Losing the ‘we’ in wedding
It doesn’t take much to make me sniffle; I’m a sucker when it comes to a tear-jerking ad or a sob-inducing slice of reality video. So…
Pals, not parole officers
Sometimes I like to mess with my two best buddies by saying to someone one of them has introduced me to, “Hi, pleased to meet you.…
Too many cooks and one camel
I enjoy reading people’s nominations to the Oxymoron Hall of Fame: restless sleep, popular culture, reality television, common sense, uninvited guest. But my personal favorite is…
How to doubt well
Though he is considered the patron saint of India, where tradition has it that he took the gospel after the resurrection, I like to think of…
The parable of Clint Eastwood
During a break on a working trip to Washington, D.C., my host took me to the downtown area for a look around. Strolling along, we came…
Connecting, clown-style
Though others may argue to the contrary, I have only ever been a clown once in my professional life. To be sure, I’ve slipped on a…
The one thing necessary
My computer geek friends are excited about the new Windows 10, but I am more interested in a personal operating system update—one that would include the…
Down from the mountain
Like Peter, James, and John on the Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus took me up high this past week, so I could see Him more clearly. In…
Holding fast
We’re heading out on an overseas trip, and given my propensity for finding myself somewhere other than where I am supposed to be, there’s been some…
Are you praying with the brakes on?
Just between us, have you ever done some mental editing of other people’s prayers? You know, maybe just wanted to delete the superfluous “Lord”s that some…
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