Dragons and Conquering Death: Marvel’s Defenders
I enjoyed watching the Defenders series on Netflix this weekend. I was hoping for more workout motivation (watching people with super-strength casually haul giant stones...
The Basic Problem with “My Body, My Choice”
āMy body, my choiceā ā that is the main argument I have heard from abortion advocates, or at least the one that Iāve seen get...
What gas turbines can teach us about being happy
For the past two weeks I have been studying engineering as it relates to the ship Iāll be working on for the next couple of...
Who are we to tell them what to believe?
āWho are we to tell people what to believe?ā āYou canāt arrest me any more than you can any priest or preacher; all Iām doing...
Church or State? The Fourth of July Dilemma
Every Fourth of July, my Facebook is dotted with two types of posts: pictures of patriotic church services and warnings about patriotic church services. The...
Why are Harvard students so sad?
“The Ivy Leagues are the darkest, most despair-filled campuses I’ve ever visited,” the guest speaker looked out at the auditorium on a Friday night my...
Can Capitalists be Compassionate?
I have heard numerous arguments of the form āif you really valued Christian compassion, you wouldnāt espouse capitalist principles.ā Most recently, I read this article...
Good News: The Real You is Broken
The day after the 2016 presidential election, my Facebook page was predictably tempestuous. For the most part, I just stayed away, but one post on...
Saving the World? The Paris Agreement
When I went to seeĀ Wonder Woman, I wasn’t thinking about the Paris Agreement, but as I went on, the parallel became clear.Ā One of the...
Wonder Woman: heroism makes a comeback
(no spoilers! Check out my youtube channel for movie clips with more superheroes and thoughts!) I would recommend seeing Wonder Woman (2017); my steadfast determination...