When I think about the link between politics and religion, I think diachronically and synchronically, historically and contemporaneously. I’ll address the historical first. Although I…
The following is an email I sent to a close friend who was bothered by a perceived slight to progressives in the virtual Democratic convention.…
Sarah and I were married forty-nine years ago today. I thought about this when I woke up this morning. Today was my first morning back…
My talk today might serve as a counterpoint to Galen’s last Sunday. Galen spoke about the necessary connection between life and relationships, the flip side…
The craziness of CV-19 marches on. Basically, Trump is going to push for an early restart of the economy and a shutdown of social distancing;…
I am thinking about three things this morning: personal imperfection, CV-19, and diaries. Diaries bleeds into various kinds of personal writing, but for the moment…
We are beginning to make sense of the story of the story behind the coronavirus debacle. The President’s story as narrated in his address to…
Zen Koan: Never did a strawberry taste so good. This entry is mostly a public version of my daily diary—diary keeping is a practice I always…