Hey Kids… Let’s Talk Science
As a second year university student, I came to my campus minister with some questions about science. Like others my age, I wanted to know about evolution and Genesis and […]
Tag Archives: ethics
James Bond’s relationship advice
In an interview this week to Time magazine, director Sam Mendes disclosed part of his work behind the lasted James Bond movie, Skyfall. Skyfall is the all-time highest grossing 007 […]
Anthropologie and Its Graces
Every month my roommates and I receive in our mail a catalogue from the company Anthropologie. This is a bit strange considering that I live with a bunch of guys […]
“Take… take… TAKE!!” – Enough.
Recently, I went to Israel. I floated in the Dead Sea. I walked along the Jordan River. I baptised somebody in the Sea of Galilee. For those who don’t know […]
The Last Generation?
Should we deliberately make ourselves the last generation on earth? It sounds like a crazy question, but a few years ago, Australian moral philosopher Peter Singer wrote a piece in The […]
Amature Lovers and Remembered People
Cockroaches big enough to be ridden by small jockeys squirmed across the floor, the smell of urine and alcohol hung in the air, and everything seemed to be caked with […]
Circumcision? Says Who?
Thinking of getting circumcised? Probably not….but how about getting your baby circumcised? A recent court decision may be relevant. A German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising boys is “grievous […]
The Lost Art of the Advice
Ronald Reagan wrote a moving letter to his son in 1971. He was known as a Hollywood actor back then, 10 years before the became president of the U.S., and […]
Gossip Medication
Gossip feels therapeutic. When we are feeling down, nothing can anesthetize our blues better than negative news about someone else. Writer Anne Lamott describes a moment once when she felt […]
Oversharing a Sex(less) Life?
Did you hear Lolo Jones is a virgin? Scanning news headlines a couple weeks ago, I was surprised and somewhat bemused by the sudden obsession with Lolo Jones. Apparently she told […]
Wondering Fair 