Originally written April 25th, 2015 There’s this interesting little Batman animation short I saw years ago, centered on Batman receiving training to not feel pain. He goes to a woman named Cassandra to learn how to become immune to pain. As they are discussing, he sees her stop and just…

Originally written April 14th, 2017 Luke 22:41–44 — He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. …

Originally written April 20th, 2014 One of the most interesting stories in history is that of Jesus’ death and resurrection. There are few moments in history that have anywhere near the fascination that this event holds, from both the religious and secular alike. Oddly, this event doesn’t seem to be…

Originally written November 5th, 2012 — I don’t know why this has been on my mind so much these past few weeks (maybe it’s because of the recent Bible study series we just finished at church), but I’ve been thinking a lot about the offense of forgiveness. We usually like…

During a particularly dangerous time of imprisonment for the Apostle Paul, when it looked like his life could be over very soon, he wrote a fascinating letter to the church in Philippi. Early in the letter, he contemplates the possibilities of surviving or dying in this situation: “Yes, and I…

Luke 22:14–20 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. …

There’s a lot of misinformation still floating around about the COVID pandemic, and while I don’t have the energy in my current state to keep doing updates to correct all the absurd claims going around, I thought maybe a little update diving into how we test for viruses in the…

I thought I would be all done with COVID-19 updates, but with summer coming up and a lot of questions about vaccinating kids and what activities are good for summer, I thought there would be room for one last update with a focus on kids, both from questions about disease…

The book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible starts off with a poetic reflection on some of the unchanging aspects of the universe: 4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises. 6 The…