Is Doubt the Enemy of Faith?
Doubt gets a bad rap. We live in a world where we are not supposed to doubt, it is unhealthy—bad. Doubts, though, are like confrontations, which also have a bad […]
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Making Our Mark
“If our life were without end and free from pain, it would possibly not occur to anyone to ask why the world exists.” So said German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer around […]
One True Religion?
Q: There are lots of religions in the world. So how can a Christian presume that his religion is the only right one? A: Short answer: A Christian shouldn’t presume […]
Vikings, Monks, and a Good Old Story
Of the the History Channel’s biggest recent hits has been the historical drama, Vikings, based on the legendary ninth century Norwegian, Ragnar Lothbrok. The History Channel has long been struggling […]
Man Seeks (Straightforward) God
Over the last decade or so, the conversation about God and religion in the public square has been dominated by the extremes. Whether angry atheists convinced that religion “poisons everything” […]
Durable Legacy
One afternoon in 1912, Sigmund Freud was enthralled by a statue. It captured his imagination for hours, and returning home from his trip to Rome, he poured himself over pictures […]
The Discovery of a Tune
“Play me a tune.” Sometimes a new song comes on the radio, and we get a kind of deja vu, as if we have always known the song, even if […]
Fight Song
I got into the car recently in a bit of a surly mood. A few things hadn’t gone as I had anticipated the previous day, I had received an unwelcome email […]
Which Good Friday?
When I was younger, Good Friday inspired me. While I was thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice, I viewed it as the heroic act of an individual, independent human being—an adult choosing […]
Lost and Found
Last summer, on a sticky, oppressively hot Wednesday afternoon in New York City, I lost my fourteen year-old son. My son isn’t easy to lose—he’s 6’5 and nearly 200 pounds—so […]
Wondering Fair 