Lesallan | October 15, 2025 Between Relief and Restraint: Ethical Choices at Life’s End I approached this ethical scenario from a personal perspective, guided primarily by the principles of principlism—respect for autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice—while also integrating a virtue-ethical sensibility rooted in compassion, fidelity, and stewardship. These commitments influence Read more
Religion and ethics are distinct yet deeply intertwined ways humans make sense of right and wrong. Religion supplies a narrative framework—stories, scriptures, rituals, and a vision of ultimate reality—that shapes moral imagination, defines virtues, and names obligations. Ethics supplies methods for clarifying duties, weighing competing goods, and translating moral insight Read more
Lesallan | October 7, 2025 Faith, Ethics, and Moral Formation: A Personal Reflection by Lesallan Bostron My understanding is that religion and ethics are distinct but deeply interconnected domains. Religion provides a narrative, vocabulary, and normative commitments that shape moral imagination and offer a foundation for moral duties, virtues, and Read more
Lesallan | October 7, 2025 Faith, Ethics, and Moral Formation: A Personal Reflection by Lesallan Bostron My understanding is that religion and ethics are distinct but deeply interconnected domains. Religion provides a narrative, vocabulary, and normative commitments that shape moral imagination and offer a foundation for moral duties, virtues, and Read more
A Prayer for Today Heavenly Father,Thank You for the gift of this new day. As I rise, I ask for Your wisdom to guide my thoughts, Your strength to steady my steps, and Your love to shape my words and actions. Help me to walk in truth, even when it Read more
Lesallan Bostron Ohio Christian UniversityProfessor Mark GodboldOctober 2, 2025 A Theological Middle Way: Generalism Compared with Antinomianism and SituationalismLesallan BostronOhio Christian UniversityProfessor Mark GodboldOctober 2, 2025 A Theological Middle Way: Generalism Compared with Antinomianism and Situationalism This paper explains three nonabsolutist ethical systems—antinomianism, situationalism, and generalism—as presented in Geisler (2010) Read more
Lesallan | October 2nd, 2025 Basis for Ethical Decisions – Response to Casey Good morning, Casey: Thank you for your gracious response and for sharing how prayer and patience shaped your decision. I appreciate how you emphasized not rushing but waiting on God for the right timing and words—that is Read more
Lesallan | October1, 2025 By His Grace: Ethical Application Discussion This discussion applies three ethical systems—antinomianism, situationalism, and generalism—to the following scenario: you find a wallet containing $500 with no identification, you have just lost your job, and a family member is ill. Each approach is applied consistently, followed by Read more
September 30, 2025 Lesallan Bostron – My Personal Journey: Revised I am Lesallan Bostron, a writer, curriculum designer, and online minister whose life is shaped by faith, story, and an enduring curiosity about the world. My childhood was spent in West Allis, Wisconsin. I have been residing in Aurora, Missouri, Read more