PATRIOTISM AND THE DECLINE OF A CHRISTIAN NATION - PART III
The grand words of the Declaration resonate within our souls: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,...
PATRIOTISM AND THE DECLINE OF A CHRISTIAN NATION - PART II
The idea of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire was very distant from the Book of Revelation, the Bible's last book...
PATRIOTISM AND THE DECLINE OF A CHRISTIAN NATION - PART I
It happened several years ago. It was one of those "aha" experiences in my life. On a beautiful summer morning we were visiting Delphi,...
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE--OR SEPARATION OF RELIGION AND STATE??
If we would be advocates of the influence of religious ethics and morality on American democracy, we would also be advocates of the...
DEMOCRACY, RELIGION AND MORALITY
Human beings are incorrigibly religious. In the entire known history of humanity, it is difficult find a group of humans that had no...
LIGHT, LIFE, AND ENLIGHTENMENT
Summer is a season of sun worshippers. In the Northern Hemisphere millions of sunbathers will make their way to the beaches to "soak up...
LIGHT THINKING AND THINKING LIGHTLY
The world exists by light. "The exchange of light maintains our universe from the level of atoms on up," says Huston Smith in his book,...
THE DISCIPLINES OF FREEDOM
We know the spirit of freedom when we see it. We struggle to find the exhilaration it gives, the sense of wholeness it imparts, the...
EATING AND DRNKING LIGHT
Did you have orange juice this morning? You were drinking light. Did you eat toast or cereal? You were eating light. The oranges and...
MUSIC AND THE TRANSCENDENT DIMENSION
This season, with the magnificence of the Christmas music, reminded me once again of the power of music to take us into the Transcendent...
