A few days ago, I came across a Facebook announcement from a Baptist church near where I live. The church was announcing the return of something called Bible 101 at a local public middle school. The post emphasized that the class was optional. That word caught my attention. Optional. It is a reassuring word. Nobody… Continue reading What Does “Optional” Actually Settle?
Tag: Belief
When Prayer Becomes Memory
For many people who leave religious certainty, prayer does not disappear all at once. Belief may change. Doctrine may loosen. The old answers may no longer hold. But the impulse to pray can remain. A difficult phone call comes. A child is in trouble. A medical test is scheduled. A storm moves across the map.… Continue reading When Prayer Becomes Memory
The Pencil-Driven Life 