I remember the first time I actually stopped and looked at it. Not memorizing it for a test. Not just recognizing it as something famous. Just… looking at it. Why does this make sense? We all hear the same thing growing up—nothing can go faster than the speed of light. It’s a limit. A boundary. … Continue reading E=mc2 (Proverbs 3:5-6)

When I was a kid, we used to play gods. Not in any serious way—just imagination. Someone would be Zeus. Someone else would be the god of war—Mars, usually. There were battles. Alliances. Dramatic endings that didn’t always make sense. I remember insisting on being Zeus once. King of the gods. Lightning bolts. Authority. Control. … Continue reading Playing God (Psalms 82:6-7)

Mushrooms, Chocolate, and Butterflies. At one point, I seriously considered building a side business around them. That still feels a little strange to say. This was back in 2011. My tissue processing lab had only been open for about a year. Things were moving, but not the way I had hoped—at least not financially. So … Continue reading Mushrooms, Chocolate, and Butterflies (Proverbs 3:5-6)

I remember standing in a lab early in my career, watching someone sign out cases with a kind of quiet confidence I didn’t have yet. Everything about medicine was structured. Measured. Verified. You didn’t just feel ready—you were examined, trained, reviewed, corrected. Over and over. There was a path. And you stayed on it. No … Continue reading No Formal Training (Acts 4:13)