In past posts, I’ve mentioned Peter Attia, MD. And I’ll state it again that I am so glad that I finally tuned into his podcast The Drive about 6 months ago. Despite being a guest on several podcasts myself, I actually never listen to them…. until one of my inner circle friends kept urging me to give this one a listen. He knows me well - curious, evidence-based and interested in the science and art of health, fitness, functional capacity and wellness ….

It was hot and humid when we gathered outside on Sunday night, in the courtyard of the community center about 100 yards from our house, for Kol Nidre. Despite the heat, the singing was nice and the mood was lovely—Yom Kippur was off to a good start. And though no one mentioned it, we all felt it—hovering above everything transpiring there was the knowledge that this was the fiftieth anniversary of the war.

After two posts, you might be asking, "What's the win here in exploring Bulgakov's sophiology? What's to be gained by thinking about this strange, new thing?"  Well, I hope you saw one win in the last post. The panentheistic vision of Bulgakov's sophiology reveals to us that all of creation, because it exists, because it is real, is founded upon God's divinity. Everything is spiritual. And this, I would argue, is a critical and valuable insight.

If you ask someone to visualize the word "influencer" they will probably think of someone with a hyper curated persona, posting gorgeous photos from exotic locations, they’ll also usually picture someone posting sponsored content.  We’ve all seen sponsored content around the Internet whether it’s gummy bear hair care vitamins or luxury bags or travel destinations. Often these photos or videos are accompanied with the hashtag #spon, or #ad, and most of the time it's not labeled at all.

At the beginning of this year, this newsletter had 767 subscribers. Today, it has 4,235. Along with that subscriber growth, my 2023 newsletters have been viewed nearly 200k times across 113 countries. In celebration of this growth, I want to highlight some of the most popular posts from the previous 365 days, along with giving all of you a huge shoutout for the support. Please have a safe and healthy end of the year!