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Last week, I wrote a post, “What is the Bible?” In it, I argued that the Bible is “both the work of human beings and the Word of God.” And I asked, “if it isn’t merely a culturally constructed and deeply flawed human project, and if it isn’t God via dictation, what is it?” One…

I have a new post at her.meneutics: “Secular People Need Sabbaths Too.” It begins: It’s taken years for me to integrate Sabbath-keeping into my week. For most of my life, I have attended a church service on Sundays, but otherwise Sundays haven’t been distinct. In recent years, though, ceasing from work, resting, and celebrating God’s…

In an email exchange with someone who happened upon this blog, I found myself recommending a series of spiritual memoirs. I thought other readers might benefit from the list: Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, by Kathleen Norris. My all-time favorite. Norris grew up in the Dakotas but moved to New York City for college…

From the current issue of Time Magazine, in reference to who uses “medical” marijuana: “Colorodo health department records show that only 2% of registered [medical marijuana] patients had cancer; 1% had HIV/AIDS. There were 94% who suffered ‘severe pain’–a catchall condition that can be entirely subjective and difficult for a doctor to measure or verify.…
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