I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.
The Jewish tradition presents itself as the greatest revelation of God's truth that can be known in the world. That is why we call ourselves 'the chosen people.' It is not that we choose ourselves. It means that we have been elected by God and given ...
I would call myself a Gnostic. Which means, I'm interested in pursuing and understanding the spiritual nature of things. A Gnostic is somebody seeking knowledge of that aspect of reality.
I love contemporary North American fiction and short fiction. My favorite writer is Jonathan Franzen, and my favorite writers of short fiction are George Saunders and Alice Munro.
I dunno. Zombies are kinda cool," Jonathan said. "They just don't give a dusty fart about anything." — Bats 2015
Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski.
Russia contains one fourth of the inhabitants of all Europe, and one half of the entire number of Israelites.
There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly.
Proselytizing is only wrong if coercive or deceptive. Coercion, whether violent or not, is immoral, just as deception is immoral.
Most Jews, like most rational persons, know that their personal identity and their ethnic identity are not one and the same.
Many of us, both Jews and Christians, want the public square to be pluralistic, which is neither partisan nor naked.
Jason: You don't look like a criminal. Jonathan Mardukas: I'm a white-collar criminal.
Jonathan Mardukas: Why are you so unpopular with the Chicago police department?
Jonathan Mardukas: You can't steal a truck ! Jack Walsh: You were stealing a plane !
Will Shatner, Jonathan Frakes of Star Trek have already put novels out.
Coexistence and personal peace are at the heart of global peace and harmony.
WHILE THE WORLD'S ASLEEP, ANGELS REFUSE TO SLEEP!
The use of rape and enslavement as weapons of war MUST END!
It is a proper and excellent thing for infinite glory to shine forth; and for the same reason, it is proper that the shining forth of God's glory should be complete; that is, that all parts of his glory should shine forth, that every beauty should be...
I just write the characters the way I see them. And maybe that's because I'm surrounded by the most amazing men,from my father to my husband to all of my brothers. They are true heroes!
America's got a Darwin problem - and it matters. According to a 2009 Gallup poll taken on the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, fewer than 40% of Americans are willing to say that they 'believe in evolution.'
