Sacred Meditations

The Skunk Praises God Better Than I Do

The Skunk Praises God Better Than I Do

I wrote last week about how my family endured a "skunk" attack. The dogs went out at 3:30 a.m. and came back smelling like a combination of burnt rubber and...

The Skunk Praises God Better Than I Do

I wrote last week about how my family endured a "skunk" attack. The dogs went out at 3:30 a.m. and came back smelling like a combination of burnt rubber and...

The Allergy Card in My Wallet

The Allergy Card in My Wallet

There is a small card I keep where I can find it easily, and there is a line I recite to every doctor before he or she grabs the prescription...

The Allergy Card in My Wallet

There is a small card I keep where I can find it easily, and there is a line I recite to every doctor before he or she grabs the prescription...

Reflections on Water Walking

Reflections on Water Walking

Think about the last time you learned to ride a bicycle, or watched a child learn. There is that wobbling moment when the parent lets go of the seat and...

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Reflections on Water Walking

Think about the last time you learned to ride a bicycle, or watched a child learn. There is that wobbling moment when the parent lets go of the seat and...

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The Fourth Man in the Fire

The Fourth Man in the Fire

Have you ever noticed how the worst moments of your life are almost never the ones you saw coming? We prepare for the crises we can imagine. We buy insurance,...

The Fourth Man in the Fire

Have you ever noticed how the worst moments of your life are almost never the ones you saw coming? We prepare for the crises we can imagine. We buy insurance,...

The Prayer From Inside the Fire

The Prayer From Inside the Fire

Some of our suffering in this life doesn't come from illness. It doesn't come from accidents. It doesn't even come from the normal course of life in a broken world....

The Prayer From Inside the Fire

Some of our suffering in this life doesn't come from illness. It doesn't come from accidents. It doesn't even come from the normal course of life in a broken world....

When Pride begets Rage

When Pride begets Rage

Have you ever posted something innocuous online? What you thought was merely a thought, even an opinion, perhaps something gently pointing to a truth you hold dear... only to be...

When Pride begets Rage

Have you ever posted something innocuous online? What you thought was merely a thought, even an opinion, perhaps something gently pointing to a truth you hold dear... only to be...