We love our games. It’s controlled conflict. We train, we compete, we accept the consequences: to the winner, the spoils. They wear the...

You never know who you might meet on any given days who will make an unforgettable impression on you. Even more surprising is, where you...

God is good all the time and all the time God is good. We say that all the time. But just because we say something all the time doesn’t...

I had a conversation with a librarian. We were talking about systematic racism. “Does that really exist?”, she asked. I replied, “If you...

Kids can be mean and unforgiving sometimes. “Johnny hit me.” “So, I hit him back.” A kindergarten teacher noticed this as she watched...

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

Every year the Nobel Peace Prize is given to the person who has done the most to promote world peace. Alfred Nobel—who amassed a fortune...

Have you ever lost something—like a ring, a phone or a watch? Depending on its value, you did what it took to find it, like the man who...

It’s beginning to look a lot like summer. It’s May, but already the temps are in the 90’s. Time to get fit for those dog days. You want...

Today is Mother’s Day—the day we recognize mothers who come in all kinds of names, shapes, forms and faces: Madear, “Big Mama” (that’s my...

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Congratulations on your new spring garden. I...

“Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” This Robert Frost quote...

Happy Easter. I hope all your expectations have been met, so far. Easter— like most holidays—come with their own expectations. Some...

An 80-year-old woman wanted to marry her fourth husband. Understandably, the pastor doing the required marriage counseling was compelled...

On a busy New York Street, a man hustled across a intersection only to be struck (really only grazed) by a bus. A crowd quickly gathered....

Tonight, is Oscar night. The Academy will cast its approval on all things Hollywood—that great story-telling machine. Who will win best...

I’m working on my garden. It’s that time. It’s not much: a few herbs here, some tomatoes in pots, there. All the more reason, that I’m...

As a former college teacher, there were all kinds of tests I gave: essays, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false. Most of my...

Good morning! I hope the day finds you well. “This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.” I don’t know if...

This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent—the 40-day season (not counting Sundays), as we march toward Easter. Lent asks the...