October 1, 2014

Cleaning Up Your Room

By: Richard Handler

It’s as if your mind is one giant Value Village store, full of endless rows of rubbish. Read More

September 26, 2014

My Evangelical Experience

By: Richard Handler

Can “love” be so freely given? Read More

September 18, 2014

Offended: In the Eye of the Beholder

By: Sheldon Neil

In a self-absorbed world, what may be wrong or improper to you may be heroic to me. Read More

September 17, 2014

Taking Religion Seriously

By: Richard Handler

When British Prime Minister David Cameron and U.S. President Barak Obama declare that ISIS is not Islamic, it may be the necessary, political thing to do. But is this a new form of “I know best” imperialism? Read More

September 11, 2014

The Stubborn Agnostic: Secular/Believer Divide

By: Richard Handler

From my agnostic point of view, when a good idea comes my way, I don’t credit God. And needless to say, I don’t thank him. Read More

September 2, 2014

The Stubborn Agnostic: Truth and Reconciliation

By: Richard Handler

What do you make of a religion-- Christianity or any religion-- when the institutions that promulgate that faith are involved the heinous crimes of an era? Read More

August 26, 2014

The Stubborn Agnostic: Burning Man

By: Richard Handler

The Spirit of Truth sounds a lot like the Holy Spirit, cleaned up, secularized, made palpable.  Even a stubborn agnostic like me could enjoy it. Read More

August 25, 2014

Where is God in the Midst of Tina Fontaine's Murder?

By: Shona Stewart

Why are we quick to blame God, when it is clear that sexual exploitation occurs when people use others for their own ends without regard for God’s standards of love or justice. Many Aboriginal peoples have experienced suffering, even by those who call themselves Christians. God didn’t want that to happen anymore than the senseless murder of this young woman Tina Fontaine Read More

August 19, 2014

The Stubborn Agnostic: Margaret Atwood and God's Gardeners

By: Richard Handler

I must admit it was fun to watch the queenly Margaret Atwood, Canada’s most famous “public” writer, as she kept dodging Lorna’s questions about whether she believed in God or not. Read More

August 18, 2014

Did Robin Williams Ever Find The Love He Was Seeking?

By: Joseph Moore

He claimed his upbringing left him with an acute fear of abandonment and a condition that he describes as, “Love Me Syndrome.” I believe that Robin Williams just like the rest of us, was searching for love. This is one reason that everyone around the world, young and old, LOVED Robin Williams. Read More

August 14, 2014

A Bastard-Child’s Response to Justin Trudeau

By: Joseph Moore

I am a bastard-child that grew-up wishing I had been aborted... Read More

August 12, 2014

The Stubborn Agnostic: Eating Right

By: Richard Handler

If we are programmed by our culture to indulge, why shouldn't we? Read More