“Irreverence!” he declared as he slammed his palm onto the wooden pulpit. A brittle silence briefly hung in the sanctuary. The congregants present continued to stare blankly at the preacher, waiting for his next line. It came quickly. “Anxiety is ultimately irreverence to God.” Elise’s ears (name changed) rang as she looked at her pastor,...
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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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If you never had an emo phase, you missed out. You have to face pain and name suffering and see it in yourself. It’s part of growing up. For some it’s a Nirvana stage. I asked some high schoolers recently if the Nirvana stage is still a thing. They told me some kids still wear...
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As vaccination rates pick up, even in the face of the quick rise of various COVID variants, we are at a period where some countries are having to lock down while others are opening up. In my own country, the United States, various states have experienced harsher or more mild waves of disease, and some...
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I’m beginning to write this just a few days before February, the longest month of the year. I know what the number of days on the calendar says and how February compares to the other eleven months. But for those of us who battle against “seasonal affective disorder” (appropriately but cruelly abbreviated as SAD), the...
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We live in a restless world—a world of idea generation, of progress, of movement, of working hard and of playing hard. Today we are the most medicated, indebted, and obese American adult cohort in recorded history. We have moved from a routine of coffee to 5-hour energy to Prozac. Our bodies cannot naturally keep up...
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