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September 2016

September 22, 2016

Religion–The Problem of Evil?

Is contemporary philosophy and theology primarily about evil/theodicy (theories of evil and morality in the...

September 20, 2016

Multi-Faith Trauma: How to Become Resilient in a Religiously Plural World, OR America Is No Longer a Christian Nation—We Need to Deal with It. (Part One)

I remember a Wiccan leader saying in my world religions class that Christians find it...

September 16, 2016

I Pledge Allegiance to Unity and Justice: Thoughts on the National Anthem Controversy

America’s Founding Fathers signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Every September, our country...

September 12, 2016

Was Uranium Buried Deep in the Earth Because Buddha or God Hid It There? Did We Bury Religion and Ethics in Its Place?

I spoke recently with Kiwa Fukushima, Chief Priest, Genshoin, at Zenkoji, in Nagano, Japan. Fukushima-sensei...

September 05, 2016

Will Science Bring an End to Buddhism?

My wife, daughter and I met for dinner recently with a Buddhist scholar Prof. Shizuka...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Wounded People Wound Others—Except for Wounded Healers (Part Three)

[Read part one here, and part two here] 5. Forgive others and yourself. Part of...

August 23, 2016

Wounded People Wound Others—Except for Wounded Healers (Part Two)

[Miss part one? Click here!] Beware of being wary of everyone. Don’t be paranoid and...

August 16, 2016

Wounded People Wound Others—Except for Wounded Healers (Part One)

Many American Christians speak of the rise of religious persecution in our country. Certainly, religious...

August 11, 2016

How Might Science Serve to Reduce Conflicts Between Faiths? Emphasize Conscience?

We hear a lot about the conflict between faith and science, but have you heard...

August 09, 2016

Wholly Righteous, Wholly Sinful: Reflections on War’s Demise

There is an old Protestant Reformation doctrine associated with Martin Luther "Simul Justus et Peccator"...

August 05, 2016

Are We Living on the Planet of the Apes—for the Apes? Thoughts on Religion, Science and Harambe

It has been debated whether Asian or Western religions are more compatible with modern science....

August 02, 2016

Only Decentered Deities Bring Harmony and Wholeness to Our World

The conversation took an unexpected though welcome turn, like all really good dialogues: you never...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Are You Raging Against the Machine Age? Take a Forest Bath and Plant a Tree

There is nothing like bathing in nature for one’s health. The July 25th 2016 issue...

July 19, 2016

Hamlet’s Ghost: There are more things in heaven and earth … than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

I have always been struck by Hamlet’s statement to his peer, Horatio, in Shakespeare’s play...

July 10, 2016

E-Race-Hate in America: Step Inside Their Shoes

You may have heard of ride-along programs with police. We need these ride-along programs. We...

July 07, 2016

The Story of Creation is about Salvation, Not Theistic Evolution or Six-Day Creationism

[This was originally posted over at Dr. Joshua Swamidass' blog, Peaceful Science] Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass...

July 04, 2016

Self-Government–Is It a Myth?

Self-government--is it a myth? Who chose the Republican and Democratic Party candidates for the U.S. Presidential...

July 02, 2016

“How Might Worship in a Movie Theater in the Middle of Town Be Beneficial to the Future of the Church?”

I have been asked to contribute to the “Nontraditional Church: Trends for the Future” symposium...

June 2016

June 19, 2016

Dads: Do We Father Our Kids Where They Are, Or Where We Want Them To Be?

My Dad was a father to me where I was, not where he wanted me...

June 15, 2016

Grieve With Those Who Grieve: Dealing With Diverse Reactions to Orlando

By Paul Louis Metzger and John W. Morehead On Sunday, June 12, the news broke...

June 13, 2016

A Prayer for Orlando

Lord, I pray that you would comfort and protect members of the LGBTQ community...

June 07, 2016

Muhammad Ali’s Enduring Legacy for Me: Don’t Change Your Name at the Slave Market of Consumer Appeal and Demand?

Muhammad Ali insisted people call him by his chosen name, and not his "slave name," Cassius...

June 03, 2016

“I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine”: Bob Dylan in an MTD Age

One would be hard-pressed to determine the meaning of Bob Dylan’s song, “I Dreamed I...

June 02, 2016

Will the Real Holy Spirit Please Stand Up? Discerning the Holy Spirit from the Spirit of the Age

The American television panel game show To Tell the Truth features three people claiming to...

June 01, 2016

God Plays Favorites. How Fair Is That?

In his reflections on Psalm 2, John Calvin speaks of the nations’ rebellion and rejection...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Is It a Fundamental Human Right to Live off God’s Grace as Borrowed Capital with No Intent of Paying Back?

Is it a fundamental human right to live off God’s grace as borrowed capital with...

May 31, 2016

Sola Scriptura & Solitary Confinement

“Sola Scriptura”—Martin Luther’s teaching of Scripture alone—does not signify solitary confinement, but that the Bible...

May 28, 2016

God Is Just and Righteous. But Who Cares?

How important would it be to you that a therapist you are seeing or a...

May 26, 2016

How Can the Bible Be Right If It Makes Us Feel Oh So Wrong? God’s Word Is the Inconvenient Truth.

In our moralistic, therapeutic deistic age, one often hears "If it feels right, it must...

May 24, 2016

What Gives God the Right To Be God? That He Makes Us Happy?

What gives God the right to be God? That he makes us happy? And if...

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