Nov 30, 2016
My dear friend, Thank you for taking the time to read this post, especially when you know it’s likely to be filled with sadness and anger. I know this is uncomfortable, but I also know that you care about me. That’s why we’re friends. Thank you for...
Nov 7, 2016
Greetings from beautiful, inexplicably 65-degree, Pittsburgh, PA! I write this from the porch of The Porch in Schenley Plaza, because I want you to vote. As you probably know, the US presidential election is tomorrow. You can check out some of my thoughts on our...
Oct 18, 2016
It’s really only been this week that I figured out what, at base, so disturbs me about this election. There’s plenty to choose from, sure. But beyond the actions of the candidates themselves, beyond the insane and horrible rhetoric, beyond the general...
Oct 16, 2016
In July, I wrote a response to a piece by Wayne Allyn Root advocating that Christians must vote for Donald Trump. Root’s piece didn’t turn out to have much readership, but then Eric Metaxas, of Bonhoeffer fame, wrote his own piece for the Wall Street...
Jul 11, 2013
Check out this article from Time Magazine Techland about smartphone usage by those in poverty, or, really, about remembering that those in poverty are just people. So let’s not judge before we know the whole story… A Homeless Man and his Blackberry...
Apr 11, 2013
As some of you know, a couple of weeks ago, I embarked on a very short-lived adventure/experiment. I had been reading this book called More or Less by Jeff Shinabarger (which, incidentally, I very much recommend to anyone and everyone). The purpose of the book is...
