Category: English

Prefer to listen. Fear. Confusion. Misunderstanding. The word vaccine arrives in the mind like a living thing, born, growing, and stirring whole constellations of emotion within the public imagination. To question a particular vaccine is an act of discernment; to question every vaccine is an act of forgetting. It forgets the long, fragile lineage of Read more

Prefer to listen. How did we get here? The question returns like a tide. Persistent. Unembarrassed by repetition. Each time we ask it, a chorus of explanations rises to meet us, histories, excuses, theories, stories. Yet most of them are only mirrors reflecting what we already believe. They comfort more than they clarify. For the Read more

Prefer to listen. The significance of nurses in society is not only immeasurable but foundational. Their worth is immense, Their merit indispensable. Their value Consequential. It is the quiet architecture beneath every functioning health system, every recovery, every dignified death, every moment when fear gives way to understanding. Nursing is the discipline that stands at Read more

Prefer to listen. Life can be elemental. We are the ones who choose to make it intricate. Living a healthy lifestyle for optimal organ health is not that simple, but it is also not complicated. Living in a way that honors the body’s organs is neither a riddle nor a recipe. It is a dance Read more

Prefer to listen. Sugar itself is not the enemy. Sugar is not bad. It is the high amounts of sugar we consume causing long-lasting harm. And the elevated frequency with which we overindulge on it only deepens the problem. Sugar is not the villain we often make it out to be. It is simply a Read more

Prefer to listen. “Yes, sir!” It is the only response Yessir has been conditioned to answer. “Cut costs.” “Yes, sir!” “Cut personnel.” “Yes, sir!” “Increase revenue.” “Yes, sir!” “Do this. Then do that.” “Yes, sir!” Yessir never questions. When a doubt stirs, small as a spark beneath ash, Yessir smothers it before it can glow. Read more

Prefer to listen. “Write.” The Voice arrived without warning, sharp as a knock against the inside of my skull. It was October of 1998. It was chaos. “Write?” I whispered back calmly, but bewildered “Write.” The Voice commanded. “About what?” I asked, confused while simultaneously curious. “You will know when the time comes,” the Voice Read more

Millionaire Televangelists Are the New Pharisees and Sadducees – How do these passages illuminate the dangers of blind trust in religious authority? Are today’s self-serving pastors the spiritual descendants of those condemned in scripture?  Read more

Christians and God Use of the Devil – Do you believe in a devil as a separate entity from god? Do you agree human nature prefers to avoid blame or responsibility for evil actions? Why do you choose to do either good or evil?  Read more

#8 – Jesus Was Lied to by His Parents – What innocent lies did your parents tell you? What serious lies did your parents tell you? Did any of those lies shape your life in any way? Do you need religion for anything or are you free from religion? Do you follow or try to Read more