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Published in Shortwise

·1 day ago

Theology of Tom and Jerry

A Musing — I’m a cartoon cat. Right now, I’m staring at a hole in a baseboard in the living room, waiting for my buddy to come out so I can eat him. We’ve been buddies forever. The whole focus of my life is to eat him, even though I know I won’t…

Spirituality

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Theology of Tom and Jerry
Theology of Tom and Jerry
Spirituality

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Published in Mystic Minds

·Mar 20

Shoehorning Christian Mysticism Into Words

Statement of Faith — Other people’s statements of faith have been valuable resources for my spiritual journey. Sometimes I’ve had to get past the limitation of words. My head swirls with baggage from the word “God.” Anyone might recoil from that label after some authority force-feeds an official version of it to control followers…

Prayer

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Shoehorning Christian Mysticism Into Words
Shoehorning Christian Mysticism Into Words
Prayer

5 min read


Published in ILLUMINATION

·Mar 5

Is Cantor Right And Wrong?

Dear Mathematician, Please Save Me. — I think I’m wrong about something. With your help, maybe I can understand my error without spending a ton of time and money on a math degree or enduring an egotistical lecture about how amateurs ought to stay in their place. Georg Cantor proved the set of whole numbers is…

Infinity

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Is Cantor Right And Wrong?
Is Cantor Right And Wrong?
Infinity

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Feb 26

Does Consciousness Have a Type R Reproductive Strategy?

Death in Screwtape’s Multiverse — Type R evolution sucks. For every baby sea turtle that reaches old age, many hundreds die a miserable death. Cockroach toddlers, tadpoles, and cute little guppies face lousy odds too. Rats and rabbits die young in droves. Humans follow a K strategy. We pamper our young. Most live to breeding…

Multiverse

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Does Consciousness Have a Type R Reproductive Strategy?
Does Consciousness Have a Type R Reproductive Strategy?
Multiverse

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Feb 14

Wise Old Man of the Garden

A Parable — The space habitat of Junkipia, an O’Neill cylinder, rotated in ancient majesty on its thousandth birthday. The three peoples of the land, pious congregations long in conflict, held muted celebrations in their separate enclaves. One old fellow by the name of Erthenlaust followed a narrow dirt path away from his…

Spirituality

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Wise Old Man of the Garden
Wise Old Man of the Garden
Spirituality

12 min read


Published in ILLUMINATION

·Sep 29, 2022

Black with a Vagina

The Hypnotic Persistence of Bigotry — Don't pet a wild bear. Prejudgment is not always prejudiced. Prejudging a bear's wrath can save your life. Fear of claws and fangs is reasonable. Prejudice is a wrong prejudgment resistant to facts. Like a worthwhile prejudgment, a prejudiced belief lodges itself first in the heart and only secondarily in…

Prejudice

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Black with a Vagina
Black with a Vagina
Prejudice

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Aug 17, 2022

Christ Returns in the Flesh of a Goddess

Shall We Greet Her as a Heresy? — Your body is my temple, your vulva my altar. I worship thee in deepest devotion. By opening yourself to the loving strokes of my lips and tongue, you offer me communion. I lose myself in your ecstasy. I create myself in your rapture. I discover myself in your bliss. …

Religious Poetry

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Christ Returns in the Flesh of a Goddess
Christ Returns in the Flesh of a Goddess
Religious Poetry

4 min read


Jul 28, 2021

Fighting Racism in a Car Dealership

A Nonfictional Account of Love, Fear, and Politics — The owner of a car dealership held a “come-to-Jesus meeting.” He told employees to stop spreading their negative opinions about minorities, foreigners, and gays out loud in the showroom. His threats worked. Fear worked. The guys didn’t want to lose their jobs. They stopped. The owner, no Liberal by a…

Racism

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Fighting Racism in a Car Dealership
Fighting Racism in a Car Dealership
Racism

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Jun 9, 2021

Fictional Senator Ron Johnson

Future Spokesman for American Policing in the End Times — Now had the tables been turned — and Joe, this’ll get me in trouble — had the tables been turned and President Trump won the election, and those were tens of thousands of Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters, I might have been a little concerned. — Senator Ron Johnson …

American Politics

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Fictional Senator Ron Johnson
Fictional Senator Ron Johnson
American Politics

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Mar 22, 2021

Are We?

Thank You for the Photo and the Kind Words. — I’m calling to thank you For the smile in your photo, The candor in your note, The tang in your box of tarts, And the hard crunch of a nutcracker You sent to replace the one I lost. In the back of my mind, As we converse From opposite shores of an…

Poetry

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Are We?
Are We?
Poetry

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