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May 11, 2026
“Advocatus sed non latro, res miranda populo.”
The above Latin tag, usually applied to St. Ives (or Yves or Ivo), Patron of Lawyers, can be translated, “A lawyer...
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Apr 29, 2026
My alma mater, Calvin University (“College” when I was there), celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. For most of its history, this little school founded by Dutch...
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Apr 9, 2026
I am probably more likely to entertain strangers when on the road than I am at work or at home. While traveling on a plane, a train, or a bus, one of my favorite positions is the...
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Mar 16, 2026
For years, our go-to gift for new babies and young children celebrating birthdays has been Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-Me Book of Poems (1992), edited by X.J. and...
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Feb 25, 2026
The disappointing truth is that most lives are failures from the general human standpoint. Many of us rarely move from wish to purpose. Those who do often move, if at all, slowly. I...
May 11, 2026“Advocatus sed non latro, res miranda populo.” The above Latin tag, usually applied to St. Ives (or Yves or Ivo), Patron of Lawyers, can be translated, “A lawyer...
Apr 29, 2026My alma mater, Calvin University (“College” when I was there), celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. For most of its history, this little school founded by Dutch...
Apr 9, 2026I am probably more likely to entertain strangers when on the road than I am at work or at home. While traveling on a plane, a train, or a bus, one of my favorite positions is the...
Mar 16, 2026For years, our go-to gift for new babies and young children celebrating birthdays has been Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-Me Book of Poems (1992), edited by X.J. and...
Feb 25, 2026The disappointing truth is that most lives are failures from the general human standpoint. Many of us rarely move from wish to purpose. Those who do often move, if at all, slowly. I...