I grew up in the Episcopal church. Nope, true story. You’d never actually guess such a thing if you knew me.
Walking out was unintentional. I wasn’t fulfilled spiritually, and I couldn’t take being part of a highly politicized religion. The sad part is, I don’t even have to explain myself because we tend to air […]
A couple of weeks ago, I was intrigued by the sudden appearance of this repeated idea of Christian and Egyptian practices blending. This past week, I’ve been grading projects for a local high school, many of which centered around modern-day Egypt.
It was really interesting to read these projects, especially where they touched on religious matters. […]
Over the past week or so, I keep running into references to fictional stories where one of two things happens: Christians sing hymns to Egyptian gods, or Egyptians celebrate Christian holidays.
Granted, I’m not entirely sure about current Egyptian beliefs, but I really don’t recall Rome spreading Christianity into Egypt. I may be completely wrong about […]
Late last week, in the timespan of about twenty-four hours, a number of articles popped up discussing the miracle of Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee.
My church days are well behind me at this point but I just found the whole set an interesting read:
Jesus walked on ice, says study led by FSU scientist
From […]
I guess one could say I grew up in a relatively religious household, Dad being an ordained priest and all. However, it often amazes me how much more willing I am to weave scientific explanations into various bible stories. Many from both the religious and scientific communities would probably call me a heretic, or […]
