Christianity is sometimes described as a metaphorical lens. C S Lewis wrote: “I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it, I see...
Joy?Ā What joy? Minds overwhelmed, we rage, avenge and despair. Our fathers turned to booze. These days it’s mantras, happiness summits, self-improvement gurus, personality tests and...
“Sometimes when I see kids running around, I imagine them asĀ my own,” Deb remarks. She gazes into the distance through moist, red eyes. Coughing out a few girlish giggles, sheĀ quickly...
Fitness, once culturally confined to small communities of professional strength sports, bodybuilding, track and field,Ā is nowĀ accessible to the white-collar worker, housewife and kidĀ next door....
A current trend in Christian circles is to put popular worship songs under the “theological microscope” and come up with a list of songsĀ to cull from services. Most of these...
In the wake of theĀ Trump administration’s defunding of scientific researchĀ and ignorance-based policies, the people stirred. Like the women who marched before, Earth Day provided theĀ clarion...
Some people say the churchās vocal stance towards public policy and legislation is an adulteration of Jesusā teachings. Jesus, after all, transformed culture bottom-up, rather than top-down. In...
LifeĀ is fragile. Its flickering flame can be quenched by freak accident or slowly exhausted by the siege of terminal illness. But donāt be fooled: Youth, health, education, career are illusions....
Itās that time of the year again, when bunnies come out of hiding and people start painting eggs. All in the name of fun, they say. Itās Easter after all, and what better way to celebrate the...