CLICK THE FROG TO ADD YOUR STORY Sophia had never gardened before, but how hard could it be? So, she bought a toy rosebush with gorgeous pink florets and planted it. For a few years, the tiny bush grew, until one year it stopped flowering for no reason. Furious at being cheated, Sophia sliced the […]
This is not a (spontaneous) spiritual reflection. Someone submitted an A2A on Quora, and part of me is still wondering why none of the answers I saw mentioned the Lord’s Prayer. So, I had to say the Lord’s Prayer in an online forum. Because that is the answer to that question. Right? Also, whatever prayer […]
Click to join the ranks. Presumed dead. Charlotte stares at the words. Now she is free to remarry, free to collect the insurance, to move on. “You did the right thing, mom. Dad would want you to do this, to move on.” One way or another, that is probably true. The chance that he will […]
A quick FYI. I promised to write spiritual reflections every day. I have prayerfully decided I am taking a much-needed break for Lent, to spend some much-needed time alone with the Big Guys. Prayers and deep down love to everyone who reads this – and to all those who don’t as well. Cuz I’m an […]
//StartPleaseRead Dear <username>, You are now in the “God room.” By now you know the (old/default) rules. Every year someone gets chosen from the general populace to maintain the mostly-automated simulation where we live. When you’re done, you return with no memory of being here. You’ll find a module on Station 9, Routine B-12 called […]
A couple years ago, I chanced upon a movie called Denial about the crazy true story of Deborah Lipstadt. A British Holocaust denier sued her in court to try to make a point. He claimed that she was slandering him for calling him out as a Holocaust denier (which he totally was). British law was, […]
Well blog readers, I had a mini implosion on Saturday that had to do with a serious misunderstanding with my pastor slash guy who is severely underpaid and overworked. Nothing a ten second convo and a bit of existential angst couldn’t cure. And then, we spent the rest of time in the confessional doing what […]
I once read an article in The Atlantic about this guy who decided to leave the Roman Catholic Church. He pointed out that no one cared he was leaving the Church – for real this time. No one cares. Similarly, I know that no one cares that I’m (probably) leaving the Roman Catholic Church later […]
Click Gollum to Join the fun. (He’s neither blue nor a frog ) Days of endless monotony stretch into a seemingly endless horizon. When will this end? Scott turns to his wife, Julia. She is reading yet another book, sitting by the living room table. Soft white lights shed a cool glow on the wood-paneled living […]
Last week, for my weekly spiritual reflection, I talked about Tolkien. This week I want to share the poem I wrote for the professor who let me write the disastrous paper that wasn’t. He then told me he was a comparative religion professor and he found this poem quite insightful. It seems to speak to […]
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