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Bill's Faith Matters blog
3 days ago · O ne of the most dangerous aspects of religion is the willingness of some of its adherents to imagine that they can grasp the fullness of God and understand how, where, …
February 2025 - Bill's Faith Matters blog
6 days ago · Several years ago, the then-pastor of my congregation, the Rev. Paul T. Rock, preached a sermon based on the many stained glass windows in our sanctuary, some of …
January 2025 - Bill's Faith Matters blog
Jan 1, 2025 · A few weeks ago here on the blog, I wrote about the difference between "private religion" and more communal approaches to being part of a faith tradition.. I invited readers to …
Even in the face of a dissolving cosmos, there's room for hope
Dec 18, 2024 · As we move to the end of a remarkable year that has been challenging in countless of ways, I've been thinking about the big picture.You know, an eternal view. A …
Why pain is both unwelcome and a serious privilege
Jan 18, 2025 · Yet you have made them a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor. You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things …
Lives full of both rejoicing and trembling -- as they should be
Feb 3, 2024 · Nashville, Tenn., and Delavan, Ill. -- I've double-datelined this piece because I want to tell you two interrelated family stories that are rooted in faithful living. Recently my wife …
Here's a model of a life that truly mattered
Dec 28, 2024 · P atriotism, meaning a commitment to one's country, is quite different from a commitment to one's faith tradition. But they share at least this in common: Both require an …
Confronting trauma not with explanations but with love - Bill's …
Jan 20, 2024 · E very human being at some point experiences pain, grief, catastrophe, loss. In fact, I wrote about a few examples in my own life in my most recent blog post here.. The …
Bill's Faith Matters blog
Bill Tammeus writes about religion and ethics.
When voters stay home because they're baffled by lies
Nov 20, 2024 · O ne of the intriguing results of the recent presidential election was the voter turnout, which was down more than 8.5 million votes compared with turnout in 2020.. As I write …