Category: Spirituality

  • Prophets, prophecy and me

    A THOUGHT KEEPS PLAGUING ME: Could it be true that Dr. H. Mitchell Simpson, Ph.D., senior pastor of University Baptist, has called me a prophet? Unfortunately, it is reported by…

  • Espousing free speech in academe

    RECENTLY, THE BANNER OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH was raised high across academe, including on our very own Chapel Hill campus, in defense of Duke Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky. And, in…

  • A very, very questionable column

    SOME OF MY MOST DEDICATED readers, who seem to have nothing better to do than try to figure out what I mean by my columns, have sent me a series…

  • Truth vs. fiction, and vice versa

    MANY OF MY LOYAL READERS, it appears, are, as might be expected, confused. (By application of the principle of contraposition, I conclude that many of my disloyal readers are confused…

  • God concedes: Atheists are right

    CHAPEL HILL — In the face of the massive onslaught of bestselling books espousing atheism, God has finally given in. In a special two-hour edition of Larry King Live, broadcast…

  • God drops out of NCAA playoffs

    VATICAN CITY and CHAPEL HILL — God announced today that He will cease immediately taking a position on specific sporting events, including, of most significance locally, the college basketball playoffs.…

  • Light Rail: A Great Idea Whose Time Has Passed

    Light rail is a great idea. This is just the wrong place and the wrong time for it. What will be light about light rail? The loads its cars will…