One of the pleasures of getting older is experiencing long life with childhood friends. Life’s tapestry is rich and interwoven with both tears and laughter, both answered and unanswered prayers. The photo above is of two longtime friends and a lot of their neighbors. Ted and Shelly Travis have spent their adult lives in city ministry. They…
I was proud of my first Ukrainian eggs and thought these works of art should be shared with others. Joyfully, I gave pysanky–a symbol of life–to my mom, aunt, and two sisters-in-law. Tentatively, they took these “gifts” and asked, “Ah, what happens if they break? Isn’t the inside rotten?” I reassured, “It will be fine. This is authentic…
Sometimes in reading we find good anecdotes worth sharing. I hope you agree that the following by culture critic David Dark from his book The Sacredness of Questioning Everything is thought-provoking. His story pokes fun at our ideas of who we expect to hang out with in heaven. These celestial hopes are a far cry from the imperfect people…