I am a 32-year-old husband and father from Urbana, Illinois, USA, planet Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Universe. In my free
time I enjoy chess, songwriting and photography. Like Elwood P. Dowd I have an
invisible friend with whom I walk and talk, except that my invisible friend is not a
giant rabbit named, Harvey, but a real person named, Jesus Christ. Nothing gives
me more joy in this world than being in His presence. May the Lord likewise bless you.

My passion is ...

Contemplation.

I know too much about ...

Solitude.

My parents always told me ...

You can achieve whatever you put your mind to.

My childhood ambition ...

I wanted to be a veterinarian, but lost interest.

My favorite memory ...

Watching a planetarium light show set to The Who with the woman who would eventually be my wife.

Why I write ...

I write because of a fundamental desire to convey my thoughts as accurately as possible.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I've been reading William James, Walt Whitman, and Watership Down.

My first job ...

A fry cook at The Cavalier Restaurant in Vermillion, SD.

My best moment ...

When I married my soul mate.

My inspiration ...

My inspiration is the unfathomable love Jesus Christ has for me and for all people...

Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God The debate over creation and evolution

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I have one simple burning question which I've been bandying between my hands like a hot potato for some time now. It is a question which I'd like to pose to the nearest self-described creationist. And here it is:

"Did God give His creatures the ability to evolve?"

The answer to this question, of course, must unequivocally be, "Yes," since without the ability to evolve no species would ultimately survive. The vast ecology of earth thrives to this day, therefore we can conclude that God has mercifully imbued His creatures with such an advantageous ability.

The second part of my qu...

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