Time for a rant: On Faith and Practice

Whatever you are doing, do the best work you can. Work as if you were working for God, and not for other people. (Paul’s letter to the Colossians)
Today, in a graduate-level class at a local “Christian” university, a professor espoused the use of “The Serenity Prayer” as a therapy technique. Specifically, he praised a client of [...]

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Silence is golden

It’s been a long, loud day at the end of an even longer, louder week. There has been much talking, much working, more talking, more working… and of course, in the background, the ever-chattering background of the news: 32 dead…NASA shooting… mother sells daughter for sex…drug ring… bombing… didn’t intend to kill… Columbine still raw… chatter, [...]

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Tonight

They say there’s a place
where dreams have all gone
They never said where
but I think I know
It’s miles through the night
just over the dawn
on the road that will take me home
I know in my bones
I’ve been here before
The ground feels the same
though the land’s been torn
I’ve a long way to go
The stars tell me so
on this [...]

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What is it? (Theodicy and worship)

[Please read the following with this caveat: it is a draft composed in a single sitting, without much by way of refinement or editing. Feel free to read, comment, and above all question.] 
I was recently asked to answer following, about God. It’s a good question, and one that bears answering. I think it’s a particularly pointed question, [...]

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March 2007: Searching for…..?

In Volume III, I’m going to switch to highlighting the most common or most interesting short terms from March 2007… how people found this blog: 
An answer about theodicy/death/suffering: 
- Dealing with Death in the Secular Family 
- Biblical response to suffering 
- Suffering in Uganda+God
- God’s response to Job 
- Shall I accept good from God? quote
- How people react to death
- [...]

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