In grade two I went to a Christian school and during Easter our teacher took us deep into understanding the torture of death on a cross. You would think this would have a profound effect on a 7-year-old psyche, but the grotesque physical pain was not the main impression on me. What made my young […]

It is easy to say, “I believe life has meaning.” In the case of Christianity, you hear people saying all the time that they believe in Jesus. Even in a century of apparent decline for the church, 83% of Americans say they are Christians! It is different to really believe. There is a disconnect between what […]

I was recently fascinated to learn that J.R.R. Tolkien, author of Lord of the Rings, was friends with C.S. Lewis, the prominent Christian author famous for the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe series. I dug a little more, and learned that they attended school together and even dedicated books for one another (the next […]

As a child playing naked on the beach, absorbed in life and joy. He is more complete than he will ever be. The reflection in the water is his own, untouched by even his mother’s perception. He does not know the meaning of love or hate. Yet, and so, he loves with the most genuine love. He would be shocked at […]