Essays

You Forgot Who You Are There is a quiet but powerful belief that lives beneath many of our fears: I might not have enough. Enough money.Enough food.Enough security.Enough time. And

The Christ: Name or Title? We grow up hearing the phrase Jesus Christ so often that it begins to sound like a single name, as if “Christ” were simply a

A Sense of Lack There is a quiet assumption that sits beneath much of human experience. It rarely announces itself directly, yet it colors nearly everything we see, think, and

Learning by Teaching For a long time, I thought learning meant listening carefully, taking notes, and trying to remember what I had been told. I attended classes, read the material,

Good Friday: Why Do We Call It “Good”? At first glance, the name feels almost inappropriate. Good Friday marks the crucifixion of Jesus—a day of betrayal, suffering, abandonment, and death.

There are moments in life that stay with you, not because of tragedy, but because of clarity. I remember one of those moments at Danbury Airport. I was between students

Abundant Life: What Did He Really Mean? “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”— John 10:10 For years, I read this

Living in the Holodeck 2 …With the Safety Switch A little under a year ago, I wrote about living in the holodeck…a simulated environment so convincing that, while inside it,

Trials Are But Lessons… (Danbury and Beyond) There are moments in life that stay with you, not because of tragedy, but because of clarity. I remember one of those moments

Trials Are But Lessons… (Danbury and Beyond) There are moments in life that stay with you, not because of tragedy, but because of clarity. I remember one of those moments