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 […]
Questioning Religion
More thoughts on David Dark’s The Sacredness of Questioning Everything. Previous thoughts are here. Dark defines “religion” a little differently than I think most of us refer to it as, and that is as a “calling out.” Meaning, it’s how you live your life, day to day. So, religion can be anything, not just…well, the […]
Questioning God
So, I’ve begun the book I mentioned yesterday, The Sacredness of Questioning Everything by David Dark. Can I just say he starts off with a bang…and I was hooked after the first page? I hope Dark’s okay with me quoting long passages from the book. You need to read this book if you’re continually wondering […]
Collecting Quotes, Poems, and Tidbits
It’s Monday, the beginning of another week. Do you need a quick pick-me-up? Do you need encouragement? Well, grab that coffee cup and sit right on down now, you hear? I’ll send a few tidbits your way. This is from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Renascence” (lines 203-214): The world stands out on either side No […]