Jesus and Foxholes: Political Idolatry, and the Hate it Brings
I haven’t been writing on my blog much for the past month. In fact, I think this is only the second post in the past 4-5 weeks. Part of the reason for that is b...
Category: Social and Cultural Issues
The Brett Kavanaugh Hearings: What Does Justice Look Like?
You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept bribes, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of th...
Crossing the Jordan (Part 4): A Personal, Reflective Post on Jordan Peterson’s First Rule…
In my last post, I discussed Jordan Peterson’s first rule in his book 12 Rules for Life: “Stand up straight, with your shoulders back.” In that chapter, he used...
Crossing the Jordan–An Extended Book Review/Reflection of Jordan Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life” (Part 3: Stand up Straight, You Rock Lobster!)
We now come to addressing the first of Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life. His first rule (and hence the title of his first chapter) is Stand up straight with ...
Crossing the Jordan–An Extended Book Review/Reflection of Jordan Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life” (Part 2: Ideologies and the Power of Myth)
Based on Jordan Peterson’s various lectures and debates, if I was to crystalize what I felt he was really all about at a fundamental level, it would have to be ...
Crossing the Jordan: An Extended Book Review/Reflection of Jordan Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life” (Part 1)
Now that summer is coming to a close, my son will soon be back in school and I will be getting back into my routine as an adjunct instructor at my local univers...
An Extended Analysis of Ken Ham’s Book, “Six Days” (Part 2: Why the Foundation of the Church isn’t Jesus)
In this next post in my series in which I analyze Ken Ham’s book, Six Days, The Age of the Earth and the Decline of the Church, I am going to take a look at the...
Biblical Studies/Creation Evolution Debate/Ken Ham/Social and Cultural Issues/The New Atheist Movement
A Female Rabbi, Eve, and Ken Ham Walk into a Bar…What Could Go Wrong?
Over the past few months, thousands of women throughout the United States have courageously come forward and told their own stories about sexual harassment. Thi...
Thorns, Thornbushes, and the Bleeding Crown of Life (Reflections on so much outrage in our current society)
“Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, wher...
Women, Wonder, and Creativity (An Answer to Sexual Harassment and the Weinsteins of the World (Part 2)
In my last post, I began to address the recent flood of sexual harassment allegations and revelations that have come out against many Hollywood executives and p...