The Prodigal Father, Part III

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Relationships

        I did call and I was taken back to hear how weak and feeble my father sounded.  He was breathing laboriously and was characteristically stubborn as I probed foranswers. He did NOTwant any of us coming there and he did...

The Mourning After

by | Feb 12, 2010 | General

     It looked like something Steven Spielberg or George Lucas whipped up in their special effects studio. Hijacked planes, balls of flame, debris (and people) falling from burning buildings, skyscrapers being leveled to dust, pedestrians...

The Mourning After, Part II

by | Feb 12, 2010 | General

I need to remember. I must not forget. I try to recall what I was thinking when the only cities on fire were far across the ocean. I review mental images of Belfast, Beirut, and Kosovo and I wonder how I managed to compartmentalize my emotions. My stomach has been in...

A Daily “Be” Regimen, Part II

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Faith

Here’s what these wise women know for sure:  Be faithful and hopeful in spite of circumstances. HOLD ON! “Without faith, no one can please God. We must believe that God is real       and that He rewards everyone who searches for Him”...

A Daily “Be” Regimen

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Faith

We live in a culture obsessed with looking good and extending our longevity. We are a high stress, low-carb society. We are also looking to modern day gurus to help us maneuver through life, and especially through our “spiritual journey.” No popular psychology can...