Is there anyone who thinks that this world doesn’t need to change?  (Perhaps we feel the need for that change rather acutely after Wednesday night.  I sure do.) We all want the world to be different–period.  That is, in one way or another we all find the status quo unacceptable.  We have in our minds some vision, […]

Read More How “tolerance” excludes everyone

“I’m so used to shacking up with whomever I want that even if I wanted to actually commit myself to one person, I’m not sure I could.  Well, who am I kidding?  I pretty much know I couldn’t.  I mean, at the end of the day that’s what most women want–at least at some point:  they want […]

Read More Does sin really enslave? Then why don’t I (or others I know) feel enslaved?

Julius Caesar is perhaps the most well-known of the ancient Roman caesars. (Is it because we all had to read Shakespeare’s play in high school–“et tu, Brute?”?) Well, his was, of course, a fascinating life.  While reading The Twelve Caesars by a first-century Roman historian (a dude by the name of Suetonius), I came across the following […]

Read More The resources to forgive: Julius Caesar and Jesus Christ

In between sips of tea, she recalled to me, “My husband and I had been married for 62 years when he died…. It’s been almost two years since he passed, but I still can’t seem to figure out how to live my life without him–sad to say…. Take something as simple as making a meal, for instance:  when you’ve […]

Read More Why we fight (reason #31)

Ok, so I’ve got a very simple “science experiment” for you.  Just three simple steps. Step 1:  Watch this video: Very cool, huh? Breath-taking graphics.  Intriguing plotline.  Compelling, authoritative voice–with enthusiasm and accent to boot.  Heart strings are pulled.  The underdog–or, the under-wolf, in this case–wins. So much for step 1.  Ready for step 2?

Read More “Save the Science!” (Or: Is science itself an endangered species?)

Do you ever find yourself in a situation or relationship where you know that you need to love someone, but you just don’t seem to have the strength–or perhaps even the desire? Ask yourself these questions.  (What follows is hardly a panacea for our struggle to love others, but I’ve found them helpful for myself […]

Read More Struggling to love someone?

You may be surprised to learn that there are reasons why you and your partner / fiancé should not wait. Yes, the church–Catholic and Orthodox, Protestant and Pentecostal–has unanimously declared, for the past two millennia, that sex is an expression and consummation of the mysterious and sacred union–the “one flesh-ness”–of marriage.  Nevertheless, if you and your partner find yourselves expressing the following (very […]

Read More Sex before marriage? Absolutely–and here’s why…

  I always find it irritating when I forget to charge either my phone or my laptop.  Nothing good can come from that.  It means delay.  It means inefficiency.  It means non-productivity. All of these are evils. What’s worse is that both my cell phone and laptop are almost two years old, and the batteries don’t last […]

Read More Are you on low battery? (Or: why feeling inadequate is a good thing)

Okay, so according to Vanity Fair, the recently released trailer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens gave Disney stock a $2 billion boost.  Not bad. While some of us may not be into the whole Star Wars thing, most of us simply can’t get enough. But why? I mean, who would want to be Han Solo?  I wouldn’t–at least not at first […]

Read More Disappointment (and why we must join the rebellion)

There are some things that never seem to sink in for me. For example, some of the proverbs from the Old Testament’s wisdom literature always surprise me: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” I could be told that hourly, and my response would be “Oh that’s right–I […]

Read More Fool, life is about love