- Oct 24, 2023
ALMOST ABORTED
It was in the 1930s and at the tail end of the Great Depression. His mother already had 3 young children, and times were tough. She had...
- Oct 17, 2023
ARGUMENTS, RECIPROCITY AND GIFT EXCHANGE
In the Papua New Guinea society where my family and I once lived, wrongs could be “evened out” with gift exchanges. Such exchanges were...
- Oct 11, 2023
OLD HOUSES
For many years in Papua New Guinea, Joice and I lived in a series of “bush houses.” Our bush houses had grass rooves and woven cane for...
- Oct 3, 2023
THE POTTER AND THE CLAY
Clay was plentiful in Papua New Guinea where we lived, but it was not the kind for making pottery. It was red and sticky, on the trails,...
- Sep 26, 2023
SYMBOL OR SUBSTANCE?
Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College, has written many books that attempt to bridge some of the disagreements between...
- Sep 19, 2023
VEGETABLES AND BEES: A COALITION?
In the Parliamentary system of government, there are coalitions, parties in which even rival groups find some areas of agreement....