Why Jesus Won’t Heal ‘Disabilities’
“Dude, you severed my finger.” Sadly it was true. Anthony and I were moving heavy logs, in preparation for a youth camp—kumbuyah round the camp-fire. “1-2-and … STOP!”—and like that […]
Is There Life After Success?
To answer this question, we need to understand what success in life is: When you are 12-months-old, success is to be able to walk. When you are 2, success is […]
“Spiritual but not Religious” Dogma
While reviewing a new book for a religion journal, I recently came across a term unfamiliar to me: reflexive spirituality. Coined by the sociologist Wade Clark Roof, the term appears […]
What If?
Do you ever wonder about what might have been? What if I had taken that job? What if I had moved to that city or stayed in that city? What […]
Fear, Power and Religion
For those of us investigating Christianity, let’s us keep in mind Jesus is not offering mere religion. He criticizes and deconstructs it, and offers an alternative radically different.
On Children’s Songs and Politics
As a father, I listen to lots of music that, to put it nicely, is not my personal preference. Children’s music can be wonderful and full of joy, but after […]
The My Little Ponies Makeover
As a little girl, I loved Strawberry Shortcake and My Little Ponies. My daughter has, somehow, developed a similar love thanks to the ubiquitous marketing that puts such characters—or Disney […]
An Evening of Questions
Questions were coming from the right and left, thoughtful, poignant questions. What about suffering? The infinitude of religions? The dates established by Josephus? I and the atheist next to me […]
I Like Big Buts…
When I was at school, students were tested for something called ‘aptitude.’ Google informs me that aptitude tests are ‘structured systematic ways of evaluating how people perform on tasks or […]
The Christian faith in a few pictures
A good picture is worth a thousand words, goes the cliché. The problem with clichés is that they are so often true. That’s how they become famous in the first […]
Wondering Fair 