This rich man’s story has been repeated all through recorded history. Whether one is a king or a pauper, a genius or a simpleton, a Republican or a Democrat, a believer or an atheist, everyone leaves this earth with none of the possessions they cherished and valued during their lives. Death is the great equalizer. Continue reading
For every passage one may quote confirming the finality of hell for non-believers, I can quote another passage which presents a more compassionate option. In the final analysis, we must decide which is stronger—our human, puny capacity to subvert the will of God for our salvation or God’s infinite grace. Continue reading
The reality of hell in this life (in this article, I’m not referring to any concept of hell in the next dimension) should be evident to anyone who has any awareness of the evil, suffering, and oppression in our world. Continue reading
In this article, I want to focus on the Parable of the Long Spoons relevance for the continuing and lethal legacy of America’s Original Sin of racism. Continue reading
Throughout history most humans have been well acquainted with death. War, famine, disease, oppression, and the harsh realities of daily living forced our ancestors to stare death in the face more often than we 21st century North Americans can imagine. We sometimes are puzzled as to why those generations before… Continue reading
We don’t know quite what to do with the Ascension of our Lord. The whole idea is a little embarrassing to us moderns. We know that heaven is not up there. “Up” to people in the U.S. is “down” to people in Australia. After all, we live on a sphere. … Continue reading
