Philosophy & Psychology

In my prior article on the nature of faith and its role in human relationships, the linchpin concept was that of certainty. As I discussed, neither my fiance nor I are – or ever could be – mathematically certain that our pictures of each other as compatible spouses are accurate. I may say things such…Read more

Many religiously skeptical people I encounter are surprised to learn that I came to Christian belief on the basis of evidence. What often follows from these people are (usually) polite questions such as: “So you think God parted the red sea and created earth in, like 7 literal days?“ “The ‘Flood’? Really?“ “Jesus rose from…Read more

“Here! In less than 1000 words I, Ben Sommer, shall prove that God is literally a dude!“ Please withhold your eye-roll. I know that I am not going to catalog every objection to God’s existence here in my ‘lil blog. And I’m not pretending that there isn’t robust debate among philosophers, scientist and theologians on…Read more