Category: faith

How a dad works with his blind son

January 15, 2010 | 6 comments

Sometimes life dishes out extraordinary challenges for individuals to deal with that defy logic and threaten to hobble hope and one’s future. And every so often a spectacular story emerges of how a person in the midst of trial deals

Prosperity gospel and the recession

December 28, 2009 | 8 comments

I read an eye-catching article titled, “Did Christianity Cause the Crash?” in The Atlantic. Hanna Rosin, the author, argues that the prosperity gospel preached to tens of millions of Christians, promoted excess financial risk-taking that contributed to the housing bubble

Watch that mental door

December 11, 2009 | 6 comments

I got into a heated argument last night with a good friend. We were planting a tree in the yard and we disagreed on how deep to place the roots in the ground. Our views were diametrically opposed. Both of

Natural cures and the placebo effect

November 16, 2009 | No comments yet

Here’s a well written article on the placebo effect people experience from so-called “natural cure” remedies titled, “Placebo effect behind many natural cures.” The article begins: People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two

The benefits of no faith in evil

October 22, 2009 | 8 comments

Interestingly, some of the best snapshots of God that lead to profound revelation of truth later on happen for me while deeply engrossed in a tennis match. Last weekend, a good friend of mine and I partnered for a doubles