The Innovation of Loneliness

  One of the best perspectives I have heard on the constant loneliness present in our era. It makes me think about the ideas that fueled the writings of romantic and, in particular, transcendental thinkers. Transcendental writers examined loneliness from the vantage point of being alone in solitude. It seems as if, like these writers,… Continue reading The Innovation of Loneliness

Pizza for Breakfast: Random Things We All Do and Love

Beginning with the dawn of understanding literacy, circa my pre-kindergarten years, there has been a constant bombardment of information knocking at the metaphorical front doors of my mind. The knocking is persistent and grows louder each day as new information continues to pile up, waiting to be let in. Like girl-scouts, an overwhelming number of… Continue reading Pizza for Breakfast: Random Things We All Do and Love

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Tessellations, by M.C. Escher: The Remix “For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art.” – M.C. Escher   Combining the fields of mathematical study and artistic expression, the innovative artist turned mathematician, M.C. Escher, formed a new plane of thought when he… Continue reading Start to end to start to end to start to end

To Love with Disinterest

Dude, Ethical Jesus, My Man! In Paul’s Eyes, ethical behavior is to live each moment of one’s life striving to follow foot-by-foot behind Jesus and act as he acts; Paul sees morality under the terms of what God has made capable for us to achieve through the sacrifice of His son. God sets forth a… Continue reading To Love with Disinterest

God in the sky with Diamonds

Although the historical facts concerning the existence of Jesus Christ are highly debatable, the controversial topic of whether or not Jesus was resurrected from the dead remains questionable and is still relevant in debates held today. Historians studying the New Testament must be mindful of the discrepancies many feel towards claiming the resurrection of Jesus… Continue reading God in the sky with Diamonds