British author and philosopher C.S. Lewis once observed, “Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.” I thought of Lewis’ statement after the University of Louisville hired Bobby Petrino as their head football coach for the second time. Not being a Cardinal fan, forgiving the coach for his past mistakes …
Mention the smells of Christmas and most people have little trouble ticking off their favorites: the perfume of evergreen , the citrusy smell of fruit in the Christmas stockings, cinnamon spice tea brewing, the aroma of gingerbread cookies and pumpkin bread baking. So popular are these smells that they’ve been packaged in Christmas aerosol sprays, …
I love Christmas season. In many ways, it is the most wonderful time of the year. I even find myself humming along with Andy Williams, not that I have plans for jingle bell ringing or mistltoeing this Christmas, but I do hope my “heart will be glowing/ When love ones are near.” But, Christmas isn’t like that …
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On a frigid afternoon this past Tuesday, December 10, some 65 people representing different expressions of faith gathered on the Boone Farm in Nelson County, Kentucky, affirming their belief that God is not pleased with what hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is doing to his creation. Why did they do this? Why now? And, will their action …
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This particular emergency room is all too familiar to me: I know the room numbers and their location almost by memory now, having been called upon to pray here more times than I care to recall. But every situation is a bit different; this one caught me by the throat. I had known Colin since …