Category: religion

I Won’t Stay Quiet

~ David Mercer ~ 3 Comments

The church claims to be an instrument of truth. How do people find truth if they are not allowed to ask, seek, and knock? Is the institution really so fragile that it can’t handle my voicing my thoughts?

What Will Happen When I Die?

~ David Mercer ~ 3 Comments

My consciousness… that presence behind the eyes that processes my thoughts and experiences--does it drift away and go somewhere else? 

Forget Heaven. I’m Living Now

~ David Mercer ~ 4 Comments

I used to count heavily on the hope of a hereafter.  I preached about it often and referred to it in my funeral sermons. But I'm done with the concept.