Recycled Melodies
A viral video caught my eye and my heart this month. It shows a slum community who lives next to a landfill in Paraguay where people came to recycle the […]
Tag Archives: creation
Labour of love
“I appreciate the paycheck but God knows I wish there was more meaning to my work.” My friend Matt, a hard working electrician, tossed another chip into his mouth before […]
Christian Sex
They say there are three subjects one should never raise at a dinner party: sex, religion and politics. However, since the same social protocols have not yet made it into […]
Stanley Fish and the emptiness of generic ‘grace’
Not long ago, Stanley Fish (professor of Humanities at Florida International University and public intellectual) took an opportunity to respond to critics who thought that a recent Coen brothers’ film, […]
Early History is a Matter of Revelation
In his memoir Dreams from my Father, Barack Obama unveils something of the complex development of his identity. Written before his political career started, in his early 30s, Obama narrates […]
How Much Redemption?
Let me start with a confession: I’m an unapologetic cat-lover. For several years two Norwegian forest cats (Sam and Luna) were part of our family. We deeply enjoyed their company, […]
Beer, BBQ, and a Baby
Beer. BBQ. Baby. One of these things is not like the other ones. Yet recently the three converged. The location: a backyard Aussie get-together. The occasion: I was to dedicate […]
Saving the World
Each person on the planet, regardless of how officially religious or ideological they might claim to be, lives according to an implicit or explicit narrative that offers answers to big […]
The Art of Lying in Bed
Every now and then I find people who delight in the physical act of waking up in the morning. They don’t associate waking up with bad breath, the screams of […]
“Dust in the Wind”
In July this year, the little-known Youtube singer, Tuana Mey, brought out a new cover of the 1977 classic Kansas song, Dust in the Wind. In the film clip, her […]
Wondering Fair 