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...
by Jason Dykstra | Apr 19, 2024 | Faith, Theology
I had an engaging conversation the other day about how having a mammalian pet is like having an extra kid. Maybe the same is true for reptiles or amphibians, I don’t know. Then later that day, I was relaxing on the couch when a distinct odor caught my...
by Jason Dykstra | May 23, 2023 | Logic, Theology
I’m not a warm fuzzy kinda guy. I can be sensitive and social, but the job I chose literally confines me to a sterile, dark room all alone…and I like that. I’m meticulous, analytical, and logically calculating, preferring numbers and words to...
