Since I have an interfaith audience–which I’m ecstatic about–what I’m about to tell you will shock some, will be well-duh! to others. I’ve not attended church in over a year and a half. [This may not seem outrageous to some of you, but you have to understand, churchgoing is not negotiable where I come from. […]
Posing Questions
Listening to Speaking of Faith’s podcast–“Exodus, Cargo of Hidden Stories”–the other night, I loved a particular segment on the issue of asking questions. Certainly, the Passover Seder encourages questions. Younger children ask about the roasted egg…the bitter herbs…the chopped apples and nuts–why are they there? As the children mature, they ask different…and harder questions. Here, […]
Zen
Well, you’ll all be wondering what exactly went on at this mother’s retreat I went to on Saturday, and you’re in luck, because I shall tell you all about it. Sidle up a little closer, friend, because I’m ready to dish all. And every mistake I make in explaining it (because really, it’s unexplainable!) is […]
In Praise of Doubt
The second book I’ve read recently is Peter Berger and Anton Zijderveld’s In Praise of Doubt: How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic. Both authors are sociologists; Zijderveld holds an additional doctorate in philosophy. There are a plethora of great thoughts in the book; however, in this small space, I’ll highlight only a few […]