Mar 20Brad Jersak’s assault on freedom in his book “Out of the Embers”Originally, when I read Brad Jersak’s book out of the embers, I was appalled by the surface problems in his arguments, the misrepresenting of Plato, the outright slander of Nietzsche, proof-texting, and cherry-picking of facts to validate his preconceived conclusions about faith and Christianity. My goal here is to go…Christianity43 min readChristianity43 min read
Aug 21, 2022What makes a cinema camera?Comparing the Sony FX3 vs Fujifilm’s X-T4. Recently, I borrowed a friend’s Sony FX3 in preparation for an upcoming production, and I naturally decided to run the FX3 through some tests to get acquainted with its: ergonomics, menu, and color science because you never take untested gear into the field. …Sony19 min readSony19 min read
Jan 31, 2022Why Critical Race Theory is an existential threat to the Church — a Theory — Part 3When Churches act like corporations — A quick Recap As this is part three, I want to recap the other parts very quickly. Part one dealt with how merit has a diminishing return in a mature Neo-Liberal capitalist society. In other words, whoever makes it to the top of the hill first has all of the advantages going forward…Christianity24 min readChristianity24 min read
Dec 27, 2021Matrix IV: is Bugs a traitor?Bugs, the meaning of Blue, and non-choices. Warning Spoilers ahead for Matrix Resurrections For all of its flaws, I love the new Matrix Film. It's by far better than Revolutions, even though the fights, art direction, and score are lackluster, and it overplayed its jokes, flashbacks, and nostalgia baiting. But what I have always appreciated about…Matrix13 min readMatrix13 min read
Aug 20, 2021What if? vs the MCUCorrecting the Sins of MCU Phases 1–3 The one thing I do admire and applaud the What if? series for the most is that it is (partially) correcting the injustices of the first 3 MCU phases in which there were no women or minority figures headlining the films. I say partially because I think Disney knew these…Disney7 min readDisney7 min read
Aug 6, 2021Why Critical Race Theory is an existential threat to Christianity, a theory — Part 2Is Critical Race Theory a Threat to Christianity? First off a disclaimer, not all minorities are poor, just as not all whites are rich in America. It is true however that caucasians own the lion’s share of wealth in America, so my discussion today will be approaching the topic on the intersection of Critical Race Theory and Christianity…Capitalism27 min readCapitalism27 min read
Jul 30, 2021Part 01 — Why Critical Race Theory is an existential threat to Capitalism and Christianity, a theory.Full transparency I am a white cis-gendered middle-class male, who is currently getting their master's in communication. Also, every male role model in my life leans ultra-conservative. Furthermore, for the first 3 decades of my life, I grew up watching Fox news in a Christian home. I will not claim…Critical Race Theory8 min readCritical Race Theory8 min read
Mar 2, 2021Battle of the Budget LensesI’ve had my Mirrorless Fuji X-T3 for a year now, and I am using it more and more consistently on Zoom and Webex to teach and take classes, I have also found myself needing to make more and more videos for personal and class projects. …Fujifilm15 min readFujifilm15 min read
Feb 11, 2021Can Christians and Marxists agree on something? The Tower of Babel ArgumentThis past week I was sitting in Rhetoric Class, [Rhetoric is the study of persuasion and public speaking] chewing on a difficult text from Barbara Biesecker. It was our first foray into Deconstructionism, and we were struggling hard to comprehend what it is; the Queer Theorists had burned out, and…Christianity16 min readChristianity16 min read
Jan 8, 2021What do you do when you know people who were there? Processing January 6thIt’s been about 48hrs since January 6th, not since 9/11 have I been stuck in front of a TV watching in horror, watching our Democracy get attacked. But back in 2001 when I was in highschool the terrorism happened from an external threat, this time it happened from within. Little…Capitol Riot6 min readCapitol Riot6 min read
