The couple with whom I spoke were broken, absolutely devastated by allegations of abuse of their children. He was free on bail, the authorities had custody of their children. The newspaper had reported their arrest and charges with shocking and… Continue reading

I spoke with an old friend who told me that she no longer attended church services. After disappointment with failed leadership and less than perfect fellow Believers, she decided that her Christianity would be privatized – in her words: ‘It’s… Continue reading

Share your dream, especially one involving significant change, and you will run into nay-sayers. The first will probably be you! More than once I have talked myself out of even trying to do something that, at first thought, sounded like… Continue reading

People who know me joke about my routines. The clock is my friend. I eat dinner just about the same time each evening. I go to my office at about the same time every morning. I am up scanning the… Continue reading

There is an old song that says, “Under His wings, I am safely abiding, though the night deepens, and tempests are wild.” It’s a good thought, but is it true? Last month, I read Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical… Continue reading

“The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there’ll be sun.” sings Annie. In spite of her sorrows she hopes for a better day, a day of sunshine. She is the prime optimist. Who doesn’t love… Continue reading

Read the Song of Solomon lately? It can make you blush! One of the more ‘tame’ passages reads like this- “You have captured my heart, my treasure, my bride. You hold it hostage with one glance of your eyes, with… Continue reading

I used to scoff at ‘Heaven talk’ as so much escapism, a way to dodge the realities of life. I wondered, ‘why do those old Believers get all misty eyed and claim to want to be in a place where… Continue reading

Staying connected with others is a critically important part of spiritual, emotional, and even physical health! We are wired by God to be in community. A little boy I spoke with recently was crying softly. I asked him why and… Continue reading

When questions in life outnumber answers, we are tempted to spend too much time in the labyrinths of ‘what might have been’ and ‘what possibly could happen.’ Wandering the lanes of either place is a not very productive way to… Continue reading