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5 Questions for Nancy Ellen Abrams
In her new book, A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet, Nancy Ellen Abrams unravels the complexities of the universe and God.1. In your book…
Book Review: The Straight Path: A Religious Guide to Finding and Fulfilling One’s Purpose
The way you get to your purpose may differ among individuals, but the purpose is the same: follow the straight path and draw closer to God.
Does God Favor Abortion?
Is God in favor of abortion? Maybe so. An article in The Tennessean newspaper told the story of a fifteen-year-old unmarried girl pregnant with triplets. The pregnancy was not goi…
God is Not a Magician. (Now What?)
It was 1969. The world, unbeknownst to most people, had just entered the Age of Aguarius and I, unbeknownst to me, had just entered the age of reason. The NBC TV show Laugh In aire…
God of Love
A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity, and IslamBy Mirabai StarrMonkfish Book Publishing CompanyMirabai Starr has always been drawn to the heart of love that resides at the…
How Do I Find My Authentic Self?
Rabbi Rami on being authentic, spirituality vs. religion, and aliens.
I Have Failed, Part 1
I’m grading papers this week. One assignment in my Bible class was to rewrite the end of the Book of Job beginning with the premise that God actually tells Job the truth about Job’…
I Have Failed, Part 2
I split this blog post into two sections so as to not lose the import of the second part. In “I Have Failed, Part 1” I bemoaned the fact that try as I did to get my students to thi…
I Have Failed, Part 4
I seem to have opened a can of worms, and I invite you worms to post your comments on the blog rather than emailing me directly. I can’t respond to each writer, and I have to move …
My Husband Encountered God
On a trek in the desert Southwest, my husband encountered God, who told my husband that he was God’s prophet. He now wants to sell all we have, and start a global ministry promotin…
My Practice: Spiritual Telepathy
Try this basic form of creative meditation to start building your bridge to the soul.
Newtown Shootings: If God Exists, Why Do Terrible Things Happen?
My email flooded with questions from readers this weekend regarding the shootings in Portland, Oregon and Newtown, Conneticut. As always, I offer answers not to close a conversatio…
One Nation Under God?
Can individual states establish a preferred religion? “Lots of Americans believe the United States is a Christian nation, as opposed to a nation established by Christians.”
Podcast: Kevin Anderson, PhD on Using Nested Meditations as a Powerful Tool
The creator of the nested meditation form shares how to use playful language to release heavy emotions.
Random Reactions to the RNC
As the election season rolls on I become more jaded. I am troubled most by the absence of truth in our politics. Facts don’t matter in America anymore. Truth doesn’t matter in Amer…
Scriptures Reflect the Best and Worst Within Us
To these perennial questions, I offer some answers―not to close a conversation but to broaden one. I do not claim to know anything you don’t know, but if I can help you remember wh…
