Six years ago, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s is a gastrointestinal disease that causes abdominal pain and exhaustion, along with a higher risk of colon cancer. For me, it also caused narrowing at the end of my small intestine that had to be removed through surgery. When I was initially going through treatment,...
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How does someone die well? Is a ‘good death’ found in the way a person stares down death, unflinching? Is it found in a person’s choice to die or not to die? Does it come from a life well-lived? Does a good death negate a bad life? Does a bad death negate a good life?...
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In August 1914, a British scientist and explorer set out from England with a crew of 28 men, intent on accomplishing a spectacular goal: crossing the whole continent of Antarctica coast to coast on foot. The explorer’s name was Sir Ernest Shackleton, and his ship was called the Endurance—which, in 2022, was found at the...
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When was the last time you listened to music on the radio? A couple of weeks ago, my phone died on my drive to work, so I decided to give the radio a shot. I hadn’t done so for more than five years, and it only took me about thirty seconds to remember why. There...
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“Beyond the door, there’s peace, I’m sure And I know there’ll be no more tears in heaven” There are mysteries in this life, questions with answers that are hard to come by, difficult to make sense of, perplexing to live with. The meaning of heaven, and the meaning of earth, are like that. What are...
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“Here am I, O God, of little power and mean estate, yet lifting up heart and voice to Thee before whom all created things are as dust and vapor. Thou art hidden behind the curtain of sense, incomprehensible in Thy greatness, mysterious in Thine almighty power; yet here I speak with Thee familiarly as child...
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