I’m Stumped

A Religious Problem

Nothing more thoroughly robs a good story of its truth than the elevation of fact over wisdom. I regularly lament to myself all of the harm that humanity has visited upon itself because people have tried to manufacture truth by twisting metaphor into fact instead of searching for the truth…

To Watch or Not to Watch: That is the Answer

Whenever I watch a TV show or Movie recreate some historical human atrocity, I feel the same cognitive and emotional dissonance. Part of me wants to look away to avoid the images of cruelty and violence invading my conscious or subconscious. Some of me…

The Easiest Part of Life

Warning: I’ve stumbled upon a molehill and I am about to make a mountain out of it.

I keep seeing a meme that says “High school graduates, congratulations on completing the easiest part of life.”

Pride Month Reminders

Pride Month seems like a good time for a few important reminders.

1. However you feel, act with love. Speak with love. Post with love. Give with love. Feel how you feel, but then love.

Reconsider

At times the bravest thing we can do is to genuinely consider a different perspective.

That can take so much courage because we often blur the line between who we are and what we believe so that we can take comfort in the siren’s song of certainty and extract personal affirmation…

Sometimes a Thing is not Just a Thing

I have often heard it said that my Dad was a tough man to do something for. He didn’t ask for help much. If he really wanted something bad enough he figured out a way to get it and while my parents never had material abundance, they also almost never exhibited…

Intent v. Impact: A case about how we treat each other

In many areas of law, the legal analysis used to evaluate and judge certain actions or legislation takes a two prong approach that I believe is worth considering as we go through everyday life.

Once more, with feeling!

There is a tendency to think of art as a luxury. Food and drink are necessities, but art is something to indulge when your basic needs are covered. We sometimes think about it like the sprinkles on the icing on the cake. It has long been the case that whenever there are cuts in school…

Idol Thoughts

I was thinking today about idols. More the “gods we make” type than the “Billy” type. Though both are interesting to ponder.

I was taught in Sunday schools to avoid worshiping anything other than the version of God my parents and church knew. It was always presented as a lesson…