The last command we have in the books of the Law regarding the tithe gives us this liturgy: ...
It was Harry Sparks who first told me the love between a father and mother was like a misshaped tree, and therefore different and better than all other love. Boyfriend and girlfriend, husband and...
Frankie kept talking but still refused to look at me, making his words seem more a soliloquy—a prayer, even—than a conversation. ...
I’ve never been a math guy. Numbers scare me in the same way zombies do; both seem so foreign and lack even...
Between now and November 4, it's inevitable that you'll discuss politics with colleagues and friends. Whether you want to or not, and...
Last week Rowan went for his pre-kindergarten check-up at the pediatrician. After he undressed and snapped himself into the soft, tiger-paw-print gown and been weighed and measured, the nurse...
Simplicity is not a new concept. Henry David Thoreau dreamed of keeping his accounts on his thumbnail. For centuries people have known that simple solutions are often the best solutions. What about...
There's not many things more frightening than losing your job. A few years ago my wife was laid off from a job that she had held for 12 years. There was no problem...
The smallest things can make a big difference, says Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and other books. On a recent...
One morning I spied my son sitting on one of the kitchen chairs, his toes easily touching the floor. I stopped and stared. Something about his posture and those long, lean legs …...
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...
In the “popular” or “mainstream” side of business you find a number of articles that tout young startup owners, particularly the 3...
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Our culture is in love with short cuts. No matter what you are doing, there is someone out there telling you a...
I remember introducing someone to the wide-open world of Google. It was a few years ago, about the time “Google” the proper...
My daughter’s letter to Santa. A little fuzzy, I know, but appropriate since I’m feeling a little fuzzy at the moment myself. The fairy charms and jewels and the Guess Who? game are...
Over the years, I probably have read most of the self-help books that have taken the business world by storm. Speechwriters were...
The ebb and flow of days filter into my consciousness as the memories of the cycle of living are rehearsed.
It is very popular in our day to ask this question: "Do you believe in ...
I’m ashamed to admit this. ...
