It is said that the greatest chess players "see" at least 4 moves ahead at all times. This is why they can anticipate their opponent's moves and be ready for…
Years ago, in my police officer days, I got assigned to the local DUI Task Force. This was a multi-jurisdictional team of officers specifically trained to combat driving under the…
The fact that humans are so very aware of our own mortality means that the fear of death drives much of our intoxication with our passions. But at the center…
It's an old word, but I like it. The word "covenant" is such a significant word for moderns precisely because we have seemed to have forgotten the power of "covenant."…
"Blood is thicker than water." "He makes my blood boil." We are related by blood." So many sayings about "blood" and so many common sayings from culture to culture. It…
"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence." This quote by Henry David Thoreau is beautiful. But I have a problem with…
My grandmother used to confuse me when she’d comment about a particular friend of my grandfather’s. She’d look at the man as he was driving away from their home after…
On this Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, we are confronted with the mystery of God being BOTH Unknowable AND Knowable, and this mystery invites us to the awesome reality that…
Oscar Wilde said that "Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes."
And yet, we don't seem to learn from our mistakes very often. Over and over again,…
Whenever you see the term "social justice" you have to realize that this phrase is PACKED with underlying subtext. To ignore this is to be either ignorant or dishonest, neither…