Is Expertise Needed for Wisdom?
[Note: Ask John has a fresh question answered, featured here too.] Q. I ask you questions because I’ve studied with you. Other people, I assume, ask you questions because they […]
Category Archives: Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice
The Geometry of Faith
According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity (CSGC) at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, there are approximately 41,000 Christian denominations and organizations in the world (2011 statistic). That’s 41,000 […]
The Gym and Pool Party Complex
Have you been to the gym or pool recently? It’s summertime here in the Northern Hemisphere, and my guess is that you or someone you know has spent time in […]
Running Across Life and Death
From 2005-2008, my family and I called the city of Vancouver home while I was studying at Regent College. One of the things I miss about Vancouver is, perhaps surprisingly, […]
The Lost Art of the Advice
Ronald Reagan wrote a moving letter to his son in 1971. He was known as a Hollywood actor back then, 10 years before the became president of the U.S., and […]
Technology… Interrupted
Hardly a day passes, it seems, without some article appearing that bemoans how distracted we have become with our over-reliance on technological gadgetry, our inability to turn our devices off, […]
Gossip Medication
Gossip feels therapeutic. When we are feeling down, nothing can anesthetize our blues better than negative news about someone else. Writer Anne Lamott describes a moment once when she felt […]
My Hall of Shame
I hate to face my Hall of Shame. That’s how I call, or at last how I feel about, my list of answered emails, Facebook comments and messages, SMS, unpaid […]
Delicate Delegation
It seems to me that the delegation of tasks (better known as the delegation of control) is a bit like asking a friend to cut your hair. You’re probably better […]
Mad Men and Cool Whip
Cool Whip, every North American’s favorite artificial whipped cream substance, has now entered its 45th year of existence. On the surface, its creamy, light fluffiness might not appear an appropriate […]
Wondering Fair 