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Some years ago I began a blog so that I could "be myself." There was a certain pressure that came from being a minister, and it was weighing heavily on me. It was...
Christine Sine over at Godspace has offered us an invitation to join her in an exercise in being intentional with Lent this year. ...
So here's the thing: I've always hated hearing about the magical, mysterious, Power of Positive Thinking. Ever since Norman Vincent Peale wrote "The Power of Positive Thinking," religion in America...
Three men were striding down the sidewalk, pinstripe shirts, stiff collars, red ties, solid leather shoes. I crossed the street, pushing a stroller, and grasping my three-year-old firmly by the...
Are you sitting down? Good. ...
The Celts described a porous membrane where the lines between this world and the next blur. They called it "thin space," where...
Turning to me, the CEO revealed his fear of sharing his values and beliefs with his employees. "Are you familiar with the Found Out Theory?" he asked. "It's the fear that one's true self...
During his earthly life, Jesus had no intention of destroying the Roman Empire.
I've noticed that all humans, regardless of race or creed, seem to get teary when they hear stories of sacrifice. When one person sacrifices something precious for another person, we get all teary...
When heat abounds, I sweat generously. My body can't give away the heat fast enough. When I'm cold, however, my core gets greedy. It says, "Sorry fingers and toes. I'm looking out for...
It's a classic scene: The 7 Dwarfs going off to work in the morning, singing a happy song. "Hi ho, hi ho, It's off to work we go!" ...
Andy Crouch’s book Culture Making was one of the best things we read in 2008. Not that we were surprised. We’ve followed...
Throughout Britain these days, buses are displaying signs paid for by donations to the British Humanist Association. The signs read: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life....
Human beings were created to live fruitful lives. Thus we have within us a deep-seated desire to produce through our lives that which really matters. Can’t you feel a yearning to produce “a...
