While serving on a non-profit investment committee, the outside investment service they employed proposed another energy related investment that had previously underperformed. Utilizing my decades of professional experience in energy, I rebutted several of their premises and put forward a different …
Empiricism
Last Wednesday, I was home and working upstairs. I came downstairs for lunch, was glancing at news reports on my iPad, and saw that the US Congress was in session. The Vice President opened the Electoral College ballets, and our elected representatives were due to vote on acceptance. Given the …
Stände
In October 2016, my wife and I flew to Frankfurt, Germany, rented a car, and picked up her aunt and uncle at a hotel outside the city. We drove through central and eastern Germany on a tour of Martin Luther (1483-1546) historical sites. We visited Worms Cathedral where Luther stood before the …
Joy
All my fellow seminary students were required to take a course in World Religions. I looked forward to this course as I knew little about other religions. It was taught by Dr. Whitney Bodman, Associate Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion. He is an expert in Islamic Studies and his lectures …