Apparently a full two-thirds of us are part of the Exhausted Majority. The polar extremes are in single digits percentage-wise, even though their voices seem louder than that. A well-known politicalRead More…
TAKE A MINUTE
Have you read James Clear’s article called “Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds”? It’s pertinent. It starts out quoting economist JK Galbraith. “Faced with a choice between changing one’s mind and provingRead More…
09Jul/20
JOY, SUFFERING, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
My grandkids have been here. Talk about joy! We didn’t quite make it to mud pie-building, but we did a lot of other fun stuff. (By the way, the Mandalori-annes edged outRead More…
02Jul/20
MAKING MUD PIES
MAKING MUD PIES When I was a little kid, we had a patch of mud in our back yard. My best friend, Olivia, and I made mud pies there. (Have you everRead More…
25Jun/20
THE COST
I’ve just downloaded Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, The Cost of Discipleship. I’ve heard it’s a tough read, as the title implies. Being a Christian isn’t comfortable, nor is it safe (depending on yourRead More…
19Jun/20
THE HUNT
The virus.The racism.The election. Quite a trifecta of negativity. Such an energy suck. Take scrutinizing George Floyd’s martyr credentials, for example. Why not just let black lives matter? Or theorizing ad nauseumRead More…
11Jun/20
JUST DO SOMETHING
I’m reading through a manuscript right now. It’s the biography of a brave soul (and friend) named Raj, a Dalit in India. The Dalits were formerly called the Untouchables. Not too manyRead More…
SOLIDARITY
“If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his pointRead More…
The Lens
I think about the Pharisees a lot. (I know. I’m weird, but stay with me. This gets relevant.) The Pharisees of biblical days viewed life through a “letter of the law” lens.Read More…
MY OWN LITTLE CORNER
The other day I heard this cover of Michael Jackson’s “Heal the World.” It’s pretty. Take a listen. Remember the lyrics? “Heal the worldMake it a better placeFor you and for meAndRead More…