“I Know All” Christians

“I Know All” Christians

In his December 2017 Ted Talk, Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, known by his nearly 13 million YouTube subscribers as “Dr. Mike,” warned of a so-called “I Know All” (IKA) expert in the doctor’s office. Dr. Mike said this expert is someone who enters the doctor’s office...
Lord, I Want To Be Like Jesus

Lord, I Want To Be Like Jesus

Anyone who knows me knows that I am generally “progressive” politically. I don’t particularly appreciate the two presumptive major-party nominees for president in 2024, nor do I like Robert Kennedy, Jr. I live in Vermont, the state that continually elects “Democratic...
Small Towns and the Spirit of the Sugarhouse

Small Towns and the Spirit of the Sugarhouse

A friend told me maple sugaring in Vermont is a way of life. He said this as we were installing new sap runs and tapping a new section of his 150+ acre sugarbush. I have to agree with him. Chris Bohjalian, author and fellow small-towner, has written that steam from a...