Bonus Baby Befuddlement As a number of commentators have pointed out, the $165 million in AIG retention bonuses that have so preoccupied us all in the last couple of weeks are a mere distraction. Our economy has huge problems to solve, and the bonuses are neither at the heart of the problems nor, in […]
To Be A Lawyer and A Believer: A Two-Part Series Part 2: Believer Originally Published in the Maryland Daily Record Last time I wrote about the impact of religious belief on the professional lives of lawyers, from the perspective of one who professes to be both a believer and a lawyer. Now I want […]
SUBCREATION: FROM EDEN TO THE NEW JERUSALEM: Genesis Chapters 1 through 3 Easter 2007 The wonderful first three chapters of Genesis — two of which we have just read — attempt to grapple with some huge questions: among them where everything that is came from, including but not limited to us; the role of […]
Easter 2006 Abraham and Isaac: Deciding About Sacrifice I start with a quote from Bob Dylan that makes light of a horrible dilemma: Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son” Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on” God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?” God say, “You can do what […]
To Be A Lawyer and a Believer: A Two-Part Series Part 1: Lawyer Originally Published in the Maryland Daily Record After we leave our places of worship, we lawyers don’t usually talk about our faith much. There are lots of reasons why. Maybe the biggest is the disconnect between the way the faithful think […]