Our brains are wired to perceive connections and draw significance from a gazillion pieces of sensory input every day.  Simply…

Why can’t you trust atoms? Because they make up everything. It’s a silly joke, maybe even stupid. Still, I must…

A few years ago, a Polish proverb hit social media. This saying was everywhere all of a sudden: “Not my…

“Chaos is a friend of mine.” -Bob Dylan I was listening to Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast a few weeks ago, a…

The yellow brick road starts our as a spiral in the movie, The Wizard of Oz. It’s like an echo…

“God is the idea of unlimited supply which [people] keep covered so deeply within their minds.” - Emma Curtis Hopkins…

First, an update about mask-wearing at Sunday services… We’ve been feeling our way through this matter for seven weeks now,…

One of the things I love about vacations is how they blur the edges of my life. Travis and I…

A headline in the Washington Post jumped out at me this week: “Creativity may be key to healthy aging. Here…

In ballet-afrique dance classes with my amazing friend Romy Keegan, back when we were meeting indoors at the studio, we…

I find myself revisiting these themes a lot lately: Trying to maintain a broad vision while also being able to…

I’ve had this Matt Groening cartoon up near my desk for years: It’s such a great encouragement.  Don’t let others…