This Journey’s End

This Journey’s End

I love Spring, a beautiful season of renewal. But the anticipation of “what’s next” also turns my mind back to thoughts of what has been lost. In that spirit, here is a piece that I recently did for Hearth and Field, which considers life, death, and what lies in...
On Children and Vaccines

On Children and Vaccines

My wife and I have worked and worried for the past twenty-five years to help our children grow into strong, flourishing adults. The process is, to be sure, ongoing, but healthy habits of spirit, mind, and body have all been part of their upbringing. Beyond the usual,...
Healthier for Heaven’s Sake: Relationships

Healthier for Heaven’s Sake: Relationships

As a follow-up to last week’s piece in which I urged you not to take GLP-1s to lose weight, I am not (at least this week) going to recommend a specific workout or diet. I am not going to write about ideal weight, workout duration, or even type. While our weight,...
2025

2025

Welcome to the New Year! “2025” has, I think, a nice ring to it. Like finding a quarter, it “feels” like the start of something useful, valuable, something productive. A good omen, I think, for needed change. True, any time of year is a good time for helpful change,...