The Blunder Years, Episode 48: Boozing, hooping, and faith’ing
Two old friends discussing drinking, Lent, faith, college basketball, rear-view mirrors, God, and more. Continue Reading
Faith
The Blunder Years, Episode 45: “Did God fill out that form for you?”
How much of our success is it OK to attribute to some higher power? Plus: conspiracy theories, drinking, and relationships. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 37: In conversation with my pastor on, well, a bunch of stuff
Even though I curse online sometimes and people assume I’m not religious as a result (weird), I somewhat am — so here’s me and my pastor talking life. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 27: Cancer, assuming risk, faith in God, raising daughters, and getting bread
Turning to faith in times of struggle + understanding how much risk humans can reasonably assume + a lot more. Continue Reading
Are we becoming less religious?
First, look at this chart (it’s from here): In general, then, richer nations — UK, Germany, Japan, Australia — tend to be less religious, but the U.S. actually seems to be far more religious than other nations among its wealth-generating peers.
What exactly is the deal with televangelists, and should we be terrified of them?
Deciding to write about this idea came from two distinct events within the past 24 hours, and maybe a few more relevant events within the past year: first off, while browsing Google News, I came across the death of Paul… Continue Reading