The Soul's Garage

<p>There is nothing new about mixing politics and religion. Christians, unfortunately, have been doing it ever since the time of Emperor Constantine in the 4th Century. More recently there is a growing movement in the...

<p>As we come to Easter this year, we tackle one of the questions that has vexed theologians and ordinary believers for many years; i.e., where can you find a white rabbit with a basket full of candy eggs hanging around...

<p>For this final episode in the garage with Emily Hensley we concentrate less on the words that are mere descriptor’s of our lives—life’s adjectives—and focus instead on the words that encapsulate the essence of who we...

<p>This episode we continue our discussion with Emily Hensley about the adjectives we use to describe ourselves and others, and how negative—maybe downright hurtful—they can be. We explore how to let go of those...

<p>In school, our grammar teachers taught us the importance of nouns and adjectives for effective communication, but nouns and adjectives are more than just parts of speech. They have the power to determine how we view...

<p>Growing up where we did, and when we did, we have been blessed with multitudes of stories. Also, at this time of year, we cannot avoid The Story that is at the heart of the season. Join us in the garage as we share...

<p>Even though our society likes to portray the holiday season as a magical time to share with family and friends, there are scores of people who can’t wait for this time of year to appear in their rearview mirror...

<p>Have you ever heard a person referred to as a “saint”? Perhaps you have said your mother was a saint. Maybe you had a teacher in school you would classify as a saint. To hear the way people use that word we could...

<p>As Halloween approaches, our society focuses on the things that terrify us. Children tend to be scared by witches, ghosts, goblins, and things that go bump in the night, but our fears change over time. As adults, our...

<p>We probably would not get much disagreement when we say that all of us are living now in a time of fear. Our nation, and our world, are deeply polarized. There are serious economic concerns, growing authoritarianism...

<p>In this final episode of our series on losing religion, we discuss how walking away from faith could be a good thing, and what might ultimately replace it. Can a person develop a perspective on life that could help...

<p>Today in the garage we continue our discussion of reasons why someone might give up on faith, or “lose” their religion. And we do not make value judgments on anyone who chooses that path. In fact, we think it might...

<p>The two of us have a good time eloquently waxing and waning about the practice of spirituality or faith in today’s world, but some people just don’t swim in that ocean anymore. They would claim they have “lost”...

<p>Humorist Grady Nutt once said, “Laughter is the hand of God on the shoulder of a troubled world.” If that’s true, why is spirituality in general, and Christian spirituality in particular, so often associated with...

<p>The Declaration of Independence claims we all have the right to “the pursuit of happiness,” and many of us spend a lot of time and energy on that search. Happiness, however, often seems fleeting and ephemeral. Should...