“Lament: /ləˈment/ a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.” —dictionary.com “Isn’t it horrible,” two residents chime in unison at the long-term care facility where I make a pastoral visit. They point to the television, tuned to the news of the Texas school massacre. I had stepped into their room after walking down the hall, having prayed with …
We plan for lunch meetings with colleagues, appointments with physicians, getaways with loved ones, and portfolio reviews with financial advisors. But the exact date of our exit plan from this place is still a mystery that eludes us. Unless death pounces suddenly—as it sometimes does, like a panther catching its prey—we might see it coming, …
As my brother struggles to speak, I listen closely, trying to understand his words without requiring him to expend his energy repeating them. Lowell has been at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for over a week now. His nineteen-year battle, first with lymphoma and now with advanced Merkle cell carcinoma, has ended here. The white flag …
PopPop, are all those people up there Christians?” Eli asked me, tugging on my shirt sleeve, pointing to the performers on stage. Lori, our grandson, Eli, and I were at a concert featuring the popular Christian musical artists, We the Kingdom and Casting Crowns, watching them with thousands of others at a packed Yum Center …
I think I may be addicted to Alexa. Sometimes, I talk to her early in the morning, even before greeting my lovely wife. Still rubbing my eyes as I awake, I ask Alexa, “What’s a good way to greet my wife this morning?” Alexa has the perfect words for me to say to Lori: “Good …