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September 2023

September 07, 2023

What happens after we die?

What happens after we die? This is one of the most anguishing of our existential...

August 2023

August 27, 2023

Robert John Russell on Hume. Miracles 9.

Robert John Russell critiques my critique of David Hume to expand the discussion of miracle...

August 21, 2023

Systematic Theology Resources

It's time to inventory systematic theology resources for students, pastors, and scholars.

August 20, 2023

What is justification by faith?

Justification by faith, as emphasized by St. Paul and again in the Protestant Reformation, signifies...

August 18, 2023

2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions: Gaia’s Wizard

Does worship of the earth-mother goddess, Gaia, connect with the paradoxical religious sensibilities of the...

August 18, 2023

2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions: Food Insecurity

There is no silver bullet that when shot will immediately fix what's broken in global...

August 17, 2023

2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions: Planetary Hugs

I'm heartend by the overflow of heartfelt commitment to the future generations who will live...

August 16, 2023

2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions: How Big is God?

How big is God? Big enough to create more than a trillion galaxies with billions...

August 15, 2023

2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions: Ultimate Unity

On the one hand, I rejoice that representatives of various religions affirm freedom and human...

August 07, 2023

UFOs and Aliens at the Vatican

We asked Jones Funes, former director of the Vatican Observatory about knowledge of UFOs and...

August 04, 2023

Words and Worldview

Our worldview is constructed mostly by the words we recognize and articulate.

August 03, 2023

Are UFOs demonic?

It is very rare for someone to believe that UFOs are a smokescreen from Satan...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

UFOs and Atomic Weaponry

Is there a connection between UAPs or UFOs and atomic weaponry? Yes, indeed. In fact,...

July 28, 2023

What is Blasphemy?

Blasphemy is in the news reporting on movements to repeal anti-blasphemy laws and because of...

July 26, 2023

UFOs on Capitol Hill

The House Oversight Committee hearings brought UFOs on Capitol Hill. Testimony from two Navy pilots...

July 22, 2023

Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

Pope Francis has just appointed Argentinian Archbishop Victor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández to head the Dicastery...

July 20, 2023

Pentagon, show us the aliens!

Will the US House Oversight Committee show us the aliens? Not likely.

July 11, 2023

Low Tide for America’s Churches?

Church decline, like low tide, leaves the sun to bleach out the traditional religious depth...

July 05, 2023

Heaven. Afterlife 11

Heaven is God's promise which we can understand only symbolically in terms of (1) the...

July 01, 2023

Paul Lange on Praying for a Miracle. Miracles 8

Should we be praying for a miracle? Yes, answers distinguished scientist and cancer specialist Paul...

June 2023

June 29, 2023

UFO Whistleblowing

UFO whistleblowing appears every day in news broadcasts. It is increasing attendance at the 2023...

June 25, 2023

Buddhism and Science on Our Mind

In the dialogue between Buddhism and science, Buddhists believe they can offer a science of...

June 19, 2023

The proleptic power of new creation. Miracles 7

Rather than a push from past causes, present effects are the result of God's draw...

June 15, 2023

MAGA and Moral Decline

Is America really in moral decline? Why might we want to believe in moral decline?...

June 04, 2023

Evolution and Involution in Vedic Science

Vedic science finds itself in a paradox. On the one hand, Vedic sience benefits from...

May 2023

May 30, 2023

Is resurrection the ultimate miracle? Miracles 6

When God raised Jesus from the dead on the first Easter, God promised to raise...

May 26, 2023

Jesus’ Nature Miracles. Miracles 5

Jesus' nature miracles do not break nature's laws. Rather, they break into nature's processes from...

May 22, 2023

Is Special Divine Action miraculous? Miracles 4

Special Divine Action comes in two forms, miraculous and non-miraculous. Robert John Russell's NIODA (Non-Interventionist...

May 18, 2023

Hume on Miracles. Miracles 3

Philosopher David Hume defines a miracle as an event that breaks a law of nature....

May 17, 2023

Two Healing MIracles for Sainthood. Miracles 2

It takes two healing miracles to qualify for sainthood. Can we ask science to confirm...