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August 2024

August 31, 2024

Finding Ikigai

I love the Japanese concept of Ikigai. You may have come across in this popular...

January 2024

January 25, 2024

Socrates’ Timeless Lesson on Epistemological Humility

Socrates rocked us with "the unexamined life is not worth living". But an examined life...

January 09, 2022

Soapbox Faith: Bushido Without Scientia

It could only be by faith, at least our leap of faith on that fateful...

November 2021

November 28, 2021

Kierkegaard meets Aristotle; An Unlikely Yinyang

Is truth subjective or objective; could it be both? What lies at the intersection of...

November 10, 2021

What Mixed Martial Arts Can Teach us About Truth Seeking

We're a tribal species. Our way is THE way. To break from (or even doubt)...

December 2020

December 15, 2020

Enns on the Canaanite Slaughter

The Canaanite slaughter. Whether or not you're a Christian fundamentalist or a strident atheist (or...

December 01, 2020

Stoic Principles in “Invictus”

Latin for "unconquered", I remember hearing these incredible words for first time in the film Invictus,...

November 2020

November 25, 2020

Copleston & Russell on a Brute Universe and the Future of the Cosmological Argument

It's one of the most famous heavyweight debates in philosophy of all time on the...

August 2020

August 16, 2020

Natural theology vs. religious fundamentalism in 12 Years as a Slave

As far as movies scenes go, it's a gem in natural theology vs. religious fundamentalism in...

November 2018

November 25, 2018

Humanism: Past, Present, and Future

Earlier this year I wrote about MLK Jr on a Christian humanism which inspired me...

June 2018

June 08, 2018

On Metaphysical Necessity

The to timeless question "Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?", one of the hallmarks of...

March 2018

March 18, 2018

Intelligent Design as A/theological Blasphemy

Intelligent Design. Claiming it's atheological blasphemy is a cute play on words to describe an...

February 2018

February 12, 2018

From Evangelical to Progressive

I am happy to announce my recent relocation from the Evangelical channel to the Progressive...

January 2018

January 28, 2018

On Romanus Cessario, Non Possumus, and Theological Marxism

To defend the Catholic Church's kidnapping of a six year old child is certainly a...

January 15, 2018

We’re all Metaphysicians, Just Not all Truth Seekers

We’re all metaphysicians (on the ultimate nature of reality, how could we be anything but?),...

January 13, 2018

Meta on Kindle!

As a follow up to my book release announcement, I'm happy to announce that Meta...

January 07, 2018

On Losing Freedom

I don't think anyone can imagine the feeling of losing their freedom, but for those...

December 2017

December 29, 2017

On Faith and Reason

It's a fascinating topic, one touching on both ontology and epistemology. What is the nature...

December 21, 2017

On Methodological and Metaphysical Naturalism

We're all scientists and philosophers, to some degree. We're also all naturalists, at least in...

December 17, 2017

Meta is here!

I am proud to announce the release of my second book Meta: On God, the Big...

December 08, 2017

A Picture of the Problem of Evil

A modern Psalm revealed in one of my favorites scenes: The quietness of God, the...

December 02, 2017

Peterson and Harris on the Logos

Jordan Peterson is deep. I came across a fascinating dialogue between him and Sam Harris...

November 2017

November 17, 2017

A Picture of Redemption in Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond is a powerful and moving film. One scene in particular, I vividly remember. The...

November 13, 2017

Jastrow on Science, Philosophy, and Theology

Robert Jastrow is one of my favorite agnostic authors on the big questions. As founding...

November 06, 2017

Meta is Coming Soon

My written exchange (turned philosophical road show) with Adam Lee on the nonreligious channel has...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

Metaphysics and Religion in James 1

In my reading, I was reminded again how profound James 1 is with some timeless metaphysical...

August 2017

August 06, 2017

On True Religion and Ending Modern Slavery

What does it mean to be "religious"? Not in the generic sense, "spirituality" for example, but...

May 2016

May 22, 2016

The Heart of Nick Givas

Imagine you are young man in high school. Excellent grades, aspiring young basketball star - the...

August 2014

August 17, 2014

Origins, The Interpretation of Genesis, and the Young Earth US

It's a highly polarizing subject. Origins and the interpretation of Genesis. Let's start with the...

May 2014

May 16, 2014

Alone in the Dark…

This is a follow up to "Alone at the Table". The theme is somewhat different,...