You know where to find me
“If I had some water, I’d give you a drink!” Panting, I looked down at the grizzled man sitting on the corner. A ripped Notre Dame cap sat upon his […]
Category Archives: Making a Difference
To make a difference
Nothing inspires me most than seeing a good person die. I mean not that they die, of course. I wish they would live longer; I wish they’d never die. But […]
Durable Legacy
One afternoon in 1912, Sigmund Freud was enthralled by a statue. It captured his imagination for hours, and returning home from his trip to Rome, he poured himself over pictures […]
How should we respond to ecological crisis?
As we watch the news and are reminded of the many ills and obsessions of modern society, maybe it is worth considering how the affirmation and worship of a creator – indeed one who receives and absorbs our violence – might shape a different, redemptive response.
Dinner Party Grace
In one of my last articles, I mentioned ‘the three things’ one should never bring up at a dinner party: sex, religion, and politics. Sex was on the menu last […]
“It’s Elementary, My Dear Watson”
Some time ago, IBM’s newest supercomputer named Watson succeeded in defeating two of the all-time most successful human contestants on the popular TV game show Jeopardy![1] For many, this latest […]
Beauty and Truth?
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” wrote John Keats in 1819. This celebrated line, still admired as poetry, rings somewhat untrue today. In an age when beauty is often achieved by untruth – […]
Human Believings
“The robot will never have the ability to believe in something. So perhaps we will have at the end of this revolution a basis for a new human renaissance.” (Klaus […]
‘What if this were my family?’
There is nothing like love in action. This week CNN featured the story of Ryan Dueck‘s outreach to Syrian immigrants in Canada. What a beautiful display of Christian grace. Here’s […]
Public Sphere Faith
What does it mean to worship? And where to do it? For us the activity of worship has become a private affair. Even some agnostics don’t seem to mind that […]
Wondering Fair 