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I had the opportunity to read from Penelope Ayers with a wonderful group of women last night. They asked great questions about writing and reading and the ways in which coming to know Penny, my mother-in-law, changed who I am. One of the things we talked about, in the large group and then afterwards with…

Two years ago, we had a group of seniors over for dinner to talk about science and religion. Jewish, Muslim, Catholic, Protestant, an agnostic and an atheist, all sitting around our table together. It was a good conversation, but at the end of the night, they seemed to agree that it was impossible to know…

Whether or not you believe that these were two literal human beings in a Garden in the Middle East thousands of years ago, the story of Genesis 2-3 rings true. Because we make the same decision all the time. The history of humanity, and the story of our own lives, is one of choosing ourselves…

Since “Life without God” isn’t exactly good fodder for Thanksgiving Day, I’ll come back to those thoughts over the weekend… For now, a quick reminder of what this day is all about. I was sitting with Penny this morning and told her, “Pen, today is a day when we get to think of all the…

If God is good, and God’s creation is good, then why is the world the way it is? In the talk series I presented last weekend, I argued that the world is the way it is because we humans–individually, collectively, now and throughout history–choose to live without God: Let me explain what I mean when…

New Post on the Park Forum: Back to the Garden of Eden.

My theme for my talks last weekend was “Life with God.” And yet before I could talk about life with God, I had to address the question of God’s existence So, some thoughts on that question, taken from the first talk I gave this past weekend: I’m not planning to mount a defense of the…

I’m speaking at a conference this weekend for a group of about 160 people, mostly high school students. And I’m supposed to explain the Christian faith to them over the course of four 20 minute talks. Whatever you believe, it’s a good exercise: how would you explain the way you make sense of the world…

A quick response to the Atlantic’s cover article on the Park Forum, here.

Penny and I got into the car to go to the hospital yesterday at noon. Peter buckled her into her seat, kissed her on the forehead, and said, “I’ll see you tonight, beautiful girl.” “Pray, Dad,” she replied. The night before, she had a hard time falling asleep. “Are you afraid, Mom?” “No, sweetie, I’m…
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