Hard Believing

There is a phrase we use in our family – “hard believing”- which means forcing ourselves to believe in something that we have little faith in, usually for the benefit of someone else. It is not the same as “hard to believe” which is used to conversely express a challenging belief in something, like an … Continue reading →

My Mandela Effect Experience

The Mandela Effect refers to a phenomenon where numerous people hold a sincere belief in a distortion of an event. The event of which this phenomenon is named is one where many people believe that Nelson Mandela died in prison in the 1980s rather than that he was released in 1990, became the first black … Continue reading →

Will Science Someday Validate the Belief in Eternal Life?

Among the age-old questions of mere mortals is, “Is there life after death?” Does death end our existence or is there something beyond death? Is there an afterlife? What would it take to live beyond a mortal death? The common consensus is that to exist after physical death we must have a consciousness that can … Continue reading →

Jesus in the Morning Light

Believe it or not, in the early morning, the beams of light streaming against my window cause what looks like the Shroud of Turin face to appear in the fabric of my window topper. It isn’t visible any other time besides early morning, and it can’t be photographed, as the photo accompanying this post will … Continue reading →

Reflections of a Funeral

Many of us avoid the thought of death, and especially the thought of our own end. Yet, sooner or later, death demands our attention. My cousin died in a car wreck last week. Her sudden death seems so cruelly unfair given that she was just 27 years old with two small children. Her whole life … Continue reading →

A Reincarnation in the Family

I am someone who leans into reincarnation theory. Many religions promote reincarnation, and even though it may not be widely discussed, reincarnation is referenced several times in the Bible. It is even written in the scriptures that Jesus tells his disciples that John the Baptist is the reincarnation of the prophet Elijah. While I find … Continue reading →

Just Thinking About…God’s Will

I was having lunch with a friend. During the time that she had excused herself from the table I watched a commercial from UNICEF playing on the television. It was a sad, melancholy presentation featuring the sorrowful eyes of children with bloated bellies while the narrator, in a pleading voice, asks for monthly donations to … Continue reading →

Why do we want go to Heaven?

I read a post today written by the Unknown Buddhist, Pass the Hamm’s.  It is an entertaining post about residents in a retirement home discussing what it will be like in Heaven. Will there be Hamm’s beer? If not, why go? And other such musings. But what stuck with me was the questions about what … Continue reading →

How do Christians become Christians?

One blogger I regularly read is Bruce Gerenscer who writes the blog The Way Forward.  Bruce is a former evangelical preacher. His posts are often commentary written from his unique perspective revisiting his former Christian doctrines from an atheist point of view.  My personal opinion of Bruce’s blog is that it offers very insightful reading for … Continue reading →

Just Thinking About…The Church

Today I had a conversation with my mother-in-law which started off being a discussion planning a family event and then turned into an Obama bashing and decry of how America is being turned from its Christian values during his term in office. My MIL is now what I would consider to be a conservative evangelical … Continue reading →