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”
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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”
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”
Learning From A Grandmaster
Note: This post was originally published elsewhere on June 30, 2024 Last weekend, I was fortunate to attend a workshop led by Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei on the Old Frame Second Routine, also known as the Cannon Fist Routine. This was the second workshop I’ve ever attended taught by the Grandmaster of whom my taijiquan lineageContinue reading “Learning From A Grandmaster”
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”
Read, Watch, Listen – August 2024 Roundup
Read 1 & 2 Samuel For Normal People by Aaron Higashi: The latest entry in the Bible for Normal People series written in an informative and entertaining fashion. These books of the Bible are crucial to understand and puzzling for many. This is an accessible read that will update you on the current state ofContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – August 2024 Roundup”
Read, Watch, Listen: Faith And Spirituality Resources
Read A Church Called Tov: Forming A Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Laura McKnight-Scott and Scot McKnight.Notes: Christian theology; sexuality; sexual abuse; power ethics; healthy church communities AD 381: Heretics, Pagans, and the Dawn of the Monotheistic State by Charles FreemanNotes: Church history; Roman history; Ecumenical councils A NewContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Faith And Spirituality Resources”
Ash Wednesday Reflection 2024
In many Christian liturgical traditions today marks the start of Lent and is also referred to as Ash Wednesday. One of the ways to mark the occasion is to receive ashes, often made of the burned remnants of the palm leaves from the previous year’s Palm Sunday, in the form of a cross on theContinue reading “Ash Wednesday Reflection 2024”
The Dreamers' Corner 