The Certainty Bias
I noticed a Scientific American piece, The Certainty Bias: A Potentially Dangerous Mental Flaw, and read it with interest. The article is subtitled “A neurologist explains why you shouldn’t believe in...
View ArticleOn Just War: War, Pacifism, and the Pursuit of Justice Through Military Means
Today is Remembrance Day, and for the occasion, I’ve resurrected the oldest draft post in my arsenal… from back in 2004. I began with an idea jotted down and then thought it would be better left until...
View ArticleFour Years of Blogging, and I Have a New God
This weekend, on November 30th, I will mark four years of blogging. And just today, I’ve discovered that I’ve been nominated for “Best Religion/Philosophy Blog” in Canada. Wow. And voting closes...
View ArticleHere Beginneth the Advent…. waiting…
This morning I’ve got my feet up on my desk, my wireless keyboard in my lap. A cup of fair trade organic decaf Peru Panachi sits nearby, freshly brewed and French-pressed. I am taking time to consider...
View ArticleDepression & Words of Hope
On Sunday I posted a hymn that begged a comment about depression based on what seemed a simplistic response to a complex issue. Last night I attended a conversation about depression at my local...
View ArticleFor This?
He gave up all He had everything at his command He gave up all He had for this — from a song by Mike Koop Do you ever wonder if Jesus looks down on this mess and asks himself if he really stepped out...
View ArticleTheology by the Glass: ‘Aftermusings’
This week saw the start of the summer series of Theology by the glass, now meeting at Confusion Corner Bar and Grill, just around the corner (sort of) from our most famous street sign. Our first...
View ArticleNavigating Changing Times
I think I mentioned an event coming up here this October featuring Phyllis Tickle speaking on her book The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why. I’m one of several people who have...
View ArticleCompassion, Justice, and the Manhattan [Project] Declaration
One of the things about the way I’ve been reading blogs lately is that I often get summaries after-the-fact and reactions from others on various topics and happenings, which offers me a shortcut to...
View ArticleNarcissists in the Pulpit
So I’ve been dragged back into blogging for a little, but some of these thoughts have been percolating for some time now. Yesterday while I was writing about Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) as...
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