6We were preparing for an upcoming Divinity School dialogue this week (Tuesday February 2 – please join!) and the word “timshel” popped into my head. This word plays a key role in one of my favorite novels, East of Eden, where after long study it is determined that the meaning is not “thou shalt” but “thou […]
“Kindness is not niceness.” I will never forget the first time someone called me “nice” at work, and how obvious it was that this was not a compliment. I silently vowed to crush them with my ferocious niceness, which I must admit felt pretty good. But how I wish I had replied instead, “I’m not […]