From Certainty to Uncertainty

From Certainty to Uncertainty

From age seven on, I grew up in a Christian fundamentalist setting. Reflecting on this from my adult perspective, much of the messaging that I absorbed centered around matters of sexuality and reproduction: No sex before marriage. Women who have babies out of wedlock deserve consequences and condemnation. Abortion equals damnation. The rules seemed certain…

Fractured Faith

Fractured Faith

When I was in medical school, one of my classmates came to the mind-boggling realization that after four years of college and two years in medical school, he didn’t really like medicine after all. What he thought would be a life he would love turned out to be nothing but trouble. By that time, he…

“The Ministry of the Future” Has a Lesson for Today

“The Ministry of the Future” Has a Lesson for Today

I’ve spent years chiseling away at the beautiful façade I’ve constructed around my faith. At times, the chisel has been traded for a sledgehammer:  When I watched as a lone Buddhist monk was turned away from entering a megachurch because he wasn’t dressed appropriately When I heard Mother Teresa condemned to hell by a prominent…