Having a personal relationship with the Creator of the Universe is no small task. Like relationships between people, connecting with God takes a decent amount of work. Interpersonal connection takes effort to build something lasting and worthwhile for both parties. In many ways, most relationships are a sort of social or emotional trade. Being equals, […]
A Rightful Fear of Fate
In the iconic painting “The Death of Socrates” by Jacques Louis David, the philosopher sits on his bed, lecturing his followers in his final minutes on the immortality of the soul, his finger raised toward heaven to indicate the subject of his discussion.[1] At the suggestion of the poet André Chénier, David painted Socrates such […]