Fruit Chews, Ramadan and Respectful Dialogue

Fruit Chews, Ramadan and Respectful Dialogue

I grew up in East Texas where most people were Baptists and Methodists, so the most religious diversity I experienced was playing football with my Catholic neighbors. This all changed when I went to college at The University of Texas at Austin. I met famed atheist...
How Greed Affects Us All

How Greed Affects Us All

Have you read the list of the seven deadly sins lately? In case you’ve forgotten, they are the sins of pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. We live in a society that doesn’t talk much about sin, but one deadly sin — greed – has begun to affect me and...
Building Trust and Teaching During a Global Pandemic

Building Trust and Teaching During a Global Pandemic

I have been fortunate enough to enjoy two careers. They are much more alike than they are different, so I guess you could say I have had one calling – teaching – and two distinctly different audiences. Some people are surprised when I tell them that teaching “The...