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For most of my life, religion meant nothing much more than the struggle to follow a bunch of rules. Despite this thinking, I still would have said I followed the religion of Christianity. Notwithstanding (and even though I wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

Jean-Paul Sartre famously said “Existence precedes essence.” By this, he was expressing his view that life, in general, provided no essence, or meaning or purpose; any subsequent essence to one’s life is established by an individual alone. Sartre was an … Continue reading →

Excluding 6-7 years during my time at WVU studying (ok, and occasionally partying), I’ve always attended a Christian church. I was an active participant during junior high and high school ministries, and was even baptized during junior high. Upon getting … Continue reading →

If you’re around my age, then you probably remember the movie “There’s Something About Mary.” The politically-incorrect comedy tells us of a love story, of sorts, where an ‘average Joe’ gets the woman of his dreams, Mary. Throughout the movie, … Continue reading →

Truth is important. Let’s see if you agree. Imagine lying on your favorite couch on a rainy Saturday afternoon, one perfect for a nap. Your 5 year-old is in the kitchen and it’s unusually quiet throughout the house. You ask … Continue reading →

“What is the purpose of learning this stuff?!” On a fall day in 1995 at St. Mary’s High School, undoubtedly out of my frustration with the subject, I asked this question of my Calculus teacher. Mrs. Suzanne Rouse, a very … Continue reading →

When I was a kid, I was not a reader. Only the encouragement (or bribery) of free pizza from Pizza Hut (“Book It”!) really worked. However, some of the books I did enjoy were the “Hardy Boys” mystery series. In … Continue reading →

We almost universally live as though we are not going to die. It’s true. Most of us totally ignore the fact our death is 100% guaranteed. We even hate to talk about dying and death. When times come which we … Continue reading →

The universe is amazing. Its overall vastness is overwhelming. Think about it: if a person travelled at the speed of light (671,000,000 miles per hr), then they could cross our galaxy, the Milky Way, in 100,000 years. What is even … Continue reading →

This past week, the parent of a teenage patient in my office was wearing a tee shirt that had the album logo from the Guns ‘n Roses “Appetite for Destruction” album. I noticed it and commented on it, saying the … Continue reading →