Re-examining Our Assumptions About God

A Skeptic’s Guide to God

You might find this strange. Strange about me, that is. I am a person of deep faith, a Christian. Raised in the Church since childhood, surrounded by family, teachers, community, and even a nation for whom God was absolutely real, I grew up never questioning the reality of God. Here is the strange part, though:…

How a Kitten Taught Me to Connect With God

One afternoon when I was four years-old, my mother settled me in the overstuffed living room chair. “Now sit quietly. Think of your toy boat on the water. Or the clock over there. Just let yourself become still.” I concentrated on the mantel clock with its slow, repetitive sound, as though it said tick-clock, and then clock,…