Gerald R. BaronReflections on 50 years of marriageI’m in the middle of a series I call “So What?” examining various beliefs and values I have, mostly related to my faith, and what impact…·8 min read·May 4, 2024----
Gerald R. BaronI believe in the now and future Kingdom. So what?This is the fourth in a series highlighting some of the most important Christian beliefs and asking what difference believing them makes in…·15 min read·Apr 25, 2024--1--1
Gerald R. BaronThe Christian idea of love is radical. So what?In the previous post I introduced a new topic or extended series called “So What?” Rather than criticizing physicalism, as most of my posts…·11 min read·Apr 13, 2024----
Gerald R. BaronAsking “So What?” Examining the implications of belief.About four years ago I started reading and writing on Medium. My first couple of posts were about farming as I was deep into family farm…·12 min read·Apr 10, 2024--4--4
Gerald R. BaronIf Time is Not Real, Might Eternity Be?If you are a physicalist, the very idea of eternity appears ridiculous. It’s one of those outlandish religious beliefs that, from your…·9 min read·Apr 1, 2024--8--8
Gerald R. BaronThe Greatest Day in the History of the UniverseOur current knowledge tells us that there have been five trillion, thirty-seven billion days since the universe we find ourselves in burst…·5 min read·Mar 31, 2024--3--3
Gerald R. BaronThe disconnect in our ideas and experience of beautyCan a chess move be beautiful? Is a formula like e=mc2 beautiful? Can you have a beautiful thought? Is the jagged peak of a snow capped…·11 min read·Mar 7, 2024--2--2
Gerald R. BaronDancing on the pinhead of panentheismThe conclusion to a short series asking if panentheism is a better way to understand God and nature than traditional theism. While this…·10 min read·Feb 28, 2024--7--7
Gerald R. BaronPanentheism: God, Nature and the Problem of EvilThe fourth in the series on panentheism which means “all in God,” but which has a range of definitions. It is a sort of middle ground…·17 min read·Feb 16, 2024--7--7
Gerald R. BaronPanentheism, Spirit and access to truthThere are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.·11 min read·Feb 9, 2024--7--7