As the old Japanese proverb says, if you have the pleasant experience of eating something you haven’t tasted before, you life will be extended by 75 days. Never heard that proverb before, but real or ...

I am continuing to read and meditate on the Proverbs this month. I just saw a notebook that a friend of mine compiled a few years ago from his study of the book of Proverbs and it is almost 400 pages ...

When I was eight, my mother gave me a little yellow book of Jewish folk sayings: “If Grandma had Wheels.” A strange gift for a Black child, but that didn’t stop me from reading and reciting the wise ...

Some intellectuals attempt to justify their penchant for deep dives by insisting that depth is usually required. But despite having a PhD myself, more of my clients and people have been moved to grow ...

As a lectionary preacher who works mainly on Sundays, I have spent much of my preaching life grazing the well-fertilized pastures that my tradition has laid out for me. Sometimes I press up against ...