I am not sure where or how or why the pain, and eventually the indifference, began. Ever since I had come to college, I had tried to make myself into a perfect ...
Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons from 177-202 AD, is a helpful Christian thinker on the subject of human evil. He was an early opponent of Gnostic views, which held th...
I am twenty-two, and I do not have sex. Though I find it quite difficult, I strive to avoid all lustful thoughts and actions. In honor of Harvard’s Sex Week, I ...
Christ has made all things new. The good news of the gospel transforms our understanding of power, and death, and love. So why does the church still, all too of...
The primary mode by which I focus in prayer is through my prayer journal (typically on Evernote). The only rule I have for myself is that I type completely hone...
Last night it happened again. As I was praying, drifting off to sleep, I began babbling in nonsense syllables. “Get out of bed!” whispered a voice within me. “Y...
And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when each of...
The following was given as a talk at Morning Prayers in Memorial Church on October 27, 2014.
Who is a wise? Well, we who can learn from anyone. With that in ...
I enjoy the Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum movie trilogy because the big story arc deals with the issue of identity. Fittingly, the story begins and ...
A couple of years ago, a space movie titled Gravity was released. In one of the more dramatic scenes of the movie, when it seemed that their hope for survival i...
