The Fshbwl

What's Hell Like?

There it is. It's ugly, I don't like it, and I don't want it to be there, but there it is, Jesus talking about eternal punishment. It's black and white, so the only two options we have are ...

Groanings in Myanmar

On May 3, 2008, a powerful cyclone crashed into the shores of Myanmar in Southeast Asia. In the days that have followed, individuals, relief agencies, and governments from around the world ...

To Subdue

“Subdue it and have dominion.” I have been pondering this question frequently since my first article "Just Another Animal?” was posted and received requests for a follow up on the use of the word “subdue” in Genesis 1:28.

Collision

Annie Dillard sees shadows. As she muses along Tinker Creek in Virginia, surveying all the familiar places, she is pulled towards the shadows. She lurks along, gazing out at anything and everything, looking for those shadows. She searches vigilantly because she knows that the shadows do not cast themselves.

Studio Gypsy

Two of the world’s oldest mediums — poetry and fiber — come together in a vivid and exquisite way within Leilani Pierson’s artwork. Her eclectic style weaves stories out of objects you might have gathered in a drawer: buttons, bits of ribbons, typed words, thread and swatches of cloth. She exposes bits of broken words and images to create meditations on the details of life.

A Green Faith?

In 1967, Science magazine first published a Lynn White article titled, The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis. The article has been of such influence over time that even Mr. Environment himself, Al Gore, has found it necessary to comment on it.

Expelled from Expelled

The stated idea behind IntelligentFaith is twofold. First, we want to use our minds to study and explore the world around us, and second, we want to present our thoughts and perspectives in a way that is humble and respectful towards others.

Open Assumptions

Have you ever stopped to consider how the underlying assumptions that you operate with day in and day out impact the way you perceive the world around you?

For example, if you call or email a friend with a question, and they reply back with a very straight forward and curt answer, you have a variety of potential reactions based on your underlying assumptions.

Humble Reason

A number of months ago, I volunteered at an annual event held in Denver called, "The People's Fair". To be more specific, I moderated a stage called, People Speak, which, as the name would imply, is an invitation for people to get up on a soapbox and talk about whatever they want to talk about for five minutes. Part of my role as moderator was to try and put people who were talking about the same kinds of issues together so they could almost have a debate style discussion.