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On the way to her tonsillectomy, we laugh, she and I, talk of what flavor of ice cream she’d most like afterwards, when it’s all finished and she’s home, what books I might...
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and...
Right priorities balance on some razor thin edge (probably imaginary) and it always feels like I'm leaning one way or another. I'm typically at the office from 8 to 7:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays...
First of all, I HATE the phrase “church shopping.” But that is a phrase that people in our culture use. And honestly...
Heavy dusk fire casts the wedding party’s long shadows across a patio overlooking the harbor, a crowd of young men and women looking on at Bobby and Emily, and the couple’s families gathered...
I have raised three sons. My oldest son is in college; my middle son just finished high school; and my youngest just...
For most of us, there is a real reluctance to verbally share our faith in the workplace. Political correctness, workplace rules, and...
Our friends at Patheos are reflecting on the eight “Teresa Principles” highlighted in the new book, Mother Theresa, CEO: Unexpected Principles for...
As I enter the building, darkness hems me in. The concrete, triangular building entraps me and allows only a sliver of light through its peaked top. I weave through the downward-sloping tunnel, with...
He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them. He will redeem them from oppression and violence...
When you’re an elementary teacher, each year is a new panorama of people and personalities. You have students who walk in confident and students who walk in unsure. You have students who walk...
The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him, but he replied, ‘All these years...