A continued popular thread around the internet is the self-declared righteousness of so-called rationalists: that is, people who believe that everything in the universe and outside of it can be explained only by empirical observation that accumulates facts that then, of their own volition, create some kind of unavoidable conclusion. I have always believed that [...]

Want to know how much money from a certain time was worth in another time? Try measuringworth.com. Meat and potatoes Christianity: an iMonk classic from the late Michael Spencer on why he was not a fundamentalist. Open course materials from MIT classes: MIT Open Courseware. Website for the European Space Agency’s Mars Express mission:  http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/index.html

A repost on Internet Monk from the late Michael Spencer on why he was not a fundamentalist Christian and some heavy duty Christian philosophy for the rest of us to chew on. If you’re not reading this weblog, you should be. DLH

The historical purpose of the Lenten period is repentance, but the relevant question might be, “repentance from what?” The obvious Christian answer is that we repent from our sins of commission and omission, confessing to our God and our fellow people that we continuously fall short of our responsibilities to them. This answer is applicable [...]

It’s hard to believe that it’s already Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the forty days that mark the traditional period of contemplation and repentance that precedes the celebration of Easter known as Lent. I’m often struck by the things that people decide to do during Lent, from giving up chocolate to not eating meat on [...]