Corinne Friesen Blog

When I raised my boys, I had a few precepts I worked with.  One was that “all feelings are allowed, but you need to learn to chose your actions wisely”.  This worked remarkably in producing two self assured, self aware, responsible young  men.  As I get older, though, I would add to that message.  All [...]

Science is not about ‘truth’.

When night falls in the forest, animals take to their nests.  We imagine them finding refuge in the one cozy spot where they are safe and warm for the night.  We imagine this because this is what we have; this is what society has built for us. What it is to be an animal at [...]

The most effective negotiators in situations of extreme danger or conflict are always those whose experience of their own continuing inner conflicts make them human and humble and who work not to exclude anyone — even those who have continually indulged in acts of brutality and destruction — from the circle of humanity and forgiveness.

Shane Clairborne is a breath of fresh air.  Here’s an article by him that can change how you approach your Christianity.  It was published in Esquire, Novemer 18, 2009 To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle [...]

I love Math because God is there.   Coincidentally, that’s why I love music. I think Mathematicians may well be the theologians of the 21st Century.  Whereas music is the way the average person can find those same places. Give me Math to help me know the mind of God and music to help me connect [...]

I’m digging through my notes today, trying to find a particular quote by Einstein.  He puts a thought in such an excellent way, as usual, that I really don’t want to reform it here. But, essentially, he says that he finds the world of math and theoretical physics to be absorbing consolation for all the [...]

How many times have people walked into my studio after being told they ‘never will’. Yet they do. They all have this man’s indomidable spirit.