Raj Hans

Christ’s Passion

I’ve never done a movie review and I don’t really mean this to be one. However, I feel compelled to make a few observations concerning The Passion of the Christ. I would particularly like to address two key criticisms that…

You Are Healed

There’s one thing about being sick or injured that makes it extremely difficult to think about anything else : the pain. And it is that one element that makes it difficult to be healed. A broken or missing limb, a…

We Ought to Obey God

Once again the battle lines are drawn – on one side those that accept the same sex marriage ruling – and on the other, those who do not. Seems that it was not too long ago that a similar skirmish…

Religion 101

Though you generally won’t find courses in public educational institutions on “Learning the Bible” or any related topic, you usually can find a course on “Comparing Religions”. The course may be titled “Religious and Moral Instruction” or “World Faiths” or…

Is World Peace Possible?

Seems you can’t turn on a radio or a TV these days without hearing some news about Iraq and an impending war. As usual, opinions are divided on the issue. There are those who vehemently oppose war and those who…

Noah’s Lark

“You don’t actually believed that happened, do you?” is generally the incredulous response to my mention of the record of Noah in the Bible. “There’s no way you’d get two of every animal in the world on a single boat”…

Bring Christ back into Christmas?

Each year as Christmas approaches we are often reminded that we ought to get Christ back into the holiday or that Jesus is the reason for the season. The truth is that the December 25th festival and most of its…

An End to Complaining

“Hey John, How ya doin?” “Oh, can’t complain.” Well, to be honest, you can, and you just did. Is saying, “Can’t complain” about as good as it gets? Is he looking for reasons to complain? I thought this but I…

Priests and Celibacy

I don’t know about you but I’ve just about had enough of all this talk about priests and sexual abuse. I think I reached the peak today as I was driving home and heard on the radio about an organization…