# 5 : It is always a broadsword, never a scalpel. Evangelicalism is an ardent form of Protestant Christianity which believes in the doctrine of salvation through grace alone. That salvation can only be achieved through faith in Jesus’s atonement, that the Bible is God’s authoritative doctrine over mankind, and…

Happen before the merit measuring even begins. We can all agree equality as an ideal is a positive and desirable thing. Everyone being treated equally, experiencing life with equal footing and security. That doesn’t mean everyone always winning and no one ever losing but rather everyone having an equal opportunity…

As is often the case, his greatest strength is also a weakness. Joe Rogan is popular for a reason. He’s an engaging, genuine, curious guy devoid of any particular agenda or angle beyond exploring whatever ideas catch his attention through long-form conversation while also having a laugh. He is willing…

Not a complaint or life-defining defect. Just part of who I am. I did not wind up here by intended design, this outcome was not a deliberate target. It’s not because of any tenant of religious doctrine. No one has done this to me. It is simply the result of…

Most of us are. On any given metric the vast majority of us are in the middle of the bell-curve. The farther away from the center, the farther out towards the extremes the fewer examples or results there are. We can’t all be exceptional, the rarest percentile. We all have…

Symptoms are easier to deal with, but they will keep coming back until the problem is truly solved. Wiping the runny nose does not cure the cold. Giving someone a hot lunch does not raise them out of their poverty. Apologizing for the pain caused does not erase or undo…

They are a trap aimed at evoking an enemy and away from the real issue. It is a tried and tested rhetorical tactic. Comparing something provocative and inflammatory to the point of view they are trying to argue. The comparison example is almost always only related in the thinnest of…

We can’t form effective goals, plans, or even conversations without them. The language we use, in our speech and in our thoughts, is central to who we are as human beings. It is the primary tool we use to perceive, understand, and interact with the world around us. Which means…

The ‘terrible twos’ is not a heroic way of living. Parents refer to them as the ‘terrible twos’ because that roughly year to year and a half around the time children turn two is the point in their development when they discover the concept of their own independence for the…