While I realize that joining the Catholic Church means I pretty much have to turn in my “spiritual maverick” club card, I still carry a heavy bit of cynicism against much of Christian culture.  I role my eyes at the “American-Idol-Wannabe” CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) music industry, groan when I see a little fish on the back of someone’s car as they cut me off in traffic, and have a strong urge to light the “Inspirational” book section at Wal-Mart on fire.  Because of this, Chick-fil-A, the overtly Christian fast food chain, found itself in my sceptic pile very quickly.  However, I am here to say that Chick-fil-A has both won me over, and given me a renewed positive attitude toward old-fashioned religious sensibilities. Continue Reading »

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I loved the article “Freedom from the Fear of Death” on theocentric.com so much I just had to link to it here

click here to read “Freadom from the Fear of Death”

Rich Vincent is a fellow Christian Mystic (or as he says “wannabe mystic”) who writes some of the best articles on modern Christian culture, practical theology, and Christian Mysticism I have ever seen. His latest article I have linked to talks about how Western Christian thinking is often backward in God’s relationship to death. Where we often attribute death as a punishment or curse from God, the truth is that death is the antithesis and enemy of God.

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