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May 2023

May 13, 2023

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Highway 61 Revisited Hawaiian Style

What do you get when you mix Bob Dylan’s "Highway 61 Revisited" with a trip...

May 09, 2023

As the World Turns: Planetary Rotation and Daily Life

On any given day, each of us experiences a wide range of motion and quite...

May 07, 2023

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life for Holistic Health

Life can always be better. It could always be worse. At least that’s what I...

April 2023

April 30, 2023

Maximize Human Flourishing and Minimize Human Suffering

We need to maximize human flourishing and minimize human suffering. So says distinguished medical ethicist,...

April 23, 2023

TBI and the Life of Faith: Patient Waiting

My family’s journey with TBI parallels my life of faith. So many ups and downs....

April 22, 2023

To Capitulate or Recapitulate? That Is the Question.

Shakespeare’s Prince Hamlet pondered the fundamental existential question of whether to live or die: “To...

April 20, 2023

If Hell Is Other People, What Is Heaven?

If Hell is other people, what is Heaven? Here I riff on a statement taken...

April 16, 2023

Divine Mercies Sunday and Everyday Occurrences

Today is known as "Divine Mercy Sunday" in the Roman Catholic calendar and is associated...

April 10, 2023

Easter Monday: The Morning After

Some Christian traditions celebrate the Monday immediately following Easter Sunday as a holiday. Easter Monday,...

April 08, 2023

Life In Limbo

In this post, I reflect upon the ancient creedal declaration that Jesus "descended into hell.”...

April 06, 2023

Maundy Thursday and Sunday Christians

This post reflects upon the significance of Maundy Thursday for the whole of the week...

April 02, 2023

Palm Sunday: Calm Before the Storm

There is a sense in which Palm Sunday is Calm Sunday. Here I am referring...

March 2023

March 25, 2023

Bingo and Life: Games of Chance?

Bingo is a game of chance. How about life? This post is about how the...

March 19, 2023

Lenten Lament: Sound Diagnosis Makes Astute Prognosis Possible

In the medical field, it is impossible to prescribe proper treatment and provide an astute...

March 15, 2023

Cherish Humanity as God’s Masterpiece in a Throwaway Culture

One of the most pressing challenges facing society at large is the temptation to reduce...

March 08, 2023

Deities, Devils, and Deadly Metaphors

We learn a great deal about ourselves from our metaphorical accounts of deities and devils....

February 2023

February 27, 2023

Breaking Bad: Going from Bad to Worse East of Eden

The famed series Breaking Bad is so good at describing how life can go from...

February 20, 2023

The Christian Life, Squid Game, and the Survival of the Friendliest

There are at least two competing ideologies in our world today—the survival of the fittest...

February 13, 2023

God Is Self-Sufficient, Not Self-Centered

The God of the Bible is self-sufficient, but not self-centered. Take, for example, Jesus' words...

February 05, 2023

Biblical Authority Requires Authoritative Lives

So many people I meet today must be from Missouri, the "Show Me" state. I...

January 2023

January 29, 2023

A Living Hope Is Revolutionary

A living hope is a dangerous thing. It is a revolutionary thing. Hope can keep...

January 25, 2023

Bait and Switch Tactics, Loss Leader Strategies, and Evangelism

How often have you come across bait and switch tactics or loss leader strategies in...

January 21, 2023

On Humaneness: Sentient Beings Are More Than Things

I remember exactly what we were doing when we received the news that Christopher was...

January 18, 2023

Do We Love Jesus for Who He Is or for His Spiritual Benefits Package?

To commodify someone or something entails using or exploiting them as vehicles for profit, which...

January 15, 2023

MLK’s Faith: Inspiration to Keep Going in the Fight for Life

I drove over to my son Christopher’s adult care facility last night to be with...

January 09, 2023

Going in Search of Communion and Commodification in Pop Culture

I remember a leader in my Anglican church back in London many years ago say,...

December 2022

December 30, 2022

Holiday Blues and Bliss: Cherish Moments of Joy Amid the Sorrows

Waves of various emotions sweep over me so much of the time since my son...

December 25, 2022

Bethlehem: A Place Where Extremes Meet at Christmas

Bethlehem is “a place where extremes meet.” So wrote GK Chesterton in a meditation on...

December 18, 2022

Look for God’s Peace Among the Broken Pieces

Today, many Christians reflect upon the angels' declaration in Luke 2. They light the Angel's...

December 11, 2022

God’s Joy Is an Incredible Christmas Gift

We can buy and acquire a lot of things at Christmas, but none of them...

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