John Cage and Chaos
Cage and Chaos “The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.”...
The Universal Symphony
In my previous post, I said that we lived in a triune world: physical, mental, spiritual. Let me try to explain just what that means,...
The Problem with Jedi
When I was in fourth grade, our science teacher had us seal rotting bananas in plastic bottles for a week. It was part of an...
Star Trek, the Hobbit, and the Meaning of Christmas
One of my favorite characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation is Q, a being rather like Mister Mxyzptlk in Superman, who can alter reality...
Is Birth Control Coverage a Feminist Cause?
I have wondered for a while about the birth control debate. I have heard many, many of my friends say that not covering birth control...
Worship music may be a bigger problem than you think.
This was going to be a quick facebook rant, but the more I thought about it, the longer it got, until it ended up being...
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...
Who are we to tell them what to believe?
“Who are we to tell people what to believe?” “You can’t arrest me any more than you can any priest or preacher; all I’m 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...
Can Capitalists be Compassionate?
I have heard numerous arguments of the form “if you really valued Christian compassion, you wouldn’t espouse capitalist principles.” Most recently, I read this article...