Tag: Meditations

… is that, for the most part, modern neopagans are largely projecting a Christian worldview on paganism: Most “pagans” strike me as harmless people in pursuit of a sacramental vision

Here the reality about living in a democracy: If you did not vote for Harris, you voted for this. Don’t give me any bellyaching about God not magically rescuing a

Recently, I watched this video by some atheist guy who had been a big fan of the New Atheists back in the day. He is reviewing a recent episode of

A wise priest I know once pointed something out to me that I think is true. The Church in council is guided by the Spirit and so is empowered to

One of the points the gospel makes to us is that the reason the Son of God had to undergo crucifixion for our sake is that we are a species

If we are going to commit to the proposition that Jesus welcomes sinners, losers, oddballs, factory rejects, deeply broken people, addicts, failures, and the like, then we are going to

Here’s the thing: I certainly get why “Everything happens for a reason” can be irritating to suffering people when it is meant (or taken to mean) “God is doing shit

One of the interesting factoids about fossils is that the black stuff you see in prints like this: …is the carbon residue from the body of the organism itself. It’s

One important part of the Writing Process is the “The heck with it! I’m taking a long walk!” phase. Some days your brain is in vapor lock and you cannot

Yesterday we talked a bit about Paul in the context of first century culture and mores. What stands in the background of all such discussions is a fundamental difference I