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I was invited (along with UVC’er Jenny Weigle) to give a presentation last Saturday to a group of United Methodists about social media and the church. The day started with worship and after about 15 minutes of singing and before one of the pastors started...

In charge of that

I recently read an interesting article in Runner’s World on Desiree Davila, who finished second in the U.S. Marathon Olympic trials a couple of weeks ago. What really caught my eye, though, was a quote by Keith Hanson, one of her coaches and the owner of Hansons...

In praise of a handwritten letter

The picture at the bottom of this post is a letter. Two pages of stationery. Creme-colored. 5×8 inches. Actual hand-writing on each side. It’s a letter from my cousin, Suzy, who is my dad’s brother’s daughter. She’s 18 months older than I...

I knew there was a reason I’m not constantly nagging the kids to pick up their...

People think that to be just is a virtue, deserving honor and rewards; that in doing righteousness one confers a favor on society. No one expects to receive a reward for the habit of breathing. Justice is as much a necessity as breathing is, and a constant occupation.

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