The afterlife begins with three days when the disembodied soul remains locally and in relationship to the surviving family. The three day stay is followed by the departure of the soul to eternity. Many ancient cultures, especially the Chumash Amerindians of California, report three days for the soul's localization. Might this be culturally important to the Christian story of Jesus Christ rising on the third day? Read more
Scientists and the U.S. Department of Defense are taking reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP/UFO) much more seriously now. Does this amount to a sea change beyond the giggle factor? Read more
New Age Astral bodies. Ancient Egyptian Ka's. Jewish Angels. Are these what the afterlife holds? How does an immortal body compare to the mortal one we shed at death? Read more
Death in naturalism is considered natural. Only natural. When yer dead, yer dead. Get over it. Don't ask for more. That's answer to the afterlife question. Read more
Even though the Grim Reaper comes to us all, our anxiety leads us to deny death as long as we can. But, denial of death leads to sin, to trying to steal the life force from our neighbors. Can faith relieve our anxiety and reduce our sinning against our neighbors? Read more
Two Mass Shootings Per Day Two mass shootings per day. That’s what I’m thinking about. I am writing this post in northern California. I glance occasionally at the TV screen over my right shoulder. There I see that San Mateo police have just handcuffed a mass shooter–Zhao Chunli–near two coastal mushroom farms near Half Moon Bay. Seven dead so far. I write as he’s being taken in a squad car to jail. Yesterday was a bountiful day for murder too.... Read more
Are the Bible and Big Bang cosmology consonant? Yes. The notion of Time=0 may not provide an eye witness to the biblical notion of the beginning of time and space; but it does provide a scientific character witness. Read more
Known for his leadership in the dialogue between theology & science, Luis Oviedo promotes human flourishing on behalf of the credibility of religion's contribution to prosocial behavior. Read more
Benedict XVI's career as a systematic theologian is well worth remembering. Here we look at his treatment of the soul in (1) the resurrection of the dead and in (2) the stem cell controversy. Read more
The Christian nationalist dragon, like other myths, makes the knight--in this case, the knight is the progressive anti-Christian nationalist, look brave. Would you like to donate? Read more
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