The outbreak of the coronavirus is likely the most life-altering event most of us can remember. We are generally too young to remember 9/11, and the 2008 financial crisis did not affect daily life to this extreme. It has single-handedly brought the seemingly imperturbable flow of daily life to a grinding halt. Such an event […]
Saturday
Life is on pause, while death keeps churning. We’ve stowed normalcy away, folding it up and tucking it into the closet for the summer, itching to bring it back out again come fall. We crave its soft boring linens, that comforting frequency of repetition and familiarity, that we can sink into after a long day. […]
Where is God in the Midst of the Coronavirus?
Like many of you, I was horrified when I saw this headline in The New York Times last week: “When You Die of the Coronavirus, You Die Alone.” Although the newspaper has since changed the headline – it now reads “I’m on the Front Lines. I Have No Plan for This” to undoubtedly soften the […]
“Spiritual, but not Religious”
Is there a god? Do humans have souls? Is there more to life than just the physical? These are the types of questions that anyone, no matter one’s religious affiliation, often ponders. Even those who are antagonistic towards religion are usually willing to discuss matters of the spirit or soul. This is because metaphysical ideas […]
Logic and Emotion: Incongruous Mixture or Harmonious Melody?
You find yourself in command of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek in the midst of dire circumstances. Captain Kirk has been trapped outside the ship, the ship has limited power, and hostile enemies are attacking. Two competing voices are recommending different alternatives: Spock, the voice of reason, advises following logic by fighting the enemy […]
Does my God forsake?
It was one of those nights, a pendulum that dangles a bit at the precipice of each climax: might slip, might not. There was a familiar staleness in the air, the type that would swaddle up any cries or shrieks in a clammy silence, but would tease any insecurities with relentless whisperings. I sat on […]