“Devotions,” done well, are a lifelong practice of deeply personal longing and wrestling in response to a God who draws us to the divine self,

I wrote parking tickets. I wrote them righteously. I was strict. I was the enforcer. I was indignant at the violators. There are reasons for

That which remains is more than memories, although the cliché given in sympathy bears some truth.

Public health is a communal good that is easily sacrificed when we become primarily concerned with individual interests, political tribes, or short-term economics.

Phenology—not to be confused with phrenology—is the study of seasonal occurrences, things like the date of the first robin, first corn-silking, first migrating nighthawks.

I find the contemporary usage of “lame” to be lazy and hurtful.

Properly understood, the historic Reformed understanding of election should lead us to exercise the judgment of charity toward everyone.

Sauce brimming with short ribs, meatballs the size of tennis balls, and sausage — all homemade.

Last month, I forgot how to hit a forehand. Mind you, I’ve been playing tennis for probably 30 years now. I know how to hit