Archive for April 2010

57. Voices, Guts, Lies, and Failure

Recounting the times in recent weeks when I’ve heard others talking about the flesh and the spirit; recalling a friend’s sad admission of “I feel like a failure”; examining the concept of “being” a failure; discussing the impossibility of this most cancerous lie.

56. Rationality, Boldness, Hierarchies and Epics

Returning to the ending of the Anatomy of Wonder; encouraging the attitude of boldness; ruminating on the perils of hierarchies; putting the challenge to embrace

55. Ego, Rationality, Contrivance, and Wonder

Recounting a conversion over lunch;  reviewing the Nova episode, “Hunting the Edge of  Space”; ruminating on the contrivance of the universe; and pondering the anatomy of wonder.

54. Deserts, Worry, Walking Through, and Memorials

Admitting that I need to apologize to the Children of Isreal; recognizing that I share their forgetfulness; reminding myself of the faithfulness of God; making a practice of building memorials

52A. Herds, Lines, GroupThink, and Resistance

Exploring the chapter “Following the Herd” from the book “Nudge”; rehearsing Erykah Badu’s latest music video; remembering Rielle Hunter’s reaction to her pictures in GQ magazine; and encouraging us to evaluate our inclination to imitate.