My first day back from vacation, I felt unexpectedly nervous. Like, jittery nervous. My family is still away from home so I went to a local Starbucks to spend my first morning back at work. And for reasons I still …

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As I write, temperatures across the US and Europe are soaring. Here in New York the unrelenting heat has driven everyone indoors as much as possible. Even the early morning hours offer little break. My run through Central Park this morning felt …

Why Is It So Dang Hot? Perhaps God is Trying to Tell Us Something Keep reading »

A couple of weeks ago I took a much needed personal retreat at a monastery about two hours outside the city. I’ve taken retreats like this before, but never at a monastery. I loved the communal times of prayer three …

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