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March 01, 2022

An Assignment for Lent: Learn the Difference Between Solitude and Being Alone

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to yourself. Michel...

January 2022

January 04, 2022

Getting Atheists and Theists on the Same Page

One of the texts that I regularly use in my ethics classes is a collection...

December 2021

December 30, 2021

This Year Sucked, Just Like the Last One. Now What?

Although today is the next-to-last day of 2021, I am writing ten days earlier on...

December 26, 2021

Jesus Goes to the Temple, and then gets grounded

Each week for many years, Garrison Keillor told “Prairie Home Companion” listeners the news from...

December 09, 2021

A Cosmic Homecoming

Baptist preacher’s kids get to do some very odd things. I memorized large portions of...

December 02, 2021

Saint Andrew, Bagpipes, and Cats

November 30 was Saint Andrew's Day. Even though I am two days late, I offer...

November 2021

November 23, 2021

What are YOU Thankful for this Thanksgiving Week?

I have a Facebook acquaintance, a fellow graduate of St. John’s College, who posts five...

November 20, 2021

Mansplaining in the Bible, and a Woman Who Overcame It

At a recent department meeting, our department chair wondered whether it might be good for...

November 18, 2021

Teachers, Guns, and Sacred Spaces

Today in my ethics classes we will begin our final unit of the semester: Gun...

November 11, 2021

Fighting for Our Lives

Psalm 146, one of my favorites among many candidates in the Book of Psalms from...

October 2021

October 20, 2021

A Christian’s Worst Nightmare

I am in the middle of reading fifty 4-6 page papers from the students in...

October 17, 2021

The Music of the Book of Job

When discussing which Biblical text or texts we should include in our new “Faith and...

October 16, 2021

It’s My Brother’s Birthday!

My big brother, whom I unfortunately seldom see in the flesh, is celebrating his birthday...

October 14, 2021

The Ethics of Invisibility: What would you do if no one is watching?

Hey Justin! What if you had a ring that made you invisible when you put...

October 05, 2021

The Moral LIfe of Dogs

Over the years I have developed dozens of strategies for getting students to participate in...

September 2021

September 26, 2021

Sometimes, it just doesn’t matter

One day, Jeanne said “I want a fish.” This was a rather random request, but...

September 14, 2021

Is Happiness Overrated?

It is the happy life that asks more of us than we realize we have...

September 09, 2021

A Question for the 20th Anniversary of 9/11: Are We Tired of Hating People Yet?

Everyone beyond a certain age can remember clearly what they were doing twenty years ago when...

September 07, 2021

When Life Gets Messy

We all know that when life hands you a lemon that you should make lemonade....

August 2021

August 19, 2021

The Hypocrisy of Philosophers

I admit it--I am not always kind or politically correct on social media (especially Twitter)....

August 05, 2021

How To Tell the Difference Between Arrogance and Expertise

After participating in a frustrating “discussion” on Twitter the other day (is there any other...

July 2021

July 22, 2021

A Philosopher Who Happens to Be a Christian

Who gets to call themselves "Christian"? A few months ago on this blog, I suggested...

July 14, 2021

The Tongue of a Teacher

One of the many positive things that happened to me during the months of pandemic...

July 12, 2021

A Portly Angel with a Boston Accent

Some have entertained angels unawares Hebrews 11:2 I’ve never known what to make of angels. I...

July 10, 2021

Getting Real: A Conversation Between Jesus and John the Baptist

In a recent episode of “The Chosen,” a multi-year cinematic treatment of the life of...

June 2021

June 29, 2021

How to Take Our Country Back

As Independence Day approaches, there are many reasons to be hopeful. Things are continuing to...

June 19, 2021

A Father’s Day Reflection: What My Dad Taught Me about Reading and Belief

One of the most important things an author has to write when a book is...

May 2021

May 20, 2021

Why Graduation Day and Pentecost Belong Together

Today is commencement on my campus. There were no commencement exercises last year--that there will...

May 18, 2021

Twelve Years Ago, My Life Changed–here’s why

Exactly twelve years ago today, I headed home from a four-month sabbatical as a Resident...

May 09, 2021

A Mothers Day Reflection: Her Children Rise Up and Call Her Blessed

I once learned something interesting about giraffes from one of my colleagues. He was lecturing...

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