Demolition is scheduled to begin February 6. My friend Lucy Berry DeButy, who has journalistically shepherded Madison Square through its senescence, has written the last piece on the mall. I can’t believe it’s been most of two years since I went in there. When I was going and actively writing about it, every time I … Read more
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. – Proverbs 27:17 Sometimes we want our friends to be soft landing places. Sometimes it’s appropriate that they oblige. Other times we need them to hold us to account. We need them to remind us who we are; where we have cast our lot. To … Read more
The playoffs have produced especially satisfying conference championship games, and a Super Bowl in which I’m guaranteed to be interested. The Packers are one of my two favorite teams, but should their luck run out Sunday, I’ll have Julio Jones to pull for. And the AFC game is evil vs. evil. There are several reasons … Read more