When I step off the bus, I’m immediately greeted by the distinct smell of a crush of humanity–30,000 homeless people crammed into six square blocks

In some Christian communities it is important that you know the day when you received Jesus into your heart as your personal Savior. Speaking personally,

Call me crazy, but when I think of Advent I sometimes think about integrity. Sure, I also think about warm candles lit against the cold,

Star Wars has always been about family. From the very beginning Luke wondered about his father as he pushed against the domesticated life of his

I was out of town on the day that my Grandma Gillespie died. As soon as I returned, I went to the funeral home and

I love having talented friends. Several weeks ago, my friend Bruce, who leads an artists’ collective I appreciate, told me they were publishing a book

In Anne Tyler’s 2004 novel, The Amateur Marriage,  we witness a sad series of events. The book’s main characters are Michael and Pauline, a pair

I regularly meet with prospective college students and always end up asking the same question. “Out of curiosity, how do you decide where to attend

From Mary Ladd Gavell’s “The Rotifer” As the lab instructor gives each of us a glass slide with a drop of pond water on it,