Archive for September, 2009
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
God’s Chosen?
A few weeks ago I wrote on this blog about the things I have learned from people who frown; a month before that about the joy of living in a neighborhood with people whose customs challenge me. I must be in a diversity mode these days.
Maybe that (plus my arrival in Tokyo for a two-month […]
Comments Off - Posted in skeptics and seekers by James Huffman
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Healthcare Reform and Christian Science–spiritual care & pay for prayer?
Professional Christian Science practitioner Phil Davis argues that the healthcare debate is not only about politics and economics but also an opportunity to embrace the mind/body connection. “It’s about the possibility that one’s relationship to God is a redemptive process and that physical well-being is an aspect of that spiritual growth and salvation,” Davis says.
“Disease […]
Comments Off - Posted in Religion and Politics by Robert "Voluptuous" Thompson
Monday, September 7th, 2009
Those Non-Smilers
I prefer people who smile. Maybe it says something about me, or maybe it’s universal, but I’ve always found it easier to deal with people whose face lights up when they talk, people who make me feel supported, people who respond to what I have to say with more than a grump or a grimace.
Give […]