Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are so many regrets that I have, and so many wrongs that I wish that I could undo, but I can’t. And today I got a notification on Facebook: she’s having her birthday in 4 days! But she passed away just recently. I cared for her a lot, and she shaped my ideals of what a good woman is like. I cannot wait for eternity to truly set in. …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThey don’t believe that there is an immaterial soul which exercises causal power on material reality. All that you are, therefore, is your body (including your brain). Since the brain, as a physical object, follows the laws of physics and chemistry, then your thoughts/decisions must also follow the laws of physics and chemistry.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRancid was poor.
But he taught the best lesson.
Reading Time: < 1 minute“If you want to go fast – go alone. If you want to go far – go together.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitterness is the alcoholism of the emotional realm. Don’t use it to try to feel better.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome people dream of worthy accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them. Recently my mentor/hero/friend Luke Wilson accomplished some awesome physical goals, and I was wondering why people even in the military fail such goals. At the same time, I was thinking about much Luke has done in the lives of others, taking care of them physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We accomplish much when we are resolute; when we “set our faces.” The…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn his book, “The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone—Especially Ourselves,” Dr. Dan Ariely performed a study on people who owned knock-off items.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudies have revealed a habit that we’re all better off ditching sooner rather than later.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDr. Michael Ruse has an excellent piece called, “Is Rape Wrong on Andromeda: An Introduction to Extraterrestrial Evolution, Science, and Morality.” He goes through a thought experiment utilizing his own point of view. Let’s say that we start human evolution over again. Rewind it to the beginning and start out anew. Through randomization, a very different creature might evolve with different values and duties. Perhaps they act like bees, and…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe brief “is” becomes the endless “was.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is a day coming for us all when our hearts cease to beat; the life will fade from our eyes, and our cells will begin a cascade of self-destruction into oblivion. And with that, what was once “us” becomes a memory of the past; the dying breath of summer as fall sets in in anticipation of an eternal winter. In the blink of an eye, our vibrancy is forgotten,…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteReturning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking. You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits. —Cindy Ross If you don’t hike, I encourage you to. Perhaps at first five miles seems daunting, but by the end of a season, 40 will be something that your heart longs to have the time to do. When I go hiking, I always take podcasts with me,…
Reading Time: 2 minutesE pluribus unum. Out of many, one. This is a Biblical concept found everywhere from Isaiah 66 to Romans 12. God takes people from all nations and peoples, no matter how unlikely, and makes them one in Christ, often to the surprise of those who currently see themselves as “the one true church.” Having only human eyes with which to see, we can certainly declare some things: people are known by their fruit, disciples…
Reading Time: 2 minutesUrbanization is associated with increased levels of mental illness, but it’s not yet clear why. It has been suggested that decreased nature experience may help to explain the link between urbanization and mental illness. One mechanism [toward increased mental illness—Luke] might be the impact of nature exposure on rumination, a maladaptive pattern of self-referential thought that is associated with heightened risk for depression and other mental illnesses. Our findings of the effects…
Reading Time: 2 minutesScientifically, humans are happier when they have shorter menus. This can cause Christians some distress.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIs choosing Christian mates important in child rearing?
Reading Time: 3 minutesFinally some good news in this world! In a stunning rebuke of all faiths everywhere, but especially of the really stupid ones, like Christianity, Professor Richard Dawkins has delivered a killing blow.
Reading Time: 6 minutes“There is a delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm. The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value. Conservation means development as much as it does protection.”…
Reading Time: 16 minutesABSTRACT: Transgenderism has many challenges for the modern world. In sports, it is damaging the ability of genetic women to have physical success in competition, which also limits their ability to academically succeed through scholarships. Transbeing has been shown to be rising as a social construct and spreads memetically as a social contagion, with the recent inclusion of transitioning young children as supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The…