Last Thursday, we began what I've called a "modest moral inventory" based on Ephesians 4:31-32. The first verse of this passage mentions...
When I was about five years old, my family joined another family on a weekend vacation in Palm Springs, California. When Sunday morning rolled around, my parents informed me that we were going with...
A few years ago a literary agent turned me down after he read my query letter and a couple chapters of my...
I’m horrible at remembering birthdays and anniversaries and other special occasions. Sure, I love it when I receive a gift or card...
In a one room, white schoolhouse across the street from Bishop Baraga Catholic Church, six-year-old me scribbled the bonus word, “elephant,” on...
Step 4 of the 12-step program created by Alcoholics Anonymous reads: "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." Those who...
She watched my every move. She noticed. My daughter saw me open presents—for my birthday, for an anniversary, for no reason at...
There it was: an offer I never expected, but always deeply desired. With it came recognition.
Gasping for air, I told my wife, “We need to go to the emergency room.” ...
Today is April Fool's Day, a day when, in many parts of the world, people play practical jokes on each other. The...
In several of last week's reflections, we considered how our words might grieve the Holy Spirit. When we speak in ways that are contrary to the person we will be on the day...
The dust swirled in the hot humid air as I trudged home from school. I slipped the report card next to Mom’s...
My son helps educate children. He helps heal the sick. He helps run major companies. He helps ease transitions and changes. Yet...
I remember talking with a retired pastor about how he was spending his days. He was enjoying a continued ministry life in...
For a writer, a bracket is that weird symbol { } found somewhere on the keyboard. ...
When my family and I relocated to Georgia last summer we decided to order DirecTV for the first time. My husband was interested in the opportunity to watch more major league soccer. He...
Today, if you find yourself overwhelmed by uncertainties, take a timeout. Sit down with the Coach, review the plan in the play Book, and embrace the Good News again.
Last night I walked into the a Little League ballpark to watch a friend's son play in his first game. Long-lost childhood...
Spring is an exciting time to be a sports fan. Baseball’s opening day is around the corner (not counting the games played last weekend in Australia between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks), the NHL’s.....
Compared to the runner sweating, struggling to keep up with the others, it looks simple: A photographer sitting comfortably in the shade with a cold drink, taking pictures.
