Friday my good friend Rodrigo Chavarría died. A pleasant day out with my wife was suddenly changed as I checked our telephone messages. Rodrigo was dead a friend’s recorded voice told us. My wife wept, … Grief’s Numbing WeightRead more
Spirituality
Racism Is a Heresy
The initial response of Fox News to the murder of nine people attending a Bible study in a Charleston, South Carolina church was to question that the attack was racially motivated and instead claimed that … Racism Is a HeresyRead more
Purpose and Aging
Many of us struggle with helping aging parents. In caring for them we suffer physical, emotional and financial strain, but gnawing away at our insides and even the faith of some of us is a … Purpose and AgingRead more
How and Why Christians Abandon Their Faith
Recently a spate of internet articles and some personal experiences have led me to think about Christians losing their faith.
In Defense of Escape
The ancient Greeks tragedies saw all of man’s efforts overruled by cruel and blind fate. Karl Marx said man was subject to economic determinism. B.F. Skinner contended that human behavior was determined by genetics and … In Defense of EscapeRead more
