There was a frantic tone to her email. “My students keep asking me ‘Why do we have to learn this?!’
Author: mark
My Mom and Her Camera
“You’ll be happy that I’m taking these pictures!” My mom whips out her camera whenever the family is together. And
Cutting Wood on Sunday
When I was a high school teacher, I loved cutting wood on Sunday. Chainsaws, wedges, mauls, axes, and muscle were
Ethics, Love, and Faith in Kierkegaard (Mooney, ed)
Misunderstandings about the misunderstood abound. Christians and atheists, foundationalists and post-moderns, psychologists and philosophers have in some way or another
Naked in the Universe
Facebook friends recently showered me with birthday greetings. Many students from my past school years sent additional messages—things they recollected
Jesse Stone
Flawed humanness is the mirror reflection greeting each viewer who watches Jesse Stone. Ambiguity in life best describes the films:
2001: A Space Odyssey
Galleries, museums, symphonies, and poetry offer us unparalleled opportunities to appreciate art from
The Slowness of God
Culture says, “Live in the moment.” Scripture says, “The moment counts for eternity.” “Genesis is a myth, a story of
Doubt
The Bells of St. Mary’s ring no more. Half a century has passed since Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman demonstrated
It is Finished
You know what I do when I finish mowing the lawn, cleaning the house, or eating leftovers? I step back