Jared Diamond, the author of highly successful books on human history, has written in his most recent book what strikes me as a wrong-headed commentary on religion — wrong-headed in a way that’s become increasingly commonplace these days among the anti-God cadre. It’s all about the irrationality of religious belief. Here’s a small, indicative sample:…Read More
Tycoon’s New Midlife Mission
In Cambodia
Scott Neeson’s life might have been something it would have taken an F.Scott Fitzgerald to capture. As it turns out, this tycoon’s story is more inspiring. It underscores, for me, how radically a human being can become someone nearly unrecognizable to the people who once knew him. I recently read a brief account of this remarkable…Read More
John Simmons tells a story about a nine year-old boy named Jesse who had some bar charts he wanted John to see. He was a student in one of Chicago’s troubled West Side schools. We’re talking here about a third grade boy who’s proud of a bar graph — something utterly remarkable — but to…Read More
A recent sermon at St. Bart’s by Buddy Stallings spoke eloquently to me about spiritual pride and how it’s holding all of us back. It’s called “A Simple Story Hits Home” and is essentially a lesson in how to live without looking down on anyone else. That’s an idea most of us would endorse, on…Read More
Reader Response
In good and evil
From a friend, thoughts on The Constant Choice: Here are a few points that really struck me. You convey how one’s own world view deeply affects the ability one has to navigate in life, to respond and to contribute. Most of us are not even aware of the fact that we hold different worldviews–consciously or…Read More
