Inspired by Bill Cosby - he is making a big toot about the irresponsibility of his fellow black people. Rather than lump a race into the same bucket - we should probably consider behavior rather than color. We have some literature that is not of our making. This literature has been copied and copied again. [...]

Son,
I think these commentaries on the Bible are sometimes less than academic - but they are also not restricted to unerring faith. There are a few minor distortions - but these folks are correct in what they report.
Here s the problem - the Bible was not intended to be a book of history or a [...]

My wife and I have had several conversations recently about the things and people in our days that rub us the wrong way. Things that seem specific to our new age, like the rampant use of cell phones and the instant culture of emailing and blogging. I started thinking more about etiquette, so I did [...]

Dad,
Our conversations tend to evaluate religion through the lens of scholarly interpretations. The problem with religion and scholarly discussion is that we can leverage the dialogue to avoid subjects that might get personal, and therefor inhibit growth.
When people start to talk about feelings and families, about what they like and dislike about themselves, how they [...]