Creating Reality: A Christian Perspective
A thought about "creating our own reality." I hear this phrase a lot and feel that there is both truth and untruth present within it, or perhaps a promising half-truth that never fully delivers, at…
Category: Miscellaneous Nonfiction
Ashura: Day of Destiny
We are currently in the first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram, and the 10th day of that month is known as Ashura. Some Muslims celebrate it as the day that the prophet Mussa (Moses)…
When Metals Collide
Did you know that science tells us we have oxygen to thank for the fact that our cars and other metal items don’t fuse together on their own? Research has shown that, in space, similar…
Divine Dance: Interfaith Discussions on the Trinity
In light of a bunch of interfaith conversations, which I find tend to go in a cyclical fashion with regards to the Trinity and Incarnation, I think, perhaps, I have come to understand at least…
The Trials of Relocating to Rural Italy
I moved to Italy back in May 2014, and boy, what an adventure it has been! It had been a good ten months or so between coming over to sign the final paperwork on the…
Here Be Dragons: From History to Heraldry
Having seen a recent text about the death of Glaurung (the Father of Dragons from The Silmarillion), I thought it might be interesting to take an overview of the way dragons feature in some of…
My Miracle Story
In 2005, just five years after discovering my new found wood sculpting skills at the age of 50, I continued to work full-time as an auto mechanic. For almost 30 years, I worked in the…
The Neutron as a Quantum Manifestation (Avatar) of the Holy Trinity
The perception of God as a Holy Trinity is among the prime ideas of Christianity. The majority of Christian denominations share this idea, so it can be safely said that “God as Trinity” is a…
Myth vs. Reality
A couple of months ago, my two eldest signed up for lessons in medieval broadsword techniques at our local grange. The instructor had studied extensively in Europe and was on fire for the subject –…
Companion in Affliction: The Private Life and Wartime Trials Lord Charles Cornwallis
Lord Charles Cornwallis is a name that is inextricably linked with the British surrender at Yorktown and the end of the American Revolution in the popular imagination. Few think of him as more…