I was in the middle of “Christian Traditions” class at Saint Paul School of Theology on September 11, 2001 at 9:30 in the morning. We came up for our break at the one-hour mark and saw people sitting in front… Continue reading

… Job seekers over 50 make. (from Michelle Goodman, posted originally on the ABC News’ website)  A good portion of the e-mail I receive is from readers over age 50 who are looking for work after a layoff. Many tell… Continue reading

Our little dog Molly is a demon in disguise. She is a mix between a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier and a Jack Russell. So there is the spunky, smart, take-on-all-comers attitude about her that regularly makes life interesting. She has had… Continue reading

Tonight, during the meeting of the group of people dealing with depression, I posed the question of the role that their religious faith played in helping them deal with depression. What I was expecting was a collection of statements along… Continue reading

Luke 23:7-11. “And when [Pilate] learned that [Jesus] was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to… Continue reading

As I pen this latest reflection I am back in my room on the 8th floor of the Hilton Hotel in Clearwater Beach, Florida, trying desperately to process everything that has been offered over the past three days of workshops.… Continue reading

Earlier today as I drove along the highway, I heard a radio commercial that made me laugh out loud. The problem is, I am pretty sure the people who produced that spot were not going for guffaws. I think the… Continue reading

Be brutally honest… when was the last time you sat down and named the things that – for you – are absolute essentials in your life? I was just musing about this question the other day and found myself a… Continue reading

I just got back from seeing the movie Up in the Air with my wife. It seemed like a  perfectly innocent way to spend the day after Christmas. I was not so sure this was my top pick from our… Continue reading

I am thinking tonight about how absolutely gung-ho we all are about “results.” We judge whether something is worth doing by the results we can expect from it. I am not just talking about something that happens in our workplace… Continue reading