he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion…. — Philippians 1:6. St. Paul reminds us that our work is not complete. For some of us Paul’s words are hard to believe. When I look in the mirror, while I am icing my knees after a walk, and when my yoga…
Month: December 2017
The Most Good You Can Do
Peter Singer, the Australian Philosopher and moralist, seems to be everywhere I turn lately. He has a Ted talk, website, etc. He is also not without critics. As for me, I will say I am not sure about his answers, but he asks good questions. Altruism that Peter Singer advocates is based on recognition that…
You’ve Made One Change
Fast forward a year. You’ve made one change in your life. What does success in accomplishing this change look like? What needs to happen in that year for you to look back and say “Wow, I am so happy I made this change?” I know it’s a little early for New Year’s resolutions, but maybe…
There Is A Crack In Everything
Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering, There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. — Leonard Cohen, Anthem I am a son of an engineer, and educated as one too, but it doesn’t take an engineer to know that when one finds a crack in a…
How Do You Solve the Mystery?
The book of Job is the greatest poem of ancient and modern times. — Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Tennyson may be right in his analysis of the literature of the Book of Job, but it has never been one of my favorite biblical stories. I know it is a wonderful story about the problem of divine justice…