I agree with the overall gist of Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning (1946) in the fact that we all desire, will, and create meaning in our own ways. I consider meaning-making a phenomenon f...Read More
The Supreme Court has always enamored me, at times more so than the ministry. As a child I often said I wanted to be a judge, though admittedly as a child I thought judges had the power to decide when...Read More
A poster opposing "Mandatory Vaccination" speaks to a fear of losing the individual freedom to make choices about health. But is freedom really the best framework to use in this scenario? Or was the a...Read More
A new journal is born! “Religion” is one of the most difficult words to define. People use the word all of the time but have a hard time flushing out its precise meaning. Having spent ...Read More
Today is the first full day in Israel. Jet lag woke me up at 5:45am and I grew restless waiting out the dawn in my twin bed, so I pulled on running shoes and trotted out into the indigo chill. The Sea...Read More
This was my first visit to the Zen Center. One of the Buddhist priests had invited me to encourage his students to engage in interfaith environmental work. I was a little nervous, but something about ...Read More
I lived in Indonesia during the summer of 2010. When Indonesians meet someone new, they ask two questions: What is your name? and What is your religion? I was startled one day when a wizened Indonesia...Read More
This is Part III of The Media My Daughter Witnessed series illustrating the effect of the media on my daughter, as well as on humans in general. This piece focuses on violence in entertainment media. ...Read More
There is much ado about Tim Tebow lately. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the Denver Bronco’s Quarterback is a lightning rod for social commentary. He is at once the recipient of E...Read More
So Lowe’s, the US-based chain of retail home improvement and appliances, has decided to pull its advertising from the reality TV show All-American Muslim. Most of us aren’t stupefied with...Read More