25 Jan “No” is not a Bad Word
Boundaries are essential for the survival of mankind. Boundaries keep our blood inside our bodies, the ocean from covering the earth, and...
Boundaries are essential for the survival of mankind. Boundaries keep our blood inside our bodies, the ocean from covering the earth, and...
Pain - that is all I have been feeling lately. Three weeks ago, my neck and shoulder began to throb in a way previously unknown to me. Several sleepless nights and pain-filled days later, I sought comfort and more importantly, diagnosis, at the hands of a...
I stomped into the living room in a fury, hands on my hips. My daughter who was sitting quietly reading looked up at me, "What's up, Mom?" "This whole room is a complete mess!" I said in exasperation. "Clean it up NOW or you won't be...
“Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.” ― Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance I recently listened to a book on CD called "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth. Ms. Duckworth's TED Talk on...
The winter night brings a chill and so I plod across our backyard through leaves I meant to rake weeks ago, coming to a stop beside the blazing fire filled with boxes, papers, wrappings and scribbles whose remnants turn to molten ash before my eyes. I...
First century Israel was a land ruled by the oppressive dictatorship of Herod the Great. The poor were oppressed while the rich prospered. Rev. John P. Meier, author of "A Marginal Jew," shares in his landmark study of the historical Jesus, "The whole concept of civil rights did not exist...
The popular Christmas story "The Gift of the Magi" tells the tale of Jim and Della, a couple who love each other deeply but don't have any extra money to buy each other Christmas gifts. Secretly, each decides to sell their most prized possession in...
This Christmas, your house or yard may be decked out with Santa and his reindeer, but do you know the "man behind the myth?" Whether or not you "do Santa" in your house, Saint Nicholas himself is a guy worth getting to know! St. Nicholas or "Santa"...
A few years ago, my husband and I were headed to Italy to celebrate our 10th anniversary when our flight out of JFK airport was delayed overnight due to weather. At midnight, we found ourselves in need of a hotel room and a cab ride across...
There once lived a man named Horatio Spafford. He is best known for his famous hymn, "It is Well with my Soul." Most of us have sung the hymn repeatedly, enjoying the beauty and spiritual depth of the lyrics without knowing the gut-wrenching pain through which...