Author: Tim Constant

I did a stint in the emergency department at Cedar Sinai hospital in LA a few years back. During the training week we had a number of speakers address different topics such as how to deal with the press, nursing unions or various parties known for wanton litigiousness. One woman spoke about how to treat … Continue reading A Thought on Loving Neighbors →

I had been hesitant to write anything about masks for some time now, figuring that horse corpse had been sufficiently beaten. But when I saw the governor of Oregon is now pushing for a permanent mask mandate, I thought I might give that horse a kick or two more to the ribs. Bad ideas spread … Continue reading One More Kick To The Horse Corpse →

Photo by srich111 The title says most of what I mean to get across. But let me give you a backstory of the limb, to whom it was once attached, how it became detached, and then I will have some spiritual yummies to share.  At no set intervals I can figure, a train runs through … Continue reading On the Unique Sensation of Accidentally Handling a Severed Limb →

Currently here in colorful Colorado there is a house bill proposed by Senator Kerry Donovan (D) which is looking to set up a digital communications division and commission. House Bill 132, if passed, will require digital communications platforms in Colorado to register with this division. Failure to do so would carry a fine of $5,000 … Continue reading Freedom of Relationship →

We often use opposites to help us understand concepts. When an idea is contrasted to its antithesis, the differences become more stark and our understanding of the differences augments. The end result is a crisper definition of the particular thing we were contrasting. The Yin Yang is a great example of this. It contrasts light … Continue reading Opposites →

There was a plumber who was very successful. He plumbed all the new major developments. When residents had a burst pipe, he made timely repairs. Because of his expertise and work ethic, he was wealthy and his store was chock full of plumbing tools. Others saw this success and considered it unfair, pointing to the … Continue reading Two Open Ended Analogies for Economics →

When the tunnel connecting France and England under the English Channel was being dug, they started drilling from both sides. When you start digging from over 50 miles away and the two holes have to line up pretty near perfect, you don't want as a foreman someone who got a C in Geometry. All kinds … Continue reading When The Ends Don’t Line Up →

I grew up in a tiny Baptist church on top of a hill, overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee. We had an organ, a piano and a surplus of cotton haired ladies. Each Sunday a handful of hymns from the thick, maroon hymnal were chosen for us to sing. My father kept time for us with hand movement … Continue reading Flashbang →

Stubble grew on an angular chin like weeds in a vacant lot. Remnants of painted fingernails ran through unwashed long hair (his one feminine feature remaining) the color of grass in winter. He was brought into the emergency department for suicide attempt, but he died long ago -died twice - he told me. Cuts etched … Continue reading Pieces of Me →

In a previous essay I explored limited government as the fruit of a society rooted in biblical principles, and under what conditions the church might disobey the government. Here I want to turn up the volume on this sentiment and discuss what happens when that State juices up and becomes a big fat cancer of … Continue reading The Christian Disruptor to Totalitarianism →