What is it that drives us to anthropomorphize our pets? I suppose to some degree it’s human nature. We’ve been doing it for thousands of years, really. Many of Aesop’s fables revolved around talking animals. Most recently, think of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, or even Margery Williams’ The Velveteen Rabbit. I wonder about that Read More
Faith
Of Icons and Idols
Would God really leave us relics of Jesus’ time on Earth?
Ghosts of Christmas Past
December funerals can pretty much suck.
Home Bible Study Groups Banned in San Diego?
San Diego County thinks a pastor is running afoul of land use guidelines by holding weekly home bible studies.
The Spirit of the Season
A friend at Global Affairs wrote today about an experience his friend had. That friend’s daughter is in a wheelchair, and receives therapy at a clinic in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Several patients from that clinic got a trip to Wal-mart today, to buy Christmas presents with the pennies and nickels they had been saving. As they Read More