“Are We All Cyborgs Now?”: the Book Tour

I wanted to share some upcoming events as Are We All Cyborgs Now? hits the road.   Paideia Presentation in June I will be speaking at the third annual Paideia Conference, held at…

The Importance of the Church Calendar

As we work our way through Holy Week, I wanted to share my explanation of the importance of the church calendar that I offered in Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation. In that…

The Coming AI Take-Over is Worse Than You Think

In a recent article on my Substack, I observed that if a killer robot walked into a city and began turning humans into paperclips, we have a mental map for how to…

The Birth of Rock

Most of the music we listen to and enjoy today has been influenced by rock music. But while rock music, or Rock’n’roll, may be seem familiar, or even old fashion (hence the…

Braszko Chapel Project

My friends, Alex and Jesse Braszko, have been going through a very difficult time as their 18-year-old daughter, Lily, suffers in the last stages of terminal cancer. People were wanting to send…

Cyborg Creep; Cyborg Buzz

I wanted to offer an update on some of the buzz currently surrounding, Are We All Cyborgs Now?: Reclaiming Our Humanity From the Machine, the book I recently co-authored with Joshua Pauling.…

Why Hardship isn’t Always Bad

Now that Lent is upon us, it is worthwhile to reflect on how we can offer our struggles to God, both involuntary struggles (i.e., sickness and suffering in our families), as well…

Transforming Over-Sensitivity

In Wounded by Love: The Life and Wisdom of St. Porphyrios, the saint addresses the suffering caused by over-sensitivity, and how this type of suffering, like all hardships, can be transformed into a…

How Disney’s “Encanto” Encourages Weakness, Burdens Children With Adult-Themes, and Promotes A Disordered Relationship With Elders

I recently watched Disney’s 2021 animated film Encanto. This film centers on Mirabel, a girl who is part of a Latin American community held together by the gift of magic given to…

Valentine’s Day, Plato’s Cave, and Calvin’s Divided Teleology

I have not had much time recently for blogging, so I apologize for the recent hiatus. After a long work day, much of it spent in front of screens, blogging in low…

The Role of Beauty in Worship

Last year I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion with Fr. Patrick Cardine and Nazo Zakkak on the role of beauty in worship. During my part of the presentation…

Love the Trees!

In Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of The Bible, Ellen Davis shares an anecdote about a student who “had a job interview at a Christian school in California where staff…



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