Ars moriendi, The Art of Dying

7 February 2022 Feature Frank and honest talk about death is considered a taboo in many cultures. People avoid talking about death; they want instead to celebrate the goodness of the present life. However, death is—sooner or later—inevitable. In the late medieval...

Four Bowl Metaphors and the Christian Life

December 2021 Feature I recently wrote a short article about five metaphors to describe a variety of COVID experiences under confinement conditions. Metaphors help me to understand the world better, explain ideas clearer, and even inspire fresh imagination. In the...

When Magic Fails

October 2021 Feature Arthur Clarke, the British futurist who co-wrote the 2001: A Space Odyssey film, once remarked that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” (a formulation now known as “Clarke’s Third Law”). Writing in 1973, Clarke...

Christianity and Economics

September 2021 Feature Economics is all about self-interest, markets, and relentless growth. Christianity is about love, sacrifice, and community. The two have nothing in common—or so the story goes. This article will attempt to very briefly address several...