The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. - Atiśa Dipankara Shrijnana (982-1054 AD, Tibetan Buddhist teacher) A sense of deep inner peace is a…

“Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.” [Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's…

Here’s the situation: A non-Christian friend asks how I can possibly take Old Testament laws against homosexuality seriously when other laws make provisions I…

Place yourself in this situation. You have been told you have an illness for which conventional medicine does not have a known or desirable…

In August, as Russian forces rolled into Georgia, I watched images of carnage from South Ossetia—a place I had never heard of, and perhaps…

What do my students need from me? Obviously, they need knowledge. If our civilization is to live, then each generation will need to know,…

Charles Taylor’s award-winning work, A Secular Age, has caused ripples in the academic world with its bold analysis of western history and powerful arguments…

Long before I heard the term, disequilibrium was a part of the process of growth in my life. It’s the term educational theorists use…

I know that some people think me a little compulsive for always glancing through the endnotes of books by authors I respect. Endnotes aren’t…

There are always people who talk a good deal about prayer, but don’t go near the creation theater. It is not that they don’t…