The word, universe, refers to “all the things that exist.”  Uni means one; versus means turned toward. Universe means “turned into one.”  The universe is a massive system of galaxies within which are stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, nebulae, etc.  It is about 13.7 billion years old and has been…

First a quote from  Adriel Peregrine.  Adriel writes in his book,  The Art of Art: “Having a well-formed imagination does not necessarily mean that one is an impractical dreamer who denies what is right in front of his face at the expense of his or another’s welfare.  A truly imaginative person…

We have discussed religion and the public schools. Now we move to the colleges and universities of America.  Here the problems, in many places, are profound.   In the Academy, one would expect a free arena for debate.  But, in may places, intolerance shows its ugly head. The university is part…

The public schools have been a battleground where secularists and  Christians have faced off.  Since the two court cases (early 1970’s) that prohibited prayer and Bible reading in school,  the battle has intensified and is far from over.  Questions remain.  What is the role of religion, and specifically Christianity, in…

So we have come to a “drag queen” Last Supper!  How nice of those people who participated!   I agree with those who say that what these men did is blasphemy.  There was a disavowal that the organizers were depicting da Vinci’s Last Supper.  I believe that such a denial is…

To displace God, that is, not to believe He exists, is to deify human beings.  Criticism that Christians put humans at the center of the universe is mistaken.  For people of faith, God is at the center of the universe, not humans.  It is the nihilist/secularist who puts us at…

Partisan politics has no place in the life and mission of the church.  This advice is not popular in a day when politics is tantamount to religious belief.  There are  people who take more seriously their political views than God Himself.  Is this an exaggeration?  It is not if one…

A society without God is unsatisfactory and inadequate to the point of nightmarish.  As proof, we only need to examine–no need to look very closely–the condition of American society at the beginning of the twenty-first century.  We have sunk to the depths in moral standing and are perplexed by the…

Recently, I finished a novel entitled Adriel Peregrine to be released on July 23 by Atmosphere Press.  It is the second novel I’ve written, the first being The Light in the Ruins.  Adriel Peregrine is about a young man, raised to be a Christian, who wanders off the Way.  Because…

In Eastern Orthodox iconography,  the bones of the first man, Adam, are depicted as buried at the foot of the cross.  The blood of the crucified Christ is pouring down on them.  In this scene the redemption of humanity is shown as reversing sin and death that began with Adam. …