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February 2022

February 11, 2022
It's a beautiful scene and incredibly deep. I truly enjoyed the remake of the original...

January 2022

January 27, 2022
Bruce Lee was considered by many in the Kung Fu tradition to be a heretic....
January 17, 2022
In my lifetime (I'm 40 at the time of this writing), I've never seen such...
January 09, 2022
It could only be by faith, at least our leap of faith on that fateful...

December 2021

December 22, 2021
Twenty-seven years imprisoned; then to go on what he accomplished, Nelson Mandela has inspired countless...
December 12, 2021
The song is not just inspirational, but incredibly deep. If you're not paying close attention,...

November 2021

November 28, 2021
Is truth subjective or objective; could it be both? What lies at the intersection of...
November 19, 2021
That famous Aristotle quote... "We are repeatedly what we do. Excellence, then, is not an...
November 10, 2021
We're a tribal species. Our way is THE way. To break from  (or even doubt)...
November 04, 2021
"Unforgiven", by Metallica. I'm not too into heavy metal, but I have to credit the...

October 2021

October 17, 2021
In my trip to Savannah, Georgia this summer, I was once again amazed at the...
October 06, 2021
Episode 8 is here! This episode features a conversation with Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of History of...
October 06, 2021
Duran Duran still rocks my world. On the Venn Diagram of deep lyrics, somber tone,...
October 03, 2021
Free speech appears to be going in the wrong direction. Not just access to it,...

September 2021

September 26, 2021
Another epoch quote from Lincoln: “Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be...
September 17, 2021
I've always enjoyed Matthew McConaughey's performances. I became a fan of him personally after his Oscar...

February 2021

February 21, 2021
Episode 7 is here! This episode features a conversation with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa. Hanni is...
February 11, 2021
It's a memorable quote from Shawshank Redemption, one of my favorite movies. The lead character...

January 2021

January 21, 2021
To celebrate his legacy, another gem from Martin Luther King Junior in Strength to Love,...
January 13, 2021
A mic drop for universalism, whether or not you're attracted or revolted by the concept,...
January 07, 2021
Sagely advice, another classic in the "dichotomy of control" from Marcus Aurelius' famous Meditations. And...

December 2020

December 22, 2020
Episode 6 is here! This episode features a conversation with Vance Morgan, a fellow Patheos...
December 15, 2020
The Canaanite slaughter. Whether or not you're a Christian fundamentalist or a strident atheist (or...
December 06, 2020
For those intoxicated by the Why is there something rather than nothing? question, I'm confident...
December 01, 2020
Latin for "unconquered", I remember hearing these incredible words for first time in the film Invictus,...

November 2020

November 25, 2020
It's one of the most famous heavyweight debates in philosophy of all time on the...

August 2020

August 16, 2020
As far as movies scenes go, it's a gem in natural theology vs. religious fundamentalism in...

June 2020

June 29, 2020
2020 will go down as an epoch year, one for the history books; two viruses,...

March 2020

March 31, 2020
Episode 5 is here! This episode features a conversation with Massimo Pigliucci and may very...
March 22, 2020
For those interested in an overview of the history and practice of Stoicism, author Massimo...
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