religion Archive

The Parable of Santa Claus


One night this summer I woke up from a very vivid dream. Most of the details of the dream were lost almost as soon as I awoke. However, I had the overwhelming impression that I should raise my then unborn son to believe in Santa Claus. For some of you reading this, that may not [...]

Out for Drinks


Last week I met an old friend for dinner. He was in town on business, so we planned on getting together. We ended up going to a nice restaurant near his hotel. As the two of us took turns eating while the other person talked, it occurred to me that meeting for dinner was a [...]

Christ in Christmas


I passed one of those church marquees today on my way to work, it read “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Several miles later I approached a Rail Road crossing sign and thought of something mildly profound. The majority of Christendom recognizes the cross as the symbol of Christ. The letter X is sometimes used as a [...]

Evolution


While walking across campus today there were a couple of guys at the public speaking platform with a poster offering a $250, 000 reward for proof of evolution. I was tempted to stop and make them a counter offer of $1 million, for any evidence whatsoever that creation happened as described in Genesis. The problem [...]