The Logic of Believing in God

There are many people who believe we must choose between logic and faith, that atheism is a sign of objective thought while theism is a sign of subjective belief. To their credit, they rightly point out that appealing to sacred texts or subjective experiences to...

Getting Treated, Not Tricked, by Faith

We’ve all been hoodwinked at one time or another, whether by getting tricked instead of treated on Halloween, by a salesperson who misrepresented a product in way we wanted to hear, or by a politician who employed persuasive promises that weren’t so...

Healing Hereafter Also Heals People Now

The whole point of the book series Healing Hereafter is not only to heal people’s understanding of the biblical hereafter but also to help heal the more immediate hereafters of the world’s poorest. Although you can instantly download all or any part of the...

Helping to Heal, Rather than Hurt

I’m excited to share an experience with you, since it gave me plenty of food for thought. Well, actually it was really just thought since I couldn’t stay long enough for the free desserts! Shoulda planned that better. I attended a compelling, sobering, and...

Fortunately, It’s Not All in the Name!

Few things make people visibly cringe more than parents naming their kids something utterly baffling. Eating liver is one of those things, but we can all still sympathize with the North Wests, Apple Paltrows, and Kal-Els of the world who at some point early in life...