So I am writing, about our “I.” The metaphor by which we understand ourselves stimulates either our enlightenment or our confusion. If we transcend the western normative sense of “I,” and think in terms of “multi-plexity,” we think in terms of aggregate parts; the concept implies multiple units. If we think in terms of “zone,”…

“The next CMO is going to come NOT from a television or radio background, but rather from a digital media background” The man speaking was a senior leader from one of the largest companies in the world. Their marketing budget was more than four billion dollars. And his statement, though simple enough, had profound implications.…

[Editor's Note: The poet J. V. Cunningham once observed that “…gloss demands / A gloss annexed / Till busy hands / Blot out the text…” I do not wish to add gloss to the text below. I will only mention that if you find yourself unable to understand (as I did), it may be helpful to…

Who is wealthier? The man with sufficient financial resources to purchase a $1 million home, but who finds little satisfaction from occupying it, or the man with sufficient financial resources to purchase (just) a $100,000 home, but who finds great satisfaction from occupying it? The analytical philosopher will quickly focus on what I mean by…

[Editor's Note: How can a God who is a complete being exist inside of space-time? Wouldn't the linear progression of space-time imply an incompleteness? What follows is a essay by Flint addressing these fundamental questions about God. In the process, he comes to an interesting observation on the nature of reason itself. - PC]           What…

I hear a voice from the podium, "When trying to illustrate a concept with multiple images, relate the background and foreground of your thoughts to the background and foreground of the canvas. Think relative position and relative size." The voice interrupts my thoughts. It is my voice; I am teaching. Yet slowly, the voice fades...…

[Editor's Note: What follows is a novella. Despite it's appearance of fiction, it is Dr. McGlaughlin's earliest expression of value proposition theory.] Tape I - Transcript Session 1 Dorsham was shreddin' Bandits with the .50 caliber again; he was doin' the loop somewhere over Iwo Jima - least that's where his brain was, but his…

NOTE: Underlying this particular essay are some important reflections on the nature on Divine Authority. While the conclusion is somewhat tentative, there are other implications which are only hinted at in this text. Also, there are some fairly intense criticisms of the Kierkegaardian position. Nevertheless, I am an admirer of Kierkegaard. He has written some…

Undivided yet the same, My heart is more than two. How can I fix the past a whole When all I am I do? I need to make the pieces one. But this defeats my will. If grace be grace, I need its taste, Or else I flounder still. The Psalmist asked for what I…

It's eventide; the sun is grim. It sets upon the wake. The shadows mourn for fallen Kings, As phantoms of the rake. The cloven hoof hath trampled here And left but tears of dust. The years it claimed were fleeting gifts, A grant to hold in trust. And now the Piper bleeds his tune. It…