Some Thrive, Some Die

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Lawrence Benner’s cat just died, and it’s got him thinking about all the ways we’re obsessed with death, when it’s really quite simple.

Cousins Talk God

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Why do boys sometimes have an easier time being direct about the tough questions than grown men?

Young Beauty Seduces Until She Doesn’t

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A London man is transfixed by a beautiful and young Ukrainian woman, marries her and is separated before he knows what happened.

Raising Children Without a Father of My Own

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Chris Read reflects on life without his dad.

The Doctor who Went to Heaven

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Did Jesus and Einstein describe the same universe? A neurosurgeon undergoes a near-death experience and emerges a believer.

The Ten Bands I Will Be Pleasured With in Heaven

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Sean Beaudoin realizes that if he’s going to slag on other people’s favorite bands, he better offer up his 10 favorite bands for others to slag on.

Abyss

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‘You dare to stare into such a friend’ … A poem by Daniel Lee Fee.

Who Said Threesomes Can’t Be Spiritual?

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What started as a simple comment on Lisa Hickey’s post about atheism and 9/11 resulted in a three-way conversation about life, faith, heaven, and agreeing to disagree.

I’m getting left behind

That would be epic, huh?   In case you haven’t heard, the world is ending tomorrow at 6 AM.  I’m not sure if that’s Eastern, Pacific or that time zone your computer or phone is always set to when you get it.  No matter what time, if the world ends tomorrow, it’s gonna suck ass.  [...]