I rarely read full books in a day or two—even comparatively short ones like When Breath Becomes Air—but the current of his words swept me for two straight days. And his advanced knowledge in medicine, in literature, and ultimately in life make for a compelling author.

My seven-year-old son once said, “I want to be famous but not rich because rich people can’t know God.” He learned this from the biblical story known as The Rich Young Ruler, where Jesus famously tells a rich man to sell all he owns and give it to the poor. The irony of my son’s … Continue reading Is a “rich life” at the end of “I Will Teach You to Be Rich”? →