In the middle of our celebration of love yesterday, while we were exchanging cards with sweethearts and cherished friends to express our affection, a grenade of sorrow landed blowing up our good feelings, leaving us shaking our heads and shedding… Continue reading

After a couple of visits to the office, I came to this conclusion: “I don’t trust the competence of this physician.”  The certificates on the wall said that all the necessary study was finished for an M.D. degree but despite… Continue reading

“Awesome!” Do people still use that word? I remember the morning, 41 years ago, when my firstborn son was laid in my arms after watching the stunning spectacle of birth. I trembled and wept in that moment, feeling deep joy… Continue reading

I have been watching the series “Victoria” which is based on the life of England’s Queen Victoria. The formality that structured those times and the upper classes is almost incomprehensible to me. I am glad that we can ‘just be… Continue reading

A friend gave me a book, The Pietist Option, which talks about living the Christian life in a way that engages the heart as well as the head.  The authors observe that some Christians “treated faith as a noun with… Continue reading

“I love you.” What a phrase; powerful, moving, comforting. The meaning is found in the context. Spoken by a parent to a child it means something entirely different than when it is whispered into the ear of a spouse! Next… Continue reading

Do ever wake up and see just one thing out in front of you – impossibility?  The difficulties pile up like a wall of boulders. You know you should tackle the task of finding a way but sometimes the temptation… Continue reading

For me, there is a real comfort in having a plan. Yes, I like to feel that life is orderly.  I keep a calendar, do many of the same things, at the same time, each day.  But, no matter how… Continue reading

My blood pressure rose dangerously while I cheered my beloved Patriots in the SuperBowl game last night. I yelled encouragement at the TV, whooped when they succeeded, and growled when they stumbled. But, in the end, even this fan knows… Continue reading

When she sat down, her posture spoke sadness. As I looked in her face, I saw it – her heart was broken.  A little boy tried hard to conceal his emotions, but his quivering lip betrayed him. Yes, he was… Continue reading