Tag: health

Desmond Tutu, a 93 year old riveter and an excellent primer on healthcare

Desmond Tutu was cool even before Pope Francis came along. This piece from the Financial Times is an intriguing look at the South African political/spiritual leader who is recognized by Jews and Gentiles alike as...

/ September 20, 2013

Happy birthday to you… and, hopefully, not many more

I know a woman who is alive to see her great-great-great-great-great grandson. She’s 150 years old, which means she was born during the American Civil War. She had cancer in her early hundreds, but the...

/ August 29, 2013

Tenure, pastoring and Ashton Kutcher

Generally, I think very highly of teachers. For all the work they put in, they should have some job security. But this Bloomberg article, “Old professors never quit, they just hang around,” raises some good...

/ August 16, 2013