…it’s helpful to remember that real people are more complex than the simple categories we create.
Golden Calf Sends Stock Market to Record Highs!
My thoughts recently have been drawn to the story of the Golden Calf from the book of Exodus.
The Constraints That Set Us Free
…your love for these things will constitute fires in the heart, producing great vitality, full engagement, an increase in personal force. It is one of the weird paradoxes of life that the constraints you choose are the ones that set you free.
Does Everything Happen for a Reason?
Wanting to know why things happen is a basic human instinct. It has been invaluable to our survival; we have flourished as a species by being curious. But finding all the answers we want can be a challenge.
My Brown Bag Lunch with a Nobel Scientist, Quiet Time in My Backyard, and Faith as a Signpost
Faith is not about having everything figured out. It is a signpost pointing in a direction we want to go, a direction that leads to discovery, delight, hard work, and service.
Useful Flemish Proverbs
Before A. I. meant “Artificial Intelligence,” it could have stood for something even more amazing: “Artistic Imagination.”
Dolly and Wendell
Wendell described what I have always felt but did not have the words to express. I think Dolly would know exactly what he was talking about. I’m grateful to them both.
The Sirens’ Song
Over the centuries, many readers have assumed the Sirens’ power comes from musically arousing the most irresistible human desires. But Nolan offers us something else.
Playing the Cards We’ve Been Dealt
With this new card in their hand and heart, they can see new possibilities in their life and a new community where they are welcome.
Presence of Mind and the Search for Soul
Last week I shared personal thoughts on what it means to have “presence of mind.” I considered examples of how we use the word “mind” and what it means to have the mind “present.” I offered examples: the performance of a master teacher, the act of a gracious theologian I once shared lunch with, andContinue reading “Presence of Mind and the Search for Soul”
