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A Single Root

January 1, 2025

A Single Root

It seems certain that we are all bound, like redwoods, by a single root.

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February 3, 2022

A Funny Thing Happened

Why do the heathen rage and the righteous tell stories?

January 27, 2022

The Big Sort

While the best philanthropy is not a game we should not overlook an opportunity to improve the craft.

Art by Winslow Homer

January 20, 2022

Staying the Course

We can chemically fool our brain’s prediction mechanism - but not forever.

January 13, 2022

Slip Sliding Away

There is a shift going on and perhaps the best way for us to respond is to see ourselves as providing light luggage and not burdens.

January 6, 2022

The Light Is Still Waiting

Our obsession with the “abundant life” here has made it more difficult to let go of life when it becomes little more than physical survival.

December 30, 2021

The Dumb Tax

“There are a number of common mistakes we all make that leave us wondering what happened to the original intent of our gift.”

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