http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/religion/onfaith RSS Feed for On Faith en-us Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:34:14 GMT http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/religion/onfaith/20100717_Reach_for_a_hand_in_times_of_need.html There are generally two modes of salvation in the major world religions: the way of works, salvation through one's own efforts; or by grace, salvation given by a god or divine reality. Differences lie in the conception of divine reality affecting the way of works or grace. http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/religion/onfaith/20100710_modern_revelation_holds_merit_as_basis_for_afterlife_prospects.html Modern revelation offers us a much more sensible, rational and fair judgment -- if it can be called a "judgment" -- one consistent with a loving and just God, and not dependent on luck. http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/religion/onfaith/20100703_best_religion_is_the_one_that_makes_one_better.html One of my good friends sent me a video clip recently that was titled "Your Religion Is Not Important." Even though most of my ministry is within Honolulu's interfaith community, I found the statement troubling. http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/religion/onfaith/20100626_Enjoying_a_sabbatical_or_renewal_is_necessary.html Having just returned to Honolulu from a 4 1/2 -month sabbatical - Maryknoll's word for that is renewal - I have a new appreciation of the word and the concept of the Sabbath. http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/religion/onfaith/20100619_Humans_in_mind_body_are_elementally_social.html What is all the fuss about the word "social" when it is applied to a political system or some policy, some social policy? http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/religion/onfaith/96788834.html