My lofty hope in writing this essay is to shed light on the confrontation between traditional Christianity and progressive homosexuality in the American context. Ultimately, I wish to suggest that perhaps these two embattled communities need one another more than they need the cultural positions of power for which they vociferously vie, amidst gnashing of…
A Metaphor of Monkeys
Often I have heard a metaphorical story employed to show the silliness in continuing with long supposed dead traditions and customs. It involves monkeys (always so nearly an equivalent for humans), and goes something like the following. Several scientists, studying the behavior of a certain species of prime-ape, place three monkeys in a metal cage,…
Psalm
O Lord, my God! How great are thy deliverances! You lead me to water, and my thirst is relieved, My body is nourished, and life abounds. But my flesh desires the honey of this world- The nectar taken in the night as a thief. Its sweet tastes lead me to gluttony, and I revel in…
To Speak with an Agnostic
I suppose one of the biggest difficulties encountered when speaking with an agnostic about the higher things, such as ethics and God, is understanding exactly with what one speaks. It may even be in question if the self-proclaimed agnostic himself knows; all that is clear to him is that he does not know. Of course,…
Of Truth, Meaning, and Other Fun Things
I cannot help but see the modern world contains the terrible tragedy of getting psychology and philosophy quite mixed up. While it is true that we can never assuredly get outside of our own minds, it is quite another thing to say there is nothing outside of our own minds. I suppose the spirit of…
Thoughts on Easter
"God is dead." Long have the scientist, philosopher, and modern man attempted to declare Him so. Indeed, in their words, arguments, and studies they have tied Him down, stuck Him with nails, stabbed Him with spears, and hung their work on a hilltop for the world to see. The strange irony of the thing is…
The Pursuit of Thought 