My oldest daughter turned 20 this week. If parenting were military service, I could retire with full benefits right now. But as you know, there isn't retirement from parenting. Your role gets...
Years ago a person came to me at church and said, "I want to join your church, but I don't know if it is right to leave my church." We ended up having...
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...
Between constant meetings, phone calls and emails, staying productive at work can be a challenge. However, the odds of staying productive can be greatly improved by taking some simple steps to...
The myth of the do-it-all multi-tasking woman may look great on paper, in reality, it’s just plain exhausting. The truth is this...
Her first job is a unique one: religious satirist. Becky Garrison talks about life in a way that makes all of us...
Back in 2003 I was going through a time of great uncertainty and doubt. I have always struggled with belief in God. As a pastor, that bothered me for obvious reasons. It bothered...
Over the 2009 holidays I fed my belly with lumpia, atole, chocolate cake—everything that came out of my kitchen. ...
Just a little over a week ago, I was surprised with a getaway birthday weekend to Houston. It was a weekend filled...
Forty years ago, my wife and I had been married a little over a year. We were living in Houston, and I...
I love pickles–ALL sorts of pickles. Pickle spears to accompany sandwiches, dill slices on hamburgers, little gherkins for snacking, and giant pickles...
She sits quietly in my office, hands folded nervously, tears streaming silently down her face. Her visit to meet me, a patient...
Al Hsu writes about life, Christianity, suburbia, and living Christianly in the suburbs.
Between now and November 4, it's inevitable that you'll discuss politics with colleagues and friends. Whether you want to or not, and...
What do you want? I’ve grown up in a culture that taught me all I needed to do was figure out what...
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...
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 …...
He used a device on a tripod and I had no idea how in the world it worked. That was his department...
The smallest things can make a big difference, says Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and other books. On a recent...
