Christian M. Chensvold

By Christian Chensvold Let’s skip—for a moment—whether or not the gods exist. That is, whether the seven “planetary governors” known to the ancients (Sun, Moon,...

The most difficult endeavor By Christian Chensvold Here’s a simple test to check your health that doesn’t require any medical paraphernalia or professional diagnosis. It’s the...

By Christian Chensvold If you were lucky enough to have lived through the last great decade to be a teenager—the ’80s, of course—then you invariably...

I passed by a martial arts studio one day, peered inside and was shocked to see a recreation of the battle of David and...

By Christian Chensvold What do you have when you have nothing? According to ancient teachings, you still have one thing, the one thing that can...

Well into the 20th Century, an aging Frenchman recalled his youth and said that you hadn’t really lived unless you’d experienced the pleasure of...

There are some questions one resents being asked.  You may have had this reaction when someone annoyingly queries, “Would you rather live by the forest...

When we’re in crisis, lost in the forest, deep in our own personal hell, it seems impossible to get out.  Our nights are spent in...