Learning to be Empathetic Without Feeling Threatened

Learning to be Empathetic Without Feeling Threatened

Our natural instincts serve us well, to a point. They’re self-protective and that’s healthy too, to a point. Let me explain. Recently, I was at a football game with a number of friends. We arrived at the game in two cars and parked in the stadium’s underground parking...
Don’t. Just don’t …

Don’t. Just don’t …

Israel, like America, has its fair share of ideological activists determined to have their way even if it endangers the country — and possibly the world. For years, a group of Ultra-Orthodox Jews — supported by American fundamentalist Christians anxious...
The National Epidemic No One Wants to Talk About

The National Epidemic No One Wants to Talk About

I remember one summer when my children and I were in the mountains of Montana. Our cabin was among eight or 10 structures that had been built to mine nickel during WWII. A river ran through the narrow valley. The water was clean, frigid; fishing was good. Grandpa T...
Light in the Darkness | Advent Four: Love

Light in the Darkness | Advent Four: Love

Americans are notorious for holiday extravagance. Theorists suggest that holiday spending is a gauge of the health or sluggishness of our economy. In related veins, some see willingness to spend, spend, spend during the holidays as a sign of patriotism at most or...