This could be titled Phlegm 3, but I got tired of the nasty connotations of that word. As I have sat at home today, thinking, praying,...

In my last entry, I referred to my present health and career crisis as a storm. I considered and then wrote about how it built up and...

I am a pretty phlegmy, or phlegmatic, guy. I have been for some time. Funny how the two definitions of this word have collided in my...

It has been so long since I’ve visited a troutstream, I’ve almost forgotten the wonder of it. So in order to remind myself, I went back...

This is neglect. We are failing our children. Another school shooting. We take it so casually now. 22 in the U.S. just this year, as of...

Reverent devotion to God. I can respect that. I met lots of pious people in my recent trip and conference. Please don’t confuse piety...

We tend to project our own insights and motivations into the behavior of others. For example, a politician I know often accuses others of...

I learned some significant lessons recently at an International Religious Freedom Conference in Washington D.C. I was granted the...

genocide. torture. denial of basic human rights based on gender, religion, nationality, perspective, et cetera. Atrocities such as these...

I don’t always learn by teaching. Sometimes, I learn by conjuring up some humility, reminding myself that I’m not an expert in – well –...

I don’t like disasters, but I do enjoy seeing people work together. When the Arkansas River waters first began to rise a few weeks ago, I...

Upon attending the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Schuman’s Symphony No. 9 (Le fosse Ardeatine) in February, I learned...

I do not subscribe to the platitude that “everyone wants to get along with others.” I heard someone say this recently, but I don’t think...

I call for the resignation of Winnie the Pooh; Now that I’ve said it, Piglet too. I know they are a friendly, lovable pair, but in 1926,...

I can’t say I’ll miss this year. Not because it has been bad – it hasn’t – but because I’m ready for a few changes. I want to be more...

Imagine a happy, classic American family: two parents, Reagan and Roosevelt(Rosy for short) Washington, two kids, Liberty and Unity, and...

Christmas Eve arrived as suddenly as did the Christmas season. The Washingtons had spent substantial amounts of money in an effort to buy...

Christmas always comes like a thief in the night for some and is dragged in and propped up around halloween by others. The difference may...

After the ride from Target in the back of a truck, Unity awakened in a comfortable bed in an Airstream camper, just as she expected. As...

The friendships formed in the house church, through the intimacy of the small group and the openness and sincerity of its members,...