There comes a point, usually after enough disappointment, when the stories we have been telling ourselves about other people no longer hold. The person we counted on betrays us. The… read more

The Pain We Create Let me say something that may not land softly: Most of the pain we experience… we make up. Not because it’s fake. Not because it doesn’t… read more

Embracing a New Paradigm My dear friends and fellow humans, as we stand here together today, we find ourselves at such a significant moment in time and history. We find… read more

Friends, brothers, sisters, and fellow human beings, as we stand here together today, I want to speak to a quiet but insidious force that threatens our integrity, undermines our communities,… read more

Beloved community, let us take a moment to reflect on the idea of freedom. We often speak of it as an absolute, a value worth protecting at all costs. But… read more