The Bible and the resultant Judeo-Christian ethic it helped create has had a huge influence on the development of western civilization over the last 3,000 years.  Much of it has been has been helpful; especially the emphasis on morality.  From an evolutionary standpoint this, no doubt, is a major reason why Western civilization has grown [...]

This post is a bit of a departure for me but I had so much fun writing it that I thought others would get a few laughs as well.  Please note that it is published with my wife’s smirking approval.   
My wife and 16 year-old daughter are shopping addicts.  It’s unquestionably their favorite way of [...]

Most Westerners are familiar with the story of Jesus Christ—perhaps the greatest moral teacher of all time. While the gospels devote many pages to his life, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection, the accounts of what happened to him after that are minimal. One would think, once Jesus was physically back walking on the earth after his [...]