Naming our Nazareths
We’ve all got our own Nazareths. Like Nathanael, when he heard about Jesus’ origins (John 1:46), we wonder if anything good can possibly come from there.…
Thanksgrieving
AS SOMEONE WITH a major sweet tooth, I always used to decline chocolate-coated peanuts on the basis that they had a major design flaw: the peanut.…
Muddy life lessons
With around 20 major obstacles along its 11-mile course, Tough Mudder is billed as “probably the toughest event on the planet.” With that kind of macho…
Why ‘Home Alone’ stops my heart
As one of those who considers a Home Alone viewing a required part of the run-up to Christmas, I’ll be watching with my usual mix of…
Less plot, more character
If ever appointed Public Speech Czar, I will ban Peeps words—like those Easter marshmallows, fluffy but with no real substance. Those eagerly awaiting this development may…
The weight of the wait
When I was a teenage go-fer in a daily newspaper office, new additions to the ranks would get sent by one of the editors to the…
King Content, meet Queen Context
For a journalist and writer, the Bible offers a number of good role models. Moses could tell a great story, though he was a bit repetitive…
An Open Letter to people who write them
Dear Open Letter Writer, I see that you have been busy of late. You have penned missives to Justin Bieber, Amy Schumer, Mark Zuckerberg, and Kendall…
Half-way to critical thinking
I know that I don’t have to pass a test to get into heaven, but there is one question I suspect I may face on arrival…
Recovery or discovery?
Having people close to me who have struggled with addiction, I sometimes think I have become somewhat of an expert on the subject. That is, until…
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