Welcome to this year’s best-of list! This past Lent, in the spirit of self-examination and repentance, our church community engaged a series on the enneagram. Around the same time, I wandered into a thrift store and found a 1984 book on the enneagram for $1 (or was it $2?). I’d never read it before, and … Continue reading Best of 2025 (Books, TV, Music)
Palestine: To Be Or Not To Be?
On the 23rd of September at this year's General Assembly in New York, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas submitted a formal request for Palestinian state recognition and full United Nations membership along the June 1967 borders (see map below) with East Jerusalem as capital. Abbas' speech was met with resounding applause and even a decent standing … Continue reading Palestine: To Be Or Not To Be?
Writing Is Prayer 