Tai Chi For Interfaith Harmony

This week (February 1-7, 2026) marks World Interfaith Harmony Week. As such, I wanted to briefly explore my own interfaith journey and why I think tai chi is an excellent vehicle for such explorations. My Faith Journey My faith journey has followed an unusual path. My family of origin is perhaps best described as “culturalContinue reading “Tai Chi For Interfaith Harmony”

Book Review: The Four Keys to Mental Health by Steve Larson

Larson, Steve. The Four Keys to Mental Health: How to Feel Better, Think Clearly, and Enjoy Life Again. Chosen, 2026. Overall Impression: An accessible read with some good insights that should be approached with caution. Methods: The author draws on his own experience as both a pastor and someone who personally struggles with mental health.Continue reading “Book Review: The Four Keys to Mental Health by Steve Larson”

On Crisis and Authority: With Romans 13, Chen style Tai Chi, PM Carney, and ICE

I recently saw an Instagram post by Reverend Joash Thomas on Romans 13 and ICE which served as an inspiration and catalyst to share some reflections of my own. You can view that original post here. Introducing Romans 13 The part of Romans 13 which is invoked far too often in times like these isContinue reading “On Crisis and Authority: With Romans 13, Chen style Tai Chi, PM Carney, and ICE”

Diet Culture and AI Meet Tai Chi

My social media accounts, and those of people I know, have recently seen an increase in AI-generated ads for tai chi. This is widespread enough that Yang’s Martial Arts Association recently published a blog post on the issue which you can read here. These ads come in a few forms. One pushes a 60 dayContinue reading “Diet Culture and AI Meet Tai Chi”

International Day Of Persons with Disabilities 2025

Today marks the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I was diagnosed with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD aka dyspraxia) by the time I was 8. It was also noted by that time that I had severe anxiety and significant depression, including already demonstrating risk factors for suicide. In my twenties I received additional diagnosesContinue reading “International Day Of Persons with Disabilities 2025”

Theological Studies Essays

Through my Master’s of Theological Studies program I wrote several research papers, some of which I feel should be available for a wider readership. For your reading pleasure, this post makes them available. Please give them a read if you’re interested and let me know what you think! A Theology of TaijiquanOriginal version written forContinue reading “Theological Studies Essays”

Read, Watch, Listen: Towards A Healthy Masculinity

Read #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing by Emily Joy Allison Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein Boys: What It Means to Become AContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Towards A Healthy Masculinity”

Read, Watch, Listen: Centering Women

Read #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing by Emily Joy Allison 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Allison Yarrow Blood: The science, medicine and mythology of menstruation by Jen Gunter Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Suprising New Science That Will TransformContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Centering Women”

Faithful Voting Discernment: A Guide to Faith and Politics

As I write this, we are currently seeing the outcome of an underdeveloped political theology in the US and facing the specter of consequences related to an underdeveloped political theology in my own country of Canada. As a political science alum and Master’s student in theological studies, I’d like to provide a methodology that canContinue reading “Faithful Voting Discernment: A Guide to Faith and Politics”

The 2025 Week of Christian Unity

What Is Christian Unity? Today, the United States of America conducted its Presidential Inauguration which returned one of the most despicable men in the world to a position of extreme power and privilege. Hauntingly, we are also in the middle of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which runs from January 18 to JanuaryContinue reading “The 2025 Week of Christian Unity”