The holiday season is here, with all the trimmings of lights, gifts, office parties, family meals, and fruitcakes. It is a time of joy and peace and merry, “Ho-ho-ho” and mistletoe. But, maybe Christmas isn’t the happiest time for you. …
Langston Hughes wrote about a “Dream deferred.”
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore–
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and …
Joni Eareckson Tada, a Christian author and supporter of people with disabilities, has been diagnosed with cancer, according to WORLD magazine. Tada, 69, has been a quadriplegic for 51 years, due to a diving accident, and this is the second …
What’s the best day you ever had? Can you think of a few best days? Some of my best days were the day I got my first full-time teaching job, the day I got married, the days my kids were …
An update on the tornado that recently hit a small town in Iowa.
If you are alive for any amount of time, you will be disappointed. How many and how intense are the disappointments I face! Sometimes I live my life on land, occasionally approaching the water’s edge of disappointment, dipping in a …
We are all in need of comfort, from time to time. In the past week, I’ve talked with people who’ve lost a pet, lost a loved one, lost a job. The cancer returned, the car broke down, and financial difficulties …
Graduation day is here! Congratulations to all the graduates, their families, local teachers and staff! It is a high point of accomplishment and worthy to be celebrated. I pray you enjoy the revelries and festivities and be proud of your …
David’s life was complicated. He and his family were chosen to do great things, and many victories had already been won, yet there were times of trouble and falling way off course. Life is messy. In the midst of ups …
A letter to a friend diagnosed with bone cancer and not given long to live:
I want to encourage you in the suffering you are going through. I remind you that in Christ, you have a joy and wealth that …