I'm re-reading Herman Melville's classic work, "Moby Dick," for the first time in almost 30 years.  I was pierced in t...

I'm not one who regularly writes about political things. Truth be told I don't think I've ever written about a political th...

One of the questions I’m most often asked by parents of people living with autism (and one of the questions I’m honestly most afraid to...

I grew up the progeny of a professor.  My mom held a PhD in English and taught various forms of that field at the university level.  She ...

My kids have always loved literature. When they were little I would enter our local library with a HUGE wicker laundry basket whose hig...

Everyone has a story.  The details may differ. The settings may not be the same. The tale of one man may look like a divine comedy, while...

This past Friday I was filling out a form that required me to write down the day’s date.  The date was April 10 th , and as is always ...

Below you'll find a video version of a workshop I presented at "The Accessible Kingdom Conference" which was sponsored ...

A good friend, who knows our family's fierce battle to survive Sunday morning church amidst the angst of autism, recently shared a blo...

In spite of all the enmity and antagonism He'd just faced after turning tables in the  temple , Jesus got up the next morning and ...

When Christ the King came into His city He didn't parade into a palace and plop down on a throne. He didn't rush to a regal ha...

History is replete with portraits of proud potentates.  There are narcissists like Napoleon, Caligula, and Herod the Great; egomaniacs l...

Le aving Jericho, Jesus was headed to Jerusalem.   The triumphal entry, planned from eternity past as a type of coronation for Calva...

The lust for power, pleasure and preference can cause all kinds of problems.  Our wants lead to wars.  Our desires do damage.  Our ...

Our society seeks success.  We can be crass creatures of competition.  Chomping to eat others in our jobs. Chanting  to defeat others wit...

Without question, one of my favorite New Testament narratives is the account of the rich young ruler's conversation with Christ.   ...

Opposition can come from the strangest places; discouragement from the oddest sources; and both at the most unexpected times.  Whe...

Modern divorce rates are high. The last official statistic I found from the CDC was that somewhere  around 50% of marriages now end in ...

"Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea...                                              ...until they have to forgive s...

Over the course of my life many of its circumstances have forced me to really wrestle through the concept of forgiveness.  Friends hav...

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A while back, Dr. David Murray tossed some wonderfully thought provoking questions my way in an email interview.  Those questions were...