The following paragraph is from Japan missionary Stella Cox’s February 2022 newsletter. Stella, being around 90 years of age, has long seen and understood the emptiness in Buddhist and Shinto…
Manmade Nothingness
Tag: Buddhism
Trendy Ain’t Always Cool
Nobody likes to be viewed as out of step, uncool. So we tend to latch on to whatever is deemed trendy, even if it’s a tad vulgar (like words that…
America’s Shift Toward Buddhism
This one-hour audio is the workshop I led (with my sister) at the 2014 International Conference on Missions. The recording deals with mysticism and interspirituality, as well as Buddhism. The…
Buddhism Basics
Because there are many branches of Buddhism (and multiple contradictory teachings within), it’s tricky to nail down what we might call Buddhism 101. But that’s sorta what you’ve got with…
Comparing Tibetan Buddhism with Christianity
The popularity of the Dalai Lama has even Christian people reading his books to find spiritual help. And Christian leaders join forces with him for various high-profile events that seem…