9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (204+ words) One of the most important cyclical events in my life as a data analyst of American religion is the semi-regular release of the General Social Survey.... I was more than pleased that the Association of Religion Data Archives had already…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago   (376+ words) “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” Luke 11:23 These words are embedded within several powerful teachings of Jesus, but, in many ways, this single sentence can stand alone as an important…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (196+ words) ON PRAYER The Sacred Scriptures urge us to pray always. That seems impossible at first sight; you can't spend your life on your knees. But people pray in many ways. Physical positions and movements, the lotus position for Buddhists, kneeling…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (141+ words) WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET The poet wrote, "Two men looked out through prison bars: one saw mud; the other saw stars." Commenting on this, Father John Powell once wrote: "In the pursuit of the fullness of human…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (552+ words) That conversation took place more than a decade ago, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. That one and a lot of others over the years with the same message: "I'm no good; I'm just another loser....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (288+ words) Anabaptism developed as a radical religious and social movement during the Reformation in 16th century Europe. "Anabaptist" means "re-baptiser" and refers to the movement's central rejection of infant baptism in favour of a conscious act of adult baptism into the Christian…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (317+ words) CDR Brian Simpson, CHC, USN Has spring finally arrived? Nice weather? Most of our days are now above freezing so a lot of melting is going on. But, they are saying snow tomorrow. Shavua Tov. Wishing all our Jewish troops,…...