I have never considered myself someone who loves work. For most of my life, I’ve focused my goals around accomplishing as much as possible with a minimal amount of effort. “Work smart, not hard” could have easily been my life … Continued
If The Lord Wills
It’s 6AM on a Monday morning – September 9th of 2019 to be precise. I’m sitting in the home office of our new rental home in Greeley, Colorado. We just moved in this past Friday. In two hours, I’ll be … Continued
Decluttering: Make Three Piles, And Ask Three Questions
Are you having trouble decluttering? It is actually rather simple. Just start by sorting everything you own into one of three piles. Make one pile for what you know without a moment of hesitation that you need or want to … Continued
Peace and Purpose
“Lord, make me to be a man of peace and quiet action.” I woke up this morning with those words etched in my mind. I had been praying them repeatedly in my dream. I don’t remember much else from the … Continued
Reflections on The Notre Dame Fire & The Soul of Western Civilization
At 12:37 on April 15th, 2019, my wife messaged me to ask if I had heard that Notre Dame was on fire. That was the first I had heard. The fire has since been put out. From what I gather, … Continued
The Implicit Anti-Human Bias of Wildlife Documentaries
When I was a kid, my favorite magazine was unquestionably National Geographic. Whatever the cover or main topic was each month, every issue seemed to me an exploration of the strange and fantastic ‘Other’ outside of my experience. Similarly, my … Continued
The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf!’ – A Progressive Re-Telling
The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf!’ Once upon a time, there was a village in the mountains. Some of the villagers were farmers while others were shepherds. One morning during harvest, a shepherd boy ran from the pastures and cried “Wolf! A … Continued
Sexism, Gillette, and ‘The Best a Man Can Get’
Look back 60 years into the past, and consider that American culture is no less sexist in our day than it was in the 1950’s. Sexism today has merely taken on an ugly new form.
There and Back Again: One Writer’s Tale
Why I left On The Rocks blog, what I learned, and why I am back.
Getting Rid of Toys for Christmas
It’s Christmastime, but we recently got rid of a good chunk of our kids’ toys. At first the reactions were mixed. Enoch, my second-to-youngest son at 3-years old, was not pleased. I kept having to put toys back in the … Continued