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I recently reread C.S. Lewis’ Reflections on the Psalms and came across a line that has stayed with me. While making the point that his book…
The history of Israel in the Old Testament is a rich reservoir of insight into the character of God. 1 Kings 20 narrates a…
Horace, the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, wrote a letter counseling a friend in search of answers to the timeless…
Walking our dog Charlie in Central Park on autumn mornings allows me to see beauty I would otherwise miss. It also allows me to “see” into…
We all agree that love is a virtue that, when exercised, makes life better because it makes relationships better. Yesterday we explored Jesus’ seemingly…
A recent article titled “Why are we Lonely?” seeks to answer that question through the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville. In his “Democracy in…
I walk our dog every morning in Central Park and am regularly amazed at how many “morning people” there are in NYC. Some are…
Living in NYC for over 30 years, thousands of people have crossed my path. Faces and names come and go, but some individuals are…
Earlier this summer The Atlantic published an article titled “How to Escape ‘the Worst Possible Timeline’” in which the author reflected upon the broad…
