What’s on your Christmas list?
Question: Isn’t making out a Christmas list kind of crass? Shouldn’t we be more concerned to give than to get at Christmastime? Answer: I agree that “it is more blessed […]
Category Archives: Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice
Formulas and Faith
What is the motivation for Christian faith? Do those who follow Jesus do so because of what they can get out of the deal? Is our faith contingent upon the experience of blessing/goodness? In […]
If Louis C.K. Met C.S. Lewis
Sometimes I’m struck by how much agnostics and Christians have in common. It’s easy to point out the differences, of course. Christians believe in God. Agnostics reserve judgment as to […]
Prove It
A Saturday night around the table with friends, and the conversation turns to philosophy… “Philosophy is kinda interesting,” one friend said, “but it can get frustrating. You can never prove anything. […]
We long for heroes
In the United States the end of October brings with it Halloween. In our neighborhood, the children will come pouring out-of-doors on what promises to be a cold autumn night […]
A Real Looker
In the world of the selfie, it’s hard to imagine not knowing what we look like. So much rests on the perfect profile shot. My Twitter pic has my chin […]
“You have to learn how to die”
How can one fight to produce peace? How can one win a war without causing more wars in the future? These questions hit me, as funny as it may be, […]
For Christ’s Sake?!
Monday is my rest day and one of the things I usually do at some point in the day is walk the dog and listen to a sermon on my iPod. I […]
Me? Boring?
I’m sorry to say I missed this year’s annual Boring Conference (Holborn, 31st May 2014). Established in the wake of the cancellation of the Interesting Conference 2010, together with the […]
iWatch: where will it take us?
The unveiling this week of Apple’s smart watch has ignited a huge debate at the tech-world and the internet in general. Many excelent pieces analysing this new technological leap and how […]
Wondering Fair 