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This past Sunday, I preached on the Lord’s parable of the rich man and Lazarus from the Gospel of Luke (sermon audio available here). At the end of the parable, Jesus describes the rich man in hell...
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Yesterday I preached on the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead as recorded in John 11. During the course of the research I was struck by how many times the gospel of John speaks of life. I’m...
View ArticleDoing the Truth, Coming to the Light
I have a new post up over at New Church Perspective on how to act in a way that opens us up to belief (as opposed to forcing ourselves to believe in an artificial way). The post was partly inspired by...
View ArticleTwo Snarky Comics and a Sermonette on Science
Science is awesome. But even people who should know better have a tendency to conflate the methods of science with current findings of science, and as a result they place far more faith than is...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong with a Tree of Knowledge?
Swedenborgians celebrate the compatibility of science and faith, of reason and religion. But there's a serpent in the garden. What does it mean to hold a rational faith but to reject the fruit from the...
View ArticleSmall-town Faith Comes to Broadway in “Come From Away”
How a new Broadway musical celebrates what's best in a small Canadian town - including its communities of faith.
View ArticleFaith & Fidelity: Part 3, The Upward Spiral of Faith
We all know that belief can lead to action. But the reverse is true too: how you act has an enormous effect on what you will believe.
View ArticleFaith & Fidelity: Part 4, Battling Lust and Learning to See
How overcoming a pornography addiction led to a deeper faith.
View ArticleFaith & Fidelity: Part 5, The Purpose of Faith
What is the purpose of faith? It is the same as God's purpose for everything in creation: a joining together in love.
View ArticleRunning the (High-Intensity Interval) Race of Faith
Can we learn spiritual lessons from the physical practice of high-intensity interval training?
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