Youtube and all of life’s voices
When was the last time you watched a video on the internet? My guess would be not long ago. Online videos have ignited a new worldwide communication revolution. Through giant […]
Tag Archives: C S Lewis
Christianity isn’t for the faint-hearted
Do you want to get well? It seemed such an obvious question. Jesus once met a man who had been a paralytic for 38 years – and asked if he […]
And then, what?
“Eat your vegetables”, parents will often advise their children at the table. A few years ago, however, the common advice in Europe was very different: “Be careful with raw vegetables.” An […]
If Louis C.K. Met C.S. Lewis
Sometimes I’m struck by how much agnostics and Christians have in common. It’s easy to point out the differences, of course. Christians believe in God. Agnostics reserve judgment as to […]
A tale of murder and woe…or something
I’d like to take this time to draw all of your attention to a tragedy that happens every day right before our eyes: verbicide, “the murder of a word.”[1] Each […]
Mud Machine
In a recent book, Vieni Via con Me, Italian author Roberto Saviano points out a phenomenon which takes place in many of our contemporary societies: the mud machine.[1] Whenever someone […]
The Grand, Multi-Color Story
“Why is mythology everywhere the same?” This may sound like a simplistic judgment – there are so many myths across history, from the Hindu Vedas to the Nordic tales and […]
Vested Interests
The question of God is not a theoretical exercise; it spurts from our guts as well as from our minds.
The Fellowship of Runners
When Rolling Stones magazine interviewed U2 singer Bono, and asked which kind of music turns him on, Bono answered in a surprising and self-revealing way. “The music that really turns […]
Hopeful Dissatisfaction
The Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has recently been elected the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was born in Stockholm in 1931 and published his first collection […]
Wondering Fair 