Sometimes comedy shows the humorous underbelly of the search for meaning.
A HUMAN MEANING PROJECT
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Want to “Stop It”? Consider Going Truly “Counter-Cultural”
Let’s resist the temptation of slotting that phrase into its former usage, and consider whether going counter-culture in our current situation simply means identifying things in our society which we find destructive and choosing real alternatives to them.
Matisse Revisited
I have loved Matisse forever. I considered naming my daughter Camille, well…you get it. I’m happy with Camille and so is she. But I first saw Matisse’s Jazz (cut-outs which are pretty simple but amazing) at the old SFMOMA with a group of high school students I had brought there for a retreat. We had stayed…
Respect & Poise Under Pressure
As I ask questions of friends from around the country about the current state of affairs pretty much 100% agree that we are living in times that have grown terse and even somewhat savage. One thing they all have in common is that they are a different kind of “thinker/perceiver,” and probably the best way…
What is Transformation?
And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Cor. 3:18, ESV) What is transformation? Within both Christian academic circles and the Self-Help community I have noted popular teachers tossing the terms “transformational” and…
Going Back Without Going Backward
It’s a very strange feeling to be inside a law office after almost four years. For one thing, there’s the nostalgic smell: a combination of paper, ink, stress, greed, decade old high-traffic carpet and coffee. For another there’s the physical presence of it, a world of people wearing business clothes and professional smiles, offering firm…