Spirit Gives Birth To Spirit

     It was a Sunday morning like any other.  I got up at 6:00.  I pulled on pair of jeans and a warm flannel from the pile on the floor. I went to the gas station for a smoke and a diet Pepsi.  My wife was trying to get a few more minutes of sleep before the baby woke up.  You see, she is a worship leader at a small church in South Lyon, a half hour north of our home in Ann Arbor. Every Sunday she wows the congregation with her beautiful singing voice and the talent of the band she inherited when she started there a few weeks ago. I came home as my wife gently roused our little girl from her peaceful slumber by turning on her mobile that plays spring frogs and birds chirping.  Delia sleepily stirred to the little frogs and lions swirling lazily overhead.  After her morning meal, I changed her diaper and clothes and we all piled into the car.  I really love these Sunday mornings because we get to the church at 8:00, my wife goes to rehearse with the band, and Delia goes to play in the

Baby Rules (0- 6 months) Epidural, epidural, epidural The car is the ultimate crib Drive thrus are your friends Spotify music mixes are magic Babies can smile on day 2 (contrary to medical opinion). Answer why with "because BabiesIsCrazy." Every little sound is not cause for alarm Dog and cat are great distractions Happy babies might not laugh much Sleep when the baby sleeps Food is fascinating You don't need all the must-haves the baby stores tell you you need Things to sit your baby in save your sanity Get everything used Except for a crib and mattress Clothes are good for about 3 weeks. Zippers are God's gift to parents Don't need no stinkin' shoes When you figure something out, it will change People have a lot of worthless advice Follow your intuition Mommy is the ultimate calmer. Daddy doesn't have breasts. Lean on family Friends with change Baby is the center of the universe.  She knows this. Breast milk is gold.  Don

     I think we should not be afraid of some more unorthodox views on the origin of Jesus. Sure, he could have been incarnated as a human instantiation of God, miraculously born by a virgin against the laws of nature. But could there be other explanations? Could there be other explanations that still take the essence of scripture into account?  I have a couple of musings that I would  like to share.  They, of course, will sound outlandish.  But keep in mind I am making a point: they are no less likely than Jesus formed in the womb without an egg and sperm by a woman directly impregnated by God.  Stick with me through these first two paragraphs to get to my point.      I have often thought that we will eventually master time travel.  Physicists have already moved objects through a warp of space and time in theoretical models.  They have successfully simulated sub-atomic particles travelling through time and have discovered that time travel is possible. What if Jesus, as a baby, were s