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June 2009

June 09, 2009

The Princeton Event, Day Two – Morning Session

The next morning, several of us gathered together at 7:30 am in front of the...

June 04, 2009

The Princeton Event – Day One

That's right, I am now abbreviating it as simply, "The Princeton Event," like it’s already...

May 2009

May 31, 2009

Miracles at the Workplace? “The Holy Spirit is On Line Four” (Part 2)

Continued from previous post I have gotten about half-way through reading the Acts of the...

May 27, 2009

Miracles at the Workplace? “The Holy Spirit is on Line Four…”

I have spent that past few weeks reading intently through the four Gospels, and finally finished...

May 25, 2009

The Science of Grace (3)

Continued from previous post The scientific behaviors of electrons and photons have quite a bit...

May 22, 2009

Paradox and the Science of Grace (2)

It seems as if science itself has progressed so far that it has shut the...

May 19, 2009

God, Paradox and the Science of Grace (Part 1)

My CFO, Drew, and I have coined a term that we use quite a bit...

May 14, 2009

Confessions of a Mad Journalist (Part 3): Four Things I Have Learned About Spiritual Life

Continued from previous post There has been one overriding, familiar theme woven throughout all of...

May 11, 2009

Confessions of a Mad Journalist (Part 2): Overcoming the Fear of Failure

Continued from previous post Oftentimes, my journal acted as a sounding board for my career...

May 07, 2009

Confessions of a Mad Journalist (Part 1)

Like most insecure and spiritually frustrated white men in their forties, I keep a journal....

April 2009

April 10, 2009

Believing the Unbelievable

I have spent the past few months reading through the gospels again, a little bit...

April 01, 2009

Research Says Money Can Lead to Greed. (Duh.)

I recently came across this shocking headline: "Cutting Calories Leads to Weight Loss." A publicity...

February 2009

February 24, 2009

What Are You Afraid Of? (2) God Might Want You to be Terrified Sometimes

Continued from the previous post. I believe that the strength of our faith in God...

February 04, 2009

Forget Oprah! Move Over, Dr. Phil! It’s the Year of Rick Warren!

It has only been four short weeks since I predicted that Rick Warren was going...

February 01, 2009

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Authentic (2)

Continued from previous post This particular church would pause at a point early in the...

January 2009

January 28, 2009

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Authentic

Authenticity can be difficult to come by, even in the church community. Go figure. People prefer...

January 17, 2009

Sometimes God Sneaks Up On You (My Vacation with God, Part 4)

Continued from previous post. I try to come off like I'm this confident, sophisticated and...

January 16, 2009

Sometimes God Sneaks Up on You (Part 3)

Continued from the previous post. The trails in the Adirondacks are marked with colorful tin...

January 14, 2009

Sometimes God Sneaks Up on You (Part 2)

Continued from previous post When the appointed time came for this year's Godcation, I grabbed...

January 12, 2009

Sometimes God Sneaks Up on You (Part 1)

Last September I took a vacation with God. It wasn't anything elaborate or expensive. I...

January 03, 2009

My Family, Happier (sort of)

The week before Christmas arrived I went shopping at Best Buy to get my wife...

December 2008

December 26, 2008

The Spiritually Astute Christian’s Guide to What’s Hot in 2009

I know what you're thinking: Spiritually Astute Christian combined with What's Hot in 2009? These do...

December 14, 2008

Was That An Angel? A Mysterious Encounter at Penn Station

Last week I took a train into New York City to attend a "Deal Making...

December 04, 2008

Forgetting to Remember God – 2

Continued from the previous post. But then again, maybe there's more to it than just...

November 2008

November 30, 2008

Forgetting to Remember God

I completely forgot about God for two entire weeks. I know, that sounds terribly unspiritual...

November 11, 2008

Do Not Worry: The Challenge of Domestic Life

Continued from previous post. So here's what that cynical voice in my head is saying...

November 09, 2008

Do Not Worry

These are worrisome times we are living in. There is an unprecedented global financial crisis,...

October 2008

October 18, 2008

Meditation for (Christian) Dummies – 4

Continued from previous post. So. I'm about five minutes into my morning meditation, not very...

October 14, 2008

Meditation For (Christian) Dummies – 3

Continued from previous post. The word I chose to meditate on yesterday was "Surrender." This...

October 10, 2008

Meditation For (Christian) Dummies – 2

Continued from the previous post. It seemed like meditation could be an important spiritual discipline to...