Quiet courage

IN HOLLYWOOD, heroism typically seems to involve daring feats, lots of explosions, and a fair amount of brightly colored spandex. Those superheroes may not want to…

Hanging on tight

WHEN I TELL you that I have a pair of socks in my drawer that’s almost thirty years old, you’ll probably acknowledge that I’m someone who…

If you hear it said…

FAKE NEWS AND “alternative facts” have produced some overdue hang-wringing and soul-searching in the media, prompting one observer to suggest that suddenly “journalists are the most…

Making Jesus angry

BEFORE THE FINAL, formal blessing at the end of our church’s Sunday morning service, one of the leaders will sometimes say something along the lines of:…