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Arno was inseparable from Mr. Penguin. The little Haitian boy was almost three years old, and the plush penguin with the word “love” inscribed upon it was his most treasured object. The orphan and his penguin were always seen together. The boy had been given the penguin just after his birth. A Dutch couple was in the process of adopting him almost from the start of his life — they had been matched to him when he was only two months old. The penguin represented a promise. The process of adoption took two years — the length of time considered adequate to determine that no living ...

Can we live multiple lives? Do our actions in this life affect what we come back as in the next life? Douglas Groothuis discusses the doctrine of reincarnation versus the Christian doctrine of eternal life. Karma and Its “Justice”: The Claim People have always wondered what — if anything — lies beyond the grave. Is death the end of existence, an entry into eternity, or an intermission between earthly lives? Some Eastern religions — such as Hinduism and Buddhism — teach that the soul reincarnates in many different bodies, and a significant percentage of Americans now believe...

In one comment thread on this blog, someone asked why I believe. Here is a short answer. It is an odd thing to be called on to defend something you think you know. It is disturbing at first, because it makes you simultaneously wonder about your own mental clarity and that of your questioner. Why would he ask such a question? Isn’t the truth of the matter obvious? Unfortunately, there are few things we believe that some other person, seemingly rational, cannot doubt. After a bit of reflection, the doubts of others about my beliefs are less disturbing, because it is a chance to exercise wonder...

The author of Ecclesiastes is often labeled a depressed pessimist. But a careful study reveals the author to be an honest – and hopeful – realist about life, not a candidate for Prozac. It’s easy to understand why people think Ecclesiastes is depressing, or think that the conclusion of the book is that life is meaningless. Verses like “And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive” (Eccl. 4:2 NIV) make the book seem less than hopeful. Even its famous phrase “vanity of vanities” – found at the...