Religious people frequently assert that they have received their truth by divine revelation. It is a strange assertion, leading almost inevitably to the power claim that there is …
“For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman but the woman for the man.” …
My wife and I have just completed a 33.5-mile hike over three days in this beautiful part of the world. We dressed appropriately with proper boots and wind-breaking …
Last week in my tribute to the city of Adelaide, I suggested that there was something sick and bizarre about the state of Christianity in Australia. That sickness …
The city of Adelaide is not well known outside the country of Australia. It is the provincial capital of the state of South Australia, in which is located …
One of my favorite biblical characters is the disciple Andrew. I regard him as the patron saint of ordinary people, little people. It is his brother, Simon Peter, …
It was Professor Sarah Coakley, an Anglican theologian at Harvard University, who described the church as being something like a swimming pool. “Most of the noise,” she said, ” …
As the issue of homosexuality takes center stage, some strangely irrational statements are emerging from the mouths of various religious leaders of the world. Sifting through the pious …
The battle between Judge Roy Moore and the Federal judiciary over the statue of the Ten Commandments in his Alabama Court House was not the first time Judge …
As a concept the Ten Commandments seem to appeal to Judge Roy Moore of Alabama as they do to many people. How impressive it would be if the …