Evolution in the Bible

A “biblicist”–also known as a “fundamentalist”–would never think that “the Bible” and “evolution” should ever be found together in the same sentence. Believing, instead, that such terms are mutually...

Freedom of Conscience

I receive, at regular intervals, a free online newsletter entitled “Religion and Politics” which is published by the Danforth Center at Washington University in St. Louis. A recent article–“Can Atheists and Muslims Support Freedom of Conscience...

Feeling and Thinking

In last week’s blog posting I wrote about the relationship between being “self aware” and being “well integrated,” which is also often termed being “congruent.” These qualities are characteristic of reasonably “mentally...

Healthy Living

The title of this week’s blog comes from a weekly column I wrote, for nearly twenty years, in The Summerville Journal-Scene. It was entitled “Healthy Living.” During those years I was director of the Dorchester County Mental Health clinic, a facility...