The countdown clock continues to tick… for our Universe, and us

In our universe, most of our days are spent in tension over things that are happening more quickly than we can update our intel and navigate ourselves – as well as our enterprises or our resources – into a place that is both safe and leveraged (a tension that is almost certainly unattainable: security avoids the risk …

It’s time to get high… on a mountain!

“LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart…” (Psalm 15:1-2). It’s Summertime, and during this mid-year departure from your year-round workaday reality, I hope you’re getting some time to be …

Are you an American? Are you a Christian?

What does it mean to be an “American?” What brings all Americans together, as one? Apparently, that question lacks an enforceable answer today. American schools – from government-backed preschools to exclusive private universities – are too-often graduating students who are derisive of all-things American (except for their freedom to dis their country). Revulsion toward the …

Let freedom ring…

176 left to go. Before you think I’ve shifted into a hyper-philosophical mindset after a long holiday weekend celebrating freedom, hear me out… The internet has turned us into searchers; our pursuit of life has been shaped by summarizing. Come up with a few search terms, and you’ll have the latest thinking on any narrow …

A national cheek-swab for 1776andme (and the Declaration of Independence)

Happy Birthday (this Thursday we celebrate our Declaration of Independence)!  We’re aging – together – within a unique experiment. Wow; we’re 243. It’s an age when we – nationally – are at risk of some corporate dementia. While we wave flags and attend parades, it’s tempting to forget where we came from. It was 93 …