reflection
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It seems rather odd, at least to me, that Jesus asks a rhetorical question—one that, he above everyone else—knows the answer to: Whom are you looking for? Jesus asks this to Judas, the Roman soldiers, and the Chief Priests’ guards who came in the midst of his prayer and the disciples’ slumber so that he…
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Words can themselves be magical in the sense that they exhibit power in the sense that both possess the ability to compel, receive, and affirm. Remember to say the magic words—“please” and “thank you.” But tied to their power is the power of asking—of requesting, petitioning, and appealing. To ask is to desire for something…
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Have faith in yourself. I have faith in you. Because you’ve gotta have faith. Faith, trust, and pixie dust. For many, faith is nearly-synonymous with religion—a defined set of teachings and practices tied to particular texts, figures, regions, and historical developments. No one is to blame for this, for the assumption that faith is strictly…
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The earliest memory I have of using a computer was back in kindergarten. Positioned across a long table in my school’s computer lab were boxy desktops spread equally apart, each with their own set of headphones, keyboard, mice, and a colorful mousepad. Among the websites we were first introduced to was Starfall—a site geared to…
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Eat. Work. Sleep. Repeat. When framed like this, life seems monotonous at best and dreadful at worst. But in reality, life is far, far more complicated, chaotic, and busy than that distillation. It’s the things in between—impromptu hangouts chance encounters, deep conversations, and leisurely activities—that give life its flavor, although sometimes it can taste more…
John Lee Wagas 