Penn, Science and Religion

“If every trace of any single religion were wiped out and nothing were passed on, it would never be created exactly that way again. There might be some other nonsense in its place, but not that exact nonsense. If all of science were wiped out, it would still be true and someone would find a …

Thoughts on Water-Walking…

I was thinking today about my Confirmation into the Episcopal Communion in 2010.  The reading that the Bishop gave during the service was Matthew 14:22-33, the episode of the Messiah walking on water.  I was struck at the time, and continue to be struck, by how very differently the Bishop and I read that passage. …