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How Should a Normal Person Approach the Bible?
I recently came across a great podcast called “The Bible for Normal People,” hosted by...
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Loving My Country and Loving God are Not the Same Thing
The June edition of The Atlantic contains an excellent and sobering article by Tim Alberta. Titled...
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Here we are again. Mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvaldi in the past few days,...
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Organizing Books is My Charism
Last weekend, Jeanne and I took a quick trip to Greenville, South Carolina to attend...
November 2021
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How to Survive the Time Change (and other first world problems)
In the wee hours of this morning, the time changed from Daylight Saving Time to...
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As is the case with many of the things in my life, my knowledge of...
September 2021
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We all know that when life hands you a lemon that you should make lemonade....
September 04, 2021
Jesus and Capitalism: A Labor Day Reflection
There are a couple of sayings attributed to Jesus that Christians often use when attempting...
August 2021
August 28, 2021
Why Am I a Liberal? Because I Am a Christian
The continuing theme of this blog for the past nine years has been an exploration...
August 12, 2021
What is the Point of a Professor?
When I was a young professor, the chair of my department frequently would say in...
June 2021
June 22, 2021
I’ve always been afraid of people in possession of what they believe to be the...
June 17, 2021
Faith Is About Asking the “What If?” Questions
In Lies We Believe Abut God, Wm. Paul Young (author of The Shack) tells the story of...
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The Bible is Not the Word of God
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April 18, 2021
Surely, I have Set My Soul in Silence and in Peace
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March 2021
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A Holy Week Reflection: Faith is More Important than Doctrine
Holy Week is upon us once again—as good a time as any to step back...
March 25, 2021
A Facebook friend who knows that I am a philosophy professor sent me a thought-provoking...
March 23, 2021
Enough Already with the “Thoughts and Prayers.” They aren’t working.
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March 13, 2021
I Like Time Changes! So sue me.
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Why Don’t I Feel as Badly as I Should?
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January 2021
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