Psalms in the Key of Life Series Two of my favorite movies are Coach Carter and Akeelah and the Bee . Both movies have one central...

This week we observed the 23rd  anniversary   of 9/11. We saw again in our remembrances, planes taking down the twin towers; a plane...

When Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson of St. Mary’s Academy, a Catholic school in New Orleans, Louisiana, made history with finding a...

In 1968, America needed Earth Rising.  On April 4, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. Three months later, presidential candidate...

Consider this poignant cartoon that gave me pause to think about the doghouse—that metaphorical bastion of banishment. A man with pillow...

I bet at least once a day you are asked: How are you, today? Depending on how you are actually  feeling and whose asking, the response...

We are in the heat of Olympic fervor. The final days of Gold Medal moments are a upon us. Fans aren’t holding back who back they...

“You say potato, I say po-TAH-to. You say tomato, I say to-MAH-to. Let’s call the whole thing off.” These clever lyrics worked on the big...

As the first week of the Summer Olympics in Paris are underway, all eyes are glued on the medal count score board as the best athletes in...

A police officer jumped into his squad car and called the station. “I have an interesting case here,” he said. “A woman shot her husband...

“Welcome to church. May I take your order, please. Yes, I would like: one prayer, one song, one sermon. How would you like that? Short,...

It’s the Fourth of July weekend, a time when many celebrate freedom—freedom from King George, freedom to march, freedom to speak, freedom...

We all know Charles Schultz, the creator of the beloved “Peanuts” cartoon characters—chief among, Charlie Brown, the baseball team...

I woke up this morning to my first sunflower of the season. It towers ten feet. The petals are fearfully and wonderfully made—even the...

An atheist was walking through the woods one day, admiring all creation. Not long into his walk, he heard a rustling in the tall grass. ...

Recently, I was both saddened and gladden by the news of the death from natural causes of a suffering saint at the nursing home where I...

In 1971, Memorial Day became a national holiday by an act of Congress; it is now celebrated on the last Monday in May to honor those who...

We are in the graduation season. For the next two months, many dreamers will move one more step closer to reaching their dreams—a degree,...

What does an O-ring, a piece of foam, and a stick of incense have in common? On their own, they are small and innocuous. But when mixed...

More than 31 million people witnessed the spectacle called Totality--the four minutes when the moon totality blocked the sun as the sun...