Jesus

Was the crucifixion the culminating event of Jesus’ mission? Or did things go horribly wrong with his torture and death?

A good definition of a Christian is one who believes in the Resurrection of Jesus. But only hardcore Christians maintain that Jesus physically rose from the dead and walked amongst his…

Hundreds of years before Jesus, the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, said, “I teach only about suffering and the end of suffering.” In Buddhism, the core intent is to end suffering; in…

There’s a fundamental commonality between Christianity and Islam. Both make virtues out of suffering and sacrifice. These twin philosophical pillars have produced enormous harm in the world throughout the centuries,…

There comes a point where meditation seems superfluous. Almost against my will (since I was strongly thinking about other things on the sitting beside the full, fast and clear creek…

A distinction is commonly made between “the historical Jesus” and the Christ of Christian belief. That’s valid from a historian’s point of view, but as Christianity and all organized religions…

“Tread down my need, and faith mounts up; keep my need up, and faith is trodden down!” – Shakespeare, King John

Today is the day that most people in the West celebrate the birth of a baby that was chosen by God and announced by angels before he was conceived, and…