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Among many examples of dissonance I’ve seen of late, a confrontation between a group of self-appointed counter protestors and...

Science V. Faith One of the many byproducts of the current pandemic is an increasing confrontation between those who profess a deep sense...

I was fascinated by a recent article in The New Yorker magazine regarding archeological evidence of the kingdom of David. The article...

It is hard to avoid expressions of hatred, in the news, on social media, even in everyday life. Of course, there is nothing new about it,...

Of late, I have seen numerous posts and articles using this phrase as a headline. What is more, it has been invoked by individuals...

Years ago, comedians Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner had a routine in which Brooks posed as the 2000 year old man, responding to questions...

Comparing apples to oranges is a rhetorical ploy that seems to be quite common these days. Here’s a typical example recently posted on a...

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...