Why are there so many differences and distinctions?  Ways of living, ways of saying things, languages, cultures, religions, points of view…colors, rocks, flowers, animals.  Just so many differences, or to use a “different’ word – Diversity!  Too often we find it easier to slip into stances of irritated intolerance when something or someone is different than us instead of taking a brief pause that could open up another way of  perceiving.  

In 1995, I was beginning my final semester of classes in preparation for a Master’s Degree in Philosophy at the Louisiana State University.  The plan was to begin working on my thesis in the early summer with the hope of possibly graduating in the late Fall of 1995 or possibly Spring of 1994. …

God is a saving God for us;
the LORD, my Lord,
controls the passageways of death (PS 68: 21)

How long is eternity?  The question itself is couched in temporal terms, as if it is a measurement of time. …

What is the power of belief?  I wonder if our understanding of belief suffers from the doldrums of simply reciting creeds and doctrinal statements that serve to define or identify what we consider faith or belief.  Here, belief can very well become the utterance of statements wielded when necessary, e.g.,

And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.

Within a few days after my Mom died in 2016, Leonard and I took a trip out to Montana to visit Glacier National Park.  We had planned the trip before her death and after discussing it, we felt that Mom would want us to continue with our plans. …