The Many Faces of One

For the past few months, my wife and I have been watching reruns of Star Trek Voyager on Netflix with my son. I make no apologies for trying to get him hooked on science fiction. I think science fiction teaches us a lot about what it means to be living in an ever changing world(s). […]

All is Relevant, None is True

The final hours of 2011 are ticking away. And my thoughts in these waning hours, as is often the case, revolve around faith. I guess the title of this entry pretty well sums up my recent train of thought. I have been pondering the words of John Lennon in the song Imagine and reading some […]

Dressing for Success

My mother taught me a lesson that has become part of the core of who I am. It was a very short anecdote from the church she grew up in. Every Easter at Glad Tidings Assembly of God, the pastor’s wife wore and old and often out of style dress. Why? She did not want […]

Letting the Days Go By, Let the Water Hold Me Down

My faith is a faint shadow of what was once substantial. I continue to attend church, though I am not certain why. That being said, I was moved to tears today in church. Why? I am not sure exactly. But I think it has something to do with connectedness. Biologically, we are unique individuals. Yet […]

Integrity or Exhibitionism

I was talking with my therapist last night. The subject as always was on religion. About half way through the hour, I realized that we were not on the same page. I was talking about my anxiety about being honest about my spiritual state with people I am close to. I told him I really […]

Mystery Meat

Here now, more of my post therapy ramblings about religion & the nature of faith: I begin this entry with a quote from the Matrix: This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever […]

Liturgy

So as I mentioned in my last posting, I have started therapy again. We have been spending a lot of time discussing my religious upbringing and practices. I had a bit of an epiphany in my last session. I was going through my religious history. I will just outline for brevity here: First religious memories […]

Rapture Rage to Ridicule

When I considered writing an entry on the Rapture, thoughts of rage surged through my 8lbs of shoulder meat. Upon reflection though, I am rather pleased with the latest rapture brouhaha. Every story I saw on the news or heard on the radio openly mocked the very notion of the Rapture. Having spent so many […]

Sunday school *3

Week 3 of Sunday school: This week is about being thankful. It is funny how I can be so cynical in adult worship, but so open to God while teaching Sunday school. In spite of all my negative mutterings on this blog, I am stunned by God’s sustaining my family. Statistically, I should be divorced […]

It is not that bad…it is worse

Spiritually I am in the pits. Actually it is the sub-pits. I have to look up to see the pits. For reasons that are pretty clear to me that I do not want to get into now, my theological tower collapsed. Belief is very much like the game of Jenga. You can toss out […]