A SOMMELIER, and WHY ARE YOU HIDING?

A SOMMELIER, and WHY ARE YOU HIDING? Hi TLSers. I just recently read a book, a new release, already a NTY bestseller, “Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of a Young Sommelier”, by Victoria James. It just jumped out at me from the bookshelf in our...

What is Compassionate Speech?

*** This is a letter from many years ago that I thought would be helpful to repost today. WHAT IS COMPASSIONATE SPEECH? Good day my friends. Today I want to talk about compassionate speech. It was inspired by one of our members posting this quote of Domo Geshe...

Ugh! Complicated Friendships

Ugh! Complicated Friendships I was recently invited by a couple of old friends to join them for a cigar and single-malt on one of their decks for an evening. Three guys… old friends from back in the evangelical, charismatic church days. They still go to such a church....

The Guilt of Just Being

THE GUILT OF JUST BEING Do you ever suddenly catch yourself feeling guilty for not doing anything? We hear about the importance of being before doing. But so many of us grew up in religious cultures that demanded constant holy activity, including attending church...