Tag: god
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What We Owe Each Other: Beyond the Rules Towards a Shared Humanity
It’s truly a marvel, isn’t it? The sheer, breathtaking audacity of some ancient texts and well-meaning manifestos to neatly package all of human decency into a tidy little list of dos and don’ts. Don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t “covet your neighbor’s suspiciously expensive lawn gnome collection.” It’s all terribly convenient, a spiritual IKEA instruction manual…
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Miracles of the Mundane: Finding Awe in the Everyday Absurdity
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my time spent in the trenches of human experience, it’s that we’ve been utterly and completely lied to about miracles. They aren’t the dramatic, parted-seas, water-into-wine kind of events we’ve been sold on since we were children. Those are just cosmic parlor tricks, the sort of flashy spectacle…
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The Divine Comedy: When Faith and Logic Have a Drink
I have a friend who, in a bold and public display of intellectual courage, announced on Facebook that he was finally going to tackle Dante’s The Divine Comedy. My immediate thought was, “Oh, bless your heart.” My second was to wonder if he knew what he was really getting into. Because while most people see…
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Your Personal Pantheon: Crafting a Spirituality That Actually Works (Even if it Looks Nothing Like Grandma’s)
Alright, let’s wade into the wonderfully murky waters of “spirituality,” shall we? For many, the word conjures images of patchouli oil, crystals, or perhaps endless hours of meditation on a mountaintop. For others, it’s inextricably linked to dusty hymnals and stained-glass windows. But what if your spiritual journey looks nothing like a Pinterest board, nor…
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When Sacred Cows Come Home to Roost: Reconciling Ancient Faith with Modern Humanism
Alright, let’s wade into what might be the philosophical equivalent of a minefield, shall we? We’re going to talk about the grand, often bewildering, intersection of ancient faith and modern humanism. For many, these two concepts exist on opposite sides of an unbridgeable chasm, eyeing each other with suspicion, if not outright hostility. One speaks…
JUSTIN LOCKRIDGE 