The phone rang. Focused on the words on my computer screen, I absentmindedly picked up the phone. ...
Mother's Day is coming up. ...
It’s a recurring theme over the past few years and telling the specific stories never gets any easier. No matter how many times I try I can’t seem to write about them eloquently...
When I was about six, I wanted to be a garbage man. I waited for their truck on garbage day, jumping up and down and waving. I thought it would be wonderful to...
Everyone wants a raise, right? And a higher position with more authority and power. Right? Of course right. This is America. ...
Being a city on a hill for other businesses to see the way God would want us to do business sounds like...
The life and ethic portrayed in the gospels for followers of Jesus has always been counter-cultural. It always will be counter-cultural. And...
Almost every parent can tell stories about the things they have learned from their children. Sure, kids are messy and loud and try our patience. But children also clearly have the gift of innocent...
I’ll confess that there were times in the last 30 years when I probably listened more to Joni than to Jesus.
There is an old song we used to sing in church - "Count Your Blessings." I used to think it was a bit sugary and sweet. In real life, telling someone to count...
I have always thought that parenting is an art form. There are no hard and fast rules. Something that is true in one situation might not be true in another. A reaction that...
Today's stories focus on families that are experiencing this season of extended contrition and contemplation that reminds us who God is. Last week, Ed Cyzewski reminded us that Lent brings “an opportunity to...
The most recent of my daughter’s many career incarnations is an astronaut, courtesy of a thirty-second newscast of the most recent space shuttle launch that somehow made it onto our DVR. I would...
We’ve reached the end. ...
One of Tina Howard's gifts as a writer is that she possesses a kind of simple honesty. Most of us want to look good in front of our friends and at church. It's...
Jews and Muslims are well known for their various spiritual disciplines. Judaism is filled with traditions and feasts that keep the body busy. Islam is also a religion filled with daily prayers and...
That Christmas should be a time of joy and peace is a given. That it’s often instead a time of stress and disagreement is also a given. No matter how much we try...
To this day, neither of us can remember how it began. Did I comment on her blog first, or did she comment...
“Your house smells weird!” He dramatically shook his head and crinkled his nose. ...
Progression of Faith - Mike Leaptrott writes about the growth of his faith over the years. ...
