Holiday Spending: How Much Is Enough? Americans spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year celebrating holidays including Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Halloween. Let's put this spending into perspective.
So, You're Looking For A Church? How to go about finding a church where you will feel at home, as well as being intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally challenged so that your faith will continue to deepen and grow.
Intelligent Design vs Evolution: A False Dichotomy The long standing controversy over "creation science" has been upstaged by the newer confrontation between advocates of "intelligent design" and evolution. President Bush recently asserted that "intelligent design" should be taught "alongside" evolution in public schools. "Both sides ought to be taught . . . so people can understand what the debate is about," said the President. Those who frame the conversation between science and religion as a debate or confrontation, have it wrong. And the mistake can be costly to both science and religion. Here's why.
Will the Real Charles Darwin Please Stand Up? Charles Darwin has become a one-dimensional, stick figure for people on both sides of the debate over evolution. Few appreciate the complexity of the man who has become for many the god father of "evolution." Fewer still realize that this student of theology who became one of the preeminent figures in the history of science, wrestled nearly all his life with the same issues that are troubling so many people today. Read more ....
The Bible -- King James Version Updated for Today Full text of the King James Version of the Bible as updated for today by computer. You can search on this site for any word or phrase and will be able to find the passage you are looking for as well as definitions of unfamiliar words as referenced in our Bible Dictionary.
Nature's God The Hudson River School was the first coherent movement or "school" of American art. This group of painters, several of whom lived and worked in the Hudson River region, went about their work with an awareness that they were capturing not just the colors and shapes of the natural world, but the living presence of what the founders of the republic referred to as "Nature's God." This theme is important in 21st century spirituality and ecology as well.
The World's Best Bible: Sample It Now The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible is considered by biblical scholars to be the best translation available and the The New Oxford Annotated edition of the NRSV is outstanding. Sample the text now and see what I mean. You might try looking up your favorite passage to get a sense of what the editors were up to.
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia: A Statement of Faith in Stone Barcelona's Sacrada Familia cathedral is very much a statement of faith in stone. As it continues to rise above this spectacular seaport city, it celebrates at once the glory of God and the beauty of the the natural world.
Left Behind: Bad Fiction, Bad Faith Given the popularity and persistence of "biblical prophecy" thinking that packages paranoia as faith and sees in first century sacred texts accurate predictions of 21st century catastrophe, let's take a closer look at the series of best-selling books that has fed the fantasies: the "Left Behind" novels of Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
Halloween: Holiday in Need of Renovation Given its pagan roots, some think it evil. We disagree and examine its deeper meaning, religious roots, and contemporary significance, including practical ideas on how to celebrate it today. Renovating Halloween
Halloween: A Pagan Perspective One reader reacted strongly to my halloween piece. Since her retort was so well written and so thoughtful, I've included her entire rebuttal here.
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The Rev. Charles P. Henderson is a Presbyterian minister and
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2005) He is also editor of a new book, featuring articles by world class scientists and theologians, and illustrating the leading views on the relationship between science and religion: Faith, Science and the Future (CrossCurrents Press, 2007)
Charles also tracks the boundry between the virtual and the real at his blog: Next World Design, focusing on the mediation of art, science and spirituality in the metaverse.
