It was the door to my son’s car. It fell off. Well, almost. They (our son, David, his wife, Kayla, their two-year-old twins, and Stella, aged four) had visited us for the weekend. They had the kids’ toys, “sleep sacks,” and all their luggage packed tightly in their car and were ready to head home. …
If you were not familiar with Charlie Kirk before his assassination last week, you surely are now. Kirk’s tragic death, “a political assassination” in the words of Utah’s governor, has shaken Americans. All but the most morally callous and insensitive readily denounced his murder. This horrific shooting is something different, though no less tragic, than …
Opening my favorite Bible, I trace my fingers across the front cover, gently holding the book in my hands. The goatskin leather binding is soft, “as smooth as butter,” I told Lori when I first purchased it. With an understanding grin as if for one who can’t help themselves, she gently reminded me that I …
I immediately thought of Jesus’ words, “Let the little children come,” when I heard the news of the gunman opening fire through church windows during a Mass attended by school children at a Minneapolis Catholic Church. Glancing at three of my grandchildren, who happened to be close by, I wanted to reach out and draw …
A tear appears in my brother’s eye. It wells up before spilling over, trickling down his cheek as I kiss him on the forehead to say goodbye. He lies immobile in his bed, ALS having attacked him relentlessly, rendering his muscles useless, reducing his voice to a whisper. Soon, he will be unable to speak. …
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