Is Your Truth Reality?

What is truth? A couple of months ago the student minister in the church where I serve on staff offered me an unexpected opportunity to address the 6th-12th graders in our student group.  The reason it was so unexpected is that I haven’t worked directly with students...

Free…But At What Cost?

I am a child of the late 60’s and early 70’s, finishing high school in 1969 and college in 1973.  Alongside memories of race riots and anti-Vietnam war protests are memories of picture and video reports of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, better known as Woodstock....

Pleased as Punch

In our home are several pieces of furniture that are more special to me than any other.  Part of my affection for them is how they came to be ours.  One is our dining room table, now over 80 years old, which came from the attic of my parents’ home.  Another is a...

Even If or Only If?

Twenty five years ago life was going along great for Kaye and her husband Don.  Both of them were in the prime of life in their mid-50’s when suddenly their worlds were turned upside down – his literally.  Don was involved in a one car accident where his car flipped,...

The Grace Effect

One of the most incredible moments in college graduation commencement history occurred on May 19, 2019, at Morehouse College, a liberal arts college in Atlanta, GA. The guest speaker for the commencement was Robert Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, an...

But My Dog Doesn’t Bite

A few years back I had an exercise regimen that consisted of walking four miles as fast as my short legs could take me, four to five days a week. One day to change things up I decided to walk through a neighborhood I’d never walked in. About a quarter of a mile into...