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Having had a child with some special needs - nothing too serious but I know the pain of worry - I was very touched by the work of an anonymous mother who has...
Jews and Muslims are well known for their various spiritual disciplines. Judaism is filled with traditions and feasts that keep the body busy. Islam is also a religion filled with daily prayers and...
It was Harry Sparks who first told me the love between a father and mother was like a misshaped tree, and therefore different and better than all other love. Boyfriend and girlfriend, husband and...
I can't believe I just did that. I groaned and covered my face in disbelief. ...
In high school, I finished second in my graduating class. And while that may seem like an accomplishment, and I was indeed...
Let's call them moments of grace - moments of unexpected blessing. We've all had them. Your car runs out of gas just as you pull into the station. You leave your wallet behind...
Between constant meetings, phone calls and emails, staying productive at work can be a challenge. However, the odds of staying productive can be greatly improved by taking some simple steps to...
There is an old song we used to sing in church - "Count Your Blessings." I used to think it was a bit sugary and sweet. In real life, telling someone to count...
One afternoon, just after I turned 30, I decided it was time to finally read the Bible--the whole Bible--cover-to-cover, Genesis straight through Revelation, no matter how long it took. Excited and...
I’ve never been a math guy. Numbers scare me in the same way zombies do; both seem so foreign and lack even...
Everyone wants a raise, right? And a higher position with more authority and power. Right? Of course right. This is America. ...
Her first job is a unique one: religious satirist. Becky Garrison talks about life in a way that makes all of us...
The thing about having two young children is that they cannot understand the importance of a baseball game, especially one being played in September. The playoffs are in sight, the tension is high,...
I am currently an administrative assistant in the head office of a large nonprofit. I was hired to assist with marketing and communications and spend most days waiting for tasks, answering the...
In the fellowship of parenting, we often sit in the family room, literal or virtual, laughing and swapping stories. We discuss bedtime routines and college savings plans. We share laundry advice...
Over the 2009 holidays I fed my belly with lumpia, atole, chocolate cake—everything that came out of my kitchen. ...
"Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord...
The story is told by Thomas Lane Butts about a television circus show that highlighted a Bengal tiger act. Like the rest of the show, it was done "live" before a large audience. ...
For most of us, the idea of justice seems like something from a comic book. Superheroes in colored tights battling power hungry...
To this day, neither of us can remember how it began. Did I comment on her blog first, or did she comment...
