by Colin Harris | May 5, 2022 | Opinion
Chaos is swirling about in our public life. Its troubling effects seem to be touching many dimensions of our communal life: education, religion, personal relationships and our capacity to maintain community. This is one of the many challenges that face us in this...
by Colin Harris | Apr 12, 2022 | Opinion
The traditional reminders of the details of the Gospel’s Easter portraits are so familiar that finding creative ways to engage that experience can be a challenge. Sometimes an encounter, or a combination of encounters, can bring fresh insight into a familiar...
by Colin Harris | Mar 29, 2022 | Opinion
Wisdom is a virtue that seems to be universally valued among the cultures of the world. It is hard to imagine a reasonable argument against its value as a perspective on life’s issues and challenges. The various branches of the counseling profession, as well as the...
by Colin Harris | Feb 7, 2022 | Opinion
Among the colloquial expressions that I remember from my background is a response to some assertion of an idea or opinion – “I reckon.” Most of the time, as I recall, its meaning was something along the line of “I agree,” perhaps with a bit more nuance: “I hear what...
by Colin Harris | Jan 26, 2022 | Opinion
Our two-year-long journey through the dark valley of the COVID-19 pandemic has suffered the loss of a multitude of victims here and across the globe. Few have not been touched in some way personally by these losses. Words like “unprecedented” and “immeasurable” have...