I kind of can't believe I did it. I can't believe I carefully read and blogged my way through the Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology. I'm so, so glad I did and am so, so glad it's over! (Side note - I feel like lots of my accomplishments fall into this category - I feel…
The post the prophecy foretold! Aka, a chance to share pretty much ALL of my favorite recipes. As documented elsewhere, I love love love food -- making it, eating it, finding new recipes. It's all delightful. That being said, I don't always find it delightful. When weeks get nutty and the stress ramps up, planning…
I don't have a lot of coherent, non-ragey, non-heartbroken thoughts right now, especially while grunting and sweating through a progressive overload leg workout, because of THINGS. So here is some ramble. How are we supposed to keep going with normal life? There is a pandemic. Fully one of two of our political parties are fine…
After an incredibly stressful 2020 (for non-COVID reasons, believe it or not!), anticipating an even more stressful semester for Spring 2021, after weeks of poor sleep (I cannot seem to get into Deep Sleep for the life of me), and after the incredibly insane, violent, and horrifying traitorous mob storming the Capitol last week, I…
Watching the events of Wednesday, January 6 unfold will forever be one of the defining "shocked" memories of my life as an American citizen. It joins the ranks of 9/11, waking up to the results of the 2016 presidential election, and learning about our country's practice of putting immigrant children in cages and separating them…
Remember this series?! That I'm picking it up again must mean... I'm back at the gym!! Repping TNC with my gym mask! Let's build muscles *and* build a more resilient planet. We can do two things! Our regular gym, the university rec center, was closed for most of the pandemic last year, and even when…
I've been thinking about honesty a lot lately. Our country is undergoing a crisis of honesty, where we can't rely on some of our institutions and media to tell us the truth, and thus can't rely on others to have the truth to give us. Being "honest" these days can be fraught, difficult, uncertain, confusing.…
This is my new favorite celebration cocktail! Let's be honest - nothing beats a glass of real champagne (yummers) but this is a lovely, fragrant alternative that also makes for a very refreshing summer sipper. Cheers to 2021! Rosemary Ginger French 75 (makes 2 drinks) 1/4 cup white sugar1/4 cup water1/2 inch knob of fresh…
I READ A NOVEL! Something other than The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology. WOO freaking HOO. And it was great! It feels kinda weird to write a blog post that isn't about the OHPT, but here we are. Happy almost-2021. So just prior to the intensity of my recent "final ethics paper + final French…
And here it is. The final chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology. I did it! I did it during 2020! But before I start waxing relieved (certainly not poetic), a post about Chapter 26. "Chinese (Confucian) Philosophical Theology" was written by Dr. John H. Berthrong, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Comparative Theology…
