The Holy Spirit is alive, hallelujah!

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There is only one place that a fully grown adult can:

  • jump up and down like a child
  • wave his arms uncontrollably
  • laugh and cry simultaneously
  • and shout out random gibberish

…without being committed to a mental institution. And that place is a Charismatic Pentecostal church.

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Saturday Sermon: Why Everyone Likely Agrees on the Meaning of Life

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Personal development gurus, psychologists, politicians, philosophers, bloggers and various members of my social circle have frequently concluded that the future of humankind as a whole is in jeopardy because we all pursue life’s meaning in fundamentally incompatible ways. I firmly oppose this conclusion.

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Watch out for “O rated” movies

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Did you know that the Catholic Church has it’s own movie rating system? In case you are curious, “The Exorcist” gets a hefty “L” Rating.

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Zen master pets

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Dogs and cats have a divine purpose. Part of that purpose is to help us humans realize the joy of living in the present moment. At least that is the take-home message of Guardians of Being, a book collaboration by spiritual guru Eckhart Tolle and comic strip artist Patrick McDonnell.

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Saturday Sermon: “Home?”

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This weeks Saturday Sermon is actually a piece of artwork by Naked Pastor David Heyward. The text that follows comes from his interpretation of his piece. I spent all weekend working on this piece that I call “Home?” Notice a few things: there are no footprints in the snow leading to where she is standing. [...]

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Believers can never be proven wrong

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A believer can never be proven wrong, and an atheist can never be proven right. At least that’s an argument I heard on Catholic radio the other day. The host shared a debate he heard between a believer and an atheist. It went something like this: Atheist: Prove to me that there is a god. [...]

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Worshiping at the Altar of Rock

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Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life Steve Almond Random House (2010) Everyone likes music. Some more than others. But for an unfortunate minority, music is life. It ceases to be merely pleasant background noise and invades every aspect of daily existence. It defines the clothes they wear, influences speech and thought patterns, dictates who [...]

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Plastic Bag

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In a not too distant future, a Plastic Bag goes on an epic journey in search of its lost Maker, wondering if there is any point to life without her.

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Books: Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

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Author Tony DuShane, a former Jehovah’s Witness, uses his first novel to spill the beans on what it is truly like to be a young JW. It’s fascinating and scary.

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Science and faith personified

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President Barack Obama’s nomination of Francis Collins to head the National Institutes of Health is good news for scientists, for people of faith, and for all Americans. Dr. Collins, a preeminent geneticist and devout Christian, is highly qualified for the job because of his skills and his values. In the 1990s he led the Human [...]

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The heathen in our midst

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Some people are quick to ridicule faithful religious adherents. But me? I envy them.

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