Blog Posts

  • Get Your Hands off my Kid

    I was probably somewhere between 10 and 12 years old when some friends and I went to a waterpark in Sapporo, Japan (where I lived as a kid). We were making our way from the outdoor pool to the indoor pool when someone grabbed me, lifted me up, and threw me across the water. I…

  • Why Do Babies Die?

    Periodically I am asked questions in my pastoral capacity and over the years this one has come up several times, so I thought I would share the way I answer. If you read history you will know that infant mortality was incredibly high in the past, but with the advancement of better medical practice the…

  • Justice Defined

    An introduction to the concept of justice.

  • Big Souls for Strange Times

    There’s an interesting koine Greek word ὀλιγόψυχος (oligopsuchos). It’s one of those words that is a mashup of two other words. You might be able to spot the word “psuchos” as one of them, which refers to the human spirit or soul. The other word is “oligos” and it means small or puny. This word…

  • Plant and Wait

    Gardening is a strange hobby for a guy (me) who drives fast, challenges himself to finish every task as quickly as possible, only enjoys mundane tasks if he can make a game out of it, and generally is impatient. Maybe gardening brings out my photo-negative personality. The majority of the below images were planted by…