Something I began to ponder as I watched a show about England before it was England. The show is about love and Britain. For me, it helped illustrate the contrast between something fleeting and something eternal. What we now call England was essentially governed by the Roman empire for almost…

My friend Stephanie who is a brilliant songwriter and musician was recently asked to write a song about the “essence of humanity” for a time capsule project. A tall order indeed so she posed the question to her Facebook friends. My first thought was that “essence of humanity” sounds like…

The long-standing tension between religion and science is an unnecessary battle born of misunderstanding not truth. And like any war, there have been casualties on both sides. Religious people have made themselves exponentially more vulnerable to misinformation and disinformation because they are taught to mistrust good sources of information and…

As you likely know, airplane seats are rather compact to put it kindly. The amount of physical contortion required to do something so simple as taking your phone out of your pocket while sitting on an airplane requires a set of qualities mostly reserved for world class gymnasts and acrobats…

I don’t usually post sports stuff here, but just in case any of you don’t follow me on Facebook and care about the Blazers, I thought I would offer this bit of light reading. After losing all four preseason games by an average of more than 25 points and losing…

I have spent most of my career becoming a better problem solver. For me, that means mostly legal and business related problems. After 20 plus years, at times I’m pretty dang good at it. Clients come to me usually in a crisis or with a problem about to become a…

I may have posted this before, but it was recently called to my attention after I posted it on Facebook a couple years back. I couldn’t find it on here so I thought I would post it here too. I have long admired Thomas Jefferson. I have read his writings…

In May, 1986, a group of highschool students and staff from Oregon Episcopal School were participating in a wilderness program on Mt. Hood. They were well above the timberline on snow and ice when the weather turned suddenly. Temperatures dropped in an instant. The wind ripped over the exposed face…

I am beginning to believe that the most destructive role a religious person or individual can play is that of gatekeeper. Perhaps determining who is “in” or “out” or “wrong” or “right” in the context of something divine should be the exclusive purview of the divine itself. And if you…