“I can’t do this anymore!” he says through clenched teeth. His hands clutch the dark waves of hair now mixed with a hint of gray. I try swallowing the lump in my throat...
A dysfunctional workplace drama can only end badly, and that’s exactly what happened. Somehow, the people working for my boss had become a threat. Our work would have made any boss proud—innovative, game-changing...
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Editor's Note: For the month of February, we're launching a series exploring the joys and struggles of marriage, broaching the topic from multiple angles for the sake of helping, healing, and considering. I...
Hugh Atkinson is a third-grade teacher who loves his job. In his blog, Ramblings of a Third Grade Mind, he writes about...
This week in our reading from David Brooks’ The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, we read about...
The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison. I can’t help but remember and am depressed. I call all...
Transcript In 1935, Chester Carlson was a young New York lawyer. He grew impatient with the time it took to copy legal documents. Three years later, he completed a prototype machine to do...
I remember the first time I met Dave. He had a simple job making minimum wage, but he was about to make a lasting impression on me. Navigating my car down the tight...
Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him. Psalm 105:4 Psalm 105 calls God’s people to give him thanks and praise in response to his “wonders” (105:5). The bulk of...
In yesterday’s reflection on Lamentations 3, I asked, “What enables us to keep on trusting in God’s faithful love when our lives...
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Stories help us make sense of the world. True stories told by our elderly...
I can hear my husband on the phone with his mom in the other room, and from the conversation fragments I overhear, I know I’ll be squeezing in a trip to the grocery...
I found the letter the other day on the top shelf of the closet, where all the forgotten things go. It was the only letter my father-in-law ever wrote to me. His stationery...
I was festering one day over a work situation which I had instinctively interpreted as a zero sum game. By that, I mean there were two players and only two potential outcomes: a...
The following excerpt by Craig Goodwin adds a humorous Sabbath component to our Friday conversations about personal finance. ...
Her adversaries have become rulers; her enemies relax. Certainly the LORD caused her grief because of her many wrong acts. Her children...
