Category Archives: Religion

What Elizabeth Gilbert, Jesus, and the Buddha can teach you about prayer

She says it’s her favorite book ever. And, lately, all my wife talks about is seeing the movie version of Eat, Pray, Love, starring Julia Roberts. So, I finally decided to check it out for myself. Continue reading

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Eat, Pray, Love Many Gods: Why Elizabeth Gilbert’s book inspired so many to find God off the beaten path

It made little sense to me why my wife would hide Eat, Pray, Love in the nightstand beside our bed. So, when I decided to see what all the fuss was about, I reasoned, “No need to buy a copy since there’s a perfectly good one in the nightstand beside our bed.” Continue reading

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Finding God after Leaving Religion

Thirty-four million Americans have given up on organized religion, according to the most recent American Religious Identification Survey. Yet, for many of these dropouts – from churches, from synagogues, temples and so on – spirituality is still a vital part of their lives. Continue reading

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Describe your “spiritual awakening,” as you call it.

It was a Sunday afternoon. I had not gone to church that day. In fact, I had not gone to church with any regularity for years.  I was reclining on the living room couch, watching with the left hemisphere of … Continue reading

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Questions I’m frequently asked: What is your experience with other faith practices?

I was introduced to many other religions, not intentionally, but more by accident.  My father was a minister, but my mother was a travel agent and tour leader.  When I was just a child, she began leading tours and taking … Continue reading

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