In teaching my high school Old Testament class, I assign what I call “life application” papers. I want them to go beyond …

It’s a foggy morning here at the lake. So foggy that I can’t see the water, let alone the shore on the …

In November of 2014, my dear friend Shirley lost her son. Andy, only 41 years old, went to sleep at his home …

Got the news today that Ben Mulder died last night. I shed a few tears when I heard about it. I wondered where …

I admit I didn’t pay much attention when he walked in. Hospital room doors should be revolving. The flow of nurses, doctors, …

She sits three people down and to my left on the church pew. I say “sits” but toddlers don’t sit much. Or …

When you look at a person, what do you see? My twins Annie and Emma are not quite 4 years old on …

It’s April 11, 2014. Grandma Thompson would have been 114 today. Practically no one lives that long. She made it to 90, …

To Sadie the Boxer, the parking lot of the Lubbock Animal Hospital is a smorgasbord of scent. She can’t sniff fast enough. …