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At a time when our country seems to be tearing itself apart; when divisions, political, racial, economic and religious are so wide as to...

One must wonder at political leaders who, having spent a decade or more criticizing, belittling and demeaning those in office then ask...

I am deep in the midst of a fascinating book by Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why. I’ve written before about Sinek-whose insightful...

So much of what I read and see these days regarding our present circumstance is focused on the extreme ways in which people are reacting...

Never has a nobler sentiment been so perversely abused as the expression “for love” . You can fill in the missing parts: for love of...

Even in the best of times there are individuals that find dark conspiracies around every corner. But in times of crisis such as we are...

A new work by author, Eric Larson, The Splendid and the Vile, revisits a moment in history that has been exhaustively covered, offering...

As I read the dreadful statistics each day reciting the numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths that have occurred overnight I...

In times of crisis, both personal and otherwise, we are stripped bare of our carefully constructed veneers. Fear, doubt, anger and...

Although I am writing this post a few weeks ahead of the date it will appear (in order to maintain some sanity the topic is one I am...

As I approach the turn of another year, I’ve been thinking about how we regard aging. In this time of such uncertainty it is natural to...

I came across this quote the other day and wanted to share it. “The reason we struggle with insecurity is our tendency to compare our...

Some time ago my podcast partner, Alvean Lyons, and I recorded an episode entitled “Lies we tell ourselves.” We were not sure how well...

As Andy Warhol famously said, in the future everyone will enjoy 15 minutes of fame. We might construe those remarks to suggest that...

Part of my morning contemplation is set aside to remember people in my life, and indeed those whom I do not know, who are facing life...

I recently picked up a fascinating book by the author James Blish, well known among science fiction fans for his wide breadth of interest...

I admit this word is new to me—and maybe to you as well. It is a contraction of blessed and cursed, and on reflection I find that it...

My immediate thought at the mention of demons is of C.S. Lewis and the Screwtape Letters. If you have not read this slim volume, I...

I wasn’t surprised the other day to read the results of a survey conducted by a mental health organization alleging that those who...

On a long drive with a friend one day the conversation turned to a topic of interest to us both: what does it mean to be fully aware? ...