This prayer is on my mind today. It is often wrongly attributed to St. Francis, but is clearly modern. When something like this is repeated by enough different people, it can start to sound like a cliché, but none of … Continue reading
UPDATE: The series is now complete, and I have posted pdfs of a complete set of handouts below. Recently, Nicole and I have been running a discussion group on the Apostles' Creed at our Church. The Apostles' Creed is a … Continue reading
[This is an updated version of an essay published at my own website in December 2014.—Scott Church] As Christmas draws nigh, I am reminded of the many reasons why it’s my favorite holiday. It’s the culmination of my favorite time … Continue reading
A few random life events, and one invitation to the public: 1. As of Aug 1, I have accepted a new job as a "Research Associate" at the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics (SITP). Really it's my 3rd postdoc position, … Continue reading
[Updated Dec. 28, 2017, with a revised and expanded discussion of arguments from Sean Carroll's book The Big Picture. - SC] There are many reasons why I’m not retired, but one of the bigger ones is that I haven’t figured … Continue reading
