It was the Sunday before Thanksgiving week. Henry, a caring minister, had just closed out the morning service and was standing at the church door greeting and s...
The Bible is full of references to the subject of love in its connection with faith so that we receive the correct impression that true love is in direct relati...
A man asked me to meet him at Starbucks. He was probably in his late 60s or early 70s, and he immediately impressed me by riding his bike to our little meeting....
Allow me for a moment to do a bit of virtue signaling!
One morning last winter, Facebook decided to post an old photo from the winter before on my newsfeed. ...
Average parishioners would be disappointed, even scandalized, to discover that their spiritual leader could ever experience rage. For many, even raising the iss...
Not too long ago, my daughter Brionna and I went to the bank to deposit my check. I rarely get to go with just Brionna. It's usually Brionna and Alexander, or A...
Once I was a thief… for about 6 times each week onstage.
A few years ago, I played Jean Valjean in a production of the musical Les Misérables. It was a life-...
“Everlasting consolation."-2 Thessalonians 2:16
“Consolation.” There is music in the word: like David’s harp, it charms away the evil spirit of melancholy. It ...
Sometimes when I hear Christians talk about marriage, it sounds a bit idealistic. Some “if you do things God’s way…” promises feel a recipe for happily ever aft...
My parents married when I was already on the way. This was supposed to be information we never figured out, I guess. Both had come out of unsuccessful first mar...
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it:...
In a Bible study, I overheard a dispute between two siblings. There was a lot of the usual “he said,” “she said,” “they said,” and “Mom said.” In the midst of t...
