With All the Chaos in My Life…

Ever feel guilty when somebody quotes this Bible verse: “Be still, and know that I am God”? (Psalm 46:10). I’ll bet you’d like nothing better than to find a qui...

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Delete! Delete! Delete!

The little boy was in a particularly bad mood that day. He had been having a hard time getting along with the other children at kindergarten. Then, when his tea...

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Tolstoy on Truth-Telling

I have occasion once or twice a year to read a classic piece of Russian literature called The Death of Ivan Ilych. If you haven’t read it, perhaps you owe it...

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Faith and ‘Ordinary Life’

Maybe you’ve heard the story of a good citizen who was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy street. Suddenly, the light at the intersection just...

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Friendship

More and more of us appear to have fewer and fewer people in our lives whom we would consider friends. And lest the word friend be left too ambiguous, let a ...

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STEPPING UP TO FATHERHOOD

FATHERHOOD Yesterday was Father's Day. And I suspect that several of you either heard or read some meaningful things about the importance of being a fathe...

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Play to Your Strenghts

        Some people waste a lot of perfectly good energy wishing they could do things they can’t. They hear someone play the piano and say lon...

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Room to Grow

One of the common complaints of people in our time is the monotony and boredom of life. I have a sneaking suspicion that this slant on life contributes to wh...

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Getting Fit in 2017

The start of a new year is the perfect time for making some commitments about fitness. Need to take off a few pounds? to be more frugal in spending and more...

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Fresh Options for 2017

I like the notion of “fresh starts” and “second chances.” How about you? Did your fall semester in college or graduate school end on a low note? The spring sem...

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