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The Rev. Robert V. Thompson is senior minister of the Lake Street Church of Evanston, Illinois. Formerly the Chair of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, he is the author of A Voluptuous God: A Christian Heretic Speaks.

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Thanksgiving III: wake up, don't sleep your life away!

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 · 2 comments

There is no better time than in the season of Thanksgiving to ask the unanswerable question, “What is life?” Upon this question,...
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Thanksgiving II: when you feel like a wretch--give thanks

Friday, November 20th, 2009 · 2 comments

To a greater or lesser degree every human being is subject to the feeling of unworthiness—the feeling that you don’t quite measure up. Old...
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Thanksgiving--what's God got to do with it?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 · 3 comments

Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday? You could have fooled me. From the very first Presidential Proclamation to the most recent, every President...
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Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan and Timothy McVeigh: what's in a name?

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As news spread of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, I remember holding my breath hoping that the...
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Christ of the 21st century--a power not a person

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Prior to the turn of this century, Ewert Cousins wrote a book called Christ of the 21st Century. In it we read these words, “For the first time...
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Turn back the clock--time! Is it all in the mind?

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Daylight Savings Time once again comes to an end. It’s time to turn back the clock—literally—turn it back one hour. What if we...
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Religion without rationalization: dropping the dogma

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With the possible exception of hardcore fundamentalists, every practitioner of religion is willing to enter into dialogue with others—unless or...
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Do you believe in Divine intervention?

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Chicago Tribune religion writer, Manya Brachear reminds us that the latest atheist advertising blitz doesn’t reflect the beliefs of a vast...
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Thank God for atheists--a sign of the times

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An article in the New York Times reports that a coalition of atheist groups is launching an anti-God advertising campaign. Superimposed over the image...
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We Live In Public--this movie raises challenging spiritual questions

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Now appearing in theaters around the country is the winner of the 2009 Grand Jury Prize for a US Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, We Live In...
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