In The Book of Forgiving, Archbishop Desmond Tutu uses the example of being cut off in traffic to demonstrate our ability to choose our response in any given situation. One choice is to take it personally and become angry, which will not lead to anything positive. It will increase his blood pressure and negatively affect…
“You gave him your debit card?” Incredulous, I stared at my soon-to-be-fiancé. Only now I wasn’t so sure our engagement would happen as soon as I hoped. After six years of dating, I knew it was coming. I’d helped pick out the ring. I knew he’d been saving and that all that money was in…
I’m a big fan of Sherlock Holmes. I first fell in love with the series in an unconventional place, when Data from Star Trek solved mysteries on the holodeck of the Starship Enterprise (catching my geeky vibes yet?). I was then later enthralled, shocked, and thoroughly amused by the more modern version starring the ever-quirky…
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NIV) How do we handle the anxiety that grows between our expectations and our reality? My first memory of true anxiety occurred during my…
“My command is this: Love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12 NIV) A girlfriend of mine (let’s call her Jane) told me a story recently about how she and her family have basically gone kosher. They have a friend living with them who is kosher, and he was uncomfortable cooking in their…
How can we be here again? That was my thought when, for the third time in five years, the head coach my husband worked for was fired. For those unfamiliar with the world of big-time football, when the head coach is fired, it seldom bodes well for the rest of the staff. The incoming head…