by Jeremy Ostler | Feb 14, 2020 | Personal Development, Religion
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee” (Jeremiah 1:5). I have to imagine that in our pre-mortal life the idea of coming to Earth, although no doubt exhilarating, must have sent chills down our spirit spines. Not only would we have to face...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jan 23, 2020 | Culture, How To, Personal Development, Religion
Time is merciless. It passes regardless of what we want or need. And the fact that there are no pauses—not even to catch our breath when we are figuratively (sometimes literally) drowning—can make us feel like life is specifically designed to kill us. And it is. None...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jul 30, 2019 | Culture, How To, Personal Development, Relationships, Religion
You are not who you think you are. In the immortal words of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Tragically, for far too many, this human experience has...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jul 23, 2019 | Culture, Religion
Atheism, both morally and logically, is riddled, in my opinion, with problems. But (other than the fact that God exists, of course) its fatal flaw is this: For atheists, there is nothing worth dying for. Or rather, the idea that there can be something worth dying for...
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