Discussions of religion always seem to revolve around shifting the burden of proof. If one can squarely set the responsibility for proof on one or the other side, then the conclusions seem self evident.

This is not so different from any relationship, I suppose. If your presumption going into a/an discussion/argument is that you are going to remain together, then the steps to reconciliation, forgiveness, and healing become clear. If your presumption is a presumption of separateness, then the steps to letting go, moving on, and healing become clear.

Godspeed, what an interesting word. I think we have an impression that God's speed is a term meaning very quickly, but I can't help but wonder if God's speed is really slowly. Look at nature, would a God that takes years and years to slowly craft a pearl, decades and decades to grow a red wood, centuries and centuries to answer prayers for release from slavery, and eons to make the grand canyon, would that God ever rush to anything?

I haven't thought about my grandmother in years. She hasn't been an active part of my life since she died 12 years ago.

How cool is this?http://www.evotional.com/2006/09/customer-comments.html

This BBC news article should be first page news in every paper in this country.

This country is becoming increasingly Orwellian.

Don't believe it? Watch Outfoxed and tell me something isn't really messed up.

Have you ever wondered what kind of guy God is? Say you had a friend, and she got into a relationship with perfect guy. I mean perfect. He is smart. He is generous. He is understanding.

How about this definition of an eye for an eye.

Most of us have to learn our best selves, usually by experiencing our worst selves.

The essence of a perfect women's dress is that it reveals nothing and yet leaves nothing to the imagination.

So many things in life are easy to learn and difficult to master.