Listen to the commentary   Let’s pretend that you’ve adopted the FIRE strategy (Financial Independence; Retire Early) advocated by the Millennial Generation. You’ve unleashed your Bucket List. What now? If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Americans with vacation dreams exclude itineraries to places like Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Somalia, Iran, Syria, […]

Listen to the commentary   You don’t really believe all of those unscientific myths in the Bible, do you? Put me down with a “yes” in response to that question. Skepticism – which has been rampant since it was first proposed by the Evil One, posing as a serpent to Eve – always reacts to

Listen to the commentary What are you going to name him? If you’re expecting a boy, the hunt for a name is a common pre-birth conundrum. Popularity lists for names are one source of supply; if you’re considering Jonah, it currently ranks at #140 in America. It’s a relatively obscure name in the list of

Listen to the commentary   The Great Resignation is underway; are you among the 44% of workers who are looking for a new job? It’s really nothing new: human experience is an ongoing search for meaning and purpose. Since one’s profession is the biggest time investment in life – 100,000 hours en toto – it

Listen to the commentary   Who – exactly – is He? And who – exactly – are you? Every two years, Ligonier Ministries (founded by R.C. Sproul, who has now passed into Eternity) and LifeWay (the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention) cooperate to create the State of Theology survey of Americans, to find

Listen to the commentary   Hi, I’m Bob… and I’m a wonk. No apologies from me; no plans to change gears. I’m a wonk… and so should you be! I guess some definition is in order. In the modern lexicon, a wonk is a person who takes an enthusiastic or excessive interest in the specialized

Listen to the commentary   It’s time to get your affairs in order. As I write this, I’m preparing for my sixth admission as an inpatient since January at the City of Hope in Duarte, CA. Those stays have ranged from two days to a month in duration. This time, it’s Salmonella poisoning: as onerous

Listen to the commentary   Bernie Madoff was born in New York City in 1938.  He was well known and respected in NYC as evidenced by the numerous positions he received at the important cultural institutions. His prominence in the Jewish Community gave him star-power in the late decades of the 20th Century. As his firm Bernard

Listen to the commentary   I hope you’re enjoying some time for yourself – with your family and friends – as the last gasps of Summer are enjoyed doing something that refreshes your bod and your soul. It’s Labor Day. Are you going back to work tomorrow? “Summer break” is no longer applicable for people

Listen to the commentary   Climate Change. Global Warming. Carbon Footprint. Two decades into the 21st Century, those have become fighting-words across all time-zones and cultures. What’s happening? I’m bracing for blowback; the hot topics that – today – span between election cycles are ever more divisive as different positions and politicians express their “based