Researchers concluded that defined and protected periods of separation, may allow consumers to perform better not just by reducing interruptions but also by increasing available cognitive capacity. They also found that dumbphones (stripped-down basic devices) made people smarter in that they did not create the same gravitational pull or drain on mental resources.   A... Continue Reading

It was the ethical judgments of Charlie’s physicians that kept Charlie from getting treatment when there was a reasonable chance it could benefit him. Charlie does not belong to his physicians. He belongs to his parents. And they to him. Charlie Gard is a child of God who now sees that God face-to-face. That is his... Continue Reading

I could write about the complexities of how we got to this place. I could write about Southern history and its complicated issues. I could write about the way Jesus is used as a pawn by people spouting all kinds of ideologies… But I won’t. Instead I will confess. Confess how racism shaped me from... Continue Reading

“Even when we are committed to something that has always traditionally been considered immoral, we can’t just do what we want anyway.  We insist that it is moral.  We change the paradigms and definitions so that it appears to be moral.”   “Virtue signaling” is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “the action or... Continue Reading

“If I could calculate the hours that I spend in a car each and every week, I am sure that it would come out to somewhere between 15-20 hours/wk. This means that I need to be purposeful about utilizing the time in commute to feed my own soul and the souls of my children–not simply... Continue Reading

The Gard and Cruzan cases demonstrate the stark difference in the overall philosophy and approach underpinning the two healthcare systems. In the U.S. system, Russell’s parents are pursuing a path they think is in the best interests of their child but doing so without any interference from administrators, lawyers, judges, or healthcare bureaucrats. The decisions... Continue Reading

“KLM inadvertently shows that defying natural law is dangerous.” He then cites someone’s acerbic humorous quip: “Fly Royal Dutch Airlines, where your only chance of surviving a crash is buckling up the heterosexual way.” Unfortunately, this whole issue is not funny. Mainwaring notes that the unsafe, irrational, audacious demand to approve same-sex “marriage” forces us... Continue Reading

In the church, putting shared culture over shared faith has always had destructive ends. It’s what created the sinful divisions and lack of charity in Acts 6, it rebuilds the wall of separation that Paul said Jesus had broken down in Ephesians 2, it leads to the introduction of things into worship that are culturally common and... Continue Reading

Christians sometimes dismiss fiction as a distraction. Why read a fairy tale when there are other helpful books about how to live the Christian life, or how to read Scripture? But such an attitude not only misunderstands human nature, it misunderstands Scripture. Solomon—not to mention Jesus himself—understood the power of a story to captivate and impress... Continue Reading

Particularly in light of this last election cycle and the advent of Black Lives Matter we are lumping people into two broad based boxes: the Trump loving, Republican/conservative, minority oppressing racist bigot OR the Black Lives Matter supporting, protest endorsing, imago Dei advocate, oppression fighter. The room to parse out actual concerns from rhetoric and... Continue Reading