A week ago, my best friend back home sent a very personal Facebook message to some of his closest friends, myself included. After almost two-and-a-half year...
This semester, I am enrolled in a freshman seminar, Happiness in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. The course description ends with the following words: “We wil...
Update 9/11/12: When I wrote this a few days ago, I never imagined the overwhelmingly positive response it would receive. Over 2,700 people have read this blog ...
The word "waste" is both a noun and a verb. The noun form of "waste" can mean "trash," which deepens the verb "to waste" beyond simply failing to appropriately ...
You can't help but grin when you realize that your favorite New Testament theologian and your favorite physician-geneticist have partnered to write a song toget...
As always, I am deeply impressed by Kelly’s thoughtfulness, moral seriousness and respect for those with whom he (fiercely) disagrees. Even if one finds himsel...
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So another year has gone by, and I feel like there is still so much I want to do. Direct a play. Catch up on the newest season of Doctor Who. Riverdance.
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From The Heart of Christianity (Marcus Borg, 2003. Pg. 95-96)
"In her recent book about the working poor in America, Barbara Ehrenreich writes about goi...