When my brother was in high school, he belonged to Key Club, an affiliate of Kiwanis. A man in our hometown encouraged Mark to run for the statewide office of… Read More »Granny’s Ring
In John Grisham’s book The Pelican Brief, protagonist Darby Shaw is in law school, number two in her class. Due to events that take place in the book, she had to… Read More »Cradled in the arms of God
Listening at the tent flap While her husband talked to God She overheard the good news, that at last (At ninety-whatever) She would have a child! And she laughed.… Read More »Sarah Laughed
In the men’s medley relay at the Olympics in Rio, each man swam his leg with purpose and determination. It was clear that they were swimming as they had been… Read More »Going for the Gold
After the attack on Dallas police officers in which five died, Mayor Mike Rawlings visited Police Headquarters in that city and said to the gathered reporters: “We’re all human here,… Read More »Camus or Redemption?
In nature, the sun remains fixed while the planets orbit around it. The nucleus of the atom remains fixed while electrons whiz around it. And the eye of the storm remains fixed,… Read More »In the Eye of the Storm
And now it’s Istanbul; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bagdad; Medina; Dallas and more. In our most recent conversation, we talked about the unspeakable acts that keep happening, the many innocent people killed… Read More »Love Stories
The weight of it is crushing, suffocating. 50 dead. 53 injured. Another city in mourning. Heartbreak throughout the world. In his gospel, Luke tells us the story about the man possessed by demons.… Read More »Legion
Betsy was divorced and single for 13 years. She dated different men, had fun. Then she met an Anglican – as in English – priest named David 12 years younger than she through… Read More »Longings
The band Three Dog Night tells us that “one is the loneliest number.” We go into a restaurant by ourselves, and the hostess asks, “Just one?” Free concert tickets offered… Read More »More than words can say
