On the eve of the election, as the results were just beginning to trickle in, I was guest lecturing to a group of college students on the topic of epigenetics and Christian ethics. Epigenetics is a relatively new field in genetics. It’s producing increasingly incontrovertible evidence that the things we experience and endure during our lifetimes, including and perhaps especially trauma, can make a lasting biological imprint. Furthermore, this imprint can, it appears, be passed on to one’s children, grandchildren,... Read more

***Matthew Curry’s horoscope blog is coming soon to Patheos.*** Last time I pointed out how the current Neptune-South Node conjunction is making America appear to be more or less completely off its rocker, just in time for the presidential election. In fact I went so far as to declare the election would be lost by America itself. Nonetheless, many of you continue to look at this election in traditional terms and insist that there has to be a winner. Okay, here... Read more

*** Matthew Currie‘s horoscope blog is coming soon to Patheos.*** Hello dear reader. My name is Matthew Currie. I’m an astrologer, and I’ll be doing forecasts here at Patheos. I also write about astrology at a certain Very Large Spirituality Website, but my work here will be more horoscope-y. For all the things that astrology can do, people still love their horoscopes. Sure, astrology can be incredibly helpful for things like figuring out what job you’d be good at or... Read more

I can’t stand it when other drivers merge at the very last possible second. Recently my husband Ryan and I were inching along on 35W near downtown Minneapolis, our hometown. I was driving, and had diligently placed us in the slowest and most popular lane, the middle lane, because this is the lane you need to be in if you want merge onto 94W. As we edged along with the other 94W-bound people, I prided myself in the fact that... Read more

Written by guest blogger Philip Bourdon How do you respond to significant and “unexpected” circumstances such as being offered a new job, being fired from a present job, having a bad car accident or discovering that you are seriously ill? If you are a conservative evangelical Christian, most likely you simply consider it “God’s will” and leave it as that. If you are a more “progressive” Christian or metaphysician, you probably search for the causes to the effect and try to... Read more