My wife, Lori, and I are sitting on the back porch early in the morning. It’s quiet, except for the birds singing Lauds to the rising sun. We stare into the field behind our house, absorbing God’s gift of nature — the grass that melts into the Kentucky knobs, the low-hanging clouds whispering that a …
Now that our two Schnauzers have passed, our daughter, Madi, is kind enough to loan us Kobe, her Golden Doodle, occasionally. He’s a lovable boy we’ve come to think of as our therapy dog. His gentle mannerisms help soothe our lingering grief over Max and Baylor, and having a dog in the house again — …
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“Another old man and the sea,” the stranger said to me as I tossed some trash in the bin on the beach. Our family was enjoying a week’s vacation in Florida. I must admit, the man wasn’t far from the truth. The beach has no mercy for people’s age. It practically announces it. Every wrinkle …
Why does it sometimes seem easier to say, “I love you,” to people we hardly know than to the people closest to us? Maybe it comes down to emotional investment. If we haven’t said the words to someone we love deeply, and decide to tell them, we could risk a silence, a laugh, a look …
It’s a dilemma churches with praise teams face: when does the worship team’s performance replace the congregation’s participation? I’ve attended church worship services where a praise team prompted me to worship God, and others where I felt like an observer, watching a band perform. I’m no musician: I’m not a connoisseur of erudite composers with …