We spent the weekend in Japan – Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. I was struck mainly by two things. One, it’s kind of ridiculous how cash […]
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Korea
We’re in Korea right now, got here Saturday night. I come to Korea every few years, infrequently enough that it feels different every time I […]
St. Augustine on Morality
I’m reading St. Augustine’s Confessions for the first time and I came across the most reasonable explanation for standards of morality that I’ve ever read: […]
I’m not a tiger parent with piano
I’d say my mom was a tiger mom (at least to me – for some reason I’ve never understood, she kind of let up on […]
Calling
We had a small group leader’s meeting at church on Sunday and they gave us a book: Strengthening The Soul Of Your Leadership. I’m not […]
Crazy
I had a thought-provoking conversation with my 1st cousin once-removed’s spouse last summer that I’m still thinking about. It was in regards to old people […]
Progress
I doubt anyone will be able to relate to this, but I just read a mind-blowing essay by Karol Berger from Bach’s Cycle, Mozart’s Arrow: […]
Identity
The third act of This American Life this week was really interesting. Story’s about an African-American woman living in Paris. There are three things she […]
Holy Spirit Songs
One thing that struck me about the church we visited in Malaysia was that we sang a song addressed to the Holy Spirit in the […]
Crimea
For no particular reason, thoughts on Crimea. One thing I’ve liked about working in the Facebook London office is how international it is. So I’ve […]