Impermanence
I respect the wisdom I find in much Buddhist teaching. But we don’t even need Buddhism to teach us that life is fleeting, transitory, impermanent.
Tag: philosophy
The Gospel of Socrates
Ancient thought, relevant for today. “The Gospel of Socrates” I first read Plato in an introductory Philosophy class in the Evangelical college where I majored in both Religion and Philosophy.…
Who’s a Better Parent than God?
Having raised a daughter and observed parents do all kinds of “interesting” parenting over the years, I have a few opinions about what “good” parenting is. It’s not that hard…
Thinking the Unthinkable
Before I emerged from a “spiritual” worldview, I couldn’t imagine there was no spiritual reality. I certainly would never think the most unthinkable thought for a believer: there is no…
Don’t Take My Word
Listening to an episode of the Ridiculous History podcast this morning, one of the hosts said, “Don’t take my word for it.” A common phrase; we’ve all said it. A…
Thoreau’s Challenge
I’ll be teaching a course on Henry David Thoreau this spring. These thoughts were springing and sauntering off the pages as I read his journals again. Thoreau’s Challenge to Religion…
Am I a Socialist?
Lots of fear-flaunting these days. In the 50’s, the scare word was “Communist.” Now, “Socialist.” Having never seriously studied political theory, I did read Mao’s “little red book” in college…
Path Beyond Belief
For most of my life, faith, church, God were formative, central, deeply influential … Then, over time, with much reflection, and long walks, on many paths, in Nature … I…
