I am almost **.5 years old, and my students are in their teens. Some of their parents are younger than my sons. In my post “On Aging” (http://billisley.com/2023/01/on-aging/#more-4730) I mentioned discussing the Danish philosopher Søren … An Old Coot Teaches Kierkegaard to YoungstersRead more
No one has said, or at least should have said, that aging is easy.
I was glad to see that Simone Biles was able to compete again in the Olympics and win a bronze medal on the balance beam. She is an outstanding gymnast who has advanced the sport/art … Simone Biles, Sports, Sponsorship, Social Media and the Modern SelfRead more
“… and those only that feel the keener wound are known as Lovers”[1] I have lived a life of quite undeserved happiness and health. However, a few weeks ago I was struck with a severe … Love and Suffering: Insights from Julian of NorwichRead more
The famed Swiss theologian Karl Barth once spoke of theology as “the most beautiful of all the sciences”[1] because God, its subject, is beautiful. Theological aesthetics, by which is meant reflection on the nature and … Beauty and Christian TheologyRead more
