When my husband is home sick for a couple days; when winter makes spring appearances leading to full-moon type behavior from the...
According to Ephesians 5:1, we are to "Follow God's example." The Greek underlying this imperative reads more literally, "Be imitators of God."...
Do you ever get the sense that life is not supposed to be this way? That we...
In our reflections before Holy Week (Part 1 and Part 2), we were considering the question: Why should you forgive someone who...
For fourteen years I have served as an assistant district attorney. In many ways the work was simple as far as lawyer-jobs...
This one is for all those whose workplace is behind the steering wheel of a minivan — those who are privileged to...
In a high-tech, high-speed world that feels complicated, distracting, and overwhelming, is it any wonder that people are seeking to simplify? Even...
Shortly out of college, overwhelmed by the foreignness of life-after-school, I began to try to simplify my life. Books about simple living were everywhere, and I devoured them. In all my reading...
My mother retired from nursing almost five years ago now. She still gets patients, though. She’ll chuckle as she tells you that—how...
The Seven Last Words of Christ for Holy Week ...
Chances are, you won’t have to search long to find something that overwhelms you this week, something that causes anxiety. And Jesus...
What does Holy Week have to do with our wired lives? Where can our 24/7 lives intersect with the slow, significant events...
At the cross, Jesus generously gave his life for us. And yet, we can easily take that gift for granted and respond...
Do you observe Good Friday? If you are part of a sacramental or liturgical Christian tradition, your church will probably have a...
I’ve always loved butterflies. During difficult life seasons, God has used them—and their inherent symbolism of resurrection and new life—to encourage, comfort and teach me. Recently, a friend...
Not every man can call himself a Master Educator. I can. Of course, the designation may have expired by now, and the title seems a bit ostentatious for so tiny a field of...
When I worked at a community college designing training programs for local businesses, one of my instructors (Ann) took it upon herself...
A disabled father, a hardworking mother, and a small mercantile store—with one forgotten Bible left by the previous owners.
“We shall be known by the tracks we leave behind.” -Lakota Proverb ...
