How Yahweh Became God: From Canaanite Deity to World Religion
Yahweh did not begin as the one God of heaven and earth. He began as a local deity among many—and survived war, exile, and empire to become the God of three world religions. This essay explores what that transformation reveals about faith, power, and our evolving understanding of the divine.
Ancient Christian Wisdom for When Life Feels Unbearable
Early Christian writers knew the inner terrain of sadness and endurance. They offer no slogans or quick fixes—only hard-won perspective shaped by long familiarity with suffering, speaking to the heart without trying to conquer it.
How Reviving the Ancient God Dis Pater Can Transform Your Spiritual Practice
We could all use some lessons on death, rebirth, and renewal
Why I’m Rethinking My Vote: Church, State, and the Line Politicians Shouldn’t Cross
As a veteran, protecting the boundary between church and state matters more to me than nostalgia
How Much Should Religious Workers Earn?
From televangelists with private jets to Paul the tentmaker, spiritual history offers wildly different models of money and ministry.
This essay asks what spiritual labor is worth—and who gets to decide.
Dear Virgin Mary, Are You Okay? A Protestant's Journey with the Hail Mary
Do your parents know where you are? Is there someone I should call?
If Christian Nationalists Win, Your Taxes Will Support Their Church
First proposed by Baptist minister John Leland in 1794, the separation of church and state ensures your taxes don’t fund a state church, your rights are equal under the law, and no religious test bars you from public office.
Writing Grants for Anti-terrorism Upgrades Because Our 200-Year-Old Church Is on the “Woke” List
Please don't shoot the organist
Emerson's Journal for July 26, 1837: Books Will Fail You But Nature Never Will
July 26, 1837 -- Ralph Waldo Emerson's journal
