What is Patriotism?
“What are you doing in the Navy?” I’m not sure how many times I’ve been asked this question, by people both inside and outside the...
Whitewater Wisdom
In honor of summer, I’m doing something a little different in this post. Quite a few years ago now, when I was in middle school,...
Will Heaven be Boring?
I’ve heard this question posed at many times and in many ways, from the last unit of a Harvard philosophy class to a friend telling...
Ethics, Fitness, and Raising the Bar
In my last post, I talked about links between physical, mental, and spiritual development and health. Now I want to expand on that a bit...
Do we have a duty to be fit?
In this post I am writing, once again, about the intersection of the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of our lives. But this time, I...
Gradualism: The Stealth of Antichrist
A while back, I read the book Gradualism: The Stealth of Antichrist by Wayne Williams, a “Bible teacher,” as he is described on the back...
Thriving in Babylon
Recently I had the opportunity to read Thriving in Babylon, a book by pastor Larry Osborne focusing on living the Christian life in a hostile...
Is Christianity too Forgiving?
Do you ever wonder if the Christian God is just a little bit too forgiving, kind of like the middle school teacher that can be...
Hard Drives and Humans
I didn’t realize how exactly hard drives worked until I joined the Navy and started working with ITs. A while back, we updated a lot...
The Meaning of the Moon
I don’t know how many of you saw the total solar eclipse we had in 2017, but I and my classmates went outside and passed...