“There are more things in heaven and earth,” Hamlet tells his friend Horatio, “than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” About the details of the final judgment, C.S. Lewis simply stated: “There will be surprises.” The underlying promise of the Resurrection is this promise of
I count myself and many of my friends among those who were joyful and grateful at the historic outcome of the recent presidential elections. All of us (some LGBT and some heterosexual) had been a shade discouraged and felt somewhat depressed over the events of
There is little agreement regarding the spiritual or physical resurrection of Christ. We use our minds to look at the event only as a theological issue. But people often gather around a common set of values and not theological beliefs. I believe in the resurrection
“This is where the trouble always begins,” I told my partner. We were watching the movie “Evan Almighty.” In this follow-up to “Bruce Almighty,” actor Steve Carell reprises his role as television anchor Evan Baxter. The movie opens with Baxter announcing from the news desk
Too often, when we make out our lists of resolutions for the New Year, they seem like drudgery. And if the very chore of making up a list is drudgery, we can only imagine what trying to carry out our resolutions might be like. Maybe
“Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who
There are times in our lives when we pause and take stock, and, looking at what is happening in the lives of others, ask ourselves just where are we going? Where is our life heading? Have we found our souls beached on some hidden reef?
I am enrolled in a class on spirituality. On the evening in question one of our teachers was explaining the Liturgy of the Hours – a sequence of prayers promoted by the Roman Catholic Church, and still practiced by some monastic communities. These prayers, or
1st Corinthians 2:15 reads, “But those who are spiritual discern all things, and they are judged by no one.” I interpret that to mean as long as I am a believer in the spirit or am working toward that spirit, then I must be on
As I prepare to enter my mid-40s, my waist seems to have a mind of its own. I eat just like I’ve always eaten, yet my waist seems to grow at a faster pace than it did in my 30s. When asked what I wanted