One of the big objections I hear to the idea of faith in God goes something like this: “There is no God because – science!”  We hear this on social media.  We hear it in popular culture.  The idea goes something like this: as we become more sophisticated, more savvy about the world around us, […]

I’ve enjoyed woodworking for a while now.  As a small child, I would spend hours in my Grandpa’s shop, doing projects beside him.  As a teen, my Dad and I built things together, including a guitar I still play today.  In the intervening decades, I’ve built tables and chairs, even silly things like this shade […]

I hate to bother you. I wouldn’t want to overstay my welcome. Wouldn’t want to put you out. Don’t want to inconvenience you. These are all true for me, pretty much all of the time.  I never like to be in the position where I need someone’s help, where I can’t do it for myself. […]

CONTENT WARNING: this post may contradict any notions you had that I was perfect. A number of years ago, I was involved in an industrial accident.  It was a flash flame, gone as soon as it erupted, but the damage was swift and undeniable.  In an instant, I had second-degree burns on my face and neck. […]