Spiritual Warfare? Prayer Warriors? Fighting the battle with evil? Believing that evil in some form is controlling their lives or our world, people engage in all kinds of battle tactics in the name of spiritual warfare. In this video, I explain why I find these concepts to be dangerous and… Read More »Spiritual Warfare: The Conspiracy Theory
What’s most important about the spiritual dimension of your life? The four keys discussed in this video will help you identify and understand the texture of spirituality as it is woven throughout your life. What’s important about the spiritual dimension of your life? Is it your spiritual practice? Or your… Read More »Four Keys to Spirituality and You
Living with hope, especially when life is hard, is difficult for most of us. But when we lose hope, when we give up on hope, we’re left in a bad way. Learning how to nurture hope is critical for our lives. In this video, I talk about hope and how… Read More »Hope: It’s the Hardest Thing
Lots of people talk about God saving us. They’ll say, “You need to be saved!” I don’t know if anyone needs to be saved, but it seems that many people are trying to save God. At least, they are trying to save THEIR God. The following is a text version… Read More »Does God Need to be Saved?
They say it gets better with time and that time heals all wounds. It usually doesn’t work that way. There are things to know about grief and bereavement that people haven’t told you. In this video, I am talking about some of the most important things to know about loss,… Read More »What No One Told You About Grief
Is what you believe important? People argue about beliefs, but do they matter? Maybe you believe in an afterlife. Or maybe you believe in karma. Or maybe you don’t. While many people view theology and dogma as important, I want to explore what I think is much more important than… Read More »Theology: It’s Not Important
“I’m not afraid. I have faith!” That’s something people say today. I don’t think faith has anything to do with fear. Fear is an emotion meant to protect us by alerting us to possible danger. Faith is a conviction. The following is a text version of this blog. There’s a… Read More »Faith VS Fear
The findings from Pew Research are clear: the importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking. Yes, there are lots of problems with institutional religion. In the face of cultural changes, I think it’s important to consider the relevance of the teachings of Jesus even as the importance… Read More »Is Jesus Relevant?