Captian's Log Thoughts on Plato’s Republic 23 Apr 2020 Due to the Corona Panic, I have had more time on my hands than usual, and I have been finishing up something I started many moons ago, Plato’s Republic. I…
Captian's Log Reflections on C. S. Lewis Quotes 22 Apr 202022 Apr 2020 . . . you cannot go on ‘explaining away’ for ever: you will find that you have explained explanation itself away. You cannot go on ‘seeing through things for ever.…
Captian's Log Rambling Thoughts About My Face 29 Mar 2020 I have often given my blog over to meditations on the morose. I am no prophet, but one certainty I proclaim is death. It is the one inescapable fact. You…
Captian's Log Reflection: Mad World 10 Mar 2020 I saw myself reflected in a dark mirror; Upon the stage I stood and saw myself distantly. The lights were on me, and before me was darkness: I saw myself…
Captian's Log Re: Racial Relations 20 Feb 2020 Growing up, my closest and best friend was black, or at least half black. I lie, for he was not just a friend; indeed, he is my brother in everything…
Captian's Log Chapel Alert 23 Jan 2020 Some days I don’t want to write. Today I do have something I want to write about, but first, some Random Thoughts: I keep a stuffed monkey on my desk.…
Captian's Log Reflection on Hebrew 13 Dec 2019 The present query as to how my first semester of Hebrew has affected my relationship to the scripture is a tough one to answer. I do not yet know if…
Captian's Log Excerpt: Hukam in Sikhism 25 Oct 2019 (Below is an excerpt of an essay I worked on regarding different religions. It's not my best, but I am tired. Goodnight). In Sikhism, there is a concept referred to…
Captian's Log From the Typewriter: Evil Reflections 16 Jun 2019 Okay, so the typeface is unreadable like this. Fine! I'll type it out like a modern man living in 2019. (With a few odd corrections here and there, the…
Captian's Log In Defense of Contention 31 Aug 2018 I have friends—now, in the past, and most probably in the future—who could be called peacemakers: if there is contention, if factions are at odds, should it appear voices will…
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