So I was sitting there with the Quakers, kind of contemplating my life, kind of wondering what the future will bring. Time was ticking by slowly. I counted the boards on the wall...
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My phone bing-bongs like a melodic harp running scales, alerting me that the time I decided to rise has now arrived, and...
Al Hsu writes about life, Christianity, suburbia, and living Christianly in the suburbs.
There is a certain art to handling conflict. One part of that art is to be sure that you are dealing with truth and not taking your anger out on someone who doesn't...
The last command we have in the books of the Law regarding the tithe gives us this liturgy: ...
Today's stories focus on families that are experiencing this season of extended contrition and contemplation that reminds us who God is. Last week, Ed Cyzewski reminded us that Lent brings “an opportunity to...
In high school, pursuing God meant raising my hands in praise, saying the right things, and never questioning. It meant choosing to pursue, even when saying those right things didn’t lead to...
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.” ...
“THERE! THERE IT IS! I SEE IT I SEE IT!” ...
That Christmas should be a time of joy and peace is a given. That it’s often instead a time of stress and disagreement is also a given. No matter how much we try...
When I was in high school, I learned to type on a typewriter. ...
Studies have shown that when presenters tell stories instead of just relaying facts and statistics, listeners are more likely to retain information...
My five-year-old, Rowan, and I had enjoyed a full day together: a morning at the zoo, followed by a picnic in the park and a stop at Target, where I'd picked up two...
Engage God with great passion and love by engaging the ways that God has spoken to you. Be on the journey.
I’m ashamed to admit this. ...
The smallest things can make a big difference, says Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and other books. On a recent...
You may have large calling to a wider world, but we ALL have a local calling to the small world in which...
Can a company in today’s cutthroat world actually run on biblical principles – and prosper? Can an organization be guided by faith...
When I was about six, I wanted to be a garbage man. I waited for their truck on garbage day, jumping up and down and waving. I thought it would be wonderful to...
