…So I got to be a little less sanctimonious about being a freethinker. That was an improvement. A little healthy remorse.

But then it hit me that there’s more. I got a glimpse into what it must be like for my emergent friends to see old-time Christians bible-thumping. Because when I see Richard Dawkins’ book (The God Delusion), my stomach knots up and I want to vomit, or scream. (I feel like screaming right this moment, as I write this.) …

In Tony Jones’ blog on BeliefNet, he posted a video of famous atheist Penn Gillette talking about being given a bible by a Christian man. Penn says the guy was really nice, and twice mentions that he looked him “right in the eyes.” He has a lot of respect for the guy, because if you [...]

In that day, says the Lord, I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast and those whom I have afflicted: I will make the lame a remnant, and the outcast a strong nation:So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever.
I read these words and see so [...]

The world isn’t the most happy-go-lucky place right now.
All this stuff makes me wonder at times why the world has to be so dang messed up.

My wife and I have been listening to this radio series called “What I Believe”. It’s not a faith based series, it’s the rich, the famous and the normal simply defining what they believe. It’s not an easy exercise to do. I find my mind burning as I ask myself the question “What do I [...]

Do you have complete faith in Jesus? Not the prayer meeting Jesus or the flannel Board Jesus but the Jesus who came to earth as God’s son so that we can live. Very soon the Santa Jesus will arrive in a store near you. I’ve actually already seen signs of Christmas in the malls. This [...]

I’ve been looking for a church I can stand.
It’s been a long time since I set foot in a church. But Jesus has been tugging at my heart, so to speak, for quite a while. I couldn’t resist anymore, so off we (hubby/best friend and I) went.
The first place I went, I found myself sobbing (and not from joy). All these

Some people say that religious beliefs can neither be justified nor refuted by reason. However while sometimes this claim is used as a reason for rejecting religious beliefs at other times it is used to conclude that these beliefs are established by faith. To what extent is faith a legitimate basis for knowledge claims in religion and the different areas of knowledge?

My sweet 81 year old mother subscribes to just about every e-newsletter under the sun. I don’t know how she weeds through them all, but she does, and, in the course of doing so, she comes across some real gems. This is one of those gems. I found a lot (okay, everything) [...]

Vote for Rick!! Just had to say that
This is actually about an excerpt from Jim Wallis’ Sojourners(Sojourners) “God’s Politics” blog:
“Do you think Jesus was a politician?”
Of course not. But he had a vision of the Kingdom of God which was spiritual, personal, relational, social, economic, and yes, political - because it talked about [...]