Monthly Archives: February 2018

Goodbye, Billy

Posted on February 22, 2018 by hessd

When Robert Dahl died some years ago, I wrote an essay I called “Robert Dahl, R.I.P” That seemed about right, but today, as I am saying goodbye to Billy Graham, it occurs to me that a big part of Robert … Continue reading →

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What to do while you are dying

Posted on February 18, 2018 by hessd

It’s a little more complicated than that title suggests. Not a great deal, but a little. [1] It will simplify things a great deal to make the distinction between “it,” the body that serves us well or ill by turns, … Continue reading →

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Lent and inconvenience

Posted on February 17, 2018 by hessd

If only we had more time, right? If only. If we had more time, we would…um…we would… OK, what would we do with more time? A professor of mine at Wheaton College [1] once told a story about himself that … Continue reading →

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