“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The Backpack She Couldn’t Afford My friend and…
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From Nadsat to “Unalive”: The Slippery Nature of Speech This month, I’m slowly making my way through A Clockwork Orange for an upcoming book club—and it’s not been easy. Originally…
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In honor of the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on July 5, 2025, here’s a reflection on his timeless message of compassion, responsibility, and spiritual practice from Ethics for the New…
Read more“But the nun also told her that the dark night of the soul was the tomb for the old you, and it was the womb for the new you. That’s…
Read more“Let us never affirm that thought itself is dangerous.” — Joran Slane Oppelt, Spiritual Edge What Is Spiritual Edge? Spiritual Edge: Exploring the Boundaries and Evolution of Religion is not…
Read moreI’ve been a fan of Nate Bargatze for awhile—a clean comic with big eyes and a slow Southern drawl. So when I saw he’d written a book (and narrated it…
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