Maybe you, like millions of others, drove to an airport this holiday season. My local one is both huge and new to me, which doesn’t make either entering or exiting easy! After I picked up a friend, I looked for the freeway I needed and was amazed to count nine exits before I finally found […]
This Christmas talk is Luke’s unique look at the birth story, containing such special moments as the faithful Simeon’s first glimpse at the long-awaited Messiah, as captured so brilliantly in this Rembrandt painting done the last year of his life. The two evangelists, Matthew and Luke, are the only two writers of the four Gospels […]
Vacations are designed for relaxing, seeing beautiful vistas, and for enjoying memorable times with good friends. I was recently on a trip to Germany and the Czech Republic, where all those elements were present—and then some! But the biggest takeaway was completely unexpected. And I can’t quit thinking about it. SHARE this message with your […]
I like the Latin phrase ”quid pro quo.” It sounds kind of cool, even though it’s just a fancy way of saying ”something for something” or, more colloquially, ”this for that.” You’ve probably done a lot of quid pro quos in your life. Every contract is based on a quid pro quo, from signing up […]
Is there something you want to be delivered from? Perhaps you’re longing to be released from financial pressure. Or rescued from rocky family relations. Or liberated from unfulfilling work. Or cured of a longstanding illness. Or spared from political fights with friends. Whatever the challenge, it’s safe to say you’ve got one thing on your […]
In the past week or so, friends have shared with me a few details of what their family members and neighbors are navigating these days. None of it is frivolous. Some are enduring chronic pain. Others are suffering loneliness or domestic abuse. Throw in environmental conditions like extreme temperatures, fires, and floods and economic hardships […]
