Today during church, I shared a pew with a grandmother there with her grandchildren. The boys were wiggly, occasionally loud, and generally, well…kids. About halfway through service, a very young girl — perhaps 3 — ran up behind them, apparently wanting to come join them. I heard the grandmot...

Today during church, I shared a pew with a grandmother there with her grandchildren. The boys were wiggly, occasionally loud, and generally, well…kids. About halfway through service, a very young girl — perhaps 3 — ran up behind them, apparently wanting to come join them. I heard the grandmot...

Humans are a complex collection of individuals with different beliefs and ideologies. We all believe different things. At 5, some of us may believe in Santa Clause. Others, maybe it’s baby Ježíšek. Some of us believe in Allah. In the past, others had Artemis and Ukko and Odin. Some celebrat...

Humans are a complex collection of individuals with different beliefs and ideologies. We all believe different things. At 5, some of us may believe in Santa Clause. Others, maybe it’s baby Ježíšek. Some of us believe in Allah. In the past, others had Artemis and Ukko and Odin. Some celebrat...

The world may change. It may be chang ing . It might insist that certain beliefs, or morals, or ethics must also change. But they don’t have to. You do not have to change your beliefs. You do not have to change your morals. You do not have to change your ethics. For many of us — relig...

The world may change. It may be chang ing . It might insist that certain beliefs, or morals, or ethics must also change. But they don’t have to. You do not have to change your beliefs. You do not have to change your morals. You do not have to change your ethics. For many of us — relig...

Per the Oxford Dictionary, an altar is defined as: “[A] table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity.” Whether you’re a religious person or not, the word “altar” likely conjures up imagery such as people kneeing and...

Per the Oxford Dictionary, an altar is defined as: “[A] table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity.” Whether you’re a religious person or not, the word “altar” likely conjures up imagery such as people kneeing and...

“I have the worst luck.” “How can you believe in God when bad things happen to good people?” These meditations nor Eudaimonia are explicitely religious, firstly. They work just fine for those of us who believe, but also apply for those who do not believe. We tend to hold a misperception that ...

“I have the worst luck.” “How can you believe in God when bad things happen to good people?” These meditations nor Eudaimonia are explicitely religious, firstly. They work just fine for those of us who believe, but also apply for those who do not believe. We tend to hold a misperception that ...

There are a lot of things we hear that we immediately perceive to be lies. Stories. “Narratives.” Brainwashing. A Liberal is just as likely to perceive a piece of right-leaned news is a lie or brainwashing as a Christian is to perceive that a holy book other than the Bible is a work of Sat...

There are a lot of things we hear that we immediately perceive to be lies. Stories. “Narratives.” Brainwashing. A Liberal is just as likely to perceive a piece of right-leaned news is a lie or brainwashing as a Christian is to perceive that a holy book other than the Bible is a work of Sat...