As thinking people, we ought to approach all things with questioning minds. The pursuit of truth is one of the most important responsibilities charged to those of us who are capable and interested in discovering what is true. While Christianity is a rich and rational belief rooted in nearly 2,000 ye[...]
October 31st, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in poetry
The Squeeze
Some(-thing/-one) is winding me tightly around a steel pole, wringing my insides and all my desires out into a glass bowl. It’s crystal clear under the sun and in the bowl; that’s who I am inside; A man, defined by what he wants and what he wants to be. Lust. I only want to be [...][...]
October 31st, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in poetry
Fear
Eyelashes whimper as she tears them from their roots. The agony soaking the room is obvious and nobody turns away from the blood. They all simply stare, immovable and stubbornly selfish. She sinks into the balmy earth, damp with bodily fluids, and disappears.[...]
October 31st, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in apologetics
Faith
Disclaimer: Of course, this is by no means a sufficient survey of a tradition that spans more than two thousand years; and I, being only a student, humbly present this blurb as an impressionist portrayal of the glimpses I have seen since my infancy. I suspect that something like this has already bee[...]
October 31st, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in main story, narrative
A Pilgrimage into the Real World
The sky was already pitch black when the driver told us to get off. “End of the line,” he said. “There’s not really much left past here, so we don’t continue.” My companion Gian Pablo and I plunged into the cold of a southern winter’s night. Our conversation turned from logistics to li[...]
October 31st, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in apologetics
Why?
Why do I believe what I believe? Everyone capable of asking themselves this question must confront the unsettling reality that they already believe something. We hold hundreds, maybe even thousands, of basic beliefs that we’ve accepted without laboriously and consciously questioning their validity[...]