Tag: Hope

  • The Rollercoaster of Faith

    In Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a civilization builds a supercomputer to answer the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. After thinking for 7.5 million years, the computer finally delivers its answer: 42. Apparently, even a supercomputer needs a better prompt. The problem, it explains, is that they never really…

  • The Race that Matters

    A pastor friend here on the island often jokes that I’m missing the part of my brain that says, “This hurts, I should stop.” That’s because, despite being a relatively big guy, I’ve completed several major endurance events over the years. After multiple marathons, long-distance bike rides, and several half and full-distance Ironman races, I’m…