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God of Loss and Grace

Posted on February 4, 2023November 30, 2024 by Dr Bob

There is no answer to the question why? in the walk of faith. It is a foolish question — we could not understand the answer were it given, and to know why would destroy the how, and the when, and the for which purpose. The answer is unfathomable. To know why? is to be God — and despite my aspirations, I don’t have the resume for the job.

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The Choice of Fools

Posted on January 20, 2023December 1, 2024 by Dr Bob

An essay on a life of purpose, and the seeming foolishness of faith.

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An Agnostic Nurse

Posted on January 16, 2023December 7, 2024 by Dr Bob

In an previous essay discussing the similarities between progressivism and the ancient religion and philosophy of Gnosticism. I received a comment from a nurse, whom we shall call Wendy (not her real name): I don’t understand: Why does liberalism have to be about religion? I find it very offensive. I am liberal because I think…

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The Benevolent Indoctrination

Posted on January 15, 2023December 7, 2024 by Dr Bob

It has become common knowledge that much of our educational system longer exists to impart the fundamentals of math, science, ethics, history, and reason to our youth, but rather is little more than institutionalized indoctrination into the effluent of postmodernist “woke” ideology. The following diatribe by a university humanities professor demonstrates this mindset and philosophy…

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