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May 2016

May 17, 2016

What Gives You the Right to Be a Christian? Better Yet, Who Gives You the Right?

What are you willing to die for? That tells you what you really believe. John...

May 10, 2016

“If you see a Buddha on the road, kill him.” What about Jesus?

“If you see a Buddha on the road, kill him.” What about Jesus? I got...

May 04, 2016

Does God Wear a Toupee? Thoughts on Political Candidates and Divine Despots

The Republican Party is coming to terms with the near inevitable after Donald Trump’s landmark...

April 2016

April 30, 2016

We Have Never Talked with Mere Mortals. So, Let’s Elevate the Conversation.

In his essay “The Weight of Glory” in the book by the same title, C....

April 28, 2016

Did Jesus Come to Save Blue-Green Bacteria?

Renowned paleontologist and devout Roman Catholic Prof. Peter Dodson from the University of Pennsylvania spoke...

April 18, 2016

Urban Planning: What Are the Unintended Consequences?

Gentrification benefits “urban pioneers,” but what about those who are native urbanites? Yes, clean streets,...

April 12, 2016

Mental Illness Is Not a Sin. So Why the Shame?

Mental illness is not a sin. So why the shame? According to Lea Seigen Shinraku,...

April 08, 2016

Messiahs & Monsters: Which Do We Project?

Like messiahs, monsters bridge divides, including those between disciplines. As David Skal claims, “Since it...

April 05, 2016

What Gives You the Right to Be a Christian?

The story is told of a logician/mathematician at a university where Karl Barth once taught,...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Celebrate Science and Faith

The Bible calls us to celebrate God’s goodness in the creation. The Christian community just...

March 29, 2016

We Vote Our Loves and Fears

In a March 1st New York Times article, “What Wouldn’t Jesus Do?” Peter Wehner writes...

March 22, 2016

I Like Bunnies, But I Prefer Lions and Lambs at Easter.

I like bunnies, but I prefer lions and lambs at Easter. After all, the Bible...

March 15, 2016

Where Do Religious People Go for Answers to Scientific Questions?

What do religious people do when they have questions about science? Many of them ask...

March 10, 2016

Where’s the Fire? Thoughts on Running Out of Time and Life

Why are we often in such a hurry? As the old saying goes, “Where’s the...

March 04, 2016

What does it mean to be a Christian innovator in the 21st century? Don’t look to Donald Trump.

What does it mean to be a Christian innovator in the 21st century? Attend the...

February 2016

February 28, 2016

Malala’s Inspiring Story: Bold as a Lion in Her Pursuit of Knowledge

Do you know the story of Malala? She is an eighteen year old Pakistani teenager,...

February 26, 2016

Black History Month Is Almost Over. Now We Can Return to White History Year

A White friend of mine from Oregon met with African American civil rights leader Tom...

February 25, 2016

What Keeps You Going? Reflections on “Eddie the Eagle”—A Film for Life

***Warning Possible Spoilers Ahead for the Movie Eddy the Eagle*** There are so many things...

February 22, 2016

Who Trumped God? Reflections on the Debate between Donald Trump and Pope Francis

According to Vocabulary.com, “To trump is to outrank or defeat someone or something, often in...

February 17, 2016

Is Christ Divided? A Reflection on David Gushee’s Call for a Great Evangelical Divorce

Many people find tensions among Christian groups exhausting. No doubt, some were able to take...

February 15, 2016

Can We Transfer Consciousness to Synthetic Bodies without the Move Proving Catastrophic?

Can we transfer consciousness to synthetic bodies without the move proving problematic, even catastrophic? The...

February 08, 2016

Pushing the Outer Limits of Humanity and Its Bearing on Space Travel: The Trans-human Quest

In a recent post, I noted E. O. Wilson’s rejection of the idea of possibly...

February 01, 2016

Who Gets Left Behind If We Must Abandon Earth for Space?

Who gets left behind if we must abandon earth as a species for space? Now...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Do Rocks on the Moon and Mars Have Rights? And What about Life that Might Be Found There?

Do rocks on the Moon and Mars have inherent rights? And what about Aliens, who...

January 25, 2016

The Universe Is In A Grain Of Sand: So Let’s Be Careful With What We Sweep Out The Door

This was originally posted over at Northwest Dharma News, we are very grateful for the...

January 25, 2016

Jesus “became what we are so that we can become what he is”–an astronaut, an alien, a trans-human?

Think about it, if Jesus didn’t pass out when he ascended to heaven, what does...

January 21, 2016

“The Finest Hours”: A Story of Human Dignity for Submerged Souls

WARNING: Contains Possible Spoilers for Disney's upcoming movie, The Finest Hours! Is it easy to lose...

January 18, 2016

Would Black and Brown Lives Matter More on the Red Planet?

In his sermon critiquing the Vietnam War, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. noted a strange...

January 15, 2016

Space Exploration Helps Us Explore Our Gods and Ourselves.

Our deities make the world go round. They also make us go round the worlds...

January 11, 2016

Situational Affairs: Is There Ever a Time When Having a Concealed or Open Affair Is the Right Thing to Do?

It has been have argued that a concealed affair can save one's marriage and that...

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