“I can’t do this anymore!” he says through clenched teeth. His hands clutch the dark waves of hair now mixed with a hint of gray. I try swallowing the lump in my throat...
A dysfunctional workplace drama can only end badly, and that’s exactly what happened. Somehow, the people working for my boss had become a threat. Our work would have made any boss proud—innovative, game-changing...
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Editor's Note: For the month of February, we're launching a series exploring the joys and struggles of marriage, broaching the topic from multiple angles for the sake of helping, healing, and considering. I...
The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison. I can’t help but remember and am depressed. I call all this to mind— therefore, I will wait. Certainly the faithful love...
Hugh Atkinson is a third-grade teacher who loves his job. In his blog, Ramblings of a Third Grade Mind, he writes about...
This week in our reading from David Brooks’ The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, we read about...
The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison. I can’t help but remember and am depressed. I call all...
Transcript In 1935, Chester Carlson was a young New York lawyer. He grew impatient with the time it took to copy legal documents. Three years later, he completed a prototype machine to do...
I remember the first time I met Dave. He had a simple job making minimum wage, but he was about to make a lasting impression on me. Navigating my car down the tight...
Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him. Psalm 105:4 Psalm 105 calls God’s people to give him thanks and praise in response to his “wonders” (105:5). The bulk of...
In yesterday’s reflection on Lamentations 3, I asked, “What enables us to keep on trusting in God’s faithful love when our lives...
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Stories help us make sense of the world. True stories told by our elderly...
I can hear my husband on the phone with his mom in the other room, and from the conversation fragments I overhear, I know I’ll be squeezing in a trip to the grocery...
I found the letter the other day on the top shelf of the closet, where all the forgotten things go. It was the only letter my father-in-law ever wrote to me. His stationery...
I was festering one day over a work situation which I had instinctively interpreted as a zero sum game. By that, I mean there were two players and only two potential outcomes: a...
The following excerpt by Craig Goodwin adds a humorous Sabbath component to our Friday conversations about personal finance. ...
Her adversaries have become rulers; her enemies relax. Certainly the LORD caused her grief because of her many wrong acts. Her children...
