Captian's Log Musings on the Spiritual but Not Religious 10 Sep 2019 Some divorce religion into two analytical categories: On the one hand there are the observable, called inessential, parts, and following that, the mysterious and unseen inner faith at the heart…
Captian's Log Essay: A Closer Look 3 Sep 2019 Please Read: A Closer Look Original Post Considering my short interaction with the Buddhists, I've thought about what other questions I should have asked. I might have gotten a clearer…
Captian's Log Rough Draft: A Closer Look 1 Sep 2019 The building is a bright, inviting yellow, an eye-catching house which has time and again pulled my attention from the road to its sign: Light Temple. I’ve cracked jokes with…
Captian's Log The Cult 18 Apr 2019 The humble Bulgarian hamlet was set off from the world: A small clearing in a small valley surrounded by massive fortifications reaching into the snow-topped heaven. Yes, the mountains were…
Captian's Log Waylaid Heart 28 Mar 201928 Mar 2019 So, I took a day, drove to the beach, ate too much, and read a little. Also, I learned that I’m a little scary. About three families today, as I…
Captian's Log The Causeway 29 Dec 2018 (Below is a translation of a text reportedly found in a bottle washed upon the shore, the signature written in the old tongue. Most speculate it is a forgery, or…
Captian's Log Reason and Creation 13 Dec 2018 While I was distracted, a veritable thought passed through my mind. It was rather quick, and possibly hoped it could sneak by me. Ha! I wrestled it to the…
Captian's Log The Devil 5 Dec 20185 Dec 2018 After reading Childhood’s End, I was overtaken by the marvelous depiction of the devil. The aliens, which we learn are the germ of our cultural ideas of devils, slowly encroach…
Captian's Log The Veil is Torn 30 Nov 2018 A general rule of thumb is to keep one’s peace about what one does not know. So, I don’t write much about politics because I don’t bother to really know…
Captian's Log In God’s Hand 15 Aug 2018 With a smirk, the atheist proclaims, “I don’t need a god to be good. What, are you such a bad person you need to be told not to murder? Need…
