If your faith does not give you rest and peace, you may be missing the central message of the Gospel.…
As part of my Religions of the World class at Fuller Theological Seminary, I am focusing on understanding Islam. One…
This post is part of a series. This simple Ignatian Jesuit meditation method starts with a passage to prayerfully read,…
As an agnostic who became a Christian in his early 20’s, then 10 years later left the faith for 8…
The Chronicle of Philanthropy just released a study based on IRS data showing, county by county, charitable giving in 2012.…
One of the toughest and best challenges to the Christian faith is commonly called The Problem of Evil. Simply stated…
What does the Bible say about our relationship to work, and do those same scriptures also clearly approve or condemn slavery? My…
My friend Candice recently asked me if I had any recommendations for a tween bible for a boy and a…
In 2001, during my journey out of Christendom, I attended a 10 day silent Buddhist meditation retreat in the California…
Nothing stirs up fundamentalist hornets’ nests like the positive thinking ‘Christianity-lite’ of Joel and Victoria Osteen. This past week, she…
Well, if I ever feel short of material to goad me to write, all I have to do is visit…
The relationship of faith and science is controversial, and there are perhaps 5 simple philosophic positions you can take: 1. Science…
My skeptic friend at the Facebook group Atheism vs Christianity (no holds barred) is at it again (see my last post), asking…
One of the Facebook forums that I watch but rarely participate in (more heat than light) is called Atheism vs Christianity…
Ever bought a new car, only to realize that you missed some big thing that now makes you hate the…
In 2014, I attended the inaugural Rethinking Hell Conference, at which John Stackhouse Jr. gave an outrageously fine opening lecture…
I have read and annotated my books for a long time, but I have always subconsciously been unhappy with the…
This series is made up of the following posts: 8 Reasons why Islam is a Destructive Falsehood 1 – Religious Exclusivism &…
This post is part of a series. Listening to yet another daily horror committed by ‘extremist’ Islamists, I again became incensed…
On reading W.B. Yeats’ “The Song of the Happy Shepherd” The poets in their foolish song Have captured for my…
As a former vaccine skeptic, I can tell you why many people are suspicious: 1. Overly-aggressive timing The *timing* of…
Full disclosure, I have not seen Obvious Child, and have only read/heard a handful of detailed reviews, both positive and negative.…
I was just listening to an interview with Robert Spencer on ACM. Spencer is the author of Arab Winter Comes to…
This post is part of a series. Of the three philosophical arguments marshaled in this series in support of Conditionalism, the…