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Tag Archives: philosophy
Dangerous Wonder
I don’t want this blog to suggest that I don’t believe there is any good to the American Evangelical(ish) Church. I have serious problems with it, it’s true, but I also am glad that I was a part of it … Continue reading
Magic – Part 2
As a child I had delusions of self-sufficiency. I could build a home or weaves my clothes from blades of grass, set up imaginary stores of goods for an imaginary winter, or repurpose the everyday items of home into survival … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity's Confusion, My Confusion
Tagged adolescence, belief, childhood, church, magic, parables, philosophy, spiritual practices, survival, The Many, The One, void
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Magic – Part 1
I’m like Popeye. I am what I am. I suppose that also makes me like God, the I am. I can’t change my beliefs or my broken symbology. I can’t change my past. I can move forward. In fact, I … Continue reading
Posted in My Confusion
Tagged belief, childhood, confusion, Finger Lakes, magic, parables, philosophy, spiritual practices, symbology
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Where to Begin?
I waded into the morass that is modern misogyny in my post about shopping in a gendered world and you’ll see a lot more calling out of ridiculously sexist and absurdly anti-woman things on this blog. But I’ve run into … Continue reading
Wendell Berry and My Atheist Revelation
Wendell Berry values the good life. He values it enough to stop and ask, “What is it, this good life? And in what ways can I strive for it?” His answers are simple, but uncommon. In farming: nurturing the life-giving … Continue reading
Posted in My Confusion
Tagged atheism, deconversion, farming, justice, philosophy, the good life, Wendell Berry
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Amateur=Lover
If you went to St. John’s, had an kind of classical, liberal, or philosophical education, or just find yourself in possession of more education than strictly required by your job you should read this commencement address given by Salvatore Scibona … Continue reading
Posted in Truth
Tagged blogging, books, philosophy, reading, Salvatore Scibona, St. John's, writing
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Behold, Confusion! 