Upon Reflection It has taken me months to determine what to write next about singleness. I wrote a few months ago on how the dating scene has changed, even within the last few years. Furthermore, I touched on how some of the advice I'd had in the past did not reflect the reality of male-female... Continue Reading →
‘Art Needs No Justification’
Several months ago, when I was thinking about what I wanted to do in the future, I realised that the majority of my gifts were in the arts - such as writing, playing music, and the study of languages. To make a living off these interests is not impossible but is more difficult than other... Continue Reading →
Augustine
“Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you. And see, you were within and I was in the external world and sought you there, and in my unlovely state, I plunged into those lovely created things which you made. You were with me, and I was not... Continue Reading →
Life unfolding…
I'm always thinking about the future. And then, a trigger brings yesteryear to mind. I think we find comfort and solace in thinking about the past, but it's gone. I'm forever doing as Pascal observed: always looking forward or backward and never resting in the present. Why? Since moving to Japan, I have been thrown... Continue Reading →
An Observed Grief III: Concluding/non-Conclusive Thoughts
It's taken me a while to close these brief reflections, as I honestly couldn't summarise what I wanted to say. As far as grief is concerned, it is true that grief does subside (though suffering may not). Even if your suffering does not disappear in this life, it will at the coming of Jesus Christ for... Continue Reading →
A few thoughts about Harmony Day
I wrote the following in an email to a group of fellow students prior to Harmony Day about 3 years ago. It was in response to some theological troubles I'd had with the idea of Harmony Day and my participation in a class activity to acknowledge Harmony Day. I hope you find it helpful. ... Continue Reading →
Through the Eye of the Needle 