From the author: Am I a truth seeker or a religion keeper? That had become my internal question. Over the years, nothing has kept me from the deeper universal truths more than my own stubborn doctrinal certainties and simple lack of self-honesty. I did not want to be wrong, I did not want my pastor to be wrong, and I did not want my church denomination to be wrong. I wanted that old time religion to be unquestionable. For so long, I was afraid of even considering some of the more progressive philosophies of our time, not for fear of being sucked into the evil abyss, but because of what I...
From the author: Am I a truth seeker or a religion keeper? That had become my internal question. Over the years, nothing has kept me from the deeper u...
This is the book I have always wished someone else would write. But they didn't, so here we are, asking the tough, awkward questions I lacked the raw, honest courage to ask for so long. At one point in our lives we begin to realize the reason some of the things we have been taught don't seem to make sense is simply because they DON'T make sense. We are entering a new age, an age of brutal honesty and reform. Unlike many of our predecessors, religion-based fear and nostalgic social loyalty to inherited doctrines are no longer factors in our exploration and discovery process, and there are no...
This is the book I have always wished someone else would write. But they didn't, so here we are, asking the tough, awkward questions I lacked the raw,...
There is a familiar phrase... "Things are not always what they seem." As I grew older I began to notice that it should have read, "Things are not always what they have been taught to be." Throughout our lives we are often faced with small philosophical adjustments. We humbly change beliefs that we once so confidently held into newer, more accurate versions. But sometimes, like a violent burst of thunder, we are suddenly forced to rethink some of the very foundational beliefs we inherited from those we love and trust the most.
There is a familiar phrase... "Things are not always what they seem." As I grew older I began to notice that it should have read, "Things are not alwa...
"Being human isn't easy. We want answers. Without them, the world seems like a random and terrifying place. That's one reason people are attached to religion. Religion offers answers. But many are discovering that the answers religions proclaim don't make sense, and often divides human beings against each other or worse. Ken Dahl's new book, Honesty; The Final Frontier, is the wisdom we need to move forward as humankind. It's the kind of honesty that looks deeply into ourselves and our experiences of life, and finds the gift of living there. Mark Twain said, "The truth is stranger than...
"Being human isn't easy. We want answers. Without them, the world seems like a random and terrifying place. That's one reason people are attached to r...
