Tag - Faith

Several years ago I visited an orphanage in Kenya. I spent much of my time there with several young men who had grown up and moved out of the orphanage, but...

There is a Norwegian word that I’ve added to my vocabulary: Friluftsliv. While I certainly cannot pronounce it (I’m told it’s sounds like free-luftz-leev), I’m...

The poet Mary Oliver wrote, “There are things you can’t reach. But you can reach out to them, and all day long. The wind, the bird flying away. The idea of god...

Crisis in our culture is unsettling. It upsets many of the daily routines we hold dear, and reshapes what we used to value. The Great Pandemic of 2020 is...

G.K. Chesterton was a witty english writer who was called the “prince of paradox.” He had a knack for challenging the way people saw politics, civic life...

Years ago I was invited by a professor to go where few have, into the oldest building in the world. In the ancient city of Jericho there is an archeological...

In a beautiful little book, Sleeping with Bread, there is a touching story about children in World War 2. Authors Dennis Linn, Sheila Fabricant and Matthew...