by Chris Spellman | Nov 13, 2023 | Contemplation, Perseverance
“And what is the secret of perseverance? Love. Fall in Love, and you will not leave him.” These words of a wise spiritual author have stuck with me. I think about them often. Love. That’s the key—the “secret”—to keeping up a life well-lived, to remaining virtuous, to...
by Chris Spellman | May 23, 2023 | AI, Dystopian
I asked the well-known AI tool, ChatGPT, to write a blog post about the dangers of ChatGPT. It did, and what follows is not that post. But I will open by citing the four dangers of ChatGPT—according to ChatGPT: Amplification of bias Misinformation and fake news...
by Chris Spellman | Apr 20, 2023 | Freedom, Self-Improvement
In warfare, both sides lose. There are no real winners when nations or peoples war against one another. The war in Ukraine is a high-profile example of this as are several other wars raging as I type this. War leads to death and defeat, in a sense, for all involved....
by Cassandra Spellman | Mar 11, 2023 | Family, Suffering
“Twelve years ago I was blessed with cancer.” I heard this powerful statement from a speaker during an online conference I recently attended. I am still struck by her choice of words. Blessed with cancer? It seems almost like an oxymoron. Yet, during this season of...
by Chris Spellman | Sep 29, 2022 | Freedom
I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. These bold words are the famous final lines of Invictus by the English poet, William Ernest Henley. The name of the poem itself, in Latin, means, “unconquerable” or more loosely, “unable to be mastered.” My...
by Chris Spellman | Jun 25, 2022 | Abortion, Evil
Roe has fallen. After nearly 50 years, the United States Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, perhaps the most infamous Supreme Court case in U.S. history. I can’t quite remember when I first heard the name of this case from January 1973, but I believe it was my...
