I remember learning about Newton’s Laws of Physics in junior high, and how I appreciated the balance of the Law that states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. To put it even more simply: actions have consequences. Often we can see this in real time: we hit a ball with a bat … Continue reading Reaping What You Sow: Jesus and the Law of Karma
As introduced last week, the goal of this series is to use Buddhist thought as a mirror to help better-understand Christianity. Last time we looked at the Buddha's story and how it compared to the stories of Jesus and the major prophets of Abrahamic faiths more generally. Today we’ll shift to exploring what it was … Continue reading The Good News of Non-Attachment?
It’s one of those weeks when the I didn’t feel I had much to add about the readings, especially since I just wrote extensively about the Gospel reading a couple months ago. So, if you’d like to read about the Parable of the Unjust Steward, check out my integral study of that parable from this … Continue reading A Sunday Choose Your Own Adventure
I seem to be doing these pop culture posts every other week, so today is probably the last time I’ll do one before the release of Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl on October 3. So in honour of that momentous pop cultural event, in today’s deep dive, I’ll talk about my … Continue reading Culture Roundup (September 20, 2025): Welcome to the Taylorverse
We’re at the start of a series using Buddhist teaching as a mirror to help us better understand the Gospel. But today I’d like to start by zooming out and looking at the basic canonical story of the Buddha’s life and enlightenment. We’ll see that it represents an interesting foil for both the story of … Continue reading The Buddha and the Christ
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