I reject the existence of an all-powerful and all-knowing god if it means abandoning human free will. But does rejecting the god of supernatural theism require the rejection of the reality of god in its entirety? No. But it does require a different understanding of the reality of god and the characteristics of omnipotence and omniscience.

Either we have freewill and are really making choices that have the potential to change the future, or we are living in a magical snow globe, completely ignorant of the actual circumstances of our existence.

I’m not there yet; I’m not even sure equilibrium is what we should want with the recent cries of havoc and the letting slip the dogs of war. 

But the time has come to engage.

What is feeding the fear? Could it be that without an afterlife, this life lacks meaning, lacks impact, lacks accomplishment, lacks recovery from life’s failures?

Ordinary Time in the Christian church comprises the weeks between Christmas and Lent and between Easter and Advent.  

I was afraid to even go to the ER for fear of waiting several hours, possibly being exposed to Covid, and still not getting the care I needed.