Combating (unacknowledged) Totalitarianism

Yesterday I had the option on Minnesota Public Radio of listening to a story marking a year since the murder… Read more Combating (unacknowledged) Totalitarianism

When The Old Escapes Into The New

Each spring I revisit the poem “A Purification” by Wendell Berry. It’s a good reminder to let go of some… Read more When The Old Escapes Into The New

I often hear other people say they are “helping the environment.” Whenever I hear this phrase I’m a little disheartened.… Read more Stop Trying to “Help the Environment”

Good Friday and Easter Sunday is a time of renewal and rebirth for Christians—a time for spring (at least in… Read more On This Good Friday

I’d like to write about the Ten Commandments. Specifically, I’d like to write about number nine: You shall not bear… Read more Bearing False Witness

I’d like to share a bit about the concept of a growth mindset developed by Carol Dweck. A person with… Read more Growth vs. Fixed Mindset

In his faceWas painAs the angry mob crushed him against the door frameChanting “Stop the steal!” In his facewas disbeliefAs… Read more In His Face

Are you familiar with the marshmallow test? This is a 1972 study by Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel. Young children were… Read more Have We Failed the Marshmallow Test?