The Sizzle Instead of the Steak
Having studied Journalism as well as taught it at the university level and spent much of my life in journalism, I’m sensitive – some might say obsessive – about the ...
Calm in Danger, Disorder and Confusion?
If you’re at all tuned into Holy Week, reading or hearing the passages about the cruel and inhumane treatment endured by Jesus, you will be amazed at the apparent calm ...
When Love Comes at a Price
Tish Harrison Warren, an Episcopal priest who writes a column about religion for the New York Times, recently wrote about the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a pastor in Birmingham, Ala. in ...
What Makes Us Happy?
Attending church recently, I heard the gospel of the day – the annual reading that includes what is known as “the Beatitudes” – for what I calculate to be about ...
The God Who Has Time on his/her Hands
I know little about physics in general, and even less about astronomy, but I’m interested in both and am fascinated by astronomical discoveries. We live in a remarkable age for ...
What Religion Gives Us (That Science Can’t)
Due to time restraints caused by my moving out-of-state, Skeptical Faith blogs are, as they say in show biz, “encore presentations.” This one was published in 2018. The New York ...