Wisdom Wherever You Find It: Another Fine Mess

Wisdom Wherever You Find It: Another Fine Mess

The public library in Wilmette, Illinois, had a small collection of 8mm films available to borrow. Like every other middle-class family in the 1960s, we had a projector on which to watch the growing collection of home movies that featured silent figures waving at the...
Sowing Grievances Produces Violence

Sowing Grievances Produces Violence

It’s not a new idea: We reap what we sow.  At least as old as the writing of Galatians 6:7, it is a timeless principle.  When it comes to the relationship between hostile rhetoric and violent wrongdoings, the early apostle’s words provide a better perspective than...
Would I Accept Me?

Would I Accept Me?

Often, we are less tolerant than we claim. At least that is my confession. Intolerance is not necessarily a bad thing. Our tolerance levels seem to change with age and experience. Mine lean now toward less noise and fewer people at a time. Deeper conversations are...
The Challenge of Unpursued Truth

The Challenge of Unpursued Truth

A decorative pillow in the hotel lobby brought a quick pause, an easy smile and the iPhone snapshot posted here.  It read, “I’d agree with you but then we’d both be wrong.”  Its wittiness speaks to how sure we often are about some matters — and our eagerness to win...