Copies of the weekly “Grace Notes” column that I write for the Griffin Daily News and FBC Griffin newsletter.

You Are What You Love

October 23, 2020

“I think. Therefore, I am.” So goes the oft-quoted maxim from 17th century mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, Rene Descartes. Most …

The Reductionist Seduction

October 16, 2020

Nicknames can be hard to shake. Once a moniker sticks, it can be almost impossible to break free from its …

October 9, 2020

The lure of binary thinking can be unavoidable. Our tendency is to simplify things into two categories: yes and no, …

October 2, 2020

A few weeks ago, I was brought to tears by the vulnerability of a friend. In an online post, he …

September 25, 2020

I love to be right. I mean, I really love to be right. There are few things that I dislike …