me five years ago that I would be a lay preacher, I would have said, “not likely. ” In fact, “it will be a cold day in a very, very hot place before you hear me preach!” And yet, here I am. Life has...
by Jesse Valentine Portz | Oct 8, 2010 | Philosophy, Poetry, Reflection
No matter the travails of daily life, Life seems defined by the simplest act: Breathing—from first breath to last. The beating of your heart. The moments when you are caught breathless at the sight of beauty. The soft sighs as you snuggle your lover. The shock of your...
by Jesse Valentine Portz | Sep 21, 2010 | Journal, Philosophy, Reflection
as time passes and days come and go reasons for survival lose their importance and I really don’t see why in the cosmos would I bother to work or use money and then I think why do I live such a complicated life? why not give up the comforts of living and end my...
by Jesse Valentine Portz | Aug 28, 2010 | Aphorism and Reflection, Journal, Philosophy, Reflection
We spent the night, talking about thinking about thinking; about how humans think. Because we were waiting for the action to come. The world of ideas— The world we live in. We try to see where they coincide. Because we are the introspective animals— The waveforms that...
