During a recent long car drive, I listened to a favorite podcast called Hidden Brain. The executive editor, Shankar Vedadntam, serves as host for the…
Seven years ago, my great aunt was on her death bed. She was 92 years old. I remember the 5 hour drive to my hometown,…
The date was January 1, 1996 — four years before Y2K. My friend James and I, worked in IT together at a law firm. Something…
I stumbled onto Ronna Russell’s blog several years ago and was immediately captivated. While I didn’t share in the adventure of being a preacher’s kid,…
I started this blog 5 years ago. I no longer post often as my primary intent was to share my faith journey that accelerated when…
I’ve never posted on the topic of abortion before. When I was a Christian fundamentalist, I was naturally “pro life” (or better described as anti-abortion).…
This was originally posted to Rational Doubt two years ago. I recently had the opportunity to listen as Dr. Andy Thompson interviewed Linda LaScola at Washcon 2015 in…
I don’t write political posts. I care deeply about the future of the United States but I lack the passion to write about American politics.…
Are anti-religious memes effective? Do they plant seeds of doubt? I wonder about that. Cognitive science would say that we tend to listen only to…
If you haven’t had a chance to see this yet, it’s a must-watch funny video. Sometimes humor can be a very effective communication device! Funny…