Science!

I love science. In middle school I became fascinated with time travel. I wrote a series of research papers each year from 6th through 9th grades that began with time travel as the premise but ended with my best efforts as a 14-year-old in analyzing the most recent quantum physics theories regarding the natures of […]

For you, when you have no hope

No empty platitudes. I’m sick of them. Some cliched affirmations, because they sometimes help. I don’t know what it’s like to be you. I don’t know. What it’s like. To be you. I do know what it’s like to be me. Maybe. I know what it’s like to ask yourself, “What’s the point of going […]

Loneliness and despair

I confess: sometimes I feel like punching Joel Osteen right in the face. It’s not personal. I kind of like the dude despite myself, sincere theological differences and personal style aside. But my angst has to do with those theological differences and that incessant smiling. Osteen’s is a Christian theology of prosperity (more or less) […]

Living loved?

I had an “Aha!” moment the other day while listening to my bishop’s sermon. It was one of those times when something you’ve heard several times before suddenly hits you in a different light. The realization was that there actually are moments and experiences in life we can’t force into being (who’da thunk it?). I’m […]

Mine!

Humanity often depresses me. I include myself in that broad generalization. It’s hard to see the big picture of God’s belief in our eternal value when constantly confronted with the ramifications of our temporal brokenness. I work for the U.S. federal government, and I will subtly suggest many of the stereotypes about bureaucratic inefficiency, redundancy, and endless […]

Bah, humbug!

Our society has turned the holiday season into Consumertopia. It’s impossible to think of Thanksgiving without thinking “Black Friday.” Starting in October we see stores decked out with wreaths, Santa, and elves. Come November our commercials have jingling bells and yuletide carols. The blatant over-saturation of 1950s holiday Americana (which in turn was a commercial […]

Peace with myself

You would think after blogging for nearly a year I would have run out of confessions, but you would be wrong. So, confession: I have a hard time liking myself. For every good thing I accomplish in life, I see 20 mistakes. For every gift or talent I have, I see 50 flaws that hold […]