by Jason Dykstra | Feb 27, 2025 | Logic, Theology
Well, I can’t say I’m excited to be entering what I call the “mush” season of the year: the chilly rain and sloppy mud of early spring. But after a very robust winter with plenty of snow and cold, it’s time to return to something...
by Jason Dykstra | Jan 31, 2025 | Practical, Theology
In this bleak mid-winter, I heard a sound the other night that I never hear in January. An explosion of fireworks happened to interrupt my evening – and just after I had seen an Instagram post about how proud so many folks still are to sing the national anthem!...
by Jason Dykstra | Oct 24, 2024 | Logic, Theology
It’s true. As a kid I was always enthralled with the spinning wheel of lotto balls that eventually allowed enough to escape into the heavenly row determining the winning sequence. But I didn’t care about money or the millions simultaneously glued to their TV and...
by Jason Dykstra | Sep 27, 2024 | Story, Theology
Ahhh. I just had the great privilege of spending some time away in the beauty of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters (and taking a month off from blogging!). It was so beautifully quiet and visually stunning! In the long, serene hours moseying around nature, I listened...
by Jason Dykstra | Jul 20, 2024 | Afterlife, Theology
With the recent passage of July 4 – and before that Memorial Day – I have come to appreciate these days of reflection more and more. The longer I live life without being in the service or police force, the more I feel indebted to them (even after a...
by Jason Dykstra | Jun 30, 2024 | Logic, Theology
Nowadays, you can’t get within a mile of a bookstore without spotting scads of self-help (or “self-care”) titles, and this may be the mother of them all! It offers not one, but fifty different methods to help yourself out of whatever problems you...
