One rarely knows what is good for us and what is bad. Therefore if we knowingly put ourselves in the hands of Almighty, whatever happens must be deemed good. And I try literally to follow that precept.
Gandhi, "Letter to Francesca Standenath", April 1947

Category Archives: Brief Article

A Philosophical Reading List
on Meaning and Knowledge
for Atheists

I just had an exchange with an atheist on Twitter who became incredibly condescending when I asserted there were ways of knowing other than empiricism. [EDIT: Said atheist has since deleted the tweet. It's still appearing in my timeline, though, and appears here.] These kind of exchanges are really frustrating, and they’re really much more [...]

God Bless You, Prospect
For You Have Blessed Me

NOTE: This is a (very slightly modified) article for the church newsletter published the day I left my field education at Prospect United Methodist Church. For many people, it seems like this summer internship just flew by. People tell me that it seems like I just arrived, and now my time with you has come [...]

Dogs: God’s Gift, Our Teachers

NOTE: This is a (very slightly modified) article for the church newsletter of the church where I have been assigned to do field education. This past month, I have visited a parishioner at a nursing home a number of times. One of the bright points of his stay there was that he got to meet [...]