My English teacher in elementary school would give an evil eye to those who poked their nose in other peoples business. "Don't be a nosy poker", she would say firmly. Being nosy is defined as "a prying and inquisitive disposition", to worry about … [Read more...]
Envy and Jealousy
September 29, 2016 by
We envy those that demonstrate talent, or have lives we desperately crave for ourselves. Envy can be healthy. Jealousy is destructive and stems from wishing harm on others — wanting to see them fail, and fall flat on their faces. I am never … [Read more...]
Fighting For Others
September 27, 2016 by
Rohini and I had the privilege of sharing a table at a conference event with Laurie Garrett, a Pulitzer Prize winning author and humanitarian who has devoted her life, fighting to save the lives of children in some of the poorest nations in the … [Read more...]
Generous Orthodoxy
August 18, 2016 by
Malcolm Gladwell's 'Revisionist History' podcast by the same title, eloquently tells the moving story of Chester Wenger (a 98 year old Mennonite pastor) who was banished from his church for officiating his son, Phil's, same-sex marriage. No easy task … [Read more...]
