Thoughts about life and how to live it
Thoughts about life and how to live it
The Road to “Heck” is Paved With Good Intentions Sometime in 2019, a host of prominent Christians began to undergo and publicise what became popularly termed as ‘spiritual deconstructions’. Joshua Harris (of “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” fame), Marty Sampson (Hillsong), Jon Steingard (Hawk Nelson), and …
Respect: Aretha Franklin When looking for a song to review this week, I wanted to find something that was a little more upbeat and had a positive message – start the year off right, in a sense. I found that with the late, great Aretha …
NBA Week 2: Trail Blazers @ Warriors An introduction If you’ve been following this blog over the last year and a bit, you’ll know that my posting has been fairly sporadic (although it has picked up a little more recently). I’m planning to put an …
Key plotlines will be discussed here, so SPOILER ALERT Some may remember the Ted Lasso skits intended to advertise NBC’s coverage of the English Premier League around 2013. I don’t – that was before my time. My introduction was through the new show’s ads on …
I’ve been reading Dr. William Lane Craig’s book ‘Time and Eternity’, and all the discussion about the nature of time has had me thinking about some interesting hypotheticals. Imagine you were created just a moment ago, but with all the memories (both cognitive and otherwise), …
Note: this was initially written shortly after the death of George Floyd in May; it has been updated and tailored to race in other contexts. *** “F***ing Indian c**t.” The comment slaps me across the face as I run forward and take the tackle. The …
Pro-Life Christianity (Note: this is a continuation of a previous post on conservatism and Christianity. It was originally a single post but in the interests of keeping both posts a readable length, I’ve decided to split the original into two. For the sake of continuity, …
The awkward marriage between Christianity and conservatism (Note: when I started this blog, I promised I’d keep it apolitical. This post does not take a side, but rather aims to identify inconsistencies in reasoning that should provide voters pause before deciding which candidate to support.) …
It’s been a long while since I last wrote, and how things have changed since then! The elephant in the room is of course the pandemic that has swept the globe, and has totally altered the way we live, work and study. Before I jump …
Disclaimer: see https://knivesout.movie/ for official information and stills from the film – the film is the property of Lionsgate Entertainment Note: there are some spoilers here! I’ve tried to keep as much detail out as possible but some key elements are discussed I’ve been enjoying …