It’s hard to know what to do! Is it okay for me to stick with this job because it pays well, and life here is expensive? But I want to do something meaningful for God, too! A friend shared this wrestling with me during a Zoom call. But his questions aren’t unique. He could have been one of the newly graduated students with whom I’ve worked in campus ministry, who are now in their various workplaces, ranging from tech companies to hospitals to financial institutions to academia. Where is the meaning in what I do at work? … [Read more...] about Book Review: Working for Better by Elaine Howard Ecklund and Denise Daniels
Science Corner: Multidimensional Justice
We just observed Super Bowl Sunday, the culmination of the American football season. There are downsides to having so much of our attention and our culture revolve around the sport. On the plus side, it provides common ground for metaphors. One of the quirks of football is the possibility of offsetting penalties. I'm not sure if we saw them in this Super Bowl; I didn't notice any, but the slow-starting game lost my attention for a while. But if you've watched at least a few football games, you've likely come across … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Multidimensional Justice
Scholarship and Joy
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. - Philippians 1:3-6 Joy and good work. As I read the opening of Paul's letter to the church at Philippi, these words make me pause. He is praying with joy - one of the key works he practiced while in prison - and he knows that … [Read more...] about Scholarship and Joy
Science Corner: Don’t Wanna, Can’t Make Me
After several days at work prodding myself to complete, well let's call it a non-preferred task, and given everything else going on in the world, I was struggling to find a science news story I wanted to write about. An astronomical anomaly? Pretty pictures, as always, but the possible explanations didn't really stir the imagination. Commenting on the latest pronouncements from Health & Human Services? I can only go that well so many times (but please talk to your physician before making medical decisions or diet … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Don’t Wanna, Can’t Make Me
Science Corner: Help from a Little Friend
'Tis the season to rehearse the arrival of a small, unexpected gift. So let's talk about the latest microbe discovery: Solarion arienae. S. arienae is a single-celled eukaryote that was found living in sediment of the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Croatia. It is so named by Valt et al because it has a form which is reminiscent of the sun, a round central body with many protrusions in every direction that it uses for catching bacteria to eat. It turns out to be a distant relative of, well, nearly every other living … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Help from a Little Friend