Category: Current Events
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Sunday Seven: Current Events, New Music, and Healthy Eating
Looks like this might be an every other week rhythm, and that’s probably just about right. Prayer for our city and nation: Our pastor Damein adapted this from a John Piper prayer. It was very moving, and we actually had a gap in the recording after he was done to gain composure before moving into…
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The Violence Inherent in the System
I haven’t had much to say recently because I’ve been thinking. I picked quite the year to resume regular writing. Topics are not hard to find. But, with this particular topic, I’m still not quite sure what I think, so I’m not sure what to say. To take a step back, I tend to access…
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Three Books You Need to Read (Sooner Rather than Later)
I recently shared a memory on Facebook of reading The Inevitable. It is one of the few books I’ve read in one sitting (Hillbilly Elegy is another one). I both remember sitting on the beach reading most of it in one sitting and then excitedly telling my senior class about it the next week. Part…
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Philosophy Going the Way of The Buffalo
One of the most important classes I took in college was Intro to Philosophy. By “important,” I mean “has had measurable lasting impact on me.” In a different life, I might have become a literal doctor in philosophy. But, since I took it at the start of my junior year and already had grad school…
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My 3 Phases of Pandemic Response
As we begin officially re-opening Florida today (at 25% capacity), I’ve been reflecting on the journey so far. It seems like so long ago that we were first hearing of this virus on the loose in China. Much like hurricane season, there was then two months of discussion and forecasting before a storm was obviously…
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Should We Trust the Experts?
At the beginning of March, we began acquiring newspapers to use for packing materials when we moved. The Wall Street Journal was offering 12 weeks for $12, which is both ridiculous and a reminder of where print news is these days. It is a considerable increase sometime in May, at which point I’ll have to…
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Why We Can’t Know If We Overreacted (Yet)
A few disclaimers here at the top. I’m not a doctor. I don’t even play one on TV. I hang out with doctors, but they are predominantly philosophical rather than medicinal. I can’t speak to how SARS-CoV-2 affects your immune system and leads to COVID-19, and in advanced cases, ARDS. I can’t speak to how…