When looking for examples of the best way to live and move the world forward, is it generally best to look to people above us or below us? Smarter or stupider? Braver or more cowardly? Happier or less happy? More or less content? More virtuous or less so? Nearly every universally respected person — MLKContinue reading “The Best Way to Live”
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Five Things to Remember Before Sharing Truth with Someone
My work with individuals — students, parishioners, and clients — is built squarely on the critical role of truth and truth-telling. Below are some of my core beliefs about truth, and these core beliefs determine how I approach the truth in my work with people. I think more people (especially, but not only, religious people)Continue reading “Five Things to Remember Before Sharing Truth with Someone”
From Religion to Spirituality
In my last post I said that in this one I’d deal with the question of how to learn to spot God in all the places where God is (which of course is everywhere). If I could boil it down to one simple thing, it would be that we need to move from religion toContinue reading “From Religion to Spirituality”
Maryland pastor tells anti-gay group: LGBT people are ‘worthy of death’
This is where Biblicism (literal reading of scripture) leads. It’s the logical, and horrible, endpoint. [repostus thumb=3107968 hash=79b64459daf0019684de17dbd6cdabcd title=Maryland%20pastor%20tells%20anti-gay%20group%3A%20LGBT%20people%20are%20%26%238216%3Bworthy%20of%20death%26%238217%3B host=Raw%20Story%20 short=1qNBL]
Christians who hate religion
This video has been extremely popular on the internet over the last several months. It’s the kind of thing many people would probably expect me to agree with wholeheartedly. But I don’t. It’s simplistic (a pejorative term that means naive, or simple to a ridiculous extent). It makes some good points but throws a preciousContinue reading “Christians who hate religion”
When Religion Kills
The New Testament says, Romans 8:6 (NCV) 6If people’s thinking is controlled by the sinful self, there is death. But if their thinking is controlled by the Spirit, there is life and peace. This cannot be any other way, and is the definitive test for whether or not a person is centered in God, whetherContinue reading “When Religion Kills”
Non-toxic religion
My daughter Brittany wrote this on one of her friends’ Facebook status this evening after he announced that he had decided that he is an atheist. This is what religion looks like when it is non-toxic, and I could not have said this better myself: Everyone that knows me at all knows I am a devoutContinue reading “Non-toxic religion”
I Believe…
[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false”]123rf.com[/featured-image] I believe in love. Not the squishy, touchy-feely kind, but the kind that takes guts and practice and a lot of failure before we start to get it right. I believe in freedom and pluralism, grateful that I live in a country where I am free to believe in God butContinue reading “I Believe…”
Temp Arbor 