At the End of the Tunnel – Sunday, September 23, 2018
We’ve all heard the expression “light at the end of the tunnel.” But to anyone who has ever been completely engulfed in darkness, it’s more...
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The Living Present – Sunday, September 16, 2018
Not long ago, a middle-aged father took a vacation with his family. They toured historic sites and visited stunning natural wonders. Anxious to capture every...
Traits of a Survivor – Sunday, September 9, 2018
We all have our share of difficulty and tragedy in life. Some of us, in fact, seem to have more than our share. And then...
A Life without Work Is a Life without Growth – Sunday, September 2, 2018
Some years ago, a 17-year-old boy spent a long, hot summer doing landscape work. It was a hard, sweaty job—not the kind of thing most...
Good Neighbors – Sunday, August 26, 2018
“Good fences make good neighbours,” remarks the surly neighbor in Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall.” Boundaries and borders, categories and classes seem to be an...
Comparison Is the Death of Joy – Sunday August 19, 2018
Life can be a roller coaster, with ups and downs, brief moments of calm, and then thrilling, sometimes scary bursts of speed. And what’s interesting...
There’s No Place like Home – Sunday, August 12, 2018
In the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the young girl Dorothy dreams she is carried away from her home by a terrifying tornado....
When We’re Wrong – Sunday, August 5, 2018
We know that nobody is perfect—the evidence is all around us. It’s not hard to notice faults and errors in other people. But we are...
Great Days Ahead – Sunday, July 29, 2018
Do you consider yourself a creative person? Whether or not we know how to paint, decorate, or compose music, in a sense we are all...