You can stop reading if you’ve already heard this rant. You know, the one that concerns my very strong feelings on the subject of soulmates or on finding “the one.” I can’t stand it. I think it may be the most damaging concept to marriages and relationships. Also, it takes away the romance of what [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Soulless Mate
Posted in Family, Home Life on January 30, 2012 | 2 Comments »
My Family Is Broken
Posted in Family on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s me and my happy family the day Kara was born. Steve holding our beautiful new baby, and my brother to the right and sister-in-law to the left. It was such a wonderful surprise that they could come—we were worried that Jason wouldn’t be able to make it with his hectic work schedule and all. [...]
On Angels and Demons
Posted in Church and God on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
As I’ve mentioned before, there are aspects of my faith that I don’t understand, and I understand that I’ll never understand them, and for the most part I’m okay with that. But sometimes those aspects resurface and I need to re-wrestle them. One of those often-resurfacing facets is the concept of angels, demons, and Satan. [...]
The Nature of Faith
Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Everybody has faith in something. In our culture there are two general extremes: the Christian who believes in an omnipotent omniscient God who loves each person individually, and the empiricist who believes in what his senses can tell him. And in each case, a person has to be able to accept what his worldview can’t [...]
Social Eater
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’m no anthropologist, but at a glance it seems as though food is an important part of pretty much every culture. In ours, it’s easy to see. Wooing a girl? What’s the first step? Take her out to dinner. Inviting friends over? What’s generally the central activity? A good meal. Or at least a snack [...]
