by jakeowensby | Feb 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Life is complicated. What we should do—or not do—is not nearly as clear as some people seem to think it is. Or as I often say, life is messy. Look, I’m not saying that there’s no such thing as good and evil. Actually, I believe the opposite. There is a universal moral...
by jakeowensby | Feb 11, 2022 | Luke 6:17-26
She didn’t mean to do it. And I’m pretty sure she’s not aware even now that she did. But my friend Jan Brown caused a tectonic shift in my thinking about what wisdom is, why we need it so desperately, and how to grow in it. Jan and I were members of the Episcopal...
by jakeowensby | Feb 11, 2022 | Luke 6:17-26
She didn’t mean to do it. And I’m pretty sure she’s not aware even now that she did. But my friend Jan Brown caused a tectonic shift in my thinking about what wisdom is, why we need it so desperately, and how to grow in it. Jan and I were members of the Episcopal...
by jakeowensby | Oct 8, 2021 | Mark 10:17-31
R- once said to me, “I’m not afraid of death. I’m just afraid of dying.” Close friends since childhood, R- and I were freshmen at different colleges. We had come back home for the holidays. R- meant something like this. He believed that we will be endlessly happy in...
by jakeowensby | Aug 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Life is short. Even if you believe in life after life, you have to admit that our time on planet earth is limited. And once the truth of our finitude sinks in, we recognize the importance of making the most of the time we are given. Wisdom is the art of leading a life...
