This post is part of a series. No matter how far I progress in the spiritual life, I still have a subterranean anger that defies resolution. Sure, I have days of bliss and contentment, but more often, I have a nagging anger that can display...
This post is part of a series. The whole reason (whole reason, get it?) that I write in the first place is to … well, there are multiple reasons. Why do we write? Out of a Need to Be Heard and Validated I suspect that...
This post is part of a series. One of my new productivity podcasts is Jeff Goins goinswriter.com. One of his challenges to the budding writer is to write 500 words a day. It reminds me of morning pages that were part of Julia Cameron’s The...
I just published a two part series over at Rethinking Hell. Enjoy. 10 Video Game Depictions of Hell (Part 1) 10 Video Game Depictions of Hell (Part 2)
At the time of this writing, the fear and loathing of Islam is growing in the West, and has been for over a decade since the murderous attacks on the World Trade Towers in New York on September 11, 2001. With the even more recent...
I chose to study and follow up on this Buddhist teacher and style of meditation because of all the spiritual disciplines, I feel that this one has had the most profound practical impact on me, despite the fact that salvation and time spent with the...
In my World Religions class at Fuller Theological Seminary, I have focused on learning about Islam. I’ve read and listened to more books than I care to mention, and of course, realize how much more there really is to know. But one of the best books...
Masjid Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq is an Afghani mosque in Hayward, California. It is a smaller replica of the well-known “Blue Mosque†or “Herat Great Mosque†in Herat, Afghanistan. I drove into the parking lot for Friday prayers, and found a small market selling some eastern...
