Two opposing themes stood out to me about Christopher Nolan’s cinematic portrayal of The Odyssey (and The Aeneid): trickery and hospitality. “Zeus’s Law” or the social contract of hospitality when broken was a severe offense against the gods. In the movie, we see both hosts and strangers violating this sacred Greek code—what’s supposed to be…

Proponents of M-theory, who think they escape the implication of a creator for our universe birthed by the “Big Bang,” are stuck between an empirical rock and an intelligently designed hard place. Consider the fact that M-theory—the “Theory of Everything” in physics that connects quantum mechanics with gravity—while being a credible mathematical framework is not…

During a Ligonear interview titled, “How Did We Get the Bible?”, Michael Kruger talks about his former seminary professor, Bart Ehrman, and his disillusionment with the traditional, historical view of the canon of scripture and the problem with textual criticism—the academic method used to reconstruct the wordings of the original manuscripts of the Bible. Ehrman…

A sage man once said, “The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.” –Plato, Laws I.626e When did knowledge replace wisdom, or facts replace virtues? Was it during the Enlightenment when rationality and science replaced the objective standard of divine justice and righteousness? This sounds terribly right. And it explains a lot about what’s…

Hello Friends, Giveaway Time! Woohoo! So excited to offer this exciting opportunity to WIN chosen one themed books and goodies! Click HERE to enter. Prizes include Print copies of Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard, Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio, Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth, Chosen Children by Jenny Raveling, The Silverblood Promise by James…

A poem about my experience as an immigrant boy in America.   Faith, Hope, and Love “The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.”   Even in the shadows, Faith, which is the shimmer of things that’ve long lost their luster, still slices like lightning.   “So let’s go all in.”  …

Hello Friends, Sari and I had a great time at the Grace Mellman Library book fair on the 21st, their first ever. They did a great job accommodating all the authors and vendors with refreshments and assistance with their booths. We were there for over six hours slinging water to parched strollers, talking to curious…

Hello Friends, As you may or may not know, I’ve recently published my speculative fiction novel titled Salvador: Sofía’s Story. This Saturday I will be signing copies of my book at Grace Mellman Community Library in Temecula from 10a to 3p. See you all there!

After 20 years of planning, researching, writing, and editing, SALVADOR is finally finished and available to purchase and enjoy at https://a.co/d/0d62xt6p! SALVADOR was originally inspired by two books: The Jesus I Never Knew and The Da Vinci Code. I loved how Philip Yancey highlighted the humanity of Christ in the former, and I loved how…

My book on the topic of imaginative apologetics, hence the title–IMAGINATIVE Apologetics–is finally here. The book has over 50 poems, 170 prose (aphorisms to articles), and 20 short stories. Topics include but are not limited to Beauty, Faith, Love, Philosophy, Redemption, Suffering, Wisdom, Discipleship, Ethics, Psychology, Science and Faith, Theology, Worldviews… Here are a few…